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Old 05-18-2022, 12:30 AM   #314
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King Bedlecom League (AAA) MVP voting

This reporter doesn't regularly report on minor league awards voting, but it does seem relevant to bring to your attention that Bobby Mitten, currently on the Jacksonville Wolf Pack's playoff roster, won the KBL MVP award this season.

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He got every single first place vote available, and I guess that shouldn't be surprising given his 39 home runs, .329/.419/.722 slash line, 6.3 WAR season. Having accumulated 114 plate appearances at the big league level in 1985, he once again got a late-season callup for 1986, this time racking up 129 PA's. He doesn't profile as being a great WPK player, but with his great power and good eye at the plate and with at least acceptable defense as a corner outfielder, he should have a chance at a larger role with the Wolf Pack in 1987. And for now we will see if he makes any post-season contributions this year.


A pair of Denver Brewer outfielders were 2nd and 3rd in the KBL MVP voting. Matt Turner, who hit .288/.356/.404 in 59 plate appearances with the Brewers this year (.301/.376/.568, 4.2 WAR at AAA Chester), finished 2nd and has a chance to compete for a backup outfield/DH role on next year's club. Dave Wofford finished 3rd in the voting (.361/.410/.500, 4.3 WAR in AAA). Wofford was not as good at the big league level as Turner, finishing with a slash line of .210/.258/.355, -0.2 WAR). At age 27, Wofford is most likely to be trade bait this offseason. He's a pretty good fielder (although error prone) at all 3 outfield positions and an above average contact hitter who should rarely strike out and has excellent speed. He has the potential to be at least an average big league starter or quite valuable 4th outfielder. But he won't likely do it wearing a Brewers uniform.

Other Brewers who got votes for this award for their play at AAA Chester include Sam Beverly (also 27, also likely trade bait), 23-year old outfielder Wayne LaCross, who has been moving up the ladder pretty quickly, hitting at every level, and has a chance to earn the starting left field job in Denver in the next few years, and 27-year old infielder Brad Hardee, who still has option years left and is a useful depth guy but is also eligible for minor league free agency at the end of the season and might be allowed to walk away.
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