B ▁draft . ▁ ▁L acy ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁C ubs ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁A Z L ▁C ubs ▁before ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁Emer ald s . ▁In ▁ 2 9 . 1 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁between ▁both ▁teams , ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 - 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 5 ▁E RA . ▁L acy ▁began ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁B end ▁C ubs ▁in ▁their ▁b ull pen , ▁but ▁quickly ▁moved ▁into ▁their ▁starting ▁rotation . ▁On ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁through ▁seven ▁inn ings ▁before ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Ben ▁He cht ▁pitch ed ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁inn ings ▁and ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁a ▁hit , ▁finishing ▁off ▁South ▁B end ' s ▁first ▁no - h itter ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁L acy ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Mid west ▁League ▁All - Star . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁My rt le ▁Beach ▁Pel icans ▁in ▁early ▁July . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁C ubs ▁trad ed ▁L acy , ▁Edd ie ▁Butler , ▁and ▁Alexander ▁O v alles ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Cole ▁Ham els . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Down ▁East ▁Wood ▁D uck s ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁there . ▁In ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁( 1 8 ▁starts ) ▁between