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On Monday the Cardinals honored three of their minor league players with awards. Sharing Pitcher of the Year were Alexander Reyes and Austin Gomber and earning Player of the Year was Stephen Piscotty.
Reyes flew through four levels this season, starting with the Gulf Coast Cardinals and finishing in AA with the Springfield Cardinals. After dominating A-ball hitters in sixty-three innings pitched with a 2.26 ERA, 36.6% K-Rate, and a .215 average against, Reyes moved on to AA where he also excelled. He would finish the season after thirty-four innings in AA with a 3-2 record, a 3.12 ERA, 36.4% K-Rate, and .169 average against.
Sharing the award is left-handed pitcher Austin Gomber. Gomber spent his entire season in A-ball.He pitched 135 innings for the Peoria Chiefs, going 15-3 with 2.67 ERA. Gomber struck out 26% of the batters he faced while allowing an average against of just .193.
Of course, Stephen Piscotty's heroics for the major league team will be what his 2015 is remembered for, but his minor league season was impressive as well. In eighty-seven games for the AAA Memphis Redbirds, Piscotty hit for a .272 average with a .366 on-base percentage, good for a wRC+ of 125. Though is strikeout rate increased to a career high 16.7%, his walk rate and isolated power also increased to career highs to 12.4% a .203, respectively. Piscotty complemented these offensive numbers with solid outfield defense in addition to learning a new position, first base.
Congrats to the baby Birdos!
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