The Pittsburgh Pirates have named their annual award winners for the minor league pitcher and player of the year. For the second season in a row, Tyler Glasnow walked away with the pitcher’s award. Josh Bell won the Player of the Year award for the first time. Andrew Lambo won the player award last year.
Glasnow finished the season with a 1.74 ERA in 124.1 innings. He had 157 strikeouts, a 1.05 WHIP and a .174 BAA. Glasnow finished the season leading the Florida State League in both ERA and WHIP. He led all Pirates pitchers in both strikeouts and ERA. Glasnow was named the FSL Pitcher of the Year(Bell was the winner among hitters) and Baseball America’s 2014 Minor League All-Star team. Two weeks ago, we named him the Pitcher of the Year for the second season in a row. That last link has more information on his terrific season.
Bell already took home the FSL Player of the Year award(see link above) and he was named the Pirates Prospects Minor League Player of the Year. He won the FSL award despite being promoted to Altoona at the All-Star break. He finished with a .325/.375/.459 slash line in 108 games. Bell won the FSL batting title and slugging title.
Both Bell and Glasnow are in the Fall Instructional League right now and they will continue on to the Arizona Fall League in early October.