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The CCO’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2016 – Trevor Clifton

The CCO’s Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2016 – RHP Trevor Clifton

Way back at the beginning of April in the minor league predictions reports, I chose Trevor Clifton as my dark horse candidate for Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year. After being named a Carolina League All-Star, Organization Pitcher of the Month two times, and Baseball America’s High-A Pitcher of the Year, that dark horse came in ahead of everyone else.

In what was a spirited competition for the honor, Clifton comes as a surprise to those expecting high profile names such as RHP Oscar De La Cruz, RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Duane Underwood Jr.