The Cubs have had tremendous success with former Red Sox left-handers named Lester, so perhaps they’ll strike gold once again with Lucas Luetge (LIT-key). The southpaw’s middle name is Lester, but there’s unfortunately no connection to Jon Lester since Luetge is only three years younger. There is, however, a more tangible tie with Craig Breslow running baseball ops for Boston after serving in the Cubs’ front office. Except that doesn’t necessarily reflect well on the potential here.
Luetge has the distinction of being drafted on three separate occasions: once by the White Sox out of high school in 2005; again by the Sox out of juco the following year; and by the Brewers out of Rice in 2008.