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Dunedin Star Vallance Cops Outstanding Pitcher Award Tuesday, October 6th , 2026 The Florida State League has heralded Joel Vallance of the Dunedin Blue Jays as the #1 man on the mound for the 2026 campaign. This year's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner stood out by running up an impressive 13-7 record, holding opposing hitters to a .260 batting average and posting a 2.97 ERA. The 26-year-old hurler tossed 178.2 innings, gave up 182 hits, fanned 197 and issued 40 walks. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 12. Steve Ives of the Clearwater Threshers finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Pancho Jaca of the Jupiter Hammerheads finished third with 1 first place vote. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Joel Vallance - Dunedin Blue Jays - 7 - 67 Steve Ives - Clearwater Threshers - 4 - 60 Pancho Jaca - Jupiter Hammerheads - 1 - 31 António Mercado - Charlotte Stone Crabs - 0 - 17 Clarence Woods - Jupiter Hammerheads - 0 - 11 Jonathan Wells - Lakeland Flying Tigers - 0 - 5 Laiafi Kalinda - Daytona Tortugas - 0 - 4 Dave Proulx - Jupiter Hammerheads - 0 - 4 Ben Perry - Clearwater Threshers - 0 - 2 Jason Sellars - Tampa Yankees - 0 - 2 Jorge Marrón - Clearwater Threshers - 0 - 1 |
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