Jake Lamb cannot be stopped.

@KleinschmidtJD Rake Lamb

— Kalvin Lowry (@KoLow710) May 27, 2017

He hit home run number 14 Friday night against the Brewers and is now hosting a .282/.373/.586 line with a career-high .292 ISO.

Lamb struggles big time against lefties with just eight hits in 48 at-bats. The team is continuing to be patient with him and exposing him to more southpaws (much like what the Marlins were planning on doing with Justin Bour). When Lamb spoke hesitantly on the subject it was pretty clear Torey Lovullo and the team is making sure he sees those opposite arms more. So don’t expect him to ride the pine pony when a lefty starts on the bump.

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I had to double check to make sure Xander Bogaerts indeed hit his first home run of the season, but that’s exactly what happened Wednesday night against the Rangers. He’s coming off of a 21-home run season in 2016, but this year is looking a lot more like 2015 when he hit just seven with a .320 AVG. His .335 AVG is sustaining his fantasy value right now.

Dave Cameron highlights Bogaerts’ weirdness calling him the Joe Panik of the east coast. That’s not a negative comment at all.  Read the rest of this entry »

After in depth statistical analysis using unique metrics that can only be found within the inner workings of the Fangraphs private vault. The Roto Riteup has concluded that Billy Hamilton is fast. #Analysis

.@BillyHamilton is ALWAYS in scoring position. pic.twitter.com/2LcyxakkES

— MLB (@MLB) May 25, 2017

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David Ross finished second place on Dancing with the Stars apparently. There are lots of people congratulating him:

Congrats to @D_Ross3 on an epic @DancingABC run!

Thank you for representing the #Cubs and @MLB with such class! #TeamLadyAndTheGramp #DWTS pic.twitter.com/iL4GAXBLL5

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 24, 2017

However, here at the Roto Riteup, we prescribe to this mantra:

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I am not a fan of in-game interviews, but this one is amazing:

Interviewing a bird … We’ve now seen it all.

https://t.co/W3SACK6uQi pic.twitter.com/MSgk0TuiDh

— MLB (@MLB) May 21, 2017

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This Roto Riteup is so lit.

So lit. pic.twitter.com/zhcA5SpDyD

— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) May 21, 2017

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There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and Cody Bellinger home runs. In 100 plate appearances, Bellinger has nine bombs and he’s leading the National League rookies in multiple offensive categories. He is also sitting on a 26.7% home run/fly ball ratio.

.@Cody_Bellinger is the fastest Dodger to nine home runs in franchise history (24 games). ? pic.twitter.com/BxQ06lD3b4

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 21, 2017

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Joey Gallo keeps hitting the ball, and he’s hitting the ball hard. His .188 batting average this season is kind of joke sitting next to his .500 slugging average, but he does have 13 home runs in 42 games and he’s showing more discipline at the plate. But you really can’t get worse than a 63.3% strikeout rate he left behind him last season.

Joey Gallo doing Joey Gallo things. Wow pic.twitter.com/pc3XqqQUn8

— Daren Willman (@darenw) May 20, 2017

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Marcus Stroman had a strong outing on the mound Thursday night. He tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings against a Braves lineup that was without Freddie Freeman, and in the midst of it all, hit a home run. An opposite field home run nonetheless.

Marcus Stroman crushes an opposite field home run to go back-to-back with his catcher, Luke Maile. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/RbWQziDhdS

— Andrew Hockridge (@drewhockridge) May 19, 2017

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A day after talking up my boy Bradley Zimmer he got his first MLB hit on an impressive piece of hitting here:

Milestone moment: @Bzimmer5’s first career hit, in GIF form. #RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/sKz87Oa2u4

— #VoteTribe 5x a day (@Indians) May 17, 2017

Oh yeah, he also went yard later in the game…

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