Cubs Trade for Tim Lahey (1st pick in Rule 5 draft)

[moorecg]

Just reported on XM...said they plan on taking an "Ivy Leaguer" Any ideas?

[badnews]

The two big Rule 5 prospects are Brian Barton and Randor Bierd. Bierd's out of the Dominican, Barton went to Miami.

 

Chris Kline of Baseball America reported he heard the Cubs were in the Rule 5 draft for "arms, arms, arms." Don't see anyone from an Ivy League institution.

[moorecg]

Tim Lahey -- Minnesota Twins AAA roster....first pick, apparently going to us.

[moorecg]

Evan Meek from Tampa Bay #2 pick to the Pirates

[CuseCubFan69]

I thought the picks were by worst record...did the Cubs trade to move up? Can you trade to move up?

[Mark_R]

Lahey is from Princeton. There's your Ivy League connection.

 

Numbers don't look that overwhelming.

[anabiono]

who is this new acquisition?

 

\:D/

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Tim Lahey -- Minnesota Twins AAA roster....first pick, apparently going to us.

 

 

what's the word on him?

[moorecg]

Baltimore Selects Randar Beard from Detroit's AAA roster

[minnesotacubsfan]

Tim Lahey -- Minnesota Twins AAA roster....first pick, apparently going to us.

 

 

well, certainly Ivy League, went to Princeton

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/L/tim-lahey.shtml

[moorecg]

I thought the picks were by worst record...did the Cubs trade to move up? Can you trade to move up?

 

 

Yes, you can sell/buy the pick

[mul21]

Tim Lahey -- Minnesota Twins AAA roster....first pick, apparently going to us.

 

 

6.4 K/9 in AA last year, 1.42 WHIP. Reliever and a pretty big guy too.

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/L/tim-lahey.shtml

[Ryno12]

From the quick search I did for him, he looks to be a pitcher that was converted from catcher. He is a big Righthander at 6'5" 250lbs. As was already stated, his stats don't look overwhelming, but I don't know anything about his stuff.

 

Sidenote: The other converted catcher to pitcher on our roster is doing alright (Carlos Marmol).

Edited December 6, 2007 by Ryno12

[moorecg]

San Fran picks Jose Capeon from Boston's Roster

[justlikethecubs]

Can the cubs select more then one player?

[moorecg]

Can the cubs select more then one player?

 

 

Technically I'd guess so, but I'd doubt we've got room on the 25 man to hide two guys all year long.

[Cubsmac]

from baseballamerica....

 

The first pick goes to the Rays taking righthander Tim Lahey from the Twins. He’s a converted catcher from Princeton who throws 90-92 mph with a slider.

 

Tim Lahey I can blog on a bit while we have a pause; he wasn’t making the Twins’ Top 30 prospects that I was working on yesterday in my hotel room. But we hear he’s getting traded to the Cubs.

[CuseCubFan69]

from baseballamerica....

 

The first pick goes to the Rays taking righthander Tim Lahey from the Twins. He’s a converted catcher from Princeton who throws 90-92 mph with a slider.

 

Tim Lahey I can blog on a bit while we have a pause; he wasn’t making the Twins’ Top 30 prospects that I was working on yesterday in my hotel room. But we hear he’s getting traded to the Cubs.

 

Ok...now I'm getting a little worried.

[E.J.]

The Cubs must see something everyone else is missing. Guy couldn't even crack the top 30 in the Twins system?

[moorecg]

Cincy picks Sergio Valenzula(sp) from ATL

[anabiono]

aw crap

 

#-o

[moorecg]

from baseballamerica....

 

The first pick goes to the Rays taking righthander Tim Lahey from the Twins. He’s a converted catcher from Princeton who throws 90-92 mph with a slider.

 

Tim Lahey I can blog on a bit while we have a pause; he wasn’t making the Twins’ Top 30 prospects that I was working on yesterday in my hotel room. But we hear he’s getting traded to the Cubs.

 

Ok...now I'm getting a little worried.

 

 

I wonder if he could be involved in a trade to a team like Baltimore?

[moorecg]

Matt Whitney picked by the Nationals

[E.J.]

from baseballamerica....

 

The first pick goes to the Rays taking righthander Tim Lahey from the Twins. He’s a converted catcher from Princeton who throws 90-92 mph with a slider.

 

Tim Lahey I can blog on a bit while we have a pause; he wasn’t making the Twins’ Top 30 prospects that I was working on yesterday in my hotel room. But we hear he’s getting traded to the Cubs.

 

Ok...now I'm getting a little worried.

 

 

I wonder if he could be involved in a trade to a team like Baltimore?

 

Why would the Orioles want another crappy reliever?

[moorecg]

Houston selects Wesley Wright from the Dodgers