Final Minor League Records

The minor league season ended over the weekend and here's how the lil' Cubbies fared.

(WHOOPS! - I guess Boise still has 2 games left. Close enough... )

AAA: Iowa Cubs (Pacific Coast League)

Overall: 83-59 (PCL American North Division Winner)  

AA: Tennessee Smokies (Southern League)

Overall: 62-77 
2nd Half: 35-34 
1st Half: 27-43 

Hi-A: Daytona Cubs (Florida State League)

Overall: 73-59
2nd Half: 38-24 (FSL East Division Winner)
1st Half: 35-35

A: Peoria Chiefs (Midwest League)

Overall: 60-78 
2nd Half: 30-40
1st Half: 30-38

Short Season A: Boise Hawks (Northwest League)

Overall: 43-31 

Rookie League: AZL Cubs

Overall: 31-24 
2nd Half: 13-14
1st Half: 18-10

Cubs Overall Minor League Record: 352-328 (.517 %)

The Iowa Cubs playoff series begins tomorrow versus the Oklahoma Red Hawks (Texas affiliate).  Randy Wells will start game one. The Daytona Cubs start tonight versus the Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis affiliate). 2008 draftee phenom Jay Jackson gets the start for Daytona.

Tags: 
Cubs Minor Leagues
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 2:29pm
Return to Homepage

Comments

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 3:15pm

for those who read AZ Phil religiously, you know he had himself some Josh Donaldson man-love.

Well since being traded, he had a .955 OPS with Stockton in the California League (Hi-A) in 188 AB's. He had a .625 OPS with Peoria in A-ball in 235 AB's.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 3:24pm

to follow-up on that trade:

Epat had a .931 OPS with their AAA affiliate (Sacramento) and is with the big league club now (.507 OPS) 

Murton still can't hit an XBH to save his life (768 OPS in AAA with the A's to follow up his .780 OPS with Iowa). Sacramento is in the PCL playoffs and it's unclear whether he'll get another call-up this year.

Gallagher was shut down for a few weeks to rest a fatigued arm. He's due back on Friday, at least off the disabled list. A 6.55 ERA with the A's in 7 starts. 

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 8:34pm

Isn't the California League a notorious hitter's league?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:01am

I believe so, not gonna account for a 300 pt difference in your OPS though.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 6:09am

It's also High A league, compared to the Midwest league, which is Low A, which of course is different from the northwest league, which is Short Season A. I am sure it made sense at one point.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 3:38pm

Vitters ends up with a .876 OPS in Boise with 5 HR's in 252 AB's, 12 BB/44 K

Flaherty(Boise): .874 OPS with 8 HR in 215 AB's. 24 BB/50 K

Colvin (Tennesee): .736 OPS/14 HR's in 540 AB's. 44 BB/101 K

Pie (Iowa): .802 OPS.10 HR's in 335 AB's. 23 BB/54 K

Ceda (Tennessee): 2-1, 2.08 ERA, 30.1 IP, 42 K, 14 BB, 2 HR (all in relief). Threw 84.2 IP overall between AA and Hi-A with 95 K's and 42 BB's. A little surprised they didn't' call him up to get some experience in the AAA playoffs.

Veal (Tennessee): 5-10, 4.52 ERA, 145.1 IP, 123 K, 81 BB, 19 HR

Submitted by carlosrubi
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 4:43pm

Our farm system is atrocious.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 4:45pm

sarcasm?

Submitted by carlosrubi
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:04pm

Yup. Even with the constant disappointments that Colvin and Veal have brought us, Ceda and Vitters are easily top-25 NL prospects for 2009. Vitters could probably crack the top 10; however, of course, John "East Coast Bias" Sickels would tab them both as B- prospects.

Also, I'm really glad I was wrong about Flaherty. He's looking more and more like a legit hitter, not in the Barney mold -- if he can stay at SS, we've got a major prospect for 2010 and beyond. Problem is, no one --and I mean it, no one-- thinks he can handle SS/2B. Maybe a Eric Patterson redux/clone?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:16pm

pretty funny how the Cubs best prospects of late all just emerged on the scene.

Marmol and Soto weren't given much thought before 2007...same for Samardzija this year. Sometimes things just click...

 

Sickels ratings over the years:

2006: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2006/2/12/114449/224
2007: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2006/12/14/1917/4337
2008: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2007/11/19/01814/657

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:34pm

Are you forgetting that Vitters started with Peoria and wound up with Boise?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:38pm

no...it's just irrelevant.

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:40pm

I wasn't asking you. And it obviously is relevant.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:46pm

14 AB's in Peoria before getting injured are irrelevant.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:41pm

vitters is 18/19...he's lucky to be in A ball rather than rookie ball. if he started the year in peoria that's a bit over his head whether he succeeded or not.

hell, he's a bit young for boise, though not unusually young.

-edit-

he is the youngest guy on the boise roster.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 6:12am

That obviously isn't relevant.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 4:41pm

think I missed it, but that would have been fun.

http://mlb.mlb.com/fan_forum/chat.jsp?c_id=la

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:39pm

I would have liked to ask him about the discussion the Padres announcers had after Maddux beat them last night.
In short, Maddux's streak of 14 starts in a row without a win bothered them so much they wouldn't want him back.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:18pm

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080902&c...

Ryan Dempster is the Cubs nominee

They and the other club nominees have immersed themselves in the type of humanitarian and community efforts that distinguished the life of Clemente, a life which ended at 38 on New Year's Eve 1972 with the crash of a plane aboard which he was personally delivering aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

Submitted by Raisin101
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:30pm

Rob G., Boise's season isn't over. They still have two more games and tomorrow is their season finale!

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:39pm

my bad...I'll add a note.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:33pm

"O Soto!
Geovany Soto an Oriole and other notes from around the web."

I was not amused by this little headline when I visited TCR tonight. Perhaps some better wording might prevent more heart attacks.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:44pm

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.js...

Flaherty, J. Harrison, Vitters and Ryan Keedy.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:39pm

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.js...

CF James Adduci the lone Daytona Cub. Not sure how Jeremy Papelbon didn't make it.

ex-Cub Brian Dopirak made it as well for the Blue Jays affiliate.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 5:50pm

T. Thomas (2b), J. Adduci (CF), Ty Wright (LF), B. Lalli (DH), Russ Canzler (1B), S. Clevenger (C), R. Harvey (RF), J. Mota (3b) Darwin Barney (SS)

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:16pm

2-0 in the top of the first...2 run HR off Jackson, the first off of him in Daytona in 17 IP.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:21pm

3-0 to the bottom of the first.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:33pm

Daytona goes down in order, Jackson gives up a single in the top of the 2nd but no more. 

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:37pm

I think Dusty is managing Daytona...down in order in the 2nd on what sounded like 3 pitches (I think it was a few more).

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:40pm

2nd home run by this guy (Steven Hill):

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stat...

4-0 Palm Beach up in the top of the third...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:54pm

Jordon Latham comes in to finish the third. A walk and single in the bottom of the inning with one out and Daytona has a rally going.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:59pm

bases loaded, 1 out and no runs score for Daytona. Sigh.

To the real Cubs... 

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 6:16am

You're not just born knowing how to do that shit. It takes years and years of practice to make sure you have the least productive at-bats in crucial moments as possible.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:37pm

Game ended up being rained out and completely cancelled. Game one will be tonight instead with James Russell going. 

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:37pm

http://cubs.scout.com/a.z?s=260&p=2&c=784270

Nate Spears, Doug Deeds and Jake Fox

Submitted by Raisin101
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:54pm

Rob G., Jericho Jones (OF) and John Contreras (DH) made the AZL postseason all-star team from Mesa.

No clue how Micah Hoffpauir didn't make the PCL one.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 2:08pm

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.js...

yeah, weird...but Eric Patterson did!!

Joe Koshansky of Colorado was the PCL first basemen, did lead the league in RBI's and third in HR's. Just a matter of playing time for Hoffpauir it looks like. Nelson Cruz won the MVP.

Let's see if we got all the postseason honors in one place:

PCL:
Postseason All-Star: Eric Patterson
Manager of the Year: Pat Listach

Southern:
Postseason All-Stars: Doug Deeds, Jake Fox and Nate Spears

FSL
Postseason All-Stars: James Adduci

Midwest League
Nothing

Northwest League
Postseason All-Stars: Josh Vitters, Ryan Flaherty, Josh Harrison, Ryan Keedy

Rookie League
Postseason All-Stars: Jericho Jones, John Contreras

X
You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address.
The password field is case sensitive.
Loading