In my ridiculous on-going quest to do more research for this blog than any human should be allowed, I've checked the rosters of each MLB playoff team for former MWL players. This required searching each name on www.baseball-reference.com, and then checking the minor league stats for each player.
A couple of notes:
1) I have not included the Tigers/Twins yet, because we don't know which team will make it. I'll update this tomorrow with the players from whatever team wins today.
2) The players listed below are from what is listed on mlb.com for each team's active roster. This does not necessarily mean all these players will make the playoff rosters. Once I get ahold of the playoff rosters, I will edit this list for clarity.
3) Cedar Rapids, by far, has the most former players in the playoffs. That's largely because they are an Angels affiliate. You see what I mean by the list below.
So here we go....
Boston Red Sox
Josh Beckett - Kane County (2000)
Billy Wagner - Quad Cities (1994)
George Kottaras - Fort Wayne (2004)
Alex Gonzalez - Kane County (1996)
Casey Kotchman - Cedar Rapids (2002)
Jason Bay - Clinton (2001)
David Ortiz - Wisconsin (1996)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Trevor Bell - Cedar Rapids (2007-2008)
Jason Bulger - South Bend (2002)
Brian Fuentes - Wisconsin (1997)
Kevin Jepsen - Cedar Rapids (2003-2004)
John Lackey - Cedar Rapids (2000)
Sean O'Sullivan - Cedar Rapids (2007)
Rafael Rodriguez - Cedar Rapids (2003-2005)
Ervin Santana - Cedar Rapids (2002)
Joe Saunders - Cedar Rapids (2002)
Rich Thompson - Cedar Rapids (2003)
Jeff Mathis - Cedar Rapids (2002)
Mike Napoli - Cedar Rapids (2001-2002)
Bobby Wilson - Cedar Rapids (2004)
Erick Aybar - Cedar Rapids (2003)
Howie Kendrick - Cedar Rapids (2004)
Freddy Sandoval - Cedar Rapids (2005)
Brandon Wood - Cedar Rapids (2004)
Terry Evans - Peoria (2003-2004)
Torii Hunter - Fort Wayne (1994)
Gary Matthews Jr - Clinton (1995)
Chris Pettit - Cedar Rapids (2007)
New York Yankees
Brian Bruney - South Bend (2001-2002)
A.J. Burnett - Kane County (1998)
Damaso Marte - Wisconsin (1996)
Sergio Mitre - Lansing (2002)
Edwar Ramirez - Cedar Rapids (2003)
Jose Molina - Peoria (1994) and Rockford (1996)
Alex Rodriguez - Appleton (1994)
Melky Cabrera - Battle Creek (2004)
Johnny Damon - Rockford (1993)
Freddy Guzman - Fort Wayne (2002)
Eric Hinske - Rockford (1998)
St. Louis Cardinals
Ryan Franklin - Appleton (1994)
Blake Hawksworth - Peoria (2003)
Kyle Lohse - Rockford (1998)
Kyle McClellan - Peoria (2004) and Quad Cities (2005)
Jason Motte - Quad Cities (2006)
Joel Pineiro - Wisconsin (1998)
Brad Thompson - Peoria (2003)
Todd Wellemeyer - Lansing (2001)
Yadier Molina - Peoria (2002)
Matt Pagnozzi - Peoria (2004)
David Freese - Fort Wayne (2006)
Tyler Greene - Quad Cities (2006)
Julio Lugo - Quad Cities (1996)
Albert Pujols - Peoria (2000)
Brendan Ryan - Peoria (2004)
Rick Ankiel - Peoria (1998) and Quad Cities (2005)
Colby Rasmus - Quad Cities (2006)
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ronald Belisario - Kane County (2002)
Jon Garland - Rockford (1998)
Clayton Kershaw - Great Lakes (2007)
Jeff Weaver - West Michigan (1998)
Ronnie Belliard - Beloit (1995)
Andre Ethier - Kane County (2003)
Philadelphia Phillies
Joe Blanton - Kane County (2003)
Clay Condrey - Fort Wayne (1999)
Chad Durbin - Lansing (1997)
Scott Eyre - South Bend (1994)
Brad Lidge - Quad Cities (1998)
Greg Dobbs - Wisconsin (2002)
Pedro Feliz - Burlington (1996)
Raul Ibanez - Appleton (1993-1994)
John Mayberry - Clinton (2006)
Matt Stairs - Rockford (1989)
Colorado Rockies
Rafael Betancourt - Michigan (1997)
Joel Peralta - Cedar Rapids (2001-2002)
Juan Rincon - Fort Wayne (1998) and Quad Cities (1999)
Huston Street - Kane County (2004)
Yorvit Torrealba - Burlington (1996)
Mike McCoy - Peoria (2003-2004)
Carlos Gonzalez - South Bend (2004-2005)
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