September 25, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Sox announce minor league players of the year
The Red Sox honored their 2008 Minor League Award winners on field before Thursday night's game against the Indians. The recipients were chosen by the team's operations staff and roving minor league instructors, and are as follows: RHP Daniel Bard was named Pitcher of the Year; 1B Lars Anderson, Offensive Player of the Year; OF Che-Hsuan Lin, Defensive Player of the Year, OF Wilfred Pichardo, Base Runner of the Year; LHP Manuel Rivera, Latin Program Pitcher of the Year; 1B Eddie Lora, Latin Program Player of the Year.