Outfielder has signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League, the team this week. The 31-year-old made his debut yesterday. Luplow has played for six big league teams acro s parts of seven MLB seasons. Hes carved out a role as a thorn Dinelson Lamet Jersey in the side of left-handed pitching, consistently drawing walks and hitting for power against southpaws. His .227 average against lefties isnt much, but Luplow has walked in nearly 14% of his career plate appearances when holding the platoon advantage and has slugged .495 in those matchups. The resulting .268 ISO (slugging minus batting average) ranks 13th among the 226 players who tallied at least 500 plate appearances versus lefties during Luplows active years in MLB (2017-23), just behind prominent sluggers like , and . Overall, Luplow is a .212/.314/.423 hitter in 1060 major league plate appearances. Hes picked up five years of MLB service thanks in large part to his ability to consistently hit for power against lefties. The 2024 season was the first since 2016 in which Luplow didnt appear in a major league game. He tallied at least 27 games and 87 plate appearances each year from 17 to 23. The 2014 fourth-rounder opened the 2024 season with the Phillies Triple-A affiliate and looked like a prime candidate to join the Phils big league club at some point. He hit .255/.343/.450 with 10 homers and a dozen steals in 62 games, but Luplow last June, ending his season. Now that hes healthy, Luplow will look to shake off any residual rust in the Atlantic League. Based on his track record as a quality role player, big league scouts will surely be keeping an eye on his progre s there particularly those from teams that have struggled against left-handed pitching in 2025. As of this writing, the ten teams with the worst output against left-handed pitching so far in 2025 (by measure of wRC+) are the Guardians, Brewers, Pirates, Rays, Braves, White Sox, Royals, Rockies, Orioles and Angels. Not all of those teams will be clear fits. Atlanta has a crowded outfield, for instance, and will soon welcome back now that hes begun a rehab stint. The White Sox and Rockies have younger, controllable players to whom theyd prefer to allocate playing time. But outfield-needy teams whove struggled against lefties, such as Kansas City and Cleveland, could make sensible landing spots. Of course, on a minor league deal, most clubs could justify taking a no-risk look at a veteran with Luplows track record so long as he looks to be back in form following that knee injury. Justin Wrobleski Jersey