Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award

Pacific Coast League
Rookie of the Year Award
Awarded for Pacific Coast League's Regular Season Rookie of the Year
Country United States
First awarded 1998
Currently held by Josh Fuentes

The Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Pacific Coast League. Managers from the 16 Pacific Coast League teams and media representatives in each city across the league vote for the winner of the award.[1] In 1998, Jeremy Giambi won the first ever Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award.

Second basemen, with 4 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by shortstops (3) and first basemen and third basemen (2). One player who won the award was a pitcher. Nine outfielders have won the award, the most of any position. Four were center fielders, three were left fielders, and two were right fielders.

Four players from the Tucson Sidewinders/Reno Aces have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Calgary Cannons/Albuquerque Isotopes and Salt Lake Stingers/Bees (3); the El Paso Chihuahuas, Omaha Royals/Golden Spikes and Tacoma Rainiers (2); and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Las Vegas 51s, New Orleans Zephyrs, Portland Beavers, and Sacramento River Cats (1).

Four players from the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and San Diego Padres organizations (3); the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Oakland Athletics organizations (1).

Key

PositionIndicates the player's primary position

Winners

Howie Kendrick, 2006 PCL Rookie of the Year
Carlos Asuaje, 2016 PCL Rookie of the Year
YearWinnerTeamOrganizationPositionRef
1998 Jeremy Giambi Omaha Royals Kansas City Royals Left fielder [2]
1999 Mark Quinn Omaha Golden Spikes Kansas City Royals Right fielder [3]
2000 Nate Rolison Calgary Cannons Florida Marlins First baseman [4]
2001 Sean Burroughs Portland Beavers San Diego Padres Third baseman [5]
2002 Robb Quinlan Salt Lake Stingers Anaheim Angels Left fielder [6]
2003 Bobby Crosby Sacramento River Cats Oakland Athletics Shortstop [7]
2004 Chris Burke New Orleans Zephyrs Houston Astros Second baseman [8]
2005 Félix Hernández Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Pitcher [9]
2006 Howie Kendrick Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Second baseman [10]
2007 Wladimir Balentien Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Right fielder [11]
2008 Josh Whitesell Tucson Sidewinders Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman [12]
2009 Eric Young, Jr. Colorado Springs Sky Sox Colorado Rockies Second baseman [13]
2010 Peter Bourjos Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Center fielder [14]
2011 Collin Cowgill Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Center fielder [15]
2012 Adam Eaton Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Center fielder [16]
2013 Chris Owings Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop [17]
2014 Joc Pederson Albuquerque Isotopes Los Angeles Dodgers Center fielder [18]
2015 Alex Dickerson El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres Left fielder [19]
2016 Carlos Asuaje El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres Second baseman [20]
2017 Amed Rosario Las Vegas 51s New York Mets Shortstop [21]
2018 Josh Fuentes Albuquerque Isotopes Colorado Rockies Third baseman [22]

References

General
  • "Pacific Coast League Rookies of the Year". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  • "Pacific Coast League Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Joc Pederson Tabbed PCL Rookie Of The Year". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jeremy Giambi Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mark Quinn Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nate Rolison Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sean Burroughs Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Robb Quinlan Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Crosby Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chris Burke Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Félix Hernández Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Howie Kendrick Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wladimir Balentien Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Josh Whitesell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Eric Young Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Peter Bourjos Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Collin Cowgill Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Adam Eaton Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Chris Owings Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Joc Pederson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Alex Dickerson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Carlos Asuaje Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Amed Rosario Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Josh Fuentes Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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