Should Chattanooga Lookouts shortstop Dee Gordon have any questions concerning the challenges that can accompany being the top prospect of the Los Angeles Dodgers, all he has to do is turn around.
Andrew Lambo, who held that designation last season, will lend an ear in left field.
For the second time in the two seasons the Lookouts have been Dodgers affiliates, Baseball America’s top organizational prospect has broken camp at the Class AA level. Gordon, the 21-year-old son of former big-league pitcher Tom “Flash” Gordon, earned top billing after hitting .301 and stealing 73 bases last season at Great Lakes in the Single-A Midwest League.
“Spring training was my first time playing with him and my first dose of him, and he’s pretty much all what he’s built up to,” Lambo said. “He’s got some unbelievable tools, and it’s going to be exciting to play with him.”
The Lookouts actually have the top two Dodgers prospects this season, with right-handed pitcher Chris Withrow ranked No. 2. Withrow is scheduled to start tonight’s 6:15 season opener against the Huntsville Stars at AT&T Field.