There are categories for Offensive Player, Starting Pitcher, Relief Pitcher, Outstanding Team, Single Game Performance, and Playoff Performance.
There are overall awards and it is also broken down by division.
One ex-Rattler snagged the High-A Playoff Performance:
Opening two postseason series, Justin Thomas of the Inland Empire 66ers dominated California League opponents, earning MiLB.com's Class A Advanced Playoff Performer of the Year Award.
The 22-year-old left-hander struck out 17 batters over 13 scoreless innings as the 66ers won their second championship in four years.
"I think that the first (playoff) game is very key. You want to get more momentum on your side," Thomas said.
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Unlike 2005, Thomas was in the starting rotation throughout the season and said he has improved his changeup and sinking fastball. He began this year in the Midwest League with Wisconsin, where he struck out 51 over 61 innings, before a June promotion to Inland Empire.
Midwest Leaguers to garner the Low-A Awards:
Relief Pitcher: Anthony Claggett, West Michigan
The baseball world got to know Anthony Claggett on Nov. 10. That was the day the Detroit Tigers acquired Gary Sheffield from the New York Yankees for what the press called either "three Minor League pitchers" or "right-hander Humberto Sanchez and two other Minor League pitchers."
Some stories written about the trade included Claggett's name, and even had it spelled correctly (two Gs and two Ts), but they said little, if anything, about the two prospects not named Sanchez that the Yankees got in return for Sheffield.
All you need to know about Claggett you can learn from his last nine outings of the season for the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps. The right-hander pitched an inning in each appearance and didn't give up a hit, while racking up a win and six saves in nine innings. In fact, he allowed just one base runner, a walk against Lansing on Aug. 31.
Outstanding Team: West Michigan Whitecaps
It wasn't just that West Michigan won the title; it's more that the Whitecaps were a rarity in sports. They were the best team in the league and finished the deal by capturing the championship.
Single Game Performance: Jordan Renz, Cedar Rapids
On a rainy night in Clinton, Iowa, Jordan Renz of the Cedar Rapids Kernels did something that had not been done in nearly three decades.
Renz belted three homers and drove in 10 runs in Cedar Rapids' 18-14 loss to the Clinton LumberKings on May 15, earning MiLB.com's Class A Single-Game Performer of the Year Award.
Renz became the first Midwest League player to rack up 10 RBIs in a game since Quad Cities' Michael Bishop on June 24, 1978 -- five years before Renz was born.
Playoff Performance: Cameron Maybin, West Michigan
After earning the league's Prospect of the Year Award by hitting .304 with 35 extra-base hits and 27 steals, the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft went 12-for-35 (.343) in the postseason with six extra-base hits and a 1.068 OPS. He also played a scintillating center field.
His West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Kane County Cougars in four games to win their second championship in three years.
"Everyone wants to win a championship," Maybin said. "My first year in pro ball and we got the job done. It's a great feeling."
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