One of my biggest gripes the last two years with Chip Hale was his unreasonable need to platoon 3B with a developing star already there in Jake Lamb. Lamb would sit out against many left-handed starters, although I don't mind if he sits against Kershaw, Bumgarner, or any other All-Star left-handed starter in baseball. In 2016, Lamb received only 20 starts against LHP out of a possible 45 games. That removes Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, and Jon Lester as opponents Lamb has to face, a max total of 7-8 games he would sit. If Lamb holds up physically over the course of a full season, he's set for about 140 starts out of 162 at the hot corner.
Torey Lovullo: Jake Lamb will be the team's primary 3rd Baseman
