Beach Bums Sign Three

The Beach Bums have announced the signing of three players - LHP Ted Gjeldum, C John Brummett, and UTL Damon Lessler.

Gjeldum is a 6'4" 200-pound hard throwing left-hander who played in 2007 in rookie ball in the Royals system. He finished his first professional season with a 4-1 record, 3.86 ERA, 34.2 IP, 17 BB, 37 K, and a .237 OAV. He tops out at 91-92 mph and we think him and Jared Locke could be the two best bullpen lefties in the Frontier League.

Brummett is a 6'1" 205-pound Iowa native who played the past two seasons in the Oakland Athletics organization. He was signed out of Pittsburg State in 2006 after being named a 1st Team All-American with some gaudy stats - .434 AVG, 9 2B, 13 HR, and 53 RBI in just 46 games. He didn't get many at-bats in the Athletics' system, so he is still considered a rookie by Frontier League standards.

Lessler is a 5'6" 155-pound switch-hitting utility player from Castro Valley, California. He played the 2007 season with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association, where he was teammate with current Beach Bums' infielder Matt Imwalle. He was a role player in Sioux Falls, seeing action in 38 games between 2nd base, shortstop, 3rd base, and designated hitter. His finals stats for 2007 included a .211 AVG, 3 HR, 15 R, and 16 RBI in just 114 at-bats. He has also been working on playing the outfield this off-season.

We still have contracts out on two infielders, an outfielder, and two pitchers. Those announcements should be coming by the end of the week - their contracts should be arriving any day now.