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September 22, 2025

Konnor Griffin: BA’s MiLB Player Of The Year

When Konnor Griffin was drafted ninth overall by the Pirates in 2024, there were questions about how the high school shortstop’s immense athleticism, tools and upside would translate to professional baseball.

Following a historic 2025 campaign in he slashed .333/.415/.527 with 21 home runs, 65 stolen bases and 117 runs scored, the 19-year-old seems to have answered those questions emphatically.

Already the No. 1 prospect in Baseball America’s Top 100, Griffin can now claim another esteemed honor—BA’s Minor League Player of the Year.

To commemorate the award, Geoff Pontes spoke with Griffin about his breakthrough season, chronicling swing changes, huge production and a rapid ascension through the Pirates’ system that has the phenom prospect edging closer and closer to the major leagues.

HOT SHEET SHOW LIVE NOW

Konnor Griffin Joins Hot Sheet Show LIVE

While his performance speaks for itself, we’re hosting Konnor Griffin LIVE on the Hot Sheet Show at 3:30 p.m. ET today on our YouTube channel to hear what the latest MiLB Player of the Year has to say about his 2025 season.

PREORDER YOUR 2026 BOOKS

BA’s 2026 Books Are Available For Preorder

With the offseason prospect season about to kick into high gear, we’re excited to announce that Baseball America’s 2026 books are now available for preorder.

Konnor Griffin and Cal Raleigh are the cover athletes for our 2026 book offerings, which you can bundle together and preorder today for just $99. We also offer digital editions and a digital bundle, plus a free digital Prospect Handbook for anyone who orders the print version.

2026 Prospect Handbook: Scouting reports on the top 900 prospects, preseason Top 30s for every org, projected future lineups, breakouts, sleepers & much more. (Preorder Here)

2026 Almanac: We recap the 2025 season at all levels and offer a comprehensive analysis of the 2025 draft. (Preorder Here)

2026 Directory: The ultimate reference guide for industry veterans. (Preorder Here)

	Baseball America Prospect ReportOur daily free prospect report provides updated stats and analysis every Monday through Friday during the season.

POY PICKS FOR ALL 30 TEAMS

Player Of The Year Picks For Every Team

In addition to picking an overall MiLB Player of the Year, Baseball America annually selects a Player of the Year for each of the 30 MLB organizations. For this award, we look primarily at production, but we also factor age and level of competition. Below, you can find each of our 2025 winners:

AL East

Baltimore Orioles	Samuel Basallo, C
Boston Red Sox	Payton Tolle, LHP
New York Yankees	Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, RHP
Tampa Bay Rays	Brody Hopkins, RHP
Toronto Blue Jays	Trey Yesavage, RHP

AL Central

Chicago White Sox	Caleb Bonemer, SS
Cleveland Guardians	Parker Messick, LHP
Detroit Tigers	Kevin McGonigle, SS
Kansas City Royals	Carter Jensen, C
Minnesota Twins	Walker Jenkins, OF

AL West

Athletics	Henry Bolte, OF
Houston Astros	Zach Cole, OF
Los Angeles Angels	Raudi Rodriguez, OF
Seattle Mariners	Lazaro Montes, OF
Texas Rangers	Cody Freeman, 3B

NL East

Atlanta Braves	JR Ritchie, RHP
Miami Marlins	Robby Snelling, LHP
New York Mets	Jonah Tong, RHP
Philadelphia Phillies	Justin Crawford, OF
Washington Nationals	Alex Clemmey, LHP

NL Central

Chicago Cubs	Jonathon Long, 1B
Cincinnati Reds	Sal Stewart, 3B
Milwaukee Brewers	Jesús Made, SS
Pittsburgh Pirates	Konnor Griffin, SS
St. Louis Cardinals	JJ Wetherholt, SS

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks	Ryan Waldschmidt, OF
Colorado Rockies	Kyle Karros, 3B
Los Angeles Dodgers	Eduardo Quintero, OF
San Diego Padres	Miguel Mendez, RHP
San Francisco Giants	Bryce Eldridge, 1B

STATCAST STANDOUTS

Daniel Espino, Zach Cole Headline 10 Statcast Standouts

Each week, Eli Ben-Porat highlights 10 players who stood out over the previous week based on underlying Statcast metrics. For the final week of the regular season, highlights include:

Daniel Espino’s long-awaited return to the mound
Zach Cole’s improbable breakout
A Red Sox pitcher with an outlandish arsenal
The next Kyle Schwarber
An unlikely breakout star in the Tigers’ org

ROBOSCOUT’S TOP 2025 PICKS

RoboScout’s Top Hitting, Pitching Fantasy Prospects For 2025

With the minor league regular season now complete, RoboScout can just about power down its processors for 2025—but not before this week’s retrospective of the top 75 hitters and top 50 pitchers by peak projections.

Stay tuned, as we’ll have additional RoboScout content in the coming weeks, including underrated hitters and pitchers, minor league HIT+ and “Stuff” leaders and plenty more.