The STS 2023 MiLB Player of the Year Awards
Other Articles in this Series:
- Catcher
- First Base
- Second Base
- Shortstop
- Third Base
- Outfield #1
- Outfield #2
- Outfield #3
- Starting Pitcher
The Final Four
- Jackson Chourio (MIL) – 19 years old, .283/.338/.467, 22 HR, 43 SB across AA/AAA
- Jackson Holliday (BAL) – 19 years old, .323/.442/.499, 12 HR, 24 SB across four levels (A→AAA)
- Junior Caminero (TB) – 20 years old, .324/.384/.591, 31 HR, .976 OPS across A+/AA/AAA + MLB debut
- Samuel Basallo (BAL) – 19 years old, .313/.402/.551, 20 HR, .953 OPS across A/A+/AA
And the Winners Are…
StS User Vote (50%+ of the vote):
Jackson Holliday
StS 2023-Only Model Winner:
Junior Caminero
Formulated Consensus (StS + Pitcher DIGS + Prospect Larceny + PARSlist):
Samuel Basallo
Honorable Mention (the one who just missed):
Jackson Chourio – already signed to an 8-year, $82M extension before his age-20 season
Final Verdict
2023 gave us one of the greatest minor-league hitting seasons ever.
Four teenagers — all 20 or younger — put up monster numbers at advanced levels.
Any one of them could have been a unanimous choice in almost any other year.
We’re proud to call it a four-way tie for the ages and award all four as co-recipients of the 2023 Scout the Statline MiLB Player of the Year crown.
Congratulations to Jackson Holliday, Junior Caminero, Samuel Basallo, and Jackson Chourio — the best minor-league hitting class we’ve ever seen.
See you in the big leagues.