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Phils’ Cozens collects for leading Minors in HRs
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Phillies prospect Dylan Cozens left the Winter Meetings with an $8,000 check in his pocket.
He got the cash because he won the Joe Bauman Award for leading Minor League Baseball with 40 home runs. That comes out to $200 per home run.
“Yeah, $8,000 will make shopping this holiday season a lot easier,” Cozens, the Phillies’ No. 6 prospect per MLBPipeline.com, said.
Cozens, 22, hit .276 with 125 RBIs and a .941 OPS in 134 games with Double-A Reading. He joined teammate Rhys Hoskins as the organization’s Minor League Players of the Year. Cozens then played 25 games in winter ball in the Dominican Republic. He went home after hitting .165 with four home runs, 10 RBIs and a .621 OPS and getting into a fight with teammate Boog Powell.
Powell reportedly made fun of Cozens for struggling with breaking balls.
“Just a little boys being boys type thing,” Cozens said. “I feel like it was blown out of proportion, like almost everything is these days. But, after it happened, we became good friends. It was more the level of respect there, and I’d say we’re …
