1998 Cubbies That Became Cubs

 There were 25 players in the 1998 Rockford Cubbies set and six of them made it to the majors.  That's the biggest number of players among the three sets I've looked at.  Five of the six were pitchers.  Only two of the six had careers of major significance.  And finally, just one of the six spent time with the Cubs, and it was for just two games.

Booker pitched for three teams over three years, none of which were the Cubs.  He made a total of 17 appearances and has a career ERA of 14.79.

Garland is the biggest name in the bunch.  His career spanned 13 years, most with the White Sox.  The Cubs traded him across town in 1998 and by 2000 he was pitching on the south side.  

Gissell's MLB career consists of five games with the Rockies in 2004.  He had one loss and an ERA of 14.54.  

Lohse is the other notable player in the set as he was in the majors for 16 seasons, none of which were with the Cubs.  He player for six different teams and his best years were with the Cardinals.  Who would have thought that the young kid in the picture would end up earning $89 million over his career.

Smith had a nine year career with eight different teams.  He actually got in two games with the Cubs in 2001 before he began his travels around the majors.

Teut pitched in two games for the 2002 Marlins.  His ERA was just 9.82, much better than the +14s from Booker and Gissell.