From BR Bullpen
The Minor League Player of the Year was awarded annually by The Sporting News to the top player in the minors from 1936 through 2005. Baseball America developed a similar award in 1981.
[edit] Award Winners
[edit] The Sporting News
| Year | Player | Position | Team(s)
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| 1936 | Johnny Vander Meer | P | Durham Bulls
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| 1937 | Charlie Keller | OF | Newark Bears
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| 1938 | Fred Hutchinson | P | Seattle Rainiers
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| 1939 | Lou Novikoff | OF | Tulsa Oilers, Los Angeles Angels
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| 1940 | Phil Rizzuto | SS | Kansas City Blues
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| 1941 | Johnny Lindell | P | Newark Bears
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| 1942 | Dick Barrett | P | Seattle Rainiers
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| 1943 | Chet Covington | P | Scranton Red Sox
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| 1944 | Ripper Collins | 1B | Albany Senators
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| 1945 | Gil Coan | OF | Chattanooga Lookouts
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| 1946 | Sibby Sisti | SS | Indianapolis Indians
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| 1947 | Hank Sauer | OF | Syracuse Chiefs
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| 1948 | Gene Woodling | OF | San Francisco Seals
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| 1949 | Orie Arntzen | P | Albany Senators
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| 1950 | Frank Saucier | OF | San Antonio Missions
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| 1951 | Gene Conley | P | Hartford Chiefs
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| 1952 | Moose Skowron | 1B | Kansas City Blues
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| 1953 | Gene Conley | P | Toledo Mud Hens
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| 1954 | Herb Score | P | Indianapolis Indians
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| 1955 | Red Murff | P | Dallas Eagles
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| 1956 | Steve Bilko | 1B | Los Angeles Angels
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| 1957 | Norm Siebern | 1B | Denver Bears
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| 1958 | Jim O'Toole | P | Nashville Volunteers
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| 1959 | Frank Howard | - | Victoria Rosebuds, Spokane Indians
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| 1960 | Willie Davis | OF | Spokane Indians
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| 1961 | Howie Koplitz | P | Birmingham Barons
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| 1962 | Bob Bailey | - | Columbus Jets
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| 1963 | Don Buford | - | Indianapolis Indians
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| 1964 | Mel Stottlemyre | P | Richmond Virginians
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| 1965 | Joe Foy | - | Toronto Maple Leafs
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| 1966 | Mike Epstein | 1B | Rochester Red Wings
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| 1967 | Johnny Bench | C | Buffalo Bisons
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| 1968 | Merv Rettenmund | OF | Rochester Red Wings
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| 1969 | Danny Walton | OF | Oklahoma City 89ers
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| 1970 | Don Baylor | OF | Rochester Red Wings
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| 1971 | Bobby Grich | SS | Rochester Red Wings
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| 1972 | Tom Paciorek | OF | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1973 | Steve Ontiveros | OF | Phoenix Giants
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| 1974 | Jim Rice | OF | Pawtucket Red Sox
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| 1975 | Hector Cruz | 3B | Tulsa Oilers
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| 1976 | Pat Putnam | 1B | Asheville Tourists
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| 1977 | Ken Landreaux | OF | Salt Lake City Gulls, El Paso Diablos
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| 1978 | Champ Summers | OF | Indianapolis Indians
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| 1979 | Mark Bomback | P | Vancouver Canadians
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| 1980 | Tim Raines | 2b | Denver Bears
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| 1981 | Mike Marshall | 1B | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1982 | Ron Kittle | OF | Edmonton Trappers
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| 1983 | Kevin McReynolds | OF | Las Vegas Stars
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| 1984 | Alan Knicely | C | Wichita Aeros
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| 1985 | Jose Canseco | OF | Huntsville Stars, Tacoma Tigers
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| 1986 | Tim Pyznarski | 1B | Las Vegas Stars
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| 1987 | Randy Milligan | 1B | Tidewater Tides
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| 1988 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C | Las Vegas Stars
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| Gary Sheffield | SS | Denver Bears
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| 1989 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C | Las Vegas Stars
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| 1990 | Jose Offerman | SS | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1991 | Pedro Martinez | P | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1992 | Tim Salmon | OF | Edmonton Trappers
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| 1993 | Cliff Floyd | OF | Harrisburg Senators
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| 1994 | Derek Jeter | SS | Tampa Yankees, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Columbus Clippers
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| 1995 | Karim Garcia | OF | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1996 | Vladimir Guerrero | OF | West Palm Beach Expos, Harrisburg Senators
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| 1997 | Ben Grieve | OF | Huntsville Stars, Edmonton Trappers
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| 1998 | Gabe Kapler | OF | Jacksonville Suns
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| 1999 | Rick Ankiel | P | Arkansas Travelers, Memphis Redbirds
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| 2000 | Jon Rauch | P | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons
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| 2001 | Josh Beckett | P | Brevard County Manatees, Portland Sea Dogs
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| 2002 | Jason Stokes | OF | Kane County Cougars
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| 2003 | Zach Greinke | P | Wilmington Blue Rocks, Wichita Wranglers
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| 2004 | Dallas McPherson | 3B | Arkansas Travelers, Salt Lake Stingers
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| 2005 | Brandon Wood | SS | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
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[edit] Baseball America
| Year | Player | Position | Organization | Team(s)
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| 1981 | Mike Marshall | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1982 | Ron Kittle | OF | Chicago White Sox | Edmonton Trappers
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| 1983 | Dwight Gooden | P | New York Mets | Lynchburg Mets
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| 1984 | Mike Bielecki | P | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hawaii Islanders
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| 1985 | Jose Canseco | OF | Oakland Athletics | Huntsville Stars, Tacoma Tigers
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| 1986 | Gregg Jefferies | SS | New York Mets | Columbia Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Jackson Mets
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| 1987 | Gregg Jefferies | SS | New York Mets | Jackson Mets, Tidewater Tides
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| 1988 | Tom Gordon | P | Kansas City Royals | Appleton Foxes, Memphis Chicks, Omaha Royals
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| 1989 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C | San Diego Padres | Las Vegas Stars
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| 1990 | Frank Thomas | 1B | Chicago White Sox | Birmingham Barons
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| 1991 | Derek Bell | OF | Toronto Blue Jays | Syracuse Chiefs
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| 1992 | Tim Salmon | OF | California Angels | Edmonton Trappers
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| 1993 | Manny Ramirez | OF | Cleveland Indians | Canton-Akron Indians, Charlotte Knights
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| 1994 | Derek Jeter | SS | New York Yankees | Tampa Yankees, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Columbus Clippers
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| 1995 | Andruw Jones | OF | Atlanta Braves | Macon Braves
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| 1996 | Andruw Jones | OF | Atlanta Braves | Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves
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| 1997 | Paul Konerko | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | Albuquerque Dukes
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| 1998 | Eric Chavez | 3B | Oakland Athletics | Huntsville Stars, Edmonton Trappers
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| 1999 | Rick Ankiel | P | St. Louis Cardinals | Arkansas Travelers, Memphis Redbirds
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| 2000 | Jon Rauch | P | Chicago White Sox | Winston-Salem Warthogs, Birmingham Barons
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| 2001 | Josh Beckett | P | Florida Marlins | Brevard County Manatees, Portland Sea Dogs
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| 2002 | Rocco Baldelli | OF | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Orlando Rays, Bakersfield Blaze, Durham Bulls
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| 2003 | Joe Mauer | C | Minnesota Twins | Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats
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| 2004 | Jeff Francis | P | Colorado Rockies | Tulsa Drillers, Colorado Springs Sky Sox
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| 2005 | Delmon Young | OF | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Montgomery Biscuits, Durham Bulls
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| 2006 | Alex Gordon | 3B | Kansas City Royals | Wichita Wranglers
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| 2007 | Jay Bruce | OF | Cincinnati Reds | Sarasota Reds, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Bats
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| 2008 | Matt Wieters | C | Baltimore Orioles | Frederick Keys, Bowie BaySox
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| 2009 | Jason Heyward | OF | Atlanta Braves | Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Mississippi Braves, Gwinnett Braves
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