Jake Lamb (3B, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: The Diamondbacks decided to play musical chairs this offseason and during spring training as to who would get the everyday at-bats. Jake Lamb was initially on the outside looking in, but has now emerged as a fantasy-relevant player in a short amount of time. Two factors have played into Lamb's early chance to shine. First, the Yasmani Tomas 3B experiment was a total disaster from the start. Second, the emergence of Nick Ahmed as a defensive SS ready for the big leagues opened many eyes in the new front office. This left Jake Lamb and Aaron Hill alone to fight at the hot corner.

With Tomas and Hill out of the picture, fantasy owners can grab a cheap 3B who can also fill that pesky CI slot in some lineups as well. But his value should not be merely as a fill in. Lamb will hit behind Paul Goldschmidt and Mark Trumbo, potentially adding value across the board. Lamb's hot start with 7 RBI in 3 games has made the timeshare with Hill completely one-sided. Now that the team is openly willing to trade Hill, Lamb is sitting pretty to regularly contribute without fear of competition for the time being.

Lamb will have to prove that his small sample size sporting a career .233 BA is not a sign of things to come. He seems ready to prove the team wrong that tried to fill the so-called vacancy at 3B. The "No Vacancy" sign will light up before you know it so give Lamb a shot off the waiver wire and don't get left out in the cold.