Mitch Haniger, Josh Taylor win minor-league honors for July
Triple-A Reno outfielder Mitch Haniger and Double-A Mobile left-handed pitcher Josh Taylor were named the Diamondbacks' minor league player and pitcher of the month for July.
Mitch Haniger
Haniger, 25, hit .402 (45 for 112) with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBI in 28 games, amassing an .830 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.279.
Taylor, 23, went 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA over 30 2/3 innings in five starts after being promoted to Mobile from Visalia on July 5. He struck out 22 and walked four.
The other nominees for the month for each team were:
Reno pitcher Jimmie Sherfy; Mobile infielder Travis Denker; Visalia outfielder Victor Reyes and pitcher Gabriel Moya; Kane County first baseman Austin Byler and pitcher Hector Hernandez; Hillsboro outfielder Marcus Wilson and pitcher Tyler Mark; Missoula infielder Eudy Ramos and pitcher Dean Jackson; Arizona League shortstop Paxton De La Garza and pitcher Kai-Wei Lin; Dominican Summer League 1 third baseman Luis Lara and pitcher Bryan Valdez; Dominican Summer League 2 .outfielder Jesus Marriaga and pitcher Pedro Zorrila.
