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Arizona Diamondbacks 2018 minor league awards

By Benjamin Chase

PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 24: Yoshihisa Hirano #66 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers a ninth inning pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field on September 24, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dodgers won 7-4. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 24: Yoshihisa Hirano #66 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers a ninth inning pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field on September 24, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dodgers won 7-4. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 21: Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Yoan Loppez (50) pitches during the MLB baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies on September 21, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ (Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Arizona Diamondbacks missed out on the 2018 postseason, but they saw a number of positive strides in the farm system in 2018.

As part of our continuing coverage at Call to the Pen of the minor leagues, we will be covering each organization’s top players for 2018. The coverage will go in reverse order of record. Today, we will look at the Arizona Diamondbacks.

We are going to review the system’s leaders for each organization statistically, then choose one hitter and one pitcher to honor for every team. This will be primarily based on statistical performance, though some “age relative to level” could come into play, so a very impressive season from a 28-year-old in AA will rank below a nearly as impressive season from a 20-year-old at the same level.

After we review each organization’s hitter and pitcher of the year, we will close out October with Call To The Pen’s Minor League team of the year. That will lead into November starting our team top 10 prospect lists. In other words, there will be plenty of minor league content on the way at CTTP, so keep coming back for more each day this offseason!!

Arizona Diamondbacks minor leagues

Voted the worst farm system in the major leagues by near-consensus in the 2016-2017 offseason, the Diamondbacks have made big strides to add talent to their farm system, and their top 10 prospect list to come this offseason will be much more intriguing to put together.

The system also got some tremendous performances from multiple players beyond just the top prospects as well. The organization is still significantly behind the top teams in its division in farm system, but strides have definitely have been made.

Before we offer up awards on the season, let’s take a look at the system’s statistical leaders:

Organization Leaders (min. 150 PA, 50 IP)

BA: Zack Shannon .354
OBP: Zack Shannon .439
SLG: Zack Shannon .677
OPS: Zack Shannon 1.116
R: Socrates Brito 85
H: Ildemaro Vargas
2B: Socrates Brito, Drew Ellis 34
3B: Ildemaro Vargas 10
HR: Jazz Chisholm 25
RBI: Kevin Cron 97
SB: Jorge Barrosa 39
TB: Ildemaro Vargas 239

W: Taylor Clarke 13
G: Kevin Ginkel 54
GS: Three with 27
IP: Jake Buchanan 156 2/3
SV: Jimmie Sherfy 15
K: Taylor Widener 176
ERA: Kevin Ginkel 1.41
WHIP: Kevin Ginkel 0.83
K/9: Kevin Ginkel 12.9
K/BB: Bryan Valdez 59.0

Let’s look at the award winners…

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