Midwest League Preview

Your incomplete guide to the Midwest League.  There are sixteen teams in the Midwest League.  They are divided into two divisions, the Eastern and the Western.

Players listed are on rosters found at milb.com this morning.  "Notables" is not intended to be a list of top prospects.

EASTERN DIVISION

 

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Affiliation: Tampa Bay Rays

Home Park: Bowling Green Ball Park

Manager: Jared Sandberg

Coaches: Manny Castillo, Kyle Snyder

Notables: Blake Snell, Taylor Guerrieri, Patrick Leonard, Tyler Goeddel, Andrew Toles

 

Dayton Dragons

Affliation: Cincinnati Reds

Home Park: Fifth Third Field

Manager: Jose Nieves

Coaches: Tony Fossas, Alex Pelaez

Notables: Sal Romano, Alejandro Chacin, Robert Stephenson, Jesse Winker, Brent Peterson

 

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Affiliation: San Diego Padres

Home Park: Parkview Field

Manager: Jose Valentin

Coaches: Morgan Burkhart, Burt Hooton

Notables: Zach Eflin, Max Fried, Rodney Daal, Joseph Ross, Mallex Smith

 

Great Lakes Loons

Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers

Home Park: Dow Diamond

Manager: John Shoemaker

Coaches: Razor Shines, Hector Berrios

Notables: Zachary Bird, Miguel Sulbaran, Jonathan Martinez, Corey Seager, Malcolm Holland

 

Lake County Captains

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians

Home Park: Classic Park

Manager: Scooter Tucker

Coaches: Tony Mansolino, Steve Karsay

Notables: Mitch Brown, Dorssys Paulino, Nellie Rodriguez, Felix Sterling, Jorge Martinez

 

Lansing Lugnuts

Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays

Home Park: Cooley Stadium

Manager: John Tamargo

Coaches: Kenny Graham, Vince Horsman

Notables: Roberto Osuna, Daniel Norris, Santiago Nessy, Dalton Pompey, Christian Lopes

 

South Bend Silver Hawks

Affiliation: Arizona Diamondbacks

Home Park: Coveleski Stadium

Manager: Mark Haley

Coaches: Jason Camilli, Wellington Cepeda

Notables: J. R. Bradley, Blake Perry, Brandon Drury, Socrates Brito, Pedro Ruiz

 

West Michigan Whitecaps

Affiliation: Detroit Tigers

Home Park: Fifth Third Ballpark

Manager: Larry Parrish

Coaches: Scott Dwyer, Mike Hennema

Notables: Danry Vasquez, Austin Schotts, Mike Hernandez, Endrys Bricino, Julio Felix

 

WESTERN DIVISION

 

Beloit Snappers

Affiliation: Oakland Athletics

Home Park: Pohlman Field

Manager: Ryan Christenson

Coaches: Casey Myers, John Wasdin

Notables: Renato Nunez, Matthew Olson, Wilfredo Solano, Christopher Bostick, Raul Alcantara

 

Burlington Bees

Affiliation: Los Angeles Angels

Home Park: Community Field

Manager: Jamie Burke

Coaches: Nathan Haynes, Trevor Wilson

Notables: Arjenis Fernandez, Joseph Krehbiel, Sandy Martinez, Michael Bolaski, Wendell Soto

 

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Affiliation: Minnesota Twins

Home Park: Perfect Game Field

Manager: Jake Mauer

Coaches: Tommy Watkins, Gary Lucas

Notables: Jorge Polanco, Byron Buxton, Hudson Boyd, Travis Harrison, Niko Goodrum

 

Clinton LumberKings

Affiliation: Seattle Mariners

Home Park: Ashford University Field

Manager: Eddie Menchaca

Coaches: Andrew Lorraine, Mike Kinkade

Notables: Tyler Pike, Timothy Lopes, Gabriel Guerrero, Ketel Marte, Tyler Marlette

 

Kane County Cougars

Affiliation: Chicago Cubs

Home Park: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark

Manager: Brian Buchanan

Coaches: Julio Bruno, Jim Brower

Notables: David Bote, Jeimer Candelario, Brian Smith, Gioskar Amaya, Daniel Vogelbach

 

Peoria Chiefs

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals

Home Park: Peoria Chiefs Stadium

Manager: Dann Billardello

Coaches: Jason Simontacchi, Erik Pappas

Notables: Charlie Tilson, Breyvic Valera, Tyrell Jenkins, Dixon Llorens, Jhonny Polanco

 

Quad Cities River Bandits

Affiliation: Houston Astros

Home Park: Modern Woodmen Park

Manager: Omar Lopez

Coaches: Dave Borkowski, Joel Chimelis

Notables: Carlos Correa, Rio Ruiz, Ariel Ovando, Lance McCullers, Teoscar Hernandez

 

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers

Home Park: Fox Cities Stadium

Manager: Matt Erickson

Coaches: Dusty Rhodes, David Chavarria

Notables: Orlando Arcia, Tyrone Taylor, Clint Coulter, Jorge Lopez, Chris McFarland