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Junior Lake

23-Year-Old Shortstop – Chicago Cubs

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Lake had a better go of it the second time around at Double-A, but his plate discipline (35:105 BB:K) was still poor, and his .773 OPS doesn't exactly portend great success in the majors. Moreover, he...

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STATUS:  Out     INJURY TYPE:  Ribs     EST. RETURN:  Unclear
LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 3"   WT: 175   DOB: 3/27/1990
DRAFTED: No  

March 16, 2013  –  Junior Lake News

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Lake (ribs) was assigned to minor league camp Friday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 20 A+ Day 120 447 394 56 104 31 18 4 9 46 13 9 35 99 8 3 7 .264 .333 .398 .731
2011 21 A+ Day 49 216 203 39 64 21 11 4 6 34 19 4 6 49 2 3 2 .315 .336 .498 .834
2011 21 AA Ten 67 262 242 41 60 18 10 2 6 17 19 2 13 60 2 0 5 .248 .300 .380 .680
2012 22 AA Ten 103 448 405 56 113 39 26 3 10 50 21 12 35 105 2 2 4 .279 .341 .432 .773

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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2010 20 A+ Day 447 394 7.8% 22.1% 0.35 75% .332 .134
2011 21 A+ Day 216 203 2.8% 22.7% 0.12 76% .392 .183
2011 21 AA Ten 262 242 5% 22.9% 0.22 75% .307 .132
2012 22 AA Ten 448 405 7.8% 23.4% 0.33 74% .355 .153

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Junior Lake: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Lake will be out 4-to-6 weeks with a stress fracture in a rib on his right side, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

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Lake has been sidelined with right shoulder soreness, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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With both Ian Stewart and Josh Vitters sidelined with quad injuries the next couple of weeks, Lake should see some action at third base in the early going, the Cubs' official site reports.

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Lake, 22, is batting .293/.343/.438 with seven home runs, 29 RBI and 14 steals through 68 games for Double-A Tennessee.

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Lake, 22, is batting .290/.347/.466 with four home runs, 10 RBI and three steals through 32 games for Double-A Tennessee.

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Lake, 22, has not played this season because of a back injury and may miss all of April, Baseball America reports.

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Lake, 21, is hitting .379/.438/.707 with four homers, 14 RBI and a league-leading 11 steals through 14 games in the Arizona Fall League.

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The 22-year-old had a strong AFL showing, hitting .296 with five homers and 18 steals in 28 games, but his plate discipline was a major problem both at High-A and Double-A in 2011. His defense at short also leaves something to be desired, and in any event, he's blocked by Starlin Castro for the foreseeable future. Lake did steal 38 bags in 44 attempts, so if he ever does learn to get on base, he'd have his uses as a second baseman or utility player in the big leagues. For now expect him to start the year in the high minors and don't expect a promotion until September 2012 at the earliest.