The Pacific Coast League Top MLB Prospect Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers.[1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.[2] Though the league was established in 1903,[3] the award was not created until 1952 as the Rookie of the Year Award.[4] It was abandoned from 1973 to 1997 before being revived in 1998.[4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season,[5] the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.[6][7] The Top MLB Prospect Award began to be issued instead of the Rookie of the Year Award in 2021.[8]
Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
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^"Bob Garber Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Bob Anderson Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Lenny Green Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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^"Billy Cowan Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Costen Shockley Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Bill Davis Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Lee May Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Rich Reese Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Cesar Gutierrez Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Graig Nettles Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Denny Doyle Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Doug Griffin Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Mike Anderson Winter, Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Doug Howard Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Jeremy Giambi Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Mark Quinn Minor, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Nate Rolison Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Sean Burroughs Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Robb Quinlan Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Bobby Crosby Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Chris Burke Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Felix Hernandez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Howie Kendrick Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Wladimir Balentien Minor, Winter, Japanese & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Josh Whitesell Minor, Fall, Japanese, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Eric Young Jr. Minor, Winter, Fall & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Peter Bourjos Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Collin Cowgill Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Adam Eaton Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Chris Owings Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Joc Pederson Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Alex Dickerson Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Carlos Asuaje Amateur, College, Minor, Fall, Winter & Korean Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Amed Rosario Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Joshua Fuentes Amateur, Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Ty France College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Jo Adell Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Miguel Vargas Cuban & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^Terranova, Rob (October 4, 2023). "The 2023 Triple-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^"Michael Busch Amateur, College, Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
General
"Pacific Coast League Award Winners". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.