All this talk about Casey McGehee and how he needs to make this team can be put to rest.  

Ken Macha informed Mike Lamb this morning that he will not make the 25-man roster.  Lamb can either accept an assignment to Nashville or choose free agency in hopes of catching on with another big league club.

The Milwaukee Brewers opted to award McGehee for his fantastic Spring Training.  He is batting .370 with six home runs, including a walk-off shot yesterday against the Seattle Mariners.

The decision to keep McGehee on the 25-man roster was more than just about his Cactus League statistics, however.  He will be the only right-handed bat on the bench, other than Mike Rivera, which gives Ken Macha more versatility late in games.  The former Cubs prospect can handle third, second, and first base, but will also serve as the team's third catcher.  Versatility is the name of the game off the bench, and McGehee gives the Brewers more of it -- as well as more potential.

Mike Lamb is a little upset about being cut.

"Then, when I got to spring training, I started going into games in the seventh and eighth inning. And I went almost a week without playing third. It just wasn’t adding up.

"I wasn’t totally shocked but I never dreamed I’d get released again. I don’t think I merited that. I thought I played decent enough. My batting average wasn’t that great but I certainly don’t think I was overmatched."

While Lamb may not have been overmatched, he did not provide the Brewers with anything that Casey McGehee did not.  He could have potentially given the Brewers a "veteran presence," but with Craig Counsell, Jason Kendall, Jeff Suppan, Trevor Hoffman, and Mike Cameron, Milwaukee's youngsters have a myriad of mentors to choose from.

Mike could potentially accept an assignment to Triple-A Nashville, but that seems unlikely.  He would be buried in the roster behind Mat Gamel.  At 33-years old, Lamb views himself as a major league player and will accept a major league offer somewhere.  A team like the Mariners or Nationals could potentially use Lamb off the bench.  The White Sox or even the Cubs are an option, now that Corey Koskie has retired from baseball.

Ken Macha said that it was just too difficult to keep McGehee off the squad.

"It's a matter of what can this guy do for the team," said Macha. "He can be a third catcher. He's a pretty good defender. He has shown he can hit for power. There's a whole bunch of things that add up to what he brings to the table.

"It's hard to say, 'Have a great spring and make the team,' and have a spring like he has and not make the team."

With the McGehee decision as precedent, could the Brewers keep Chris Duffy and Brad Nelson over Tony Gwynn Jr., who is out of options?

Asked if Duffy and Nelson fit the same bill as McGehee as having great springs and deserving to make the club, Macha said, "I'd probably say that's the case. But they're not on yet."

Tony has a pretty good chance of slipping through the cracks on the waiver wire, so the Brewers could still have him in the organization.  It would be Gwynn's fourth straight season in Triple-A.  His numbers have progressively slipped, which has severely hindered his prospect-status and his likelihood at making it to the bigs and sticking.