Blake Thomas Lalli

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 12, 1983 in Gibsonia, PA
High School: Pine-Richland HS (Gibsonia, PA)
School: Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 2012 (Age 29)   vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Cubs 2012-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.012, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 4/15 Mastersball.com: ShadowFAABing in TOUT NL: I made a remark in Brian Walton’s column about the perceived devaluation of FAAB in the NL TOUT league where Brian is a combatant...
• 4/9 Justin Jabs: Brewers look for their first series win tonight at Wrigley: After walking off on Opening Day, the Milwaukee Brewers lost five games in a row (including two that I attended) before beating...

• 3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Spring Spotlight: Ubaldo Jimenez: Prior to his March 18 outing, Ubaldo Jimenez had gone 13 innings with a 9/2 K/BB ratio during spring training. Considering...
• 3/28 Blog Red Machine: What’s Up in the NL Central: 3/28/13: Here’s what grabbed my attention as I was surfing the interwebs today. Kinda quiet in Chicago today. I guess busting up...
• 3/27 Reviewing the Brew: Could Blake Lalli Be the Brewers Next Casey McGehee?: Entering camp, Blake Lalli was just a non-roster invitee buried in a deep pool of catchers, with Jonathan Lucroy and Martin Maldonado...
• 3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers preview: Count on good family entertainment: After a barrel full of injuries had the Milwaukee Brewers reeling out of the gate in 2012, the team went 41-33 after the All-Star...
• 3/1 Justin Jabs: Morris is on first, so far: Following the poorly timed injuries of Mat Gamel and Corey Hart, the Milwaukee Brewers have been asking themselves, “Who’s...

• 2/28 SoDo Mojo: Seattle Mariners Win Again, Beating Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 in Spring Training: Taking their fourth win in four days, the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to the game against Seattle, the...

• 1/25 Obstructed View: Assume the Position: First Base: First base looks to be quite a bit rosier for the Cubs than catcher does. They Cubs have a budding star at the top and some very...
• 1/24 Obstructed View: Assume the Position: Catcher: We are getting very close to catchers and pitchers reporting. We might have one or two moves of significance until that point,...

• 11/29 Call to the Pen: Whose Stove is the Hottest Stove?: Each team has a stove, you see, and each team likes their stove to be hot. Hot stoves are better than cold stoves. Hot stoves...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Sign Blake Lalli: The Brewers have signed Blake Lalli to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, the team announced. The...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Brewers | Blake Lalli signs: The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent C Blake Lalli (Athletics) to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training...[+] Wednesday, Nov. 14.

• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/26/12 - 9/1/12: With rosters in place for the home stretch, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The...

• 8/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Acquire Anthony Recker From Oakland [UPDATE / Maine DFA'd]: The Cubs and A’s have swapped catchers that they each DFA’d last week.  Here’s the timeline of events from...
• 8/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Acquire Blake Lalli from Cubs: The trade between the Chicago Cubs is apparently complete and Anthony Recker is headed to Chicago’s North Side with Blake...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Acquire Anthony Recker For Blake Lalli: 12:59pm: The Athletics will obtain catcher Blake Lalli from the Cubs in the deal, Slusser reports (on Twitter). Chicago designated...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Lalli, Galarraga: The latest outright assignments from around MLB... The Cubs outrighted Blake Lalli to Triple-A Iowa, according to MLB.com’s...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/19/12 - 8/25/12: As the dust settles from Saturday's trade of historic proportions, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The...
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Blake Lalli cutThe Chicago Cubs designated C Blake Lalli for assignment Thursday, Aug. 23....[+] The Chicago Cubs designated C Blake Lalli for assignment Thursday, Aug. 23.
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Claim Socolovich, Designate Lalli: The Cubs have claimed right-hander Miguel Socolovich off of waivers from the Orioles, Doug Padilla of ESPNChicago.com reports...

• 6/21 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/21: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Still not a full slate of Minor League action because of all-star breaks, here is a recap from last night, June 20th. FULL BOX...
• 6/20 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/19: Around the Cubs Minor League System: A look at the minor leagues on June 19. FULL BOX SCORE After getting their first win of the season Boise dropped the game on Tuesday...
• 6/12 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/11: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Here is your minor league recap from June 11, 2012. FULL BOX SCORE Games don’t get much more wild than this one last night. ...

• 5/27 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 46: Pirates vs. Cubs Recap: The Pittsburgh Pirates are never at high odds to win the pennant in the National League. Most sports betting sites put the...
• 5/27 Cubbies Crib: Wrap-Up: Chicago Cubs Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (5/26/2012): May 26, 2012: Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Chicago Cubs catcher Blake Lalli (left) is tagged out by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rod Barajas...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Blake Lalli's stay won't be long: Chicago Cubs C Blake Lalli is expected to be sent back down to Triple-A Iowa sometime in late May when C Steve Clevenger (oblique,...[+] rib) is healthy enough to return.