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Closing Time: Jake Lamb powers up
Arizona trailed by a run with two outs in the ninth on Monday night, no one on base, Jake Lamb at the plate and down to his final strike against Giants closer Santiago Casilla. A tight spot, to be sure.
And then Casilla served up a cookie, a pitch that Jake didn't miss.
Lamb's game-tying homer set the stage for additional heroics in the eleventh, when he drove in Jean Segura with a crisp double to center. Not a bad night for Lamb, all things considered. He finished 3-for-6 with three extra-base hits and two enormous RBIs, raising his season slash to .292/.364/.521.
It may feel as if Lamb has been around forever, but he's still just 25 years old. He was a career .321/.408/.552 hitter in the minors, so it's not crazy to expect improvement here. Lamb fills a premium roster spot, he was batting second on Monday and he's unattached in over 90 percent of Yahoo fantasy leagues at the moment.
Consider the add, if you have a need.
• Toronto left-hander J.A. Happ got the win on Patriots' Day in Boston, spinning seven high-quality innings against a respectable lineup, allowing just four hits, one walk and one run, striking out four. He worked the edges like a master. Highlights here. Happ, you might recall, was outstanding over the final two months last season in Pittsburgh (9.8 K/9, 1.03 WHIP), under the tutelage of pitching whisperer Ray Searage.
For those unfamiliar with Searage's history, here's some background via SI's Albert Chen, with details on Happ:
Last year, for example, when J.A. Happ arrived from Seattle at the trade deadline, Searage spotted an inefficiency in the lefty’s delivery in his first start. Instead of striding directly toward home, Happ rotated too much in his motion. That resulted in a lowered arm slot and inconsistent release point — things Searage dissected on TrackMan, a 3-D Doppler radar system that tracks players’ movement. Searage had Happ slow down his motion to raise his release point. It was a subtle change that produced a not-so-subtle result: In Happ’s next outing he hit 94 mph, his highest velocity of the season, and had his most effective start in two months.
And he's been rolling ever since. Happ is now 2-0 for the Jays with a 1.89 ERA through three starts, owned in just 24 percent of Yahoo leagues. He's given up only 13 runs in his last 13 appearances, dating back to August of 2015.
I can understand if you prefer to avoid A.L. East starting pitchers as a general rule, but at least Happ won't have to face Toronto's ridiculous batting order. Give him a long look. His next start is at home against Oakland, then he gets Tampa Bay on the road. Nothing scary in those match-ups.
• Another night, another gem from a young Phillies starter. Jerad Eickhoff was dealing on Monday, striking out nine Mets over seven innings, allowing five hits and two runs. We're three starts into his season and his ERA is 1.89. His curve? Sickening.
Eickhoff didn't actually get the win on Monday night, because he was facing Thor, son of Odin and Fjorgyn, master of thunder and sky, wielder of Mjölnir. Can't beat that guy. But Eickhoff definitely impressed. He's still un-owned in 42 percent of Yahoo leagues.
• Hector Santiago absolutely owned his former employer on Monday, firing seven shutout innings against the White Sox. He gave up just two hits and three walks, piling up 10 Ks. Santiago was a gift from the free agent pool last season, and he's been fantastic this year as well.
• Minnesota's Byung Ho Park homered for the second time in three games, giving him three dingers on the year. He's going to strike out a zillion times, sure, but it's easy to imagine him finishing with 25-30 long balls.
• Arizona dispatched Socrates Brito to the minors on Monday, which of course makes him an auto-cut in mixers. Long-term, Brito remains a player of interest. Chris Owings has an unobstructed path to playing time, for what it's worth. He went 2-for-4 on Monday.
• It hasn't been a completely smooth ride this year for Nats outfielder Michael Taylor, but he just went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Jose Fernandez & Co. Strikeouts will be an ongoing issue, but Taylor has a power/speed past in the minors and he still occupies the lead-off spot. Ben Revere is probably a month away.
• Colorado's Ben Paulsen had a big day in a win in Cincinnati, supporting an unexpected gem from Jordan Lyles. Paulsen went 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and three RBIs. He's a not-quite-everyday player, so there's a level of maintenance involved with Ben that doesn't exist with other CIs. But he'll be a nice play when facing RHPs at home.
• Roberto Osuna is dealing with a blister, so Drew Storen closed the door for the Jays on Monday afternoon (barely: 3 H, 2 ER, 26 pitches). No obvious reason to fret, Osuna owners. The situation doesn't sound serious. He should be good to go at Baltimore.
