The IBI's Tony Lastoria continues his annual Tony Awards with the Reliever of the Year award given to the top Indians minor league reliever this season...
Today we continue the IBI postseason awards with the announcement of the Relief Pitcher of the Year in the minors.
The starting pitchers often get most of the focus, so this award gives an opportunity to showcase and recognize some of the top relief pitching performances over the course of the 2015 season. Because there are so many worthy relief pitcher candidates who had good seasons this year, to be nominated for the award a reliever had to make at least 20 appearances or accrue 30 or more innings.