Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award

The Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Eastern League. In 1997, Cliff Floyd won the first ever Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award.

Eastern League
Rookie of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueEastern League
Given forBest regular season rookie in the Eastern League
CountryUnited States
Presented byEastern League
History
First award1993
Most recentJose Azocar (2019)

First basemen, with 7 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (3), shortstops (2), and catchers and second basemen (1). One player who won the award was a pitcher. Thirteen outfielders have won the award, the most of any position.

Seven players from the Reading Phillies/Fightin Phils have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Harrisburg Senators (5); the Akron Aeros/RubberDucks (4); the Binghamton Mets (3); the Altoona Curve and New Haven Ravens (2); and the Bowie Baysox, Erie SeaWolves, Portland Sea Dogs, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Trenton Thunder (1).

Seven players from the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization (5); the Cleveland Indians organization (4); the New York Mets organization (3); the Pittsburgh Pirates organization (2); and the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key

*
Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
PositionIndicates the player's primary position

Winners

Grady Sizemore, 2003 EL Rookie of the Year
Ryan Howard, 2004 EL Rookie of the Year
Year Winner Team Organization Position Ref
1993 Cliff Floyd Harrisburg Senators Montreal Expos First baseman [1]
1994* Juan Acevedo New Haven Ravens Colorado Rockies Pitcher [2]
1994* Mark Grudzielanek Harrisburg Senators Montreal Expos Shortstop [3]
1995 Jay Payton Binghamton Mets New York Mets Outfielder [4]
1996 Vladimir Guerrero Harrisburg Senators Montreal Expos Outfielder [5]
1997 Mark Kotsay Portland Sea Dogs Florida Marlins Outfielder [6]
1998 Calvin Pickering Bowie Baysox Baltimore Orioles First baseman [7]
1999 Pat Burrell Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies First baseman [8]
2000 Alex Escobar Binghamton Mets New York Mets Outfielder [9]
2001 Marlon Byrd Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder [10]
2002 Dee Haynes New Haven Ravens St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder [11]
2003 Grady Sizemore Akron Aeros Cleveland Indians Outfielder [12]
2004 Ryan Howard Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies First baseman [13]
2005 Chris Roberson Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder [14]
2006 Kory Casto Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals Third baseman [15]
2007 Jordan Brown Akron Aeros Cleveland Indians First baseman [16]
2008 Wes Hodges Akron Aeros Cleveland Indians Third baseman [17]
2009 Michael D. Taylor Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder [18]
2010 Brandon Laird Trenton Thunder New York Yankees Third baseman [19]
2011 Starling Marte Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder [20]
2012 Darin Ruf Reading Phillies Philadelphia Phillies First baseman [21]
2013 Alex Dickerson Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder [22]
2014 Michael A. Taylor Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals Outfielder [23]
2015 Gavin Cecchini Binghamton Mets New York Mets Shortstop [24]
2016 Rhys Hoskins Reading Fightin Phils Philadelphia Phillies First baseman [25]
2017 Francisco Mejía Akron RubberDucks Cleveland Indians Catcher [26]
2018 Cavan Biggio New Hampshire Fisher Cats Toronto Blue Jays Second baseman [27]
2019 Jose Azocar Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers Outfielder [28]
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [29]

See also

References

General
  • "Season-Ending Awards". Eastern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
Specific
  1. "Cliff Floyd Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. "Juan Acevedo Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. "Mark Grudzielanek Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. "Jay Payton Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. "Vladimir Guerrero Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. "Mark Kotsay Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. "Calvin Pickering Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. "Pat Burrell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. "Alex Escobar Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. "Marlon Byrd Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  11. "Dee Haynes Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  12. "Grady Sizemore Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  13. "Ryan Howard Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  14. "Chris Roberson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  15. "Kory Casto Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  16. "Jordan Brown Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  17. "Wes Hodges Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  18. "Michael Taylor Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  19. "Brandon Laird Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  20. "Starling Marte Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  21. "Darin Ruf Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  22. "Alex Dickerson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  23. "Michael Taylor Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  24. "Gavin Cecchini Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  25. "Rhys Hoskins Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  26. "Francisco Mejía Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  27. "Cavan Biggio Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  28. "Jose Azocar Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  29. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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