Really not sure why McNabb never got a shot; he was a minor-league All-Star twice, once as you see here at Burlington in 1992, and also at Osceola the following year, the average was good, the speed was outstanding, and the strikeout numbers were not unreasonable, either. McNabb led the 1992 Burlington Astros (and the entire farm system, as well) with 56 steals, led the 1993 Osceola Astros in the same category, led the '94 Jackson Generals in hits, games, and steals, and hit over .285 four times during his Astro career, including once at the AA level. Kicked out of the organization in a deal that netted the Astros Mitch Meluskey from the Indians, McNabb rejoined the organization a year later as a free agent. Yet still, he got all of 19 at bats for even a AAA ballclub. Hard to imagine that a guy who stole as many bases as McNabb did would have had an effort or attitude problem, and if not, you kind of have to say that the man might have been jobbed more than a little bit. . . .

1991 Classic Four-Sport # 93	1992 Midwest League All-Stars Unnumbered
McNabb's Statistics In the Astros Organization Year Team League   AB   H AVG 2B 3B SB   K   BB   R 1991 Gulf Coast Astros Gulf Coast   174   51 .293   3   3   23   33   12   34 1992 Burlington Astros Midwest   456 118 .259 12   2   56   80   56   82 1993 Osceola Astros Florida State   487 139 .285 15   7   28   66   52   69 1994 Jackson Generals Texas   454 124 .273 25   7   15   63   26   67 1995 Jackson Generals Texas     50   13 .260   1   0     1   11     5     4 1996 Kissimmee Cobras Florida State     26     9 .348   1   0     3     5     3     4 1996 Jackson Generals Texas   279   84 .301 15   5   10   37   41   38 1997 Jackson Generals Texas   395 102 .258 16   2   10   58   42   65 1997 New Orleans Zephyrs American Association     19     3 .158   0   1     0     6     1     2       7 *** Totals *** 2340 643 .275 88 27 146 359 238 365
1993 Upper Deck Minors # 328	1997 Smokey Jackson Generals Unnumbered