Arizona League Cubs

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Arizona League Cubs
Founded in 1997
Mesa, Arizona

Team Logo

Cap Insignia

Class-Level

Rookie League (1997-present)

Minor League affiliations

Arizona League (1997-present)

Major League affiliations

Chicago Cubs (1997-present)

Name

Arizona League Cubs (1997-present)

Ballpark

Fitch Park (1997-present)

Minor League titles

League titles

1997

Division titles

2002

Owner(s)/Operated by:

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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	Felix Sanchez	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 Anderson	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

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v • d • e Sports teams based in and around Phoenix

Baseball	MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks AzL: Arizona League Angels • Arizona League Athletics • Arizona League Brewers • Arizona League Cubs • Arizona League Giants • Arizona League Mariners • Arizona League Padres • Arizona League Rangers • Arizona League Royals AFL: Phoenix Desert Dogs • Peoria Javelinas • Scottsdale Scorpions • Mesa Solar Sox • Peoria Saguaros • Surprise Rafters

Basketball	NBA: Phoenix Suns WNBA: Phoenix Mercury IBL: Arizona Flame ABA: Phoenix Fury

Football	NFL: Arizona Cardinals AFL: Arizona Rattlers

Hockey	NHL: Phoenix Coyotes ECHL: Phoenix RoadRunners CHL: Arizona Sundogs

Lacrosse	NLL: Arizona Sting

College athletics	Div - I Arizona State University, Div - II Grand Canyon University