2014 end-of-season minor league awards (non-SP.com)
Sept 3, 2014 9:13:48 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 3, 2014 9:13:48 GMT -5
The Mods can feel free to change the title but it's time to start one of these.
Baseball America's 2014 minor league baseball All-Stars and Swihart, Betts and Owens were all named. Good grief !!!
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-star-team-2014/
C Blake Swihart • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Blake SwihartIn a season in which the Brewers’ Clint Coulter (Midwest) and the Orioles’ Chance Sisco (South Atlantic) led the low Class A leagues in on-base percentage, Swihart turned in perhaps the best all-around season by a catcher in the high minors. The 22-year-old hit for both average and power, batting .293/.341/.469 with 13 homers in 110 games, mostly at Portland. Other backstops surpassed Swihart’s offensive production, but his work behind the plate separated him from the field. He threw out 46 percent of basestealers and didn’t allow a passed ball all season.
2B Mookie Betts • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Mookie BettsBetts reached base in the first 36 games of the season at Portland, extending an on-base streak that began the year before to 66 games. He kept hitting after a June promotion to Pawtucket, where he learned to play center field on the fly, then made his big league debut at the end of the month. Betts hit .346 at two levels of the high minors to rank third in the overall batting race, while just four batters had a higher on-base percentage than his .431. With solid wheels, plus athleticism and elite strike-zone awareness, expect those offensive skills to transfer to the majors.
SP Henry Owens • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Batters continued to have a tough time seeing the ball out of the 22-year-old southpaw’s hand. Owens went 17-5, 2.94 in 26 starts, mostly at Portland, dramatically improving his control to walk a career-low 3.3 per nine innings. The 6-foot-6 lefthander relied on a firm fastball and plus changeup to rank first in the minors with 17 wins, fourth with 170 strikeouts and 10th with a .208 opponent average. No minor league pitcher has struck out more batters (339) than Owens the past two seasons.
Baseball America's 2014 minor league baseball All-Stars and Swihart, Betts and Owens were all named. Good grief !!!
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-star-team-2014/
C Blake Swihart • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Blake SwihartIn a season in which the Brewers’ Clint Coulter (Midwest) and the Orioles’ Chance Sisco (South Atlantic) led the low Class A leagues in on-base percentage, Swihart turned in perhaps the best all-around season by a catcher in the high minors. The 22-year-old hit for both average and power, batting .293/.341/.469 with 13 homers in 110 games, mostly at Portland. Other backstops surpassed Swihart’s offensive production, but his work behind the plate separated him from the field. He threw out 46 percent of basestealers and didn’t allow a passed ball all season.
2B Mookie Betts • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Mookie BettsBetts reached base in the first 36 games of the season at Portland, extending an on-base streak that began the year before to 66 games. He kept hitting after a June promotion to Pawtucket, where he learned to play center field on the fly, then made his big league debut at the end of the month. Betts hit .346 at two levels of the high minors to rank third in the overall batting race, while just four batters had a higher on-base percentage than his .431. With solid wheels, plus athleticism and elite strike-zone awareness, expect those offensive skills to transfer to the majors.
SP Henry Owens • Red Sox
Double-A Portland (Eastern) • Triple-A Pawtucket (International)
Batters continued to have a tough time seeing the ball out of the 22-year-old southpaw’s hand. Owens went 17-5, 2.94 in 26 starts, mostly at Portland, dramatically improving his control to walk a career-low 3.3 per nine innings. The 6-foot-6 lefthander relied on a firm fastball and plus changeup to rank first in the minors with 17 wins, fourth with 170 strikeouts and 10th with a .208 opponent average. No minor league pitcher has struck out more batters (339) than Owens the past two seasons.