#48 Walrond, Les, P

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	Position: P Date of Birth: 11/07/1976 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 205 lbs Bats: L Throws: L Resides: Nashville, TN Biography: NON-ROSTER INVITEE TO CHICAGO CUBS SPRING-TRAINING. . . PERSONAL: Originally selected by St. Louis in the 13th round of the 1998 draft. . . Graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Okla. . . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has recorded five double-digit winning seasons in his career including his last two seasons at Iowa. . . 10 Wins in 2006 and 11 victories in 2007. . . CAREER BATTING STATS: .000 (0-2, SH, SO) 2007: Went 11-5 in 27 games (24 starts) at Triple-A Iowa. . . Became the first Iowa pitcher since Blaise Ilsley (93-94) to win 10 or more games in consecutive seasons for the I-Cubs. . . The 11 victories were his most in a season since collecting 14 between Double-A Witchita and Triple-A Omaha in 2004. . . Contributed to three I-Cubs shutouts, including a 7.0 inning effort June 23 against Albuquerque (3 H, 6 K). . . Made three relief outings July 25-August 3. . . posted a 10.13 ERA (6 ER/5.1 IP) as a reliever and a 4.56 mark (67 ER/132.1 IP) as a starter. . . Posted 3-1 record with a 3.25 ERA (10 ER/27.2 IP) in six August appearances (5 starts) - his best ERA in any month in 2007. . . struck out 21 batters over 27.2 innings of work and held opponents to a .278 average. . . Suffered a broken finger on his right hand August 29 at Memphis, sidelining him for the remainder of the season.