I’d love to go a little deeper on this, but time is serving as my enemy at the moment. See press release below for more info.
The Chicago Cubs today named catcher Moisés Ballesteros the Buck O’Neil Cubs Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Brandon Birdsell the Vedie Himsl Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
Ballesteros, 19, has been named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons after he also won the award in 2023. This season, the left-handed hitting catcher batted a combined .