Guevara Still Sidelined with Injury


Carlos Guevara continues to be bothered by a hamstring injury that has kept him from making his debut with the San Diego Padres. Guevara has currently been on the mend and working games in extended spring training for the Padres. There is no time-table as to when Guevara will make his MLB Debut.

2008 marks the eighth season in Franchise History for the Covington Lumberjacks.
In the past seven seasons the Lumberjacks have accomplished just about everything there is to accomplish on the field, including two Southern Division Titles in 2001 & 2002 and the Valley League Title in 2005.

The one thing that has eluded the Lumberjacks could all change in just over a month. 2002 Lumberjack Carlos Guevara will look to become the first Lumberjack to appear in a regular season MLB contest. Guevara, a 7th round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2003 had spent the last two seasons with the Reds Double A Affiliate Chattanooga, posting great numbers out of the bullpen in both seasons, but getting not getting a shot at the Triple A level in either year.

The Florida Marlins selected Guevara with the 5th pick in November's Rule 5 Draft, and then traded him to the San Diego Padres. The Rule 5 Draft gives players not on a team's 40 man roster the opportunity to move to another team with the chance to make the big league team. By being selected in the Rule 5 draft, a player must remain on the team he was selected by for the entire season at the Major League level or be returned to his former club for a fee. Should the player be returned to his former club, he can be placed anywhere throughout the minor league system should the club choose not to keep him on it's 25 man MLB roster.

Guevara will compete for a spot in the Padres bullpen, which will be very tough to say the least. The Padres pitching staff could be argued as one of the top staffs in the big leagues so it will take a very strong effort from Guevara during Spring Training to find himself on the team's 25 man roster in late March.

Lumberjacks Announce 2008 Roster

The Covington Lumberjacks have announced the first edition of their 2008 roster. Opening Day is just a little over three months away. Check out the roster page to see what players will be coming to Covington for the 2008 summer.

Lumberjacks 2008 Schedule Now Posted

The Covington Lumberjacks are gearing up for another exciting season of Valley League Baseball and we want you to be part of all the action. Click on the schedule link on the left to view the complete 2008 schedule, which includes the Valley League All Star Game on July 6th at Casey Field.