Jake Lamb

Jake Lamb

32-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Yankees
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lamb spent time with the Mariners and Dodgers last year and slashed .216/.315/.392 with three homers, 13 runs and six RBI over 41 games. Lamb had seemed pegged for the Triple-A Salt Lake roster, but Jared Walsh going to the injured list before the start of the regular season pushed him onto the major-league club. The 32-year-old might wind up with a decent amount of playing time at first base while Walsh is out, and could stick as a reserve player the rest of the season. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in December of 2022. Released by the Angels in July of 2023.
Gets MiLB deal with Yanks
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
July 14, 2023
Lamb signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Lamb will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after slashing .317/.453/.492 across 150 plate appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake, but only .216/.259/.353 over 54 PAs with the Angels this season. The veteran utility player doesn't have a spot on the 40-man roster, and he is likely only an option for a promotion in an emergency.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
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#4
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+40%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+67%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+265%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+36%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .496 32 4 0 3 0 .179 .281 .214
Since 2021vs Right .694 303 41 12 27 0 .208 .304 .390
2023vs Left 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
2023vs Right .598 53 7 2 5 0 .216 .245 .353
2022vs Left .200 5 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000
2022vs Right .729 106 12 3 6 0 .226 .321 .409
2021vs Left .519 26 3 0 3 0 .208 .269 .250
2021vs Right .704 144 22 7 16 0 .192 .313 .392
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+17%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .632 154 18 7 16 0 .168 .260 .372
Since 2021Away .711 181 27 5 14 0 .239 .337 .374
2023Home .000 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023Away .908 37 7 2 5 0 .324 .378 .529
2022Home .752 67 7 3 5 0 .193 .313 .439
2022Away .643 44 6 0 1 0 .250 .318 .325
2021Home .684 70 11 4 11 0 .190 .271 .413
2021Away .663 100 14 3 8 0 .198 .330 .333
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Stat Review
How does Jake Lamb compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.20
 
BB Rate
5.6%
 
K Rate
27.8%
 
BABIP
.265
 
ISO
.137
 
AVG
.216
 
OBP
.259
 
SLG
.353
 
OPS
.612
 
wOBA
.271
 
Exit Velocity
89.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.7%
 
Barrels/PA
3.7%
 
Expected BA
.228
 
Expected SLG
.365
 
Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.4%
 
Line Drive %
19.4%
 
Fly Ball %
36.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lamb opened the 2020 season as the Diamondbacks' left-handed designated hitter, but an early slump pushed him to the bench, where he backed up both corner-infield spots. In early September, Lamb was slashing just .116/.240/.140 with a 34.0 K%, prompting Arizona to designate him for assignment. After Lamb cleared waivers, Oakland signed him to fill in for the injured Matt Chapman. Lamb responded by posting a .267/.327/.556 line, fanning just 16.3% of the time. Small sample caveats apply, but after gaining a reputation as a platoon batter, Lamb fared better facing southpaws the past two seasons. Still just 30 years old, Lamb could land a job as a reserve after his strong finish. The inventory is sufficiently deep to keep Lamb on the fantasy sidelines in mixed leagues, though he's useful in single-league formats as he carries eligibility at first and third in most leagues.
Since Lamb posted identically productive seasons in 2016-2017, it's been all downhill as he followed with a pair of disappointing campaigns. Injuries played a part, though last year Lamb's offensive woes cost him significant playing time down the stretch. He opened 2019 on the strong side of a platoon before being placed on the IL with a Grade 2 left quad strain April 5. When Lamb returned June 26, he saw action at both corner infield spots but never found a groove. His playing time dwindled down the stretch, often sitting with a righty on the hill. Curiously, Lamb's underlying metrics from the past two seasons aren't significantly different from the pair before that. His contact and hard-hit rates are consistent over his last four campaigns, boding well for a rebound. Lamb is strictly a late flier, but there's pathways to playing time at first and third base with a strong spring.
Lamb's season ended on July 26 after he injured his shoulder making a tough catch of a foul pop while running from the shortstop area as he was in a shifted position with Cody Bellinger at the plate. It was the second such time Lamb injured his shoulder making a diving catch, but this one needed surgery to correct. Lamb's season was incredibly disappointing after his big 2017 season, and a barking shoulder was a significant contributing factor. He had four home runs over the first two weeks of June and just two the rest of the time he played. Lamb continues to struggle against lefties and is best left on the bench anytime a southpaw is on the mound. Even the numbers against righties suffered a noticeable drop off. Lamb earned the nickname "Rake" for a reason, and we cannot discount 2016 and 2017 with recency bias. If the shoulder is healthy, the gardening can resume.
Lamb's second season as an everyday player for the D-backs looks nearly identical to his first one -- he continued to mash against right-handed pitching (.282/.386/.552, 133 wRC+, 20.5 percent K%) only to struggle against lefties (.144/.269/.288, 44 wRC+, 34.6 percent K%). To his credit, Lamb has shown the ability to walk against lefties in each of the last two seasons, and his overall walk rate peaked at 13.7 percent in 2017. As was the case in 2016, Lamb's first-half production (.922 OPS) was significantly better than his second half (.735 OPS), but there is no clear cause behind that trend to this point. Entering his age-27 season, it will be interesting to see if he's given a third year of regular exposure to southpaws, but a strong supporting cast will go a long way toward stabilizing his value even if his overall volume of playing time takes a hit and the new humidor in Chase Field saps his power some.
Last season was Lamb's coming out party, though it wasn't a consistent one. He came into the year with 10 career home runs in his first 476 MLB at-bats, then proceeded to slug 29 home runs. It could have been an even bigger season, but he cooled after a great start. In his first 76 games, Lamb had 16 home runs, 52 RBI and a .286/.366/.584 line. In his next 75 games, those numbers dropped to 13 home runs, 39 RBI and a .213/.299/.437 line. If he plays near the level of his 2016 first half, he's an elite fantasy contributor. He hasn't shown the ability to hit lefties at all (63 wRC+ against LHP in 2016, 50 wRC+ against LHP for his career), but the new regime has said they plan on treating him as an everyday player, so southpaws may continue to drain his batting average. His second half slump will lower the price considerably, and he still has room for growth entering his age-26 season.
Lamb won the starting third base job out of spring training in 2015 and started the season on fire, collecting 12 hits in his first 29 at-bats. However, he suffered a foot injury on April 18, which put him on the shelf for about two months. It was poor timing for the 24-year-old, who seemed to be finding his groove at the MLB level. Lamb would finish the season hitting .263 across 390 plate appearances, while belting six home runs and driving in 34 runs. He will need to improve against left-handed pitchers to take the next step as a player. Last season, he hit .200 against lefties and for his career he’s hitting just .179, which may put him in danger of falling into a platoon in the long run. Lamb figures to get regular playing time in 2016 nonetheless, and if he continues to make strides at the plate, he could be a sneaky option at third base.
After slashing .318/.399/.551 in 103 games at Double-A Mobile, Lamb earned a promotion to Triple-A, and a week later received another promotion to join the big league club. As a 23-year-old, he was given the opportunity to act as Arizona’s primary third baseman over the final two months of the season. His approach at the plate fell off completely after the promotion, walking at just a 4.5% clip over 133 plate appearances -- a far cry from the 13.6% rate he posted in 743 plate appearances in the minors over the past two seasons. The biggest thing working in Lamb’s favor is the dearth of quality third-base options in Arizona. Yasmani Tomas will get the first crack at the starting job but Lamb will be next in line.
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Cut loose
OFFree Agent  AAA
July 2, 2023
The Angels released Lamb on Sunday.
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Designated for assignment
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
June 30, 2023
Lamb was designated for assignment by the Angels on Friday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
May 11, 2023
Lamb was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Goes deep again
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
May 4, 2023
Lamb hit a solo home run in his only at-bat in Wednesday's win over St. Louis.
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Clubs first homer
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
May 1, 2023
Lamb went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-0 victory versus the Brewers.
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