Pride of Worcester, Mass. Gets Rule 5′d & Traded to Cubs

The Cubs added another piece to their bullpen yesterday with the addition of Tim Lahey, a kid from the haaht of the commonwealth (and Gnopple’s hometown), Worcester, Ma. Congrats, Tim and the Lahey family.  How cool would it be to help the Cubs actually win one:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cubs acquired Tim Lahey for cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Rays, who had picked the right-handed pitcher first overall in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft.

Lahey spent most of last season with the Minnesota Twins’ Double-A New Britain team, posting an 8-4 record with 13 saves and a 3.45 ERA in 50 games. He struck out 56 and walked 33 over 78 1/3 innings. Lahey appeared in two games for Triple-A Rochester, totaling three innings.

“We feel it’s a good opportunity to add, again, to the bullpen candidates for the club,” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. “He’s a young man who used to catch, a big strong guy. He was converted [to a pitcher] two years ago. He has tremendous life on his fastball, a great sinking fastball and the makings of a good slider.”