As the season for the El Paso Chihuahuas winds down, the end of the season accolades will start to come in for the first place squad. And, the first one happened to be to one of the most consistent batters on the team, second baseman Carlos Asuaje, who took the 2016 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year. Asuaje is the second Chihuahuas player to win the award as Alex Dickerson took the award last season.

While smaller than the other players, Asuaje brings two exceptional traits to the batting diamond: agility and player insight. The award is presented to the top newcomer in the league, and Asuaje’s stellar season opened eyes with his hitting talents. He led all Triple-A players with 165 hits in 128 games and was the fourth most in Minor League Baseball.

Moving on to the post-season play, Asuaje has aided the Chihuahuas with a .322 batting average, which happens to be the fourth-best average in the PCL.

The Padres found the 13th-best prospect, according to Baseball America, over the off-season in 2015-16. Through his first year, he played for the World Team and made an apperance as the PCL’s starting second baseman in the Triple-A All-Star Game.

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