Catcher Carson Kelly and righthanded pitcher Luke Weaver, both of whom finished the 2016 season in the majors, have been named the Cardinals’ minor league player and pitcher of the year, respectively. Both will be honored at the St. Louis Baseball Writers’ dinner on Jan. 15 at St. Louis Union Station Hotel.

Kelly, 22, converted from a third baseman to a catcher in 2014, hit .287 with six homers in 64 games at Class AA Springfield last season and then averaged .292 in 32 games at Class AAA Memphis. He hit .154 in 13 big-league at-bats with the Cardinals.

Kelly, a second-round pick as an Oregon high schooler by the Cardinals in 2012, was a minor league Gold Glover in 2015.

Weaver, 23, a first-round pick from Florida State in 2014, got a late start last season after suffering a fractured left wrist in a spring training accident while shagging fly balls. But, once cleared to play, he flourished immediately, compiling a 6-3 record and sparkling 1.40 earned run average at Springfield while striking out 88 and walking just 10.