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 2012-20132013 Contract Status : Pre-Arb Eligible (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 0.012, Arb Eligible : 2016, Free Agent : 2019 [*] , About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/13 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Game 38 : The Pirates have played three four game series thus far. They have lost the first game in every single one of them. They have ...
News -- April 2013
4/18 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Friars Fry Clayton Kershaw : The San Diego Padres got Chase Headley back last night as the Padres swept the Los Angeles Dodgers and beat Clayton Kershaw ...
4/18 Raising Matt Cain: Brewers Get It Done : The Giants finally solved Kyle Lohse and tied the ballgame after six, but could not push across another run after that. The home ...
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 ...
News -- March 2013
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 ...
News -- February 2013
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 ...
News -- January 2013
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, ...
News -- November 2012
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.
News -- September 2012
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 ...
News -- August 2012
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 ...
News -- June 2012
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. ...
News -- May 2012
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.