Things could not have lined up any better for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2015. The new advanced-A affiliate of the Cubs inherited a roster made up of 17 players who were on the low-A Midwest League champion Kane County Cougars. In 2014, the Cougars went 98-49 and were named Minor League Baseball Team of the Year. This year, the Pelicans went 81-57, including a 4-1 playoff record and the Carolina League Championship, also known as the Mills Cup.
At the end of the 2014 season, the Cubs moved their high-A affiliate from Daytona, Florida to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to cut down on the number of rainouts that took away development time for the players.