Like the phoenix, Roster Moves rises from the ashes reborn and ready to start life anew.  Headlining this edition is a major league player hanging on.  He’d like to rekindle his career but his recent designation might represent the end. (The career path of Mike Lamb and the rest of yesterday’s moves after the jump) Mike Lamb was the 7th round pick of the Texas Rangers...

Evan Grant mentioned in his report from the Winter Meetings that the Rangers met with Mike Lamb's agent on Tuesday. Lamb is an option as the club's primary first baseman in 2008, playing mainly against right-handed pitchers. Lamb, who played for the Rangers from 2000-2003 (he played 28 games in 2003...

According to Juan C. Rodriguez of The Sun-Sentinel, the Florida Marlins will designate Mike Lamb for assignment tomorrow.

The Mets and Mike Lamb have agreed to a minor league deal. Lamb gives the Mets depth in their minor league system, and could be called up if someone goes down. He is a career .277 hitter in 936 career games. This story was approved by MLB Rumors.

Last season in late September the Brewers picked up Mike Lamb, to be used as a pinch hitter and reserve player. Lamb went 3 for 11 during the stretch run, but was not put on the post season roster. On tuesday the Brewers decided to essenially release Lamb, by not putting him on the opening day roster. He has the option to play for AAA Nashville, but will likely hold out for another...

The Marlins have designated Mike Lamb for assignment, tweets Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.

May 12th: Having cleared waivers, Lamb will join the Marlins' Triple A club today according to Larry Holder of the Times-Picayune.  As a member of the Zephyrs, Lamb will be reunited with Jason Lane, another member of the Astros' 2005 World Series club. May 6th: The Marlins have designated Mike Lamb for assignment, tweets Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.  Outfielder...

After Thursday’s game, the Marlins announced that effective Friday Mike Lamb would be designated for assignment and Bryan Petersen promoted from Triple-A New Orleans. Lamb won the left-handed pinch-hitter job in spring training and in that role this season was 4 for 15 (.267) with three RBI. The move potentially is more about a shake-up atop the order. Chris Coghlan went 1...

I keep hearing how the Astros defense is going to be SOOOOOOO much better this year. I don’t get it. Let’s take a look at the starters: First Base: Berkman is Berkman - way below average as a defender. Yes, no more Mike Lamb, but it is not like one great glove at first was replaced with ...

According to the Tribune the Cubs are interested in signing Mike Lamb to a minor league deal. Lamb was pretty good with the Astros in 2004, 2006 and 2007, but was horrific with the Twins last year. He can play 1st and 3rd. The Cubs may look at signing veteran infielder Mike Lamb to a minor-league deal as security in case of an Aramis Ramirez injury. Milwaukee just releasedâ...

Mike Lamb was placed on waivers by the Twins to make room for everyday Eddie Guardado. Lamb signed a two year deal during the off season and has struggled in his return to the American league in which he's only hitting .233. Lamb was much more successful in the National league with the Stros where he hit around .280 over four years. The 33 y/o left handed hitting player is a...

The Marlins will designate Mike Lamb for assignment tomorrow, tweets Juan C. Rodriguez of The Sun Sentinel. 

Anybody who saw this one coming is either psychic or kidding themselves: the Twins have signed former Astro 3B Mike Lamb to a two-year contract. (Note that ericinmadison posted this over an hour ago, and if I could figure out how to promote his post to the front page, I would.) Lamb is 32 year...

The Marlins designated Mike Lamb for assignment and selected the contract of outfielder Bryan Petersen after their 6-3 loss to the Giants on Thursday.

The Florida Marlins have designated infielder Mike Lamb for assignment.

Andrew Kneeland delves into the possibility of Minnesota trading for the power hitting Adrian Beltre and discusses ways the Twins could drastically improve their third base position.

Mike Lamb's third different stint with the Marlins this season came to an end on Saturday night. After the Marlins beat the Nationals, 2-0, the team announced that the veteran was once again designated for assignment.

The Mets have signed Mike Lamb to a minor league deal, while in Houston Lamb was affectionately know as Lambo for his unusual batting stance/swing and his solid power numbers. The 33 y/o left handed hitting corner infielder was let go by the Brewers out of spring training when he refused assignment to AAA. Throughout his career he has primarily been a third baseman but spent significant...

The Florida Marlins designated veteran infielder Mike Lamb for assignment on Sunday.

We once again look at the rest of the articles, so you don't have to. We have closer news from around the league as well as some news on some rehabbing closers and a 3B sleeper pick.

The Twins entered Spring Training with a lot of people questioning some Front Office decisions. First, I want to praise GM Bill Smith for acquiring outfielder Delmon Young. His best years are definitely ahead of him and he is already starting to show that he can hit. Other additions like Mike Lamb, A...

Infield glove, outfield glove, first base mitt, batting gloves. Every glove but a catcher's mitt is in Mike Lamb's bag. If Lamb -- who is trying to make the Marlins as a utility player and a left-handed bat off the bench -- is not on the field working at one of the many positions he can play, you can find him in the batting cages.

Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel tweets that the Marlins have designated veteran infielder Mike Lamb for assignment to make room for Mike Stanton.

Twenty days after being designated for assignment, Mike Lamb is back in a Marlins uniform. The 34-year-old was hopeful of receiving a second chance, but he wasn't sure it would materialize.

The GNUru yet again provides fantasy baseball lineup advice to those in weekly leagues. Included are the GNUru's hot hitters and pitchers, in addition to those pitcher schedule to make 2 starts.