I am not disappointed that Lara was left off. Most of the time, a prospect is somebody who is younger than Lara and often straight out of high school. Additionally, prospects are usually higher round picks. Lara was not listed as a Top 20 prospect, but that has no bearing on his future success and does not reflect the great numbers he put up this year.

Here is a Q&A from BA’s chat following the release of the list:

Q: Marco from San Diego asks:
Bill, What were your impressions on Robert Lara? Granted he was a little old for the league, but he is he a future ML catcher?

A:
Bill Mitchell: The projection that I generally got around the league is that if Lara makes the big leagues it will be as a backup. Interesting hitter, but he’ll soon be 22.

I have faith in Lara and believe that he has the potential to be a starting catcher for an organization. Only time will tell.

Just curious how you feel about Lara being left off the Top 20 AZL prospects list…

Regards,
Bobby