Brandon Finnegan was the big name that the Cincinnati Reds got from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Johnny Cueto, but John Lamb could be the first of the trio of left-handed pitchers to make an impact at the major league level.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder was drafted by the Royals in the fifth round of the 2008 draft out of Laguna Hills High School (California) and quickly rose through the ranks of the organization’s farm system. Lamb went 5-3 with a 3.80 ERA and 1.