I’m a little pressed for time, so the team’s media release will have to suffice.
The Chicago Cubs today named infielder Jonathon Long the Buck O’Neil Cubs Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Jostin Florentino the Vedie Himsl Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
Long, 23, was named the Cubs’ Minor League Player of the Year in his third professional season, playing 140 games with Triple-A Iowa. During the campaign, he set career-marks in games, average (.305), doubles (23), home runs (20), RBI (91), walks (79) and OBP (.