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The Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Awards are given annually to the most outstanding players , teams, single-game performances, plays, moments, homers, and promotions of the year. Initiated by Minor League Baseball in 2005 [ 1] as the "This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards ", the awards were renamed the "MiLBY Awards" in 2008.[ 2] Baseball fans select the nominees for and winners of the awards, via the online voting system on MiLB.com, the official website of Minor League Baseball.
2005–2009
2005
See footnote [ 1]
2006
See footnote [ 3]
2007
See footnote [ 4]
2008
See footnote [ 2]
2009
See footnote [ 5]
Overall Best Hitter: Chris Carter (Oakland A's)[ 6]
Best Hitter (Triple-A):
Best Hitter (Double-A):
Best Hitter (Class A Advanced):
Best Hitter (Class A):
Best Hitter (Short Season):
Overall Best Starter: Dan Hudson (Chicago White Sox)[ 7]
Best Starter (Triple-A):
Best Starter (Double-A):
Best Starter (Class A Advanced):
Best Starter (Class A):
Best Starter (Short Season):
Overall Best Reliever: Dan Runzler (San Francisco Giants)[ 8]
Best Reliever (Triple-A):
Best Reliever (Double-A):
Best Reliever (Class A Advanced):
Best Reliever (Class A):
Best Reliever (Short Season):
Overall Best Single Game: Jeanmar Gómez (Cleveland Indians)[ 9]
Best Single Game (Triple-A):
Best Single Game (Double-A):
Best Single Game (Class A Advanced):
Best Single Game (Class A):
Best Single Game (Short Season):
Overall Best Team: Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres)[ 10]
Best Team (Triple-A):
Best Team (Double-A):
Best Team (Class A Advanced):
Best Team (Class A):
Best Team (Short Season):
2010–2014
2010
See footnote [ 11]
Best Starter (Triple-A): Brandon Dickson , Memphis
Best Starter (Double-A): Elih Villanueva , Jacksonville
Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Anthony Bass , Lake Elsinore
Best Starter (Class A – Full Season): Matt Magill , Great Lakes
Best Starter (Class A – Short Season): Yohan Almonte , Brooklyn
Best Hitter (Triple-A): Brad Snyder , Iowa
Best Hitter (Double-A): Tagg Bozied , Reading
Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Tyler Moore , Potomac
Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season): J. D. Martinez , Lexington
Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season): Corey Dickerson , Casper
Best Reliever (Triple-A): Jonathan Albaladejo , Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Best Reliever (Double-A): Brandon Gomes , San Antonio
Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): Matt Daly , Dunedin
Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season): Josh Zeid , Lakewood
Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season): Chase Whitley , Staten Island
Best Single Game (Triple-A): R. A. Dickey , Buffalo
Best Single Game (Double-A): Kyle Drabek , New Hampshire
Best Single Game (Class A Advanced): Nathan Moreau , Frederick
Best Single Game (Class A – Full Season): Jake Brigham , Hickory
Best Single Game (Class A – Short Season): Daniel Adamson , Tri-City
Best Team (Triple-A): Columbus Clippers (International League)
Best Team (Double-A): Trenton Thunder (Eastern League)
Best Team (Class A Advanced): Tampa Yankees (Florida State League)
Best Team (Class A – Full Season): Great Lakes Loons (Midwest League)
Best Team (Class A – Short Season): Helena Brewers (Pioneer League)
2011
Note: In 2011, MiLB re-named one category ("Game",[ 12] instead of "Single Game") and added four new categories, for a total of nine categories. In three of the new categories (Play of the Year,[ 13] Moment of the Year,[ 14] and Homer of the Year[ 15] ), one overall winner is chosen for all of minor-league baseball. In the fourth new category (Promo of the Year),[ 16] there are overall winners in each of five subcategories: Best Promotion (of all types), Best Theme Night, Best Giveaway, Best Celebrity Appearance, and Best Miscellaneous Promotion.
Best Starter (Triple-A): Graham Godfrey , Sacramento[ 17]
Best Starter (Double-A): Garrett Richards , Arkansas[ 17]
Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Darin Gorski , St. Lucie[ 17]
Best Starter (Class A – Full Season): Josh Smith , Dayton[ 17]
Best Starter (Class A – Short Season): Brennan Smith , Connecticut[ 17]
Best Hitter (Triple-A): Bryan LaHair , Iowa[ 18]
Best Hitter (Double-A): Tim Wheeler , Tulsa[ 18]
Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Ian Gac , Winston-Salem[ 18]
Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season): Derek Dietrich , Bowling Green[ 18]
Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season): Taylor Lindsey , Orem[ 18]
Best Reliever (Triple-A): Rob Delaney , Durham[ 19]
Best Reliever (Double-A): Cory Burns , Akron[ 19]
Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): Preston Guilmet , Kinston[ 19]
Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season): Drew Hayes , Dayton[ 19]
Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season): Logan Billbrough , Johnson City[ 19]
Best Team (Triple-A): Columbus Clippers (International League)[ 20]
Best Team (Double-A): New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Eastern League)[ 20]
Best Team (Class A Advanced): Kinston Indians (Carolina League)[ 20]
Best Team (Class A – Full Season): Greensboro Grasshoppers (South Atlantic League)[ 20]
Best Team (Class A – Short Season): Vancouver Canadians (Northwest League)[ 20]
See also
Player of the year awards
References
^ a b "2005 MiLB.com Awards" . Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ a b "2008 MiLBY Awards" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-31 .
^ "2006 MiLB.com Awards" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ "2007 MiLB.com Awards" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ "2009 Awards" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Winston, Lisa (January 1, 2010). "A's Carter pays immediate dividends: Slugger earns MiLBY for Overall Minor League Hitter" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 31, 2009). "Hudson stormed way to Majors, MiLBY: Sox righty made way from Class A to U.S. Cellular Field" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Winston, Lisa (December 30, 2009). "Runzler easy Reliever of the Year pick: After injury, left-hander limited opponents to .116 average" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Winston, Lisa (December 29, 2009). "Gomez's perfection tops best of '09: Richard, Chirinos, Bianucci, Rasmus also turn in huge efforts" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 28, 2009). "TinCaps honored as Minors' top team: Padres' Class A affiliate posted .678 winning percentage" . MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ "2010 MiLBY Awards" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Game" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ "2011 MiLBY Awards: Play of the Year" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ "2011 MiLBY Awards: Moment of the Year" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ "2011 MiLBY Awards: Homer of the Year" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Promotions of the Year" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ a b c d e "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Starter" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ a b c d e "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Hitter" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ a b c d e "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Reliever" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .
^ a b c d e "2011 MiLBY Awards: Best Team" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-12-07 .