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AZ Republic: Diamondbacks select ASU baseball’s Cory Hahn in MLB draft

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posted 2 weeks ago by Gold Star - just Gold Star to arizona, college, college baseball, diamondbacks, draft, injuires, injury | 6 comment(s)

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Arizona State’s Cory Hahn, paralyzed from mid-chest down during a head-first slide in February 2011, in the 34th round of the major league draft Saturday.

Hahn has continued as a student coach at ASU since his accident.

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1. Gotham Dave posted on December 10, 2011 at 01:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Lane has some value as a hitter. Do the Diamondbacks have any interest in Brooks Kieschnicking him?

In any case this would definitely be the best hitting lefty-righty bullpen combo in history.

2. 1k5v3L

posted on December 10, 2011 at 02:38 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I don't see how Lane can make the Dbacks bullpen next year, with Breslow and Paterson slotted as the two lefties there.

3. The Clarence Thomas of BBTF (scott) posted on December 10, 2011 at 02:55 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Diamondbacks will likely have right-hander Micah Owings back in their pen next year. It’d be fascinating to see the team try to pair the two once in a while: they could alternate between left field and the mound, with Owings facing righties and Lane taking on lefties.

This would make me so happy.

4. The District Attorney posted on December 10, 2011 at 03:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wouldn't it make more sense at 1B? Lane has been mostly an OF for a while now, but he did play 1B a good amount in the minors, and from what I gather, 1B is where Owings played most often in college. Last offseason, when the D-Backs talked about possibly using Owings in the field, it was at 1B. Also, you wouldn't be removing a Gold Glove fielder from the game that way.

5. PreservedFish posted on December 10, 2011 at 03:26 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

All you jerks with your contrived rules to "speed up the game" are going to prevent this from happening.

6. Gotham Dave posted on December 10, 2011 at 04:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And Kirk Gibson will be denied the chance to be the new TLR.

7. LionoftheSenate (Pirates v A's World Series) posted on December 10, 2011 at 07:40 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

35? Wow. That happened fast.

8. Tricky Dick posted on December 10, 2011 at 01:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When Lane was the starting right fielder for the Astros several years ago, I always wanted to see him come in to a blow out or long extra inning game as the position player who becomes the pitcher of last resort. But the situation never arose. The Astros said that Lane was a promising relief pitcher in college.

9. Accent Shallow posted on December 10, 2011 at 03:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Is Lane the best hitter who's attempted to come back as a pitcher?

Usually seems these guys are minor leaguers hitting .220/.250/.310

10. Jay Seaver posted on December 10, 2011 at 08:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was going to say Mark Lemke, but... yikes. Was it only 20 years ago a guy with those offensive stats could stick on a major league roster if he played up the middle?

11. MM1f posted on December 10, 2011 at 09:23 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was going to say Mark Lemke, but... yikes. Was it only 20 years ago a guy with those offensive stats could stick on a major league roster if he played up the middle?

Middle infielders can stick on rosters today with poor bats. Adam Everett, Nick Punto, Yuni Betancourt, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Ramon Santiago, ect

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