Found September 11, 2009 on
Bleacher Report:
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees put together a strong season. They won the International League's North division with a 81-60 record. The team is currently in the playoffs and leads their first series, two games to zero in a best-of-five.
Top prospect Austin Jackson put together a strong first season in Triple-A, while other players were emerging as prospects. Ivan Nova and Kevin Russo both put together career years. Put this together with the veteran presence on the roster and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is poised to make a run in the playoffs.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees MVP
Shelley Duncan, RF/DH: .277/.370/.546 with a wOBA of .401 in 527 plate appearances.
The 29-year-old Duncan absolutely tore through the International League this season. He led the league in home runs, RBI, total bases, IsoP, and weighted runs above average. Predictably, he took home the International League's Most Valuable Player award.
This season matched Shelley's dominant season in 2007, bu...
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