Lucas attended Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, California.
[3] Lucas spent his first professional season split between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Marlins and Low–A Batavia Muckdogs.
[7] Lucas spent all of the 2022 season with the Double–A Bowie Baysox, recording a 4.76 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 56+2⁄3 innings across 32 contests.
On May 19, 2023, while with the Baysox, Lucas, Chayce McDermott, and Nolan Hoffman threw a combined no-hitter against the Altoona Curve.
[10] In 20 combined games for Bowie and Norfolk, he registered a 2.73 ERA with 37 strikeouts and one save in 29+2⁄3 innings pitched.
[12] In 15 appearances for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, he recorded a 5.63 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched.