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Matt Fraizer, Adrian Florencio claim Minors awards

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The Pirates concluded their end-of-season minor league award announcements by revealing that outfielder Matt Fraizer and pitcher Adrian Florencio took home the two biggest trophies.

Fraizer, who came out of nowhere this year to tear up High-A and then put up solid numbers at Double-A Altoona, was named the organization’s Honus Wagner Player of the Year.

Florencio, who spent the season at Low-A Bradenton, was named the Bob Friend Pitcher of the Year.

The 23-year-old Fraizer, the Pirates’ second-round draft pick out of the University of Arizona in 2019, struggled in his first professional season, batting just .