The Beckett Blog

This one’s for the prospectors …

The Topps Player of the Year honors for Minor League Baseball were announced on Thursday with two New York Yankees prospects taking top honors in their respective leagues.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre outfielder Shelley Duncan won the honors for the International League after leading the circuit with 30 home runs and 99 RBI, while Tampa catcher Austin Romine won the honors for the Florida State League. Here’s a rundown of all the leagues …

League — Player    Team Avg.    HR    RBI
International — Shelley Duncan    SWB    .277    30    99
Pacific Coast — Randy Ruiz    LAS    .320    25    106
Eastern — Carlos Santana    AKR    .290    23    97
Southern — Desmond Jennings    MTG    .316    8    45
Texas — Chris Carter    MID    .337    24    101
California —    Alex Liddi    HD    .345    23    104
Carolina  — Brandon Waring    FRE    .273    26    90
Florida State —    Austin Romine    TAM    .276    13    72
Midwest —    Dee Gordon    GL    .301    3    35
South Atlantic —    Jordan Pacheco    ASH    .322    13    79
NY-Penn   — Alexander Colome    HV    7-4    1.66
Northwest —    Drew Biery    SK    .326    6    48
Appalachian — Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg    DAN    .359    8    53
Pioneer —    Brian Cavazos-Galvez    OGD    .322    18    63
Arizona — Cody Decker    PAD    .354    15    63
Gulf Coast —    Eury Perez    ATL    .381    3    24