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Colorado Rockies: Five recently released players they should sign

ByNoah Yingling|
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - AUGUST 05: Jake Lamb #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks stands at bat in the fourth inning of the MLB game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field on August 05, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - AUGUST 05: Jake Lamb #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks stands at bat in the fourth inning of the MLB game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field on August 05, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
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Jake Lamb, formerly of the Atlanta Braves
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA – MARCH 21: Jake Lamb #24 of the Atlanta Braves at bat against the Tampa Bay Rays during a Grapefruit League spring training game at Charlotte Sports Park on March 21, 2021 in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Jake Lamb

Jake Lamb is the guy that a casual Rockies fan knows the most after he spent part of the last seven seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He was released by the Braves after a poor spring showing, hitting .194/.293/.333 in 36 at-bats.

When he is healthy, he is an All-Star player … but he’s rarely been healthy lately. He has combined to play in 165 games in the last three seasons and he has been a shell of his former self. In the last three years, he has combined to hit .205/.309/.351 with an OPS+ of 74.

In 2016 and 2017, he averaged 150 games a season with 30 home runs, 98 RBI, 30 doubles, a slash line of .248/.345/.498 with an OPS+ of 113.

However, in a handful of games with the Oakland A’s last year after being released by Arizona, Lamb showed a glimmer of hope as he hit .267/.327/.556 with an OPS+ of 144 in 13 games with them.

If the Rockies signed him, he would be able to contribute at third and first base.

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