Baseball America has just published an article about Jay Bruce, the Minor League player of the year. My impression of him, already in the clouds, just got better. Not only is he an amazing ballplayer, but he seems to be an amazing person.
I can't wait until he comes up here! (Hopefully Krivsky won't be around next year to keep him stuck at AAA.)
Winning Baseball America's Minor League player of the year puts him in some impressive company:
| 1981 | Mike Marshall, 1b, Albuquerque (Dodgers) |
| 1982 | Ron Kittle, of, Edmonton (White Sox |
| 1983 | Dwight Gooden, rhp, Lynchburg (Mets) |
| 1984 | Mike Bielecki, rhp, Hawaii (Pirates) |
| 1985 | Jose Canseco, of, Huntsville/Tacoma (Athletics) |
| 1986 | Gregg Jefferies, ss, Columbia/Lynchburg/Jackson (Mets) |
| 1987 | Gregg Jefferies, ss, Jackson/Tidewater (Mets) |
| 1988 | Tom Gordon, rhp, Appleton/Memphis/Omaha (Royals) |
| 1989 | Sandy Alomar, c, Las Vegas (Padres) |
| 1990 | Frank Thomas, 1b, Birmingham (White Sox) |
| 1991 | Derek Bell, of, Syracuse (Blue Jays) |
| 1992 | Tim Salmon, of, Edmonton (Angels) |
| 1993 | Manny Ramirez, of, Canton/Charlotte (Indians) |
| 1994 | Derek Jeter, ss, Tampa/Albany/Columbus (Yankees) |
| 1995 | Andruw Jones, of, Macon (Braves) |
| 1996 | Andruw Jones, of, Durham/Greenville/Richmond (Braves) |
| 1997 | Paul Konerko, 1b, Albuquerque (Dodgers) |
| 1998 | Eric Chavez, 3b, Huntsville/Edmonton (Athletics) |
| 1999 | Rick Ankiel, lhp, Arkansas/Memphis (Cardinals) |
| 2000 | Jon Rauch, rhp, Winston-Salem/Birmingham (White Sox) |
| 2001 | Josh Beckett, rhp, Brevard County/Portland (Marlins) |
| 2002 | Rocco Baldelli, of, Bakersfield/Orlando/Durham (Devil Rays) |
| 2003 | Joe Mauer, c, Fort Myers/New Britain (Twins) |
| 2004 | Jeff Francis, lhp, Tulsa/Colorado Springs (Rockies) |
| 2005 | Delmon Young, of, Montgomery/Durham (Devil Rays) |
| 2006 | Alex Gordon, 3b, Wichita (Royals) |
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