Eastern League Top MLB Prospect Award

[1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.

Eleven players who have won the Top MLB Prospect Award also won the Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the same season: Cliff Floyd (1993), Mark Grudzielanek (1994), Jay Payton (1995), Vladimir Guerrero (1996), Calvin Pickering (1998), Marlon Byrd (2001), Ryan Howard (2004), Jordan Brown (2007), Brandon Laird (2010), Darin Ruf (2012), and Cavan Biggio (2018).

[4] Seven players from the Reading Fightin Phils have been selected for the Top MLB Prospect Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Harrisburg Senators (5); the Akron RubberDucks and Binghamton Rumble Ponies (4); the Altoona Curve, Chesapeake Baysox, and New Haven Ravens (2); and the Erie SeaWolves, Hartford Yard Goats, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Portland Sea Dogs, Somerset Patriots, and Trenton Thunder (1).

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

Active Eastern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

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Cliff Floyd won the first Rookie of the Year Award in 1993.
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Grady Sizemore , the 2003 winner, became a three-time MLB All-Star (2006–2008). [ 9 ]
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Ryan Howard , the 2004 winner, won the 2005 National League Rookie of the Year Award and the 2006 NL MVP Award . [ 10 ]