Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Lucas Wepf has been named a Excessive-A All-Star following the conclusion of the 2024 minor league baseball season. Wepf was named to the Midwest All-Star Staff due to his pitching efforts for the Nice Lakes Loons this season. He was the one Nice Lakes participant to be named to an All-Star workforce.
Wepf pitched in each Excessive-A and Double-A for the Dodgers’ minor league system this season. He pitched 22 video games in Excessive-A, however made no begins. He went 1-2 for Nice Lakes with a 1.84 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 29.1 complete innings pitched. He gave up simply six earned runs and walked 10.
Wepf was promoted to Double-A Tulsa on June 20, however didn’t see as a lot success in Double-A. For the Drillers, Wepf appeared in 21 video games with no begins. He went 4-4 with a 5.67 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 27 complete innings. He didn’t finish the season on a very good observe both, permitting eight runs (six earned) in his last 4 appearances for Double-A Tulsa.
The 24-year-old is in his second season with the Dodgers’ group. He joined the Dodgers in 2023, taking part in for each Single-A and Excessive-A. In 22 video games of Single-A a season in the past, Wepf went 1-2 with a 2.43 ERA and 58 strikeouts. In 19 video games of Excessive-A after his promotion in 2023, Wepf struggled with a 4.68 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
Wepf has clearly made vital strides to turn into a Excessive-A All-Star only a yr after he struggled at that degree the season earlier than.
Previous to becoming a member of the Dodgers, Wepf started taking part in baseball for Pratt Neighborhood Faculty earlier than transferring to Louisiana-Monroe. He pitched for the varsity for 3 seasons, posting his finest season in 2021 when he recorded a 2.36 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 34.1 innings. He regressed in his senior season with a 6.00 ERA, inflicting him to go drafted within the 2022 MLB Draft. He went on to signal with the Dodgers after school.
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