Florida State League Player of the Year Award

The Florida State League Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Florida State League. In 2004, Brandon Sing won the first ever Florida State Player of the Year Award.

Florida State League
Player of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueFlorida State League
Given forBest regular season player in the Florida State League
CountryUnited States
Presented byFlorida State League
History
First award2004
Most recentJose Pujols (2019)

First basemen, with 6 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by second basemen (1). One catcher has also won the award. Seven outfielders have won the Player of the Year Award; four were right fielders, two were left fielders, and one was a center fielder.

Three players from the Tampa Yankees have been selected for the Player of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Bradenton Marauders, Daytona Cubs/Tortugas, Jupiter Hammerheads, and St. Lucie Mets (2); and the Charlotte Stone Crabs, Clearwater Threshers Dunedin Blue Jays, and Lakeland Tigers (1).

Three players from the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Player of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key
PositionIndicates the player's primary position

Winners
Dominic Smith, 2015 Florida State League Player of the Year
YearWinnerTeamOrganizationPositionRef
2004 Brandon Sing Daytona Cubs Chicago Cubs First baseman [1]
2005 Brent Clevlen Lakeland Tigers Detroit Tigers Right fielder [2]
2006 Cody Ehlers Tampa Yankees New York Yankees First baseman [3]
2007 Josh Kreuzer Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays First baseman [4]
2008 Logan Morrison Jupiter Hammerheads Florida Marlins First baseman [5]
2009 Austin Romine Tampa Yankees New York Yankees Catcher [6]
2010 Melky Mesa Tampa Yankees New York Yankees Center fielder [7]
2011 Kyle Jensen Jupiter Hammerheads Florida Marlins Left fielder [8]
2012 Alex Dickerson Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman [9]
2013 Dustin Lawley St. Lucie Mets New York Mets Left fielder [10]
2014 Josh Bell Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates Right fielder [11]
2015 Dominic Smith St. Lucie Mets New York Mets First baseman [12]
2016 Aristides Aquino Daytona Tortugas Cincinnati Reds Right fielder [13]
2017 Brandon Lowe Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays Second baseman [14]
2018 Jose Pujols Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies Right fielder [15]

References
General
  • "Florida State League Award Winners". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
Specific
  1. "Brandon Sing Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. "Brent Clevlen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. "Cody Ehlers Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. "Josh Kreuzer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. "Logan Morrison Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  6. "Austin Romine Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  7. "Melky Mesa Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  8. "Kyle Jensen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  9. "Alex Dickerson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  10. "Dustin Lawley Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. "Josh Bell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  12. "Dominic Smith Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  13. "Aristides Aquino Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  14. "Brandon Lowe Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  15. "Jose Pujols Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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