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The inaugural MiLB Awards Show aired on MLB Network on Monday night, with plenty of hardware being given away. Missed the show? Don’t sweat it! We have you covered. Here’s a rundown of the finalists for each award and who walked away with the wins.
Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year: Jackson Holliday, SS, Orioles
Goes through four levels, from Single-A to Triple-A. Posted a .323/.442/.499 combined line. As a teenager. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 Draft and our No. 1 prospect more than lived up to the advanced billing by putting himself on the fast track in Baltimore in his first full season of pro ball. More »
Runners-up: Michael Busch, 3B/2B, Dodgers; Junior Caminero, 3B, Rays
Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year: Drew Thorpe, RHP, Yankees
The Yankees’ second-round pick from the 2022 Draft, Thorpe missed most of the year in High-A and earned a late promotion to Double-A in his first full season. While an injury to his non-throwing shoulder ended his season somewhat prematurely, he dominated in two stops. He led the Minors in strikeouts with 182 strikeouts and finished with the best in several other categories. More »
Runners-up: Cade Horton, RHP, Cubs; Robby Snelling, LHP, Padres
All-MiLB Prospect Team
When all the dust settled, the Orioles tied the Cubs with three prospects each on the first and second teams. Baltimore posted two to the first team, joining the Cardinals as the only systems with two on the first squad. More »
Breakout Player of the Year: Junior Caminero, 3B, Rays
Caminero wasn’t even in the Top 100 to start the season, but he ended it at No. 6 overall, and he could get major league postseason experience to boot. He just turned 20 in July and put up impressive numbers in High-A and Double-A, finishing with 31 homers and a .975 OPS.
Runners-up: Cade Horton, RHP, Cubs; Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Brewers
Minor League Debut of the Year: Ethan Salas, C, Padres
We know Salas has a chance to be special; 1 in his international signing class, after all. But no one expected him in Double-A at age 17 on their bingo cards. The catching phenom is advanced — and mature — enough to make his pro debut in full-season ball, bypassing the Rookie-level Dominican Summer and Arizona Complex Leagues. He took off from there, crashing to High-A after 48 games. He moved again after nine more games, landing with Double-A San Antonio, where he was more than seven years younger than the average Texas League hitter.
Runners-up: Robby Snelling, LHP, Padres; Drew Thorpe, RHP, Yankees
Best Single-Game Performance: Colt Keith, 3B/2B, Tigers
Homering twice is cool. Hitting for the cycle is cool. Driving in seven runs was cool. Going 6-for-6 is cool. What is the best? Reaching all four at once, as Keith did for Double-A Erie on May 16. A better kicker is that no Major Leaguer has hit for the cycle with six hits. and two homers in AL/NL history. The Detroit infielder achieved many highs in his age-21 season in which he hit .306 with 27 homers in the top two MiLB levels, but no one beat this performance anywhere in the Minor Leagues .
Runners-up: Luis Mieses, OF, White Sox; Fernando Tatis Jr., OF, Padres
Defensive Play of the Year: Drew Jones, CF, D-backs
Like father, like son. Jones — whose father is 10-time Gold Glover Andruw Jones — showed off speed and range when he drifted back to deep center for Single-A Visalia, but what drove this play in content is the last second reflex that is enabled. he makes a stab at a catch with his back turned to home plate. Injuries played a role in a rough offensive season for the 2022 second overall pick, but this April highlight was a reminder of his incredible potential in the glove.
Runners-up: DaShawn Keirsey Jr., CF, Twins; Monte Harrison, SA, Brewers
Defensive Player of the Year: Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF, Cubs
If you feel like you’ve seen a PCA highlight every night, you’re not wrong, and he brought that glove with him to Chicago during his big league debut. Known for his prowess in roaming center field from his high school years, Crow-Armstrong was on MLB Pipeline’s All-Defense second team in 2021 and then a clear-cut first team outfielder back-to-back in 2022 and 2023.
Runners-up: Nasim Nuñez, SS, Marlins; Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/SS, Red Sox
Team of the Year: Norfolk Tides (Orioles, Triple-A)
When you have a lot of top prospects on your roster, even if you’re up and down, the hope is that you’re going to win a lot of games. The Tides won 90 regular-season contests for a .604 winning percentage and then made a run in the postseason. They were the last one standing after defeating Oklahoma City in the Triple-A National Championship Game. The team that took the field in Las Vegas for the final contest boasted four members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 50 list.
Runners-up: Oklahoma City Dodgers (Dodgers, Triple-A); Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins, High-A)
Best Alternate Identity: Amarillo Calf Fries
Minor League’s best alternate identities give fans a little local flavor, both in community culture and, well, actual food. The D-backs’ Double-A affiliate checked both boxes with this win. What exactly are Calf Fries? We’ll let you investigate further, but just think of the Texas Panhandle version of a Rocky Mountain oyster. They have to be tried (and fried) to be believed.
Runners-up: Eugene Exploding Whales, Hartford Bouncing Pickles, Hickory Dickory Docks, Hoosier State Tenderloins, Hudson Valley Cider Donuts, Norfolk Lumpia, Springfield Cashew Chickens