MILWAUKEE — The breakout performance that got him to Class AAA Memphis was strong enough to win the Texas League's equivalent of the MVP award even weeks after Dylan Carlson left the level behind.
Carlson, at 20 one of the young players in Triple-A, was named the Texas League's Player of the Year on Tuesday.
For the Cardinals' Class AA Springfield affiliate, Carlson hit .281 with a .364 on-base percentage, a league-best .518 slugging percentage, and a .888 OPS. His OPS ranked second in the league. Although he was promoted more than 10 days ago to Triple-A Memphis, Carlson still leads the Texas League with 21 homers, and his 81 runs scored are second in the league.