MLB Rumors: Bryan LaHair Goes From Chicago Cubs All-Star To Japanese Pacific League In 4 Short Months?
Bryan LaHair went from being a can’t miss Major League Baseball prospect with the Seattle Mariners to the next big thing for the Chicago Cubs. After appearing in just 20 games for Chicago in 2011, LaHair got off to a blazing start with the Cubs in 2012. So hot, in fact, that he was a Cubs’ representative in the 2012 MLB All-Star game in Kansas City, going into the game with a...
Bryan LaHair agrees to contract with Japanese team
Bryan LaHair will go to Japan for the 2013 season. The 2012 National League All-Star has signed a contract worth $4.5 million to play the next two seasons for the Softbank Hawks.
LaHair was designated for assignment by the Cubs earlier this week and would have been in line for a contract worth the league minimum had he opted to remain in the US.
In 2012 LaHair got off to a strong...
Japan's Softbank signs LaHair
The Softbank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League say they have signed former Chicago Cubs infielder Bryan LaHair to a two-year, $4.5 million contract.
LaHair, who was named to the National League All-Star team last season, batted .286 with 14 home runs and 30 RBIs before the All-Star break but fell to .202 with two home runs and 10 RBIs after it.
After losing the first base job...
Former Cubs INF LaHair signs with Japan's Softbank
The Softbank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League say they have signed former Chicago Cubs infielder Bryan LaHair to a two-year, $4.5 million contract.
LeHair, who was named to the National League All-Star team last season, batted .286 with 14 home runs and 30 RBIs before the All-Star break but fell to .202 with two home runs and 10 RBIs after it.
After losing the first base job...
Bryan LaHair DFA'd in Attempt to Resurrect Mr. Baseball
In the span of a week, the Cubs went from being smart to peculiar. Which isn't all that surprising. After all, this is the Cubs we are talking about. Last week the cubs swooped in with I'm tentatively calling the signing of the offseason when they inked Scott Baker to a one-year deal. Yesterday they DFA'd 2012 All Star, and killer of my fantasy team, Bryan LaHair. According...
Bryan LaHair set to join Japanese team
Bryan LaHair went from unheard-of to the National League All-Star team in 2012. He’s set to depart the major leagues just as quick. LaHair, who struggled in the second half, was recently designated for assignment and now appears to be headed to Japan.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are on the verge of signing LaHair who spent all of 2012 with the Chicago Cubs. Already a trade candidate...
Designated for assignment: Figgins and LaHair
– The Seattle Mariners designated Chone Figgins for assignment reports Greg Johns of MLB.com. Figgins had one year and $8 million left on his contract. The 34-year old veteran hit .227/.302/.283 with 4 HR's and 61 RBI's in 1209 plate appearances for the Mariners in three seasons and his wOBA's during his tenure there were .298, .220 and .242.
– First baseman Bryan...
What is Japanese for LaBomb?
Bryan LaHair was designated for assignment today. I think we generally hoped he would have a teeny tiny bit of trade value, but maybe he didn't or maybe the Cubs thought they should do right by him and just let him go so he can pursue an opportunity elsewhere (the talks of Japan are most [...]
Chicago Cubs DFA All-Star Bryan LaHair
he Chicago Cubs today selected the contracts of four players and added them to the 40-man roster: right-handed pitcher Trey McNutt from Double-A Tennessee, infielder Christian Villanueva from Single-A Daytona, infielder Logan Watkins from Tennessee and right-handed pitcher Robert Whitenack from Daytona.
Infielder Bryan LaHair has been designated for assignment, as he and the Cubs...
Cubs Designate Bryan LaHair For Assignment as They Prepare For the Rule 5 Draft
As the Rule Five draft looms in the near future, the deadline for teams to set their 40 man roster arrives today. With that being the case, the Chicago Cubs made a flurry of moves to ensure that players who would be vulnerable to the draft, that the club valued, would be protected. In doing so, the Cubs added pitchers Trey McNutt and Robert Whitenack as well as infielders Christian...
Cubs Make Roster Moves and a Trade
Today was the deadline to add players to the 40-man so they would't be eligible for the Rule 5 draft. The winners were: RHP Trey McNutt, RHP Robert Whitenack, 3B Christian Villanueva and INF Logan Watkins. Bryan LaHair was desginated for assignment and RHP Carlos Gutierrez was waived (I swear I don't even know who that is). LaHair is apparently going to sign to play in Japan...
Cubs 5, Astros 4
Bryan LaHair homered and hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat Houston 5-4 Wednesday in the Astros' National League finale.
In the first series between 100-game losers in the major leagues since 1962, LaHair homered in the second and broke a 4-all tie in the ninth against Hector Ambriz (1-0).
Houston went 55-107 and set a club record for losses...
Dodgers, Cubs Still Talking Dempster, Soriano, LaHair
The Dodgers and Cubs have been working diligently on a trade for Ryan Dempster. Talks have been going for over a month now, that of course has led to what now is a major impasse. We’ve heard the dialogue between the two teams has come to almost a complete halt, though both sides still hope they can come to a deal.
The Dodgers have talked multiple scenarios with the Cubs, involving...
BP Unfiltered: Never Underestimate the Value of a Hot Start by Bradley Ankrom
As the calendar flipped from April to May, two 29-year-old first basemen in America's Heartland were off to very different starts. In Chicago, minor-league veteran Bryan LaHair was the feel-good story of the season's first month, hitting .390/.471/.780 for the otherwise-moribund Cubs. A few hundred miles to the east, Casey Kotchman and the Indians were the subject of plenty...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
LaHair thrilled to make All-Star team
The Cubs had two players chosen as All-Stars on Sunday, one expected and one unexpected. Shortstop Starlin Castro made the NL team for the second time in his career and for the second year in a row. Castro, now 22, last year became the youngest Cub named to the team. The big surprise was outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair. The 29-year-old had been a journeyman who had never...
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