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MLB Pipeline names Bader, Weaver Cards’ Prospects of the Year
- Updated: October 10, 2016
ST. LOUIS — With standout seasons that, for both players, began at Double-A Springfield, right-hander Luke Weaver and outfielder Harrison Bader have earned recognition as MLBPipeline’s organizational picks for Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively.
Both played their way into MLBPipeline’s midseason Top 100 prospects list and distinguished themselves as among the quickest risers in the Cardinals’ system. Weaver’s success carried him all the way to the Majors this season, despite never having pitched above the Class A Advanced level heading into 2016.
Before joining the Cardinals’ rotation, Weaver, a first-round pick (27th overall) in the 2014 Draft, emerged as one of the top pitchers in the Texas League. Though he missed the first two months of the season while recovering from a left wrist injury, Weaver thrived from the moment he threw his first pitch for Springfield on June 5.
The right-hander went on to post a 1.40 ERA and …
