Borrowing an idea from minorleaguebaseball.com, I will be taking a look at each of the minor league systems and attempt to predict an orgizational player of the year, pitcher of the year, and the best affiliate in the system. This will (hopefully) be done at the pace of one per day for the next month or so.
Orginizational MVP: Mark Reynolds, Mobile BayBears (AA)
Reynolds, had an on base of .401 while playing in the California and Southern Leagues. The California league is for the most part an extreme hitters league, and his numbers did tail off a bit once hitting Mobile, although that was in a much smaller sample size. No matter what the league, a 1.034 OPS is nothing to laugh at. Expect Reynolds to hit 30 homeruns in AA and AAA combined.
Orginizational Pitcher of the Year: Micah Owings, Tuscon Sidewinders (AAA)
The former Georgia Tech and Tulane star, Owings went a combined 16-2, including a 10-0 mark in Tuscon. With a .271 opponents batting average and a 130-51 K/BB ratio, Owings has the skill set to make an appearance with the big club this summer.
Affiliate of the Year: South Bend Silverhawks, (A)
Mainly I picked this affiliate so I could gush about Justin Upton. With Jeff Samardzija redoing his deal, the title of biggest bonus reverts back to Upton, the #1 overall pick in 2005. Upton's upside is greater than many minor league players today, even though he is still just 19 years old. Many scouts say that from the day he was drafted you could stick him in a major league centerfield and he would be fine. In a couple years, the Diamondbacks will have a potential problem when Upton and Chris Young create a logjam in centerfield.
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