New Arrival: Bryan LaHair, 1b, Cleveland Baseball

First baseman Ryan LeHair had a very interesting career. In 2012 he hit .259/.334/.450 with 16 HR over 340 at-bats and was selected to the NL All-Star team. But he struggled in the second half of the season and it would end up being his last in the major leagues. The following season he signed to play in Japan with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and in 2013 he was signed by Cleveland and would spend the season in AA and AAA, where he put up less than impressive numbers (.223/.309/.318). It would be his last season in affiliate ball.

Still, LeHair had a career to remember. After being drafted in the 39th round of the 2002 draft–a draft position not known to make many majors leaguers, he would go on to spend parts of three seasons in the majors–to include an All-Star selection. And there is no denying he was a masher in the minors, highlighted by his 2011 campaign with the Cubs AAA affiliate when he hit .331/.405/.664 with 38 HR and was selected the Pacific Coast League MVP.