Comments on: Colby and Co. go to camp http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/12/colby-and-co-go-to-camp/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: fewgoodcards http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/12/colby-and-co-go-to-camp/#comment-180 fewgoodcards Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:45:43 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/12/colby-and-co-go-to-camp/#comment-180 i think lambert could be a shut down reliever if they would convert him. even with his struggles last year his strikeout rate was pretty strong (113 K's in 120.2 IP). you haven't ever heard anyone question his stuff and coming out of the pen he would only have to focus on 2 pitches. he would probably be mid 90's out of the pen and he has a pretty good curveball. his control isn't the best, but he seems like he could have similar potential to wainwright out of the pen. i look at another 2004 first rounder that made the switch to the pen last year taylor tankersley as an example of the potential that is there. tankersley never even had the success that lambert has had in a starting role, but the marlins moved him to the pen and he dominated AA and was pretty good in the majors later last summer. i think lambert could be a shut down reliever if they would convert him. even with his struggles last year his strikeout rate was pretty strong (113 K’s in 120.2 IP). you haven’t ever heard anyone question his stuff and coming out of the pen he would only have to focus on 2 pitches. he would probably be mid 90’s out of the pen and he has a pretty good curveball. his control isn’t the best, but he seems like he could have similar potential to wainwright out of the pen.

i look at another 2004 first rounder that made the switch to the pen last year taylor tankersley as an example of the potential that is there. tankersley never even had the success that lambert has had in a starting role, but the marlins moved him to the pen and he dominated AA and was pretty good in the majors later last summer.

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