Cubs name 2015 minor league player and pitcher of the year

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The Cubs announced catcher Willson Contreras as the organization's minor league player of the year and right-hander Ryan Williams as the pitcher of the year Monday.

Contreras, 23, won a batting tile in the Southern League with a .333 average and added eight homers, 34 doubles, 71 runs and 75 RBI with Double-A Tennessee.

Contreras finished with a slash line of .333/.413/.478, good for an .891 OPS that was 202 points higher than his 2014 total (.679 OPS for Advanced Class-A Daytona).

He has a career .275 average and .744 OPS in seven minor-league seasons with the Cubs.

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Williams, 23, was a 10th-round draft pick of the Cubs in 2014 and went 14-3 with a 2.16 ERA and 0.896 WHIP this season while making 26 apperances (24 starts) between Class-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee.

The East Carolina University product was 10-2 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 88 innings for Tennessee.

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