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Kelly, Weaver Cards’ best Minor Leaguers
- Updated: December 16, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Though both Carson Kelly and Luke Weaver finished the 2016 season on the big league roster, the standout seasons that got them to St. Louis have earned the prospects organizational honors.
Kelly, a converted catcher, was named the Cardinals’ Minor League Player of the Year on Thursday, while the right-handed Weaver took home Pitcher of the Year honors. Both players will receive their awards at the St. Louis Baseball Writers’ Dinner on Jan. 15.
Before Kelly became the youngest Cards catcher to make his Major League debut since Yadier Molina in 2004, he hit .289 with six homers and 32 RBIs in 96 games with Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis. Kelly, ranked by MLBPipeline.com as the organization’s 11th-best …
