Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award

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Pacific Coast League
Rookie of the Year Award
Awarded for Pacific Coast League's Regular Season Rookie of the Year
Country United States
First awarded 1998
Currently held by Alex Dickerson

The Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Pacific Coast League. Managers from the 16 Pacific Coast League teams and media representatives in each city across the league vote for the winner of the award.[1] In 1998, Jeremy Giambi won the first ever Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award.

Second basemen, with 3 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by first basemen and shortstops (2) and third basemen (1). One player who won the award was a pitcher. Nine outfielders have won the award, the most of any position. Four were center fielders, three were left fielders, and two were right fielders.

Four players from the Tucson Sidewinders/Reno Aces have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Salt Lake Stingers/Bees (3); the Calgary Cannons/Albuquerque Isotopes (2); the Omaha Royals/Golden Spikes and Tacoma Rainiers (2); and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, El Paso Chihuahuas, New Orleans Zephyrs, Portland Beavers, and Sacramento River Cats (1).

Four players from the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization (3); the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics organizations (1).

Key

^
 Denotes player who is still active
Position Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Howie Kendrick, 2006 PCL Rookie of the Year
Year Winner Team Organization Position Ref
1998 Jeremy Giambi Omaha Royals Kansas City Royals Left fielder [2]
1999 Mark Quinn Omaha Golden Spikes Kansas City Royals Right fielder [3]
2000 Nate Rolison Calgary Cannons Florida Marlins First baseman [4]
2001 Sean Burroughs Portland Beavers San Diego Padres Third baseman [5]
2002 Robb Quinlan Salt Lake Stingers Anaheim Angels Left fielder [6]
2003 Bobby Crosby Sacramento River Cats Oakland Athletics Shortstop [7]
2004 Chris Burke New Orleans Zephyrs Houston Astros Second baseman [8]
2005 Félix Hernández^ Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Pitcher [9]
2006 Howie Kendrick^ Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Second baseman [10]
2007 Wladimir Balentien^ Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Right fielder [11]
2008 Josh Whitesell^ Tucson Sidewinders Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman [12]
2009 Eric Young, Jr.^ Colorado Springs Sky Sox Colorado Rockies Second baseman [13]
2010 Peter Bourjos^ Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Center fielder [14]
2011 Collin Cowgill^ Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Center fielder [15]
2012 Adam Eaton^ Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Center fielder [16]
2013 Chris Owings^ Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop [17]
2014 Joc Pederson^ Albuquerque Isotopes Los Angeles Dodgers Center fielder [18]
2015 Alex Dickerson^ El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres Left fielder [19]

References

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