{"id":125093,"date":"2019-08-23T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=125093"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T19:06:13","slug":"tincaps-news-cantillo-edwards-win-more-midwest-league-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/08\/23\/tincaps-news-cantillo-edwards-win-more-midwest-league-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps News: Cantillo & Edwards win more Midwest League honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joey Cantillo and Xavier Edwards capped off sensational 2019 seasons by being named to the Midwest League\u2019s Post-Season All-Star Team, the league announced Friday.<\/p>\n

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News release from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:<\/p>\n

Cantillo & Edwards Earn More Midwest League Honors<\/strong>
\nTinCaps Claim Awards as Top Left-Handed Pitcher & Second Baseman<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 23, 2019) – Joey Cantillo and Xavier Edwards capped off sensational 2019 seasons by being named to the Midwest League\u2019s Post-Season All-Star Team, the league announced Friday. Cantillo was awarded Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year, while Edwards was named Second Baseman of the Year. They were selected by the league’s 16 field managers.<\/p>\n

During his time with the TinCaps this season, Cantillo put up some of the best pitching numbers across all of Minor League Baseball. The 19-year-old from Hawaii had a 1.93 ERA in 19 starts. Cantillo racked up 128 strikeouts in 98 innings pitched with a 0.87 WHIP and an opposing batting average of .173.
\nCantillo was no stranger to Midwest League accolades this season. The Padres’ 16th-round selection in the 2017 MLB Draft won the Pitcher of the Week award three different times, marking the first time a Fort Wayne player has ever won a weekly honor more than twice in a season. Cantillo was also named the Midwest League\u2019s Player of the Month in June.<\/p>\n

Cantillo earned a much-deserved call up to the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm on Aug. 8. After beginning the season outside of the Padres\u2019 Top 30 prospects, MLB.com now rates him as the 18th best prospect in San Diego’s farm system.<\/p>\n

Edwards, who was called up to Lake Elsinore on July 9, started the Midwest League All-Star Game at second base and hit leadoff for the Eastern Division. The recently turned 20-year-old posted a .336 batting average in 77 games with the TinCaps, an average that led the league at the time of his departure. The former second-round pick also had an on-base percentage of .392, stole 20 bases, scored 44 runs, and had a swinging strike% of just 4.2%.<\/p>\n

Edwards has kept hitting since moving up to High A. In 38 games with Lake Elsinore (through Aug. 22), he\u2019s posted a .307 batting average with 27 runs scored and 11 more stolen bases. The Florida native is the No. 5 prospect in San Diego\u2019s farm system according to MLB.com.<\/p>\n

A TinCaps lefty has now won the Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year award in consecutive seasons, as Osvaldo Hernandez won last season. Meanwhile, Edwards is the first Fort Wayne middle infielder to earn such an honor. (In 2017, Bo Bichette of Lansing claimed the spot at shortstop over Fernando Tatis Jr.) The last TinCaps position player to make the Post-Season All-Star Team was catcher Austin Allen in 2016.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps will conclude their 2019 season with a six-game homestand against the South Bend Cubs and Lansing Lugnuts from Wednesday, Aug. 28 through Labor Day.<\/p>\n

Joey Cantillo Midwest League Stats & Rankings<\/strong> (at time of promotion on Aug. 8)<\/p>\n