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Big League Lugnuts
There have been over 500 different Lugnuts, with 87 players making it all the way to the Majors.
- 36 Lugs alumni have debuted with the Chicago Cubs
- 18 with the Kansas City Royals
- 15 with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 3 with the Florida Marlins
- 2 with the Oakland A's, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays
- 1 with the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners
Here is a listing of every Lugnuts team, with its Midwest League All-Stars and the future Major Leaguers it has produced thus far. (Rehabbing Major Leaguers are not included.)
| Season | Parent |
W-L |
Players |
MWL All-Stars |
MLB |
Notable Lugnuts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Royals |
68-71 |
40 |
6 |
7 |
Carlos Beltrán |
| 1997 | Royals |
69-68 |
42 |
5 |
8 |
Chad Durbin |
| 1998 | Royals |
71-69 |
44 |
4 |
9 |
Jeremy Affeldt |
| 1999 | Cubs |
73-67 |
38 |
4 |
6 |
Patterson, Zambrano |
| 2000 | Cubs |
70-68 |
42 |
4 |
6 |
Juan Cruz |
| 2001 | Cubs |
65-75 |
40 |
3 |
9 |
Ronny Cedeño
|
| 2002 | Cubs |
74-65 |
48 |
5 |
10 |
Ryan Theriot
|
| 2003 | Cubs |
69-66 |
44 |
7 |
16 |
Casey McGehee |
| 2004 | Cubs |
77-63 |
42 |
8 |
11 |
Carlos Mármol |
| 2005 | Blue Jays |
70-69 |
45 |
7 |
4 |
Casey Janssen |
| 2006 | Blue Jays |
72-65 |
43 |
4 |
- |
- |
| 2007 | Blue Jays |
78-61 |
43 |
5 |
2 |
Travis Snider |
| 2008 | Blue Jays |
76-64 |
43 |
7 |
8 |
Tim Collins |
| 2009 | Blue Jays |
54-84 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
Alvarez, Pastornicky |
| 2010 | Blue Jays |
70-69 |
45 |
5 |
2 |
Hutchison, Jenkins |
| 2011 | Blue Jays |
77-60 |
50 |
4 |
1 |
Hutchison, Marisnick |
The 87 Lugnuts to make the Major Leagues are as follows:
| # | Player |
In Lansing |
MLB Debut |
MLB Team (#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Santiago | 1996-97 |
June 7, 1997 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 2. | Jeff Wallace | 1996 |
August 21, 1997 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 3. | Jeremy Giambi | 1997 |
September 1, 1998 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 4. | Carlos Beltrán | 1996 |
September 14, 1998 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 5. | Carlos Febles | 1996 |
September 14, 1998 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 6. | Orber Moreno | 1997 |
May 25, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 7. | Dan Reichert | 1998 |
July 16, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 8. | Mark Quinn | 1996 |
September 14, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 9. | Lance Carter | 1998 |
September 15, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 10. | Scott Mullen | 1997 |
September 24, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 11. | Chad Durbin | 1997 |
September 26, 1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 12. | Kevin Hodges | 1996 |
April 24, 2000 |
Seattle Mariners |
| 13. | Kris Wilson | 1998 |
July 28, 2000 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 14. | Corey Patterson | 1999 |
September 18, 2000 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 15. | Carlos Zambrano | 1999 |
August 20, 2001 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 16. | Juan Cruz | 2000 |
August 21, 2001 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 17. | Brandon Berger | 1997 |
Sept. 9, 2001 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 18. | Corey Thurman | 1998 |
April 5, 2002 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 19. | Jeremy Affeldt | 1998 |
April 6, 2002 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 20. | Juan Brito | 1998 |
May 3, 2002 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 21. | Jason Simontacchi | 1997 |
May 4, 2002 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 22. | Francis Beltran | 2000 |
June 28, 2002 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 23. | Steve Smyth | 1999 |
August 6, 2002 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 24. | Kit Pellow | 1997 |
August 14, 2002 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 25. | Hee-Seop Choi | 1999 |
September 5, 2002 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 26. | Jeremy Hill | 1998 |
September 7, 2002 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 27. | Kiko Calero | 1998 |
April 2, 2003 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 28. | Todd Wellemeyer | 2001 |
May 15, 2003 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 29. | David Kelton | 1999 |
June 8, 2003 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 30. | Sergio Mitre | 2002 |
July 22, 2003 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 31. | Félix Sánchez | 2002 |
September 3, 2003 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 32. | Pete Zoccolillo | 2000 |
September 5, 2003 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
| 33. | Mike Wuertz | 1999 |
April 5, 2004 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 34. | Jason Szuminski | 2000-01 |
April 11, 2004 |
San Diego Padres |
| 35. | Jason Dubois | 2001 |
May 19, 2004 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 36. | Matt Treanor | 1996 |
June 2, 2004 |
Florida Marlins |
| 37. | Jon Leicester | 2001 |
June 9, 2004 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 38. | Brendan Harris | 2001 |
July 6, 2004 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 39. | John Webb | 2000 |
August 2, 2004 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 40. | Andy Sisco | 2003 |
April 4, 2005 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 41. | Ronny Cedeño | 2001-02 |
April 24, 2005 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 42. | Ray Sadler | 2001 |
May 8, 2005 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 43. | Joe Dillon | 1998 |
May 18, 2005 |
Florida Marlins |
| 44. | Rich Hill | 2003 |
June 15, 2005 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 45. | Adam Greenberg | 2002 |
July 9, 2005 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 46. | Jermaine Van Buren | 2004 |
August 31, 2005 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 47. | Ryan Theriot | 2002-03 |
September 13, 2005 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 48. | Sean Marshall | 2003-04 |
April 9, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 49. | Ángel Guzmán | 2002 |
April 26, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 50. | Casey Janssen | 2005 |
April 27, 2006 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 51. | Jae-Kuk Ryu | 2002-03 |
May 14, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 52. | Renyel Pinto | 2001-02 |
May 18, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 53. | Carlos Mármol | 2003 |
June 4, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 54. | Juan Mateo | 2003-04 |
August 3, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 55. | Ryan O'Malley | 2003 |
August 16, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 56. | Buck Coats | 2002-03 |
August 22, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 57. | José Reyes | 2003 |
September 13, 2006 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 58. | Félix Pié | 2003 |
April 17, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 59. | Rocky Cherry | 2003 |
April 23, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 60. | Dewon Day | 2005 |
May 28, 2007 |
Chicago White Sox |
| 61. | Curtis Thigpen | 2005 |
June 6, 2007 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 62. | Clay Rapada | 2003-04 |
June 14, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 63. | Billy Petrick | 2004 |
June 27, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 64. | Jake Fox | 2003-04 |
July 19, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 65. | Carmen Pignatiello | 2002 |
August 16, 2007 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 66. | Eugenio Vélez | 2005 |
September 5, 2007 |
San Francisco Giants |
| 67. | Randy Wells | 2003-04 |
April 5, 2008 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 68. | Luis Montañez | 2000-01 |
April 28, 2008 |
Baltimore Orioles |
| 69. | Travis Snider | 2007 |
August 29, 2008 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 70. | Casey McGehee | 2003 |
September 2, 2008 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 71. | Brad Mills | 2008 |
June 18, 2009 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 72. | Marc Rzepczynski | 2008 |
July 7, 2009 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 73. | Adalberto Méndez | 2003-04 |
September 6, 2010 |
Florida Marlins |
| 74. | Tim Collins | 2008 |
March 31, 2011 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 75. | Luis Pérez | 2008 |
April 16, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 76. | David Cooper | 2008 |
April 29, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 77. | Trystan Magnuson | 2008 |
May 17, 2011 |
Oakland Athletics |
| 78. | Graham Godfrey | 2007 |
June 10, 2011 |
Oakland Athletics |
| 79. | Robinson Chirinos | 2003-04 |
July 18, 2011 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| 80. | Henderson Alvarez | 2009 |
August 10, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 81. | Joel Carreño | 2009 |
August 23, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 82. | Darin Mastroianni | 2008 |
August 24, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 83. | Danny Farquhar | 2008 |
September 13, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 84. | Chad Beck | 2009 |
September 13, 2011 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 85. | Tyler Pastornicky | 2009 |
April 5, 2012 |
Atlanta Braves |
| 86. | Evan Crawford | 2010 |
April 15, 2012 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 87. | Drew Hutchison | 2010-11 |
April 21, 2012 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
