LLE's Top Pitcher is Rhodes
He's in the early phase of his career, but this past season <Derek Rhodes:player#5068> performed like a veteran on the hill for the <Bradenton Bucs:team#69> and walked away with the East Most Valuable Pitcher in the process.

The 23-year-old Bucs star fashioned a 19-4 won-loss record in 2023 with a 2.46 ERA. In 164.2 innings of work and 28 starts, <Rhodes:player#5068> struck out 270 while giving up 113 hits and 85 walks. He held opposing batters to a .192 average.<Jeremy Piast:player#3592> of the <Redington Beach Panic:team#63> finished second in voting, while <Robbie Kelly:player#4556> of the <Bradenton Bucs:team#69> finished third.