With Cody Reed and Brandon Finnegan being regarded by many as the crown-jewel returns of the Johnny Cueto trade for the Reds, the third left-hander involved in the return, John Lamb, has become somewhat of an afterthought for some. His stuff isn’t as flashy as that of the other two southpaws, but in his limited time as a big leaguer, he’s shown he belongs, and could become a solid middle-of-the-rotation piece down the road.
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Four years after having Tommy John surgery that knocked him from top prospect to forgotten man, Lamb made his big-league debut last August after being traded to Cincinnati from the Kansas City Royals in July.