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Tyler Glasnow Named MLB.com’s Pitching Prospect of the Year

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Tyler Glasnow has already won the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year award for the 2014 season. Today, MLB.com announced that the tall right-hander has been named the Pitcher of the Year in all of minor league baseball. Glasnow won the award after finishing first in batting average against (.174), along with finishing third in ERA (1.74).

In winning the award, Glasnow beat out a lot of talented pitchers, including Milwaukee right-hander Jimmy Nelson, Red Sox lefty Henry Owens, and Blue Jays lefty Daniel Norris. He also beat out Lucas Giolito of the Nationals, who had an amazing year in Low-A.

Glasnow started getting recognition as one of the top pitchers in baseball around the middle of the season. After the finish that he had, it will be interesting to see where he ranks in the prospect lists at the end of the year. He will almost certainly be a top 20 prospect, and I don’t think it’s out of the question that he could sneak into some of the top 10 lists.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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