USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award
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The USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award has been awarded since 1988 the award is given to a single minor league player and is judged by USA Today's baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season.
[edit] Award Winners
| Year | Player | Organization | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mike Harkey | Chicago Cubs | P |
| 1989 | Todd Zeile | St. Louis Cardinals | C/1B/3B |
| 1990 | Tino Martínez | Seattle Mariners | 1B |
| 1991 | Mark Wohlers | Atlanta Braves | P |
| 1992 | Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B |
| 1993 | Cliff Floyd | Montreal Expos | OF |
| 1994 | Billy Ashley | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF |
| 1995 | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves | OF |
| 1996 | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves | OF |
| 1997 | Ben Grieve | Oakland Athletics | OF |
| 1998 | Gabe Kapler | Detroit Tigers | OF |
| 1999 | Rick Ankiel | St. Louis Cardinals | P |
| 2000 | Josh Hamilton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF |
| 2001 | Josh Beckett | Florida Marlins | P |
| 2002 | José Reyes | New York Mets | SS |
| 2003 | Prince Fielder | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B |
| 2004 | Jeff Francis | Colorado Rockies | P |
| 2005 | Francisco Liriano | Minnesota Twins | P |
| 2006 | Matt Garza | Minnesota Twins | P |
| 2007 | Justin Upton | Arizona Diamondbacks | OF |
| 2008 | David Price | Tampa Bay Rays | P |
