USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award

Listed below in chronological order are the Minor League Baseball players chosen by USA Today as recipients of the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award. Since 1988, the award has been given annually to the minor-league player who is judged by USA Today baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season. Of the thirteen votes cast each year, two votes go to the player selected by fans in the online voting at USATODAY.com.[1]

Winners (by year)
Gabe Kapler
Josh Hamilton
Paul Goldschmidt
See footnote[1]
Year Player Position Organization Ref
1988 Mike Harkey RHPChicago Cubs
1989 Todd Zeile C/1B/3BSt. Louis Cardinals
1990 Tino Martinez 1BSeattle Mariners
1991 Mark Wohlers RHPAtlanta Braves
1992 Carlos Delgado 1BToronto Blue Jays
1993 Cliff Floyd OFMontreal Expos
1994 Billy Ashley OFLos Angeles Dodgers
1995 Andruw Jones (1) OFAtlanta Braves
1996 Andruw Jones (2) OFAtlanta Braves
1997 Ben Grieve OFOakland Athletics
1998 Gabe Kapler OFDetroit Tigers
1999 Rick Ankiel LHPSt. Louis Cardinals
2000 Josh Hamilton OFTampa Bay Devil Rays
2001 Josh Beckett RHPFlorida Marlins
2002 José Reyes SSNew York Mets
2003 Prince Fielder 1BMilwaukee Brewers
2004 Jeff Francis LHP Colorado Rockies
2005 Francisco Liriano LHP Minnesota Twins
2006 Matt Garza RHP Minnesota Twins
2007 Justin Upton OFArizona Diamondbacks
2008 David Price LHPTampa Bay Rays
2009 Jason Heyward OFAtlanta Braves
2010 Jeremy Hellickson RHPTampa Bay Rays
2011 Paul Goldschmidt 1BArizona Diamondbacks [2]
2012 Wil Myers OFKansas City Royals[3]
2013 Xander Bogaerts SSBoston Red Sox
2014 Kris Bryant 3BChicago Cubs[4]
2015 Blake Snell LHP Tampa Bay Rays [5]
2016 Alex Bregman SS Houston Astros [6]
2017 Ronald Acuña OF Atlanta Braves [7]
2018 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3B Toronto Blue Jays [8]

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Fans like Trout as top minor leaguer". USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY. August 31 – September 6, 2011. p. 24. Mike Trout won the fan poll with 46% of the 3,271 votes cast at USATODAY.com. .... Past winners [(1988–2010)].
  2. Of the 13 votes cast, Goldschmidt received 5 votes, followed by Julio Teherán (3 votes; RHP, Braves), Matt Moore (3 votes; LHP, Rays), Mike Trout (2 votes; OF, Angels), and Joe Wieland (no votes; RHP, Padres). "Fans like Trout as top minor leaguer". USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY. August 31 – September 6, 2011. p. 24.
  3. PrNewsWire.com – Omaha's Wil Myers Named USA TODAY Sports Minor League Player of the Year
  4. Miller, Bryce (September 3, 2014). "Electrifying Cubs prospect Kris Bryant earns player of year honor". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  5. "Rays lefty Blake Snell is USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  6. "Houston Astros' Alex Bregman is USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  7. "Minor League Player of the Year: Braves prospect Ronald Acuna improves at every level". Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  8. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/09/05/vladimir-guerrero-jr-blue-jays-minor-league-player-year/1197952002/

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