Cubs Acquire Diamond frrom Rangers

The Cubs were awarded a waiver claim today, acquiring RHP Thomas Diamond from the Texas Rangers. Diamond had been Designated for Assignment by Texas on Tuesday to make room on their 40-man roster for RHP Brandon McCarthy, who was reinstated from the 60-day DL.  Diamond was the Rangers #1 pick (10th overall) in the 2004 Rule 4 Draft out of the University of New Orleans (he was Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year in '04). where he pitched for Cubs Assistant GM Randy Bush.back when Bush was the head baseball coach at UNO. He received a $2M+ signing bonus. Diamond was rated by Baseball America as the the Rangers #1 prospect pre-2005, #3 pre-2006, and #4 pre-2007 (he led the Texas League in strikeouts in 2006), before missing the 2007 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery (TJS). Diamond has struggled with his command throughout his career (especially since returning last season from TJS), but (at least prior to the inujury) he threw a 91-94 MH fastbal...