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Tyrone Abbott
1B/C - WAS
.331, 12 HR, 59 RBI
1st Place - Tyrone Abbott (72) - WAS
Others Receiving Votes:
- Coy McPherson - BAL
- Curt Wells - WC
- Joe Sanchez - PHI
- Doug Bryant - WC
- Hector Chavez - VIR
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From the first day he put on a Bats uniform, Abbott has been tearing the cover off the ball. A June call-up, the organization's top hitting prospect saw time at 1B, C, and LF. In his best month he hit .370, in his worst he hit .283. While other rookies had much longer seasons and a bigger body of work, no one performed to the level that Abbott did. Originally a second-round pick by the Davenport Brawlers, he was traded to Washington in the Russ McEvoy deal. In his career, he has hit .331 in Single-A, .300 in Double-A, .331 in Triple-A and now .331 at the BLB level.
Coming in at second is a divisional rival of Abbotts, Wilmington Wildcats Hector Pagan. Receiving five first place votes, Pagan clearly had a special year. The youngster has some control issues he needs to work on but his "stuff" might be the best in the entire IL. He lead the entire BLB in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Before losing eligibility, Pagan was actually the #1 prospect in the BLB as well. Go figure.
Surprise, surprise...another top rookie from the Stout. Third-place went to D.C. pitcher Derek Tucker. He, like Abbott, was acquired in the McEvoy-Davenport deal. Tucker started the year as the #6 starter in the rotation but by seasons end, he was arguably the second-best behind IL Pale Ale Pitcher, Martin Carlton.
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Tyrone Abbott
1B/C - WAS
.331, 12 HR, 59 RBI
1st Place - Tyrone Abbott (72) - WAS
2nd Place - Hector Pagan (38) - WIL
3rd Place - Derrek Tucker (29) - WAS
3rd Place - Derrek Tucker (29) - WAS
Others Receiving Votes:
- Coy McPherson - BAL
- Curt Wells - WC
- Joe Sanchez - PHI
- Doug Bryant - WC
- Hector Chavez - VIR
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From the first day he put on a Bats uniform, Abbott has been tearing the cover off the ball. A June call-up, the organization's top hitting prospect saw time at 1B, C, and LF. In his best month he hit .370, in his worst he hit .283. While other rookies had much longer seasons and a bigger body of work, no one performed to the level that Abbott did. Originally a second-round pick by the Davenport Brawlers, he was traded to Washington in the Russ McEvoy deal. In his career, he has hit .331 in Single-A, .300 in Double-A, .331 in Triple-A and now .331 at the BLB level.
Coming in at second is a divisional rival of Abbotts, Wilmington Wildcats Hector Pagan. Receiving five first place votes, Pagan clearly had a special year. The youngster has some control issues he needs to work on but his "stuff" might be the best in the entire IL. He lead the entire BLB in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Before losing eligibility, Pagan was actually the #1 prospect in the BLB as well. Go figure.
Surprise, surprise...another top rookie from the Stout. Third-place went to D.C. pitcher Derek Tucker. He, like Abbott, was acquired in the McEvoy-Davenport deal. Tucker started the year as the #6 starter in the rotation but by seasons end, he was arguably the second-best behind IL Pale Ale Pitcher, Martin Carlton.
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