Baseball America did not invent the Minor League Player of the Year concept, but with 41 years of tradition, we believe our track record speaks loudly. Some of our past winners rank among MLB’s biggest stars.
Loutos sat down and spoke with Baseball America about his journey from a Division III nondrafted free agent to a Triple-A reliever moonlighting in his free time as a front office staffer.
In this episode of the podcast, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris take questions from readers.
Transactions involving minor league players for the period Sept. 5-25, 2022. All transactions conveyed by Major League Baseball.
For his outstanding season, Henderson is Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year.
Blasts from Jasson Dominguez and Austin Wells helped lead Somerset to a season-saving win.
Analyzing eight 2022 draft picks that showed a plus ability to spin the baseball in their pro debut.
Brayan Bello pitches well again while Joey Meneses has been a nice surprise for the Nationals.
Reds 20-year-old shortstop Elly De La Cruz completed one of the greatest power-speed seasons ever seen in the minor leagues.
Zach Neto and James Outman had big nights while Clayton Beeter helped Somerset advance in the Eastern League playoffs.
Owen Caissie helped lead the South Bend Cubs to the Midwest League title, Connor Norby collected another homer and more.
Jordan Walker completed a strong age-20 season in Double-A, but his most important development occurred late in the season when the third baseman tried his hand at a new position.
Taylor Dollard’s breakout at Double-A centered on a single pitch type and command, his “superpower.”
Examining three different thresholds pertaining to batting average, on-base percentage, home runs and stolen bases to identify well-rounded offensive prospects who achieved notable feats in 2022.
Bo Naylor had precisely the type of bounceback season he needed to have in 2022, and now he is positioned to gain valuable game reps behind the plate in Cleveland in 2023.
The Yankees already had big plans for Anthony Volpe, and the 21-year-old shortstop exceeded their expectations with his all-around play and desire to improve this season.
Overlooked righthander Louie Varland added an effective third pitch to his repertoire and worked his way first to Triple-A and ultimately to a high-stakes MLB debut.
With an outstanding season on both sides of the ball, Endy Rodriguez has placed himself among the game’s elite prospects and in the Pirates’ plans at catcher.
Ricky Tiedemann jumped three levels in 2022 while vaulting himself onto the Top 100 Prospects list. Next year could be even better when the reins come off.
Kyle Manzardo hit his way from the second round of the 2021 draft to Double-A in his first full season, but the Rays believe the best may be yet to come.
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