Minor League System
I can't guarantee I'll be able to keep this up all season, but I went through all the box scores for the Cubs and all their minor-league affiliates and tallied who had started at what position, and how often. At the beginning of the season, before too many injuries, demotions, etc., this should give a good idea of who is considered the "starter" at each position and at each level.
I will leave it to Arizona Phil to come along and add his interpretation and analysis; for now, here are the numbers:
CHICAGO CUBS
C: Barrett 8, Blanco 3
1B: Lee 11
2B: Walker 7, Hairston 3, Perez 1
3B: Ramirez 9, Perez 2
SS: Cedeno 11
LF: Murton 11
CF: Pierre 11
RF: Jones 6, Pagan 3, Bynum 1, Mabry 1
SP: Zambrano 3, Rusch 3, Maddux 2, Marshall 2, Williams 1
IOWA CUBS (AAA)
C: Soto 8, Kopitzke 3
1B: Sing 9, Deardorff 2
2B: Fontenot 6, Theriot 4, Coats 1
3B: McGehee 9, Coats 1, Deardorff 1
SS: Ojeda 6, Theriot 5
LF: Restovich 4, Strong 4, Deardorff 3
CF: Pie 11
RF: Coats 5, Restovich 5, Theriot 1
SP: Ryu 3, Walrond 2, Valdes 2, Guzman 2, Hill 2
WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (AA)
C: Richie 7, Reyes 2, Farina 1
1B: Hoffpauir 8, Dopirak 1, Lewis 1
2B: Patterson 10
3B: Moore 8, Lewis 2
SS: Rojas 7, Cates 3
LF: Montanez 7, Lewis 2, Hoffpauir 1
CF: Walker 9, Greenberg 1
RF: Greenberg 8, Montanez 2
DH: Lewis 3, Moore 1, Cates 1
SP: Mathes 2, Marmol 2, Wells 2, Mateo 2, Cash 1, Baez 1
DAYTONA CUBS (A+)
C: Fox 8, Rick 2
1B: Craig 10
2B: Spears 8, Salas 2
3B: Spearman 10
SS: Simokaitis 10
LF: Jackson 5, Culpepper 4, Salas 1
CF: Fuld 10
RF: Harvey 6, Culpepper 4
DH: Jackson 5, Fox 1, Harvey 1, Rick 1, Wick 1
SP: Berg 2, Gallagher 2, Hagerty 2, Holliman 2, Johnson 2
PEORIA CHIEFS (A)
C: Muyco 5, Reed 4, Morgan 1
1B: Norwood 9, Garcia 1
2B: Chirinos 9, Rivera 1
3B: Taylor 10
SS: Johnston 7, Rivera 3
LF: Valdez 6, Defendis 4
CF: Gregg 8, Ciaramella 2
RF: Ciaramella 6, Defendis 2, Valdez 2
DH: Garcia 8, Chirinos 1, Norwood 1
SP: Veal 2, Blackford 2, Billek 2, Yepez 2, Atkins 2
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