Former ICub McGehee Sizzles in Mexico
In the playoffs, the California native batted .255 (12-for-47) with four RBIs and six runs scored in 14 games.
McGehee was one of many Cubs prospects honing their skills in the various Winter Leagues. Here's how the rest fared:
Mexican Pacific League
LHP Les Walrond -- Walrond went 5-2 with a 3.38 ERA in eight regular-season starts for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The 30-year-old southpaw gave up 20 runs -- 17 earned -- while striking out 40 and walking 19 in 45 1/3 innings.
RHP John Webb -- Webb was 1-4 with a 3.83 ERA in seven regular-season starts for the Algodoneros de Guasave. His lone win came on Oct. 15, when he gave up two runs on five hits and four walks over five innings.
3B Issmael Salas -- Salas batted .325 (27-for-83) with three homers and 11 RBIs in 32 regular-season games for Guasave.
Venezuelan Winter League
SS Ronny Cedeno -- After playing in 151 games with the Cubs in 2006, Cedeno got off to a slow start with the Tigres de Aragua. He batted .226 (31-for-137) with two homers and 17 RBIs in 39 games. Fortunately, Aragua made the playoffs and Cedeno's bat started to heat up. He went 21-for-65 (.323) in 19 postseason games while clubbing four homers -- two fewer than he had all season with the Cubs -- and driving in 10 runs.
C Henry Blanco -- Blanco joined the Leones del Caracas in early October and caught 54 games during the regular season -- 20 fewer than he did during the 2006 season with the Cubs. The 35-year-old batted .204 with three homers and 17 runs scored. But like Cedeno, Blanco saved his best for the playoffs, going 16-for-48 (.333) with a home run, five RBIs and four runs in 14 postseason contests.
RHP Angel Guzman -- Guzman went 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA in six regular-season starts for the Navegantes del Magallanes. He allowed eight runs on 18 hits while fanning 21 and walking four in 22 2/3 innings. In the playoffs, the 25-year-old right-hander again pitched well but was unable to get a win. He went 0-1 in two postseason starts, yielding one run over 7 2/3 innings.
INF Tomas Perez -- Perez batted .264 with 19 RBIs and 14 runs scored in 50 regular-season games for Magallanes. His average dipped in the playoffs, when he went 15-for-65 (.231) with five RBIs and eight runs scored in 19 games.
INF Robinson Chirinos -- Chirinos played in just four regular-season games with the Navegantes. He went 3-for-15 (.200) with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored.
CF Christopher Walker -- Walker went 6-for-12 in his first three games with the Caribes de Oriente and finished October with a .295 average. November wasn't so kind, however, as the 26-year-old went 9-for-59 (including an 0-for-21 drought from Nov. 4-12). Though he finished the season batting .225 with one home run and three RBIs, Walker drew 16 walks, stole 17 bases and scored 22 runs.
RHP Thomas Atlee -- Atlee went 1-1 with one save and a 4.19 ERA in 19 regular-season appearances for Oriente. He gave up 10 runs -- nine earned -- on 19 hits over 19 1/3 innings. He struck out 12, walked 12 and threw five wild pitches.
Dominican Winter League
RHP Carlos Marmol -- Marmol made just one regular-season appearance for the Tigres del Licey and was charged with one run on three hits over 3 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old made four appearances (one start) in the playoffs and was roughed up for 11 runs on 14 hits over five innings.
RHP Roberto Novoa -- Including the regular season and playoffs, Novoa made just three appearances for Licey and surrendered three runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.
OF Felix Pie -- Despite a solid season with Triple-A Iowa (.283, 15 homers, 57 RBIs, 17 steals), Pie struggled for Licey and hit .219 with three stolen bases and 13 RBIs in 32 games. He did not appear on the Tigres' playoff roster.
RHP Juan Mateo -- Mateo made two regular-season appearances, including one start, for Licey. After giving up two runs over two innings in his first outing, he bounced backed with four scoreless frames. During the postseason, the 24-year-old yielded three runs -- one earned -- over eight innings in four appearances (one start).
RHP Joel Santo -- The 22-year-old right-hander gave up four runs on five hits and two walks over three innings in three regular-season appearances for the Leones del Escogido.
Arizona Fall League
C Jake Fox -- Fox batted .250 (16-for-64) with a homer and 18 RBIs in 17 games for the Mesa Solar Sox. More than half of his RBIs came in just two games -- on Oct. 14, he had two hits and drove in four runs; on Nov. 7, the 24-year-old backstop was 3-for-6 with a season-high six RBIs.
3B Scott Moore -- Moore had a modest eight-game hitting streak during the season and finished with a .250 batting average, three home runs and 13 RBIs in 28 games for the Solar Sox.
RHP Lincoln Holdzkom -- Holdzkom went 2-0 with a 7.08 ERA in 13 appearances. He gave up 19 runs -- 16 earned -- over 20 1/3 innings.
RHP Adam Harben -- Harben made three starts for Mesa and was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA. Over seven innings, he was charged with five runs on 10 hits and four walks.
LHP Clay Rapada -- The 6-foot-5 southpaw went 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA in 16 appearances for the Solar Sox. He surrendered five runs while striking out 17 over 14 2/3 innings.
2B Eric Patterson -- Patterson had one hit in his first 15 at-bats for Mesa. but finished the season with a .345 average (39-for-113), one home run and 13 RBIs.
LHP Carmen Pignatiello -- Pignatiello made 10 appearances out of the Mesa bullpen and yielded just one run over 10 1/3 innings while fanning 15 and walking four.
Hawaii Winter Baseball
LHP Scott Koerber -- Koerber went 4-1, sharing the league lead in wins, and posted a 5.91 ERA in 10 appearances (eight starts) for the North Shore Honu. Over a team-high 35 innings, he allowed 23 runs on 43 hits.