The Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Awards are given annually to the most outstanding players, teams, single-game performances, plays, moments, homers, and promotions of the year. Initiated by Minor League Baseball in as the "This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards", the awards were renamed the "MiLBY Awards" in 2008. Baseball fans select the nominees for and winners of the awards, via the online voting system on MiLB.com, the official website of Minor League Baseball.

2005–2009 2005 See footnote Offensive Player: Brandon Wood, R. Cucamonga Starting Pitcher: Justin Verlander, Lakeland Relief Pitcher: Jermaine Van Buren, Iowa Foreign-Born Player: Francisco Liriano, Rochester Breakthrough Performer: Rich Hill, Iowa Team: Jacksonville Suns Single-Game Performance: Ian Snell, Indianapolis

2006 See footnote

2007 See footnote

2008 See footnote Overall Best Hitter: Matt Wieters, (Baltimore Orioles) Overall Best Starter: Jhoulys Chacín, (Colorado Rockies) Overall Best Reliever: Rob Delaney (Minnesota Twins) Overall Best Single-Game Performance: Micah Hoffpauir (Chicago Cubs) Overall Best Team: Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants)

2009 See footnote Overall Best Hitter: Chris Carter (Oakland A's) Best Hitter (Triple-A): Best Hitter (Double-A): Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Best Hitter (Class A): Best Hitter (Short Season): Overall Best Starter: Dan Hudson (Chicago White Sox) Best Starter (Triple-A): Best Starter (Double-A): Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Best Starter (Class A): Best Starter (Short Season): Overall Best Reliever: Dan Runzler (San Francisco Giants) Best Reliever (Triple-A): Best Reliever (Double-A): Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): Best Reliever (Class A): Best Reliever (Short Season): Overall Best Single Game: Jeanmar Gómez (Cleveland Indians) Best Single Game (Triple-A): Best Single Game (Double-A): Best Single Game (Class A Advanced): Best Single Game (Class A): Best Single Game (Short Season): Overall Best Team: Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres) Best Team (Triple-A): Best Team (Double-A): Best Team (Class A Advanced): Best Team (Class A): Best Team (Short Season):

2010–2014 2010 See footnote Best Starter (Triple-A): Brandon Dickson, Memphis Best Starter (Double-A): Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Anthony Bass, Lake Elsinore Best Starter (Class A – Full Season): Matt Magill, Great Lakes Best Starter (Class A – Short Season): Yohan Almonte, Brooklyn Best Hitter (Triple-A): Brad Snyder, Iowa Best Hitter (Double-A): Tagg Bozied, Reading Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Tyler Moore, Potomac Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season): J. D. Martinez, Lexington Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season): Corey Dickerson, Casper Best Reliever (Triple-A): Jonathan Albaladejo, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Best Reliever (Double-A): Brandon Gomes, San Antonio Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): Matt Daly, Dunedin Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season): Josh Zeid, Lakewood Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season): Chase Whitley, Staten Island Best Single Game (Triple-A): R. A. Dickey, Buffalo Best Single Game (Double-A): Kyle Drabek, New Hampshire Best Single Game (Class A Advanced): Nathan Moreau, Frederick Best Single Game (Class A – Full Season): Jake Brigham, Hickory Best Single Game (Class A – Short Season): Daniel Adamson, Tri-City Best Team (Triple-A): Columbus Clippers (International League) Best Team (Double-A): Trenton Thunder (Eastern League) Best Team (Class A Advanced): Tampa Yankees (Florida State League) Best Team (Class A – Full Season): Great Lakes Loons (Midwest League) Best Team (Class A – Short Season): Helena Brewers (Pioneer League)

2011 Note: In 2011, MiLB re-named one category ("Game", instead of "Single Game") and added four new categories, for a total of nine categories. In three of the new categories (Play of the Year, Moment of the Year, and Homer of the Year), one overall winner is chosen for all of minor-league baseball. In the fourth new category (Promo of the Year), there are overall winners in each of five subcategories: Best Promotion (of all types), Best Theme Night, Best Giveaway, Best Celebrity Appearance, and Best Miscellaneous Promotion.

Best Starter (Triple-A): Graham Godfrey, Sacramento Best Starter (Double-A): Garrett Richards, Arkansas Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Darin Gorski, St. Lucie Best Starter (Class A – Full Season): Josh Smith, Dayton Best Starter (Class A – Short Season): Brennan Smith, Connecticut Best Hitter (Triple-A): Bryan LaHair, Iowa Best Hitter (Double-A): Tim Wheeler, Tulsa Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Ian Gac, Winston-Salem Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season): Derek Dietrich, Bowling Green Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season): Taylor Lindsey, Orem Best Reliever (Triple-A): Rob Delaney, Durham Best Reliever (Double-A): Cory Burns, Akron Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): Preston Guilmet, Kinston Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season): Drew Hayes, Dayton Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season): Logan Billbrough, Johnson City Best Team (Triple-A): Columbus Clippers (International League) Best Team (Double-A): New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Eastern League) Best Team (Class A Advanced): Kinston Indians (Carolina League) Best Team (Class A – Full Season): Greensboro Grasshoppers (South Atlantic League) Best Team (Class A – Short Season): Vancouver Canadians (Northwest League)

See also

Baseball America minor-league awards Esurance MLB Awards (formerly "This Year in Baseball Awards" and then the "GIBBY Awards") (Major League Baseball) Player of the year awards Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award

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