The Myrtle Beach Pelicans announced Monday that outfielder Billy McKinney had been named the Carolina League’s Player of the Week. The 20-year-old McKinney has been on a tear his last ten games. In addition to his .441 average, McKinney has hit 1 HR and has driven in an amazing 15 RBIs in that span.
McKinney was acquired by the Cubs in the Jeff Samardjiza/Jason Hammel trade last summer. He currently leads all Cubs minor leaguers with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs. At .340, his average is tops in the Carolina League.
Last year McKinney played at High-A Daytona and the left-handed hitter came back to High-A Myrtle Beach to work on his defense.