Giants, Jake Lamb agree to a minor league contract

The Giants are signing Jake Lamb to a minor league deal, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post.

The CAA client gets an invitation to big league camp.

Hed earn a $1MM base salary if he makes the MLB roster.

Lamb spent the 2024 season in Triple-A as a member of the Pittsburgh organization.

He tallied 414 plate appearances and had a roughly average .264/.350/.393 line with seven home runs.

It was a step down from his minor league production from the preceding season.

Lamb had combined for a .289/.420/.454 slash in 85 Triple-A contests between the Yankees and Angels two years ago.

He earned a brief MLB call from the Halos, appearing in 19 games.

Last season was the first since 2013 in which Lamb did not get to the majors.

Hes best known for his early-career run as an everyday third baseman in Arizona.

Lamb was an All-Star in 2017 and combined for 59 homers between 2016-17.

He hasnt reached 250 big league plate appearances in a season since then.

The lefty batter has appeared for seven different clubs going back to 2018.

He has a .205/.306/.359 slash in nearly 900 trips to the plate over that time.

As he enters his age-34 season, Lamb has mostly moved off the hot corner.

He didnt play third base at all last season.

He spent most of his time at first base or designated hitter and made a handful of starts in right field.

Hell vie for a spot on the San Francisco bench.

The Giants have lefty-swinging LaMonte Wade Jr.

penciled in at first base.

They dont have a set answer at designated hitter.

Lamb hasnt hit enough in recent seasons to play there regularly, but he could play his way into a rotational role with a strong showing in camp and/or at Triple-A Sacramento.

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