The Pittsburgh Pirates had two of their top prospects win season awards on Tuesday afternoon. Pitcher Tyler Glasnow and right fielder Josh Bell were named the top players in the Florida State League. The two Bradenton Marauders stars were named the 2014 Pitcher and Player of the year.
Glasnow missed the first month of the season with a back injury, yet still put up impressive numbers. Through 22 starts, he has a 1.67 ERA in 118.1 innings. Glasnow has 148 strikeouts, a .167 BAA and a 1.05 WHIP. He ranks first in ERA, first in WHIP and second in strikeouts. He has given up three earned runs or less in 20 of his 22 starts and Glasnow has thrown shutout ball in 11 of his outings. He has one more start left this season and possibly playoffs if Bradenton can overcome a half game deficit in the last week.
Bell hasn’t been in the FSL since the All-Star break. He is still the league leader in batting average(.335) and his .886 OPS is 56 points higher than the second highest in the league. Unfortunately, he didn’t pick up enough plate appearances to qualify for the league lead, falling 15 plate appearances short. He finished with a .335/.384/.502 slash line in 84 games before being promoted to Altoona.