photo: Quinn Mathews (Palm Beach Cardinals)
On Tuesday, October 1, LHP Quinn Mathews received three awards from Minor League Baseball:
- Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year
- Minor League Debut of the Year
- First Team All-MiLB Team
Mathews, who finished his first professional season at Triple-A Memphis, pitched 143 1/3 innings across four affiliates this season and finished with:
- 2.76 ERA
- 8-5 record (26 starts)
- 202 SO (12.7 SO/9)
- 0.98 WHIP (5.7 H/9)
- Seven 10+ SO games
- 14 Quality Starts
- 17 games allowing 2 runs or fewer
Mathews became just the second MiLB pitcher to eclipse 200 strikeouts in a season since 2011 and the 10th Cardinals minor leaguer to do so since 1962.
Last week, Mathews also received three awards from Baseball America. He was among the five starting pitchers on the All-MiLB First Team. Mathews was also named BA’s 2024 Player of the Year for the Cardinals organization and he received their top honor as Pitcher of the Year across all of Minor League Baseball.
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