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New York Yankees 2018 minor league awards

By Benjamin Chase

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 06: Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees fields a throw to first base for the out on a ground ball hit to second base by Mitch Moreland #18 of the Boston Red Sox (not in photo) during Game Two of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 06: Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees fields a throw to first base for the out on a ground ball hit to second base by Mitch Moreland #18 of the Boston Red Sox (not in photo) during Game Two of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 25: Starting pitcher Jonathan Loaissiga #38 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Yankees won 4-2. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

The New York Yankees had a dominant season, but had the unfortunate luck of being in the same division as the team with the best record in baseball. Can their deep farm system help them get over the hump in 2019?

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 New York Yankees.

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!!

New York Yankees minor leagues

Considered one of the elite farm systems in the game the last half-decade, the New York Yankees have begun to really see their farm system manifest into their major league squad. The lineup for the Yankees is significantly home-grown, and that’s one thing that is underrated by many.

Over the last few seasons, the depth of pitching in the Yankees organization has lengthened out significantly while the hitting has graduated and moved to the majors or been utilized in trades. The system shows it as there are multiple candidates for the top pitcher this season and just a few for the top hitter.

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: Pablo Olivares .322
OBP: Antonio Cabello .427
SLG: Clint Frazier .562
OPS: Madison Santos .956
R: Brandon Wagner 68
H: Ryan McBroom 139
2B: Bruce Caldwell 30
3B: Four with 9
HR: Dom Thompson-Williams 22
RBI: Dom Thompson-Williams, Trey Amburgey 74
SB: Ben Ruta 37
TB: Ryan McBroom 211

W: Adonis Rosa 14
G: Matt Wivinis 45
GS: Nick Nelson 25
IP: Mike King 161 1/3
SV: Matt Wivinis 19
K: Mike King 152
ERA: Joe Harvey 1.67
WHIP: JP Sears 0.91
K/9: Phillip Diehl 12.9
K/BB: Reiver Sanmartin 14.50

Let’s look at the award winners…

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