1998 Canadians in the Minors
* RP Jeff Zimmerman (Carseland, Alta.) spent the 1998 season at Double-A Tulsa and Class-A Charlotte in the Texas Rangers system. ....
65 Canadians played in the Minor Leagues 1998 …
Anaheim Angels
Player Hometown Team Avg. HRs RBIs
OF Jeff Guiel, Langley, BC, Class-A Lake Elisnore, .270, 16, 60
RHP Steve Green, Longueuil, Que., Class-A Cedar Rapids 2-6, 4.54
Arizona Diamondbacks
SS-2B Danny Klassen, Leamington, Ont., Triple-A Tuscon .292 10 47
Atlanta Braves
OF Christian Heffernen, Guelph, Ont., Rookie-Class Orlando .280 1 10
Baltimore Orioles
OF Ntema Ndungidi, Montreal, Que., Class-A Bluefield .295, 7, 35
RHP Sean Jones, Hamilton, Ont., Class-A Bluefield 4-2, 9.76
Boston Red Sox
RHP Chris Reitsma, Calgary, Alta. Class-A Sarasota 0-0, 2.84
Chicago Cubs
RHP Chad Ricketts, Burlington, Ont., Class-A Daytona 2-1 1.84; Double-A West Tennesee 0-2, 3.52
RHP Mike Meyers, Tillsonburg, Ont., Class-A Rockford, 7-5, 3.36
RHP Paul Vracar, Stoney Creek, Ont., Rookie Class-Mesa, 1-4, 7.56
Chicago White Sox
RHP Julian Tucker, Chateauguay, Que., Double-A Birmingham 4-6, 6.82
RHP Aaron Myette, Surrey, BC, Class-A Winston-Salem 4-2, 2.01; Class-A Hickory, 9-4, 2.47
Cincinnati Reds
LHP Kevin Needham, Burlington, Ont., Class-A Burlington 2-5, 5.36
Cleveland Indians
3B Todd Betts, Scarborough, Ont. Triple-A Buffalo .229, 2, 6; Double-A Canton .270, 17, 46
LHP Rheal Cormier, Cap Pele, N.B. Double-A Akron 0-0, 6.52
RHP Robbie Vael, North Delta, BC, Class-A Watertown 4-3 4.12; Class-A Columbus 0-6, 10.29
Colorado Rockies
RP Dave Wainhouse, Scarborough, Ont., Triple-A Colorado Springs 2-3, 3.60
LHP Mike Kusiewicz, Nepean, Ont., Double-A New Haven, Colorado Rockies 14-7, 2.32
Detroit Tigers
C Joe Siddall, Windsor, Ont., Triple-A Toledo .240, 4, 16
C Maxime St. Pierre, Pintendre, Que., Rookie-Class Lakeland .385, 2, 15
Florida Marlins
RHP Mike Gardiner, Sarnia, Ont., Triple-A Charoltte 5-7, 6.01
RHP Ryan Dempster, Gibsons, BC, Triple-A Charlotte, 3-1, 3.27; Double-A Portland 4-3, 3.22
Houston Astros
OF Rob Butler, East York, Ont., Triple-A New Orleans .274, 1, 29
RHP Jason Green, Port Hope, Ont., Class-A Kississmee 2-6, 4.54
Kansas City Royals
C Andy Stewart, Brockville, Ont., Triple-A Omaha .338, 12, 58, Double-A Wichita .345, 1 6
RHP Jason Gooding, Cambridge, Ont., Double-A Wichita 5-7, 5.22
LHP Todd Thorn, Stratford, Ont., Class-A Wilmington 9-8, 3.13
RHP Jordy Alexander, Burnaby, B.C., Class-A Lansing 4-2, 5.11
RHP Steve Walsh, Orleans, Ont. Rookie-class Fort Myers 0-2, 1.88
Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP Eric Gagne, Mascouche, Que., Class-A Vero Beach 9-7, 3.74
LHP Nial Hughes, Charlottetown, PEI, Class-A Great Falls 8-1, 4.05
SS David Detienne, Dartmouth, N.S., Rookie-Class Yakima .193, 0, 6, Class-A Great Falls .211, 0, 9
RHP Matt Borynk, Victoria, BC, Rookie-class Great Falls 5-3, 5.56
Milwaukee Brewers
C Alex Andreopoulos, Toronto, Ont., Double-A El Paso .321, 10 , 93
Minnesota Twins
3B Corey Koskie, Anola, Man., Triple-A Salt Lake City .301, 26, 105
C Troy Fortin, Lundar, Man., Double-A New Britain .183, 0, 6
OF Kareem Johnson, Trail, BC, Class-A Elizabethon .240, 0, 10
LHP Jamie Vallis, Bedford, N.S., Class-A Elizabethon 1-1, 5.68
Montreal Expos
RHP Mike Johnson, Sherwood Park, Alta., Triple-A Ottawa 4-9, 4.29; Double-A Harrisburg 3-2, 6.95
3B Simon Pond, North Vancouver, BC, Class-A Jupiter .238, 1, 32
OF Jeremy Ware, Guelph, Ont., Class-A Jupiter .246 10, 64
RHP Trevor Wamback, Lower Sackville, N.S., Class-A Vermont 0-1, 6.10; Rookie-class, 5-1, 2.47
New York Mets
RP Derek Aucoin, Brisbriand, Que., Class-A Port St. Lucie 1-0, 8.38; Triple-A Norfolk 0-0, 0.00; Double-A Binghamton 0-0, 6.75; Rookie-class Port St. Lucie, 0-0, 5.63
Oakland A’s
3B Monty Davis, Vernon, BC, Class-A Modesto .304 8 44
C Cody McKay, Vancouver, BC, Class-A Modesto .294, 6, 58; Triple-A Edmonton .228, 0, 5; Double-A Huntsville .286, 1, 1
San Diego Padres
OF Aaron Guiel, Langley, BC, Triple-A Las Vegas .311, 5, 31
SS Kevin Nicholson, Surrey, BC Double-A Mobile .215, 5, 52
Seattle Mariners
OF Ryan Radmanovich, Calgary, Alta., Triple-A Tacoma .300 15 65
RHP Chris Mears, Victoria, B.C. Class-A Everett, 9-1 2.74l Double-A Orlando, 0-1 9.64
LHP Jordan Zimmerman, Carseland, Alta., Class-A Lancaster 0-1, 4.86; Rookie-class Peoria 0-1, 3.00
St. Louis Cardinals
2B Stubby Clapp, Windsor, Ont., Double-A Arkansas .278, 12, 57
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
OF Rich Butler, East York, Ont., Triple-A Durham .297, 8, 35
3B Pierre Luc LaForest, Montreal, Que., Class-A Princeton .275, 2, 14
Texas Rangers
RP Jeff Zimmerman, Carseland, Alta. Double-A Tulsa 3-1, 1.29; Class-A Charlotte, 2-1, 1.26
Toronto Blue Jays
RP Steve Sinclair, Victoria, BC, Triple-A Syracuse, 2-1, 2.17
RHP Joe Young, Ft. McMurray, Alta., Double-A Knoxville 2-7, 9.68; Class-A Hagerstown, 3-1, 5.31; Class-A Dunedin 4-1, 4.63
LHP Clint Lawrence, Oakville, Ont., Double-A Knoxville 1-2, 6.84; Class-A Dunedin 6-3, 4.91
RHP Yan Lachapelle, Gatineau, Que., Class-A Dunedin, 11-8, 3.99
C Bobby Cripps, Powell River, BC, Class-A Hagerstown .265, 29, 88
1B Greg Morrison, Medicine Hat, Alta., Class-A Hagerstown .276, 15, 72
1B Matt Logan, Brampton, Ont., Rookie-Class Medicine Hat .266 3, 30
LHP Mark Curtis, Edmonton, Alta., Rookie-Class Medicine Hat 6-6, 5.94
RHP Pat Lynch, Milton, Ont. Rookie-Class Medicine Hat, 7-3, 2.32
LHP Steve Murray, Ennismore, Ont., Rookie-Class Medicine Hat 4-1, 5.71
RHP Tyler Renwick, Calgary, Alta., Rookie-Class Medicine Hat 1-1, 21.38