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Diaz, Woodruff named Brewers’ Prospects of the Year
- Updated: October 10, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Picking an organization’s Minor League player and pitcher of the year can sometimes be tricky, a balancing act of performance versus prospect status, and a subjective evaluation of statistics across different levels of competition.
But not always. This year in the Brewers’ top-ranked system, infielder Isan Diaz and pitcher Brandon Woodruff made it easy.
They were named Brewers prospects of the year by MLBPipeline.com after solid seasons in the middle of Milwaukee’s farm chain. Diaz, acquired from the D-backs via trade last winter, hit .264 with a .358 on-base percentage, .469 slugging percentage and 20 homers at Class A Wisconsin. Woodruff split the season between Class A Advanced Brevard County and Double-A Biloxi, going 14-9 with a 2.68 ERA while leading all Minor Leaguers with 173 strikeouts.
They were also named Brewers Minor League player and pitcher of the year, and visited Miller Park in September.
“This wouldn’t be a bad job to come to every day,” Woodruff said. “You see pictures of the stadium, but once you actually get in here and get a good view of it, it’s pretty unique.”
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