The Arizona Complex League Cubs are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.
History The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) in 1997, and has been a member of the league continuously since then. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by suffixes (1 and 2, although some sources list them as Blue and Red). Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).
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 27–29 6th Ricardo Medina 2008 31–24 5th Franklin Font 2009 29–27 4th Juan Cabreja 2010 26–29 8th Juan Cabreja 2011 28–28 6th (tie) Juan Cabreja 2012 37–19 2nd Bobby Mitchell 2013 27–28 8th Bobby Mitchell 2014 22–34 12th Jimmy Gonzalez 2015 31–22 2nd Carmelo Martínez 2016 28–28 9th Carmelo Martínez 2017 25–31 11th (tie) Carmelo Martínez 2018 2019 2020 Season canceled
Top player stats Cubs Team and top Hitter and Pitcher statistics Team IndividualYearBAERAFldHitterABHitsAvrPitcherW–LERA1997.2623.43.941Brad Ramsey20063.315Todd Noel5–11.981998.2624.59.947Jason Clarke14048.343Yonder Linares7–22.891999.2615.52.946Adam Morrissey16950.296Dan Wiggens3–02.912000.2964.93.945Syketo Anderson15058.387Andrew Earley2–04.002001.2684.51.946Ronny Cedeño20672.350Félix Sánchez2–53.982002.2793.69.958Matt Creighton16961.361Justin Jones3–11.802003.2764.73.949Ryan Fitzgerald20277.381Ronald Bay7–12.482004.2634.11.956Carlos Quinones21668.315Jose F. Ortiz4–14.152005.2754.50.953D.J. Lewis17456.322Jose Pena3–54.752006.2404.56NAClifford Anderson15739.248Taylor Parker2–22.332007.2754.15.951Jovan Rosa14449.340Michael Bunton4–32.79
Roster
References
External links Official website (Cubs Blue) Official website (Cubs Red)