D.J. LeMahieu
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| Born: | July 13, 1988 |
| Birthplace: | Visalia, CA |
| Position: | SS |
| Height: | 6'4" |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Draft Year:' | Cubs 2009 Draft |
| Round: | 2 |
| Overall Selection: | 79 |
| Did He Sign?: | Yes |
| Scout: | N/A |
| Bonus: | 508000 |
| College: | Louisiana State University |
| High School: | (HS) Brother Rice (Bloomfield, MI) |
| Did He Reach Majors?: | Yes |
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[edit] Notes & News
Status: Still with organization, currently playing for the Iowa Cubs.
Drafted in 2nd round of Cubs 2009 Draft
Selected to Arizona Fall League after 2011 seasons
Made major league debut on May 30, 2011
LeMahieu made his major league debut with the Cubs on 5/30/2011. He was called up to replace Jeff Baker when the utility player was placed on the disabled list. LeMahieu had hit a .358/.386/.492 line in AA Tennessee. LeMahieu managed only a .243/.243/.270 line in 23 games with the Cubs before being optioned to AAA Iowa.
[edit] Prospect Lists
[edit] 2011
16th: John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
13th: Arizona Phil's Prospect Rankings
[edit] 2010
10th: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
10th: John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
6th: Arizona Phil's Prospect Rankings
[edit] Scouting Report
Like most LSU products, he plays the game the right way and makes the most of his average tools. He's got a solid approach at the plate, but doesn't have a ton of raw power. That wouldn't matter, except for the fact he might have to move to third as he matures. Still, as a real "baseball player" who's excelled in a major program, he's bound to be drafted well. - MLB.com MLB.com Draft Report
“He runs average, plays the game well and is going to have some power down the road,” Wilken said of LeMahieu. “But it’s going to be a few years. It’s going to be three to four years in my mind before you see that he has that kind of pop. - Tim Wilken
“He’s got some decent physical projection left and is a good baseball player. He made the transfer from short to second this spring. We’re going to let him do both. We think he’s still a little gawky, just putting together his body control, so he could be both short and/or second.- Tim Wilken
“He handled the bat really good in the Cape Cod League (last) summer. He hits the ball really well to the other side of the field. When you know you’ve got a guy that can hit the ball the other way that well … the hitting instructors will tell you that nine times out of 10, this guy will have a chance to pull the ball with authority as he gets older and stronger.”- Tim Wilken [1]
"Chances are he will end up more as a utility infielder with the Cubs. We already saw a little bit of this during his June callup, when he played 13 games at second, 2 at third and 1 at first." - Cubs Billy Goat Blog [2]
[edit] External Links
Baseball Reference Major League Page | Baseball Cube Page |First Inning Page | Minor League Splits Page
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Holley, Steve. "LeMehieu's Best Still Yet to Come" Scout.com. June 2009. http://cubs.scout.com/2/871522.html
- ↑ Cubs Billy Goat Blog. "Minor League Monday: Who is the Cubs third baseman of the future?" July 2011. http://cubsbillygoatblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/minor-league-monday-who-is-cubs-third.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CubsBillyGoatBlog+%28Cubs+Billy+Goat+Blog%29
