Note: this is players of the year for each individual minor league team. Thus, a player needs to have been with one team for a significant portion of the year to be that team's player of the year. What consitutes a "significant portion of the year" is somewhat subjective.
ROCHESTER
Position Player: Aaron Bates hit .316/.408/.439, leading the team in OPS among players with at least 200 at-bats. Honorable mention: Jeff Bailey hit .252/.357/.442 with 15 home runs.
Pitcher: Chuck James was 3-2, 1 save, 2.30, 1.21 WHIP with 67 strikeouts in 62.2 innings (38 appearances). Honorable mention: Kyle Waldrop was 5-5, 3 saves, 3.87, 1.29 WHIP.
NEW BRITAIN
Position Player: Brian Dozier hit .318/.384/.502. He led the team in OPS and slugging and was second in batting average and OBP. Honorable mention: Joe Benson hit .285/.388/.495. He led the team in OBP, was tied for the team lead in home runs (16) and was second in slugging.
Pitcher: Liam Hendriks was 8-2, 2.70, 1.14 WHIP in 16 appearances (15 starts). He struck out 81 in 90 innings. Honorable mention: Tyler Robertson was 10-3, 16 saves, 3.61, 1.29 WHIP in 55 appearances. He struck out 88 in 89.2 innings.
FT. MYERS
Position Player: No one did all that well after Brian Dozier was promoted to New Britain, but we'll give it to Oswaldo Arcia, who hit .263/.300/.460, leading the team in OPS and slugging among players with at least 200 at-bats. Honorable mention: Aaron Hicks hit .242/.354/.368, leading the team in OBP.
Pitcher: Andrew Albers was 4-1, 4 saves, 1.55, 1.05 WHIP in 22 appearances (2 starts). He struck out 46 in 52.1 innings. Honorable mention: Matt Schuld was 4-1, 3.99, 1.30 WHIP in 70 innings. He appeared in 15 games, 11 of them starts.
BELOIT
Position Player: Jairo Perez hit .337/.413/.580 with 20 doubles and 15 home runs in just 276 at-bats. He also stole 11 bases. Honorable mention: Michael Gonzales hit .289/.371/.468 with 27 doubles and 15 home runs.
Pitcher: Jose Gonzalez was 5-3, 13 saves, 2.47, 1.16 WHIP with 63 strikeouts in 62 innings (48 apperances). Honorable mention: Adrian Salcedo was 6-6, 2.93, 1.17 WHIP. He struck out 92 in 135 innings (29 appearances, 20 starts).
ELIZABETHTON
Position Player: Eddie Rosario hit .337/.397/.670. He led the team in slugging, batting average, OPS, walks, home runs, runs, RBIs, and stolen bases (17 of 23). Honorable mention: Miguel Sano hit .292/.352/.637. He led the team in doubles and was second in most of the categories Rosario led.
Pitcher: Matthew Summers was 1-1, 6 saves, 0.87, 0.77 WHIP in 20 appearances. He struck out 36 in 20.2 innings. Honorable mention: Tim Shibuya was 8-2, 3.30, 1.10 WHIP in 13 starts. He struck out 70 in 73.2 innings.
GCL TWINS
Position Player: Phillip Chapman hit .308/.392/.442, leading the team in all three of those categories for players with over 100 at-bats. He also led the team in doubles and RBIs. Honorable mention: Stephen Wickens hit .245/.370/.340.
Pitcher: Angel Mata was 0-1, 1.46, 1.14 WHIP in 12 appearances (11 starts). He struck out 30 in 37 innings. Honorable mention: Luis Nunez was 5-0, 5 saves, 1.67, 0.90 in 16 appearances. He struck out 37 in 32.1 innings.
DSL TWINS
Position Player: Erick Gonzalez hit .286/.445/.392. He led the team in all three of those categories, plus runs, hits, doubles, total bases, and walks. Honorable mention: Adonis Pacheco hit .285/.364/.398, leading the team in triples.
Pitcher: Junior Subero was 3-4, 0.77, 0.96 WHIP in 12 appearances (10 starts). He struck out 49 in 46.2 innings. Honorable mention: Francisco Nunez was 9-1, 5 saves, 1.47, 0.76 WHIP in 20 appearances (1 start). He struck out 61 in 49 innings.
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