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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In response to Lamb:
http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com/?p=3115
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by jhmoore on
Dec 8, 2008 10:18 PM CST
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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
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that may be true
but it hurts to think about
by ol Pete on
Dec 9, 2008 12:18 AM CST
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