Arizona League Cubs

Arizona League Cubs
Founded in 1997
Mesa, Arizona

Team Logo
Cap Insignia
Class-level
  • Rookie League (1997-present)
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Arizona League Cubs (1997-present)
Ballpark
  • Fitch Park (1997-present)
Minor league titles
League titles 1997
Division titles 2002
Owner(s)/Operated by: Chicago Cubs
Manager: Ricardo Medina
General Manager:

The Arizona League Cubs are a minor league baseball team in Mesa, Arizona, USA. They are a Class R team in the Arizona League, and have been a farm team of the Chicago Cubs since 2005. The Cubs play home games at Fitch Park.

Contents

Year-by-year record

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1997 34-20 1st Terry Kennedy League Champs
1998 29-26 3rd Nate Oliver
1999 18-37 8th Carmelo Martínez
2000 32-24 3rd Carmelo Martínez
2001 26-30 5th Carmelo Martínez
2002 35-21 1st Carmelo Martínez Won Playoff
2003 25-24 6th Carmelo Martínez
2004 27-29 6th Trey Forkerway
2005 19-37 9th Steve McFarland
2006 21-34 8th Carmelo Martínez
2007 Steve McFarland

Top player stats

Cubs Team and top Hitter and Pitcher statistics

Team Individual
Year BA ERA Fld Hitter AB Hits Avr Pitcher W-L ERA
1997 .262 3.43 .941 Brad Ramsey 200 63 .315 Todd Noel 5-1 1.98
1998 .262 4.59 .947 Jason Clarke 140 48 .343 Yonder Linares 7-2 2.89
1999 .261 5.52 .946 Adam Morrissey 169 50 .296 Dan Wiggens 3-0 2.91
2000 .296 4.93 .945 Syketo Anderson 150 58 .387 Andrew Earley 2-0 4.00
2001 .268 4.51 .946 Ronny Cedeno 206 72 .350 Félix Sánchez 2-5 3.98
2002 .279 3.69 .958 Matt Creighton 169 61 .361 Justin Jones 3-1 1.80
2003 .276 4.73 .949 Ryan Fitzgerald 202 77 .381 Ronald Bay 7-1 2.48
2004 .263 4.11 .956 Carlos Quinones 216 68 .315 Jose F. Ortiz 4-1 4.15
2005 .275 4.50 .953 D.J. Lewis 174 56 .322 Jose Pena 3-5 4.75
2006 .240 4.56 NA Clifford Andrson 157 39 .248 Taylor Parker 2-2 2.33
2007 .275 4.15 .951 Jovan Rosa 144 49 .340 Michael Bunton 4-3 2.79

Roster

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 35 Rogelino Carmona
  • 40 Tim Clubb
  • 30 Daley Cox
  • -- Barrett Dail
  • 64 Diego Encarnacion
  • -- P.J. Francescan
  • 37 Jesse Ginley

-- Cameron Greathouse

  • 47 Cody Hams
  • -- Su-Min Jung
  • 55 Luis Liria
  • 34 Toby Matchulat
  • -- John Mincone
  • 57 Marcos Perez
  • 61 George Pineda
  • 51 James Pugliese
  • 58 Carlos E. Rojas
  • -- Jose Rosario
  • -- Jacob Schmidt
  • 52 Adam Spencer
  • -- Larry Suarez
  • 63 Melvin Vazquez

Catchers

  • 04 Sergio Burruel
  • -- Brandon May
  • 06 Juan Medina
  • 12 Alvaro Sosa

Infielders

  • 04 Wes Darvill
  • 15 Gian Guzman
  • 01 Dwayne Kemp
  • 17 Jordan Petraitis
  • -- Blair Springfield
  • 16 Charles Thomas
  • 22 Chris Weimer

Outfielders

  • -- Glen Cook
  • 21 Jesus Morelli
  • -- Brian Shields
  • 20 Sean Williams

Manager

Coaches

7-day disabled list
* On Chicago Cubs 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated December 21, 2011
Transactions
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Team affiliations

Level Team League Location
Major League Chicago Cubs National League Chicago, Illinois
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Des Moines, Iowa
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Sevierville, Tennessee
Advanced A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Daytona Beach, Florida
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Peoria, Illinois
Short Season A Boise Hawks Northwest League Boise, Idaho
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Mesa, Arizona

External links

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois
Franchise
Ballparks
Lore
Culture
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Rivalries
Retired numbers
10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!
Key personnel
Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum
World Series
Championships (4)
1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908
National League
Championships (16)
1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945
Division
Championships
Eastern
Central
2003 • 2007 • 2008
Wild Card
Minor league
affiliates
Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)
Other assets
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Triple-A Double-A Class A Rookie
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Boise Hawks		 AZL Cubs
DSL Cubs 1
DSL Cubs 2
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Sports teams based in Arizona
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Basketball
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ARU: Camelback Rugby Club • Northern Arizona Rugby Football Club • Old Pueblo Lions Rugby Football Club • Tucson Magpies Rugby Football Club • Yuma Rugby Football Club
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)