John Lamb is only 26 years old, but it's an old 26. He began the 2016 season on the DL after offseason back surgery, and it seems like he'll do the same dang thing again in 2017.
Since Lamb came over in the Johnny Cueto deal with the Royals in July of '15, he has started 24 games. He has been both hittable and crushable (10.7 H/9, 1.7 HR/9), but he has also flashed some good stuff when healthy. Good enough, at least, to earn the benefit of the doubt from the Reds' braintrust.