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Rumorville: Mike Lamb

According to the Hot Stove Blog on the mlb.com network, the Brewers are trying to re-sign Mike Lamb:

The Brewers were closing in on a deal to re-sign free agent third baseman Mike Lamb on a busy Day 1 at the Winter Meetings.

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said that he planned to touch base later in the day with Lamb's agent, Sam Levinson, to continue discussions. Lamb, 33, finished the 2007 regular season with Milwaukee after he was released by the Twins five months into a two-year contract.

The article also points out that Moustache was the GM when Lamb was drafted in 1997 by (you guessed it) the Texas Rangers.

Lamb's stats are here. He is a career .757 OPS versus RHP, while Bill E. Hall has a career .847 OPS against lefties.

Although Lamb's numbers against righties could be better, I like the idea of a 3B platoon (though not everyone does).  Unfortunately, Bill Hall has shown no signs of being able to hit right-handed pitching; at least this way, you're not giving up an out each pass through the lineup.  (That's the real reason I'd like a signing like this: because for a relatively small expense, you prop up Bill Hall's value.)

Of course, Lamb wasn't the best option for RHP-hitting third basemen, but ewe take what ewe can get.

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This is an awful, awful, awful, awful, awful, awful, awful, idea.

Even isolating Lamb’s numbers vs. righties, he’s STILL below replacement.

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by jhmoore on Dec 8, 2008 6:51 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm with you on this one

He’s not real good on D, either. He flat-out sucked last year. Hopefully they have grander plans (BELTRE PLZ)

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 7:02 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok well it's not as bad as I thought it was at first

but come on, even Eric Hinske plays better defense at 3rd

I’m writing an article about this for RFB that will be up soon

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by jhmoore on Dec 8, 2008 8:23 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Out of curiousity, I checked his numbers too

That would have been a good signing. Better than Lamb at least

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 9:44 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was a ba-a-a-a-a-ad joke at the end.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Dec 8, 2008 7:25 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Headline on Brewers.com

Lamb likely to rejoin Brewers’ flock

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 9:45 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We could sign Lamb, and trade him to New York

and watch the Lamb lie down on Broadway.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Dec 9, 2008 12:08 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In response to Lamb:

http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com/?p=3115

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by jhmoore on Dec 8, 2008 10:18 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Hall really is a +7-10 or so fielding,

it might be more productive to just let him play every day and sacrifice hitting. Wow, that’s a bad platoon. Hopefully there’s something bigger up DM’s sleeve.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 8, 2008 10:26 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that may be true

but it hurts to think about

by ol Pete on Dec 9, 2008 12:18 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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