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MLB: Carolina League Names Hitter and Pitcher of the Year

By Benjamin Chase

Jun 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Golden Glove awards of Los Angeles Dodgers players at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Golden Glove awards of Los Angeles Dodgers players at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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So, did they get it right? Well, that’s a good question. Before we look at that, let’s take a look at the leader boards for the league.
BA – Mason Robbins, Winston-Salem .314
OBP – Wynston Sawyer, Frederick .426
SLG – Aderlin Rodriguez, Frederick .530
HR – Bradley 29
RBI – Bradley 101
SB – Greg Allen, Lynchburg 38

Hitters To Contend With Bradley

Aderlin Rodriguez, 1B, Frederick Keys, Baltimore Orioles organization
.303/.356/.530, 23 HR, 85 RBI
Rodriguez was originally signed by the Mets in 2009 and signed with the Orioles organization as a minor league free agent this past offseason. He’s been the most consistent hitter in the Carolina League throughout the season. He added 22 doubles and 6 triples to his 23 home runs in the power department and was able to keep his batting average steady as well. He’s not exactly a “prospect” at 24 years old, but there’s no debating his performance this season.

Greg Allen, CF, Lynchburg Hillcats, Cleveland Indians organization
.298/.424/.402, 4 HR, 38 SB, 93 runs scored
One of the reasons that the Indians were more comfortable with moving Frazier was the presence of Zimmer. The other was the emergence of Greg Allen in 2016. A senior sign” pick out of San Diego State in 2014 in the 6th round, Allen was seen as organizational filler, but then he really exploded this season. He was promoted on July 25th to AA Akron, which could be one reason he was overlooked for the award. On top of all his numbers above, Allen has played tremendous center field this year and also produced a 58/51 BB/K rate in his 92 Carolina League games.

Anthony Santander, LF, Lynchburg Hillcats, Cleveland Indians organization
.296/.373/.499, 38 2B, 19 HR, 91 RBI, 10 SB
The second of two Lynchburg teammates that have a legitimate challenge to Bradley’s award, Santander was signed by the Indians from Venezuela in 2011. He’s moved slowly through the system, missing all of the 2014 season, but he’s shown a consistent bat for Lynchburg. The 21 year-old switch-hitter added 86 runs scored as well to his tally on the season for a full stat sheet with power, speed, and a solid average as well.

Yoan Moncada, 2B, Salem Red Sox, Boston Red Sox organization
.307/.427/.496, 25 2B, 4 HR, 36 SB
Sure, he was promoted on June 21st to AA Portland, but Moncada is still top 5 in the entire league in stolen bases, just to give an idea of how explosive he was in his 61 games in the Carolina League this season. Nearly universally the #1 prospect in the minors right now, Moncada has actually turned to a power hitter at AA, with 10 home runs and 8 steals in 41 games, but he was definitely the guy who was the most dynamic player to come through the Carolina League on the season.

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