Final look at local/area/Iowa guys in minor leagues

The stars of the local/area class in professional baseball this season are outfielder Scott Schebler and pitcher Colin Rea.

Both graduated to the major leagues and are there now: Schebler with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Rea with the San Diego Padres.

A Cedar Rapids Prairie graduate, Schebler hit .241 in 121 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. For the Dodgers he is 5-for-20 (.250) with two of his five hits home runs.

Rea, a Cascade native, has made six starts for the Padres and has a 2-2 record and 4.26 earned run average. He has given up 29 hits in 31.2 innings and struck out 26.

The 25-year-old right-hander rocketed up the prospect charts this summer with amazing numbers at the minor-league level. He went 5-4 with a 1.98 ERA in 18 starts for Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso.

Here is a final look at how the other former Metro/area/University of Iowa players fared this season:

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- Chad Christensen (Cedar Rapids Washington): Outfielder hit .257 with 16 doubles, three triples, two homers, 39 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 114 games for high-Class A Fort Myers (Twins).

- Matt Dermody (Iowa): Pitched in 35 games for high-A Dunedin (Blue Jays), compiling 4-1 record, a save and 4.21 ERA. Threw 77 innings, striking out 62.

- Kris Goodman (Iowa): Finished with .236 average in 30 games for Gulf Coast League Marlins. Had a homer and four RBIs.

- Nick Hibbing (Iowa): Pro debut was just fine, going 2-1 with a save and 1.70 ERA in 17 games for low-A West Virginia (Pirates). Allowed just 32 hits in 37 innings.

- Jon Keller (Cedar Rapids Xavier): Pitcher finished the season at Double-A Bowie (Orioles). Between there and high-A Frederick, righty was 3-4 with four saves and 3.77 ERA in 37 games. Allowed 71 hits in 76.1 innings.

- Mitch Keller (Cedar Rapids Xavier): Second-round draft pick in 2014 saw his season sabotaged by injury. Went 0-3 with 5.49 ERA in six starts for Rookie-level Bristol (Pirates). Struck out 25 in 19.2 innings, but allowed 25 hits and walked 16.

- Sasha Kuebel (Iowa): Got most of his time with Rookie-level Johnson City (Cardinals), but was promoted to low-A Peoria of Midwest League late. Combined, went 4-3 with 3 saves and 3.13 ERA in 25 games. Struck out 43 in 37.1 innings.

- Derrick Loveless (Solon): Outfielder hit .216 in 118 games for high-A Dunedin (Blue Jays). Homered 10 times and drove in 43 runs.

- Eric Toole (Iowa): Outfielder finished at .291 for Rookie-level Boise (Rockies), with seven RBIs and nine stolen bases in 29 games.

- Justin Toole (Iowa): Infielder had time with Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus (Indians). Hit .242 in 67 combined games, with 27 RBIs.

- Jake Yacinich (Iowa): Shortstop went on the disabled list late and had rotator cuff surgery. Hit .268 in 92 games at low-A Burlington and high-A Inland Empire (Angels), with 29 RBIs.

- Taylor Zeutenhorst (Iowa): Outfielder spent time with Rookie-level Everett, low-A Clinton and high-A Bakersfield (Mariners). Hit combined .210 in 84 games, with four homers and 24 RBIs.