Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award

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Florida State League
Pitcher of the Year Award
Sport Baseball
League Florida State League
Awarded forBest regular season pitcher in the Florida State League
CountryUnited States
Presented by Florida State League
History
First awardIsmael Ramirez (2004)
Most recent Max Rajcic (2023)

The Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in minor league baseball's Florida State League.

Contents

Three players from the Palm Beach Cardinals, have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Bradenton Marauders, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Clearwater Threshers, Dunedin Blue Jays, Jupiter Hammerheads, St. Lucie Mets, and Tampa Yankees (2); and the Daytona Tortugas, Fort Myers Miracle, and Lakeland Tigers (1).

Three players from the St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays (2); and the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Miami Marlins, and Minnesota Twins organizations (1).

Key

*
Indicates multiple award winners in the same year

Winners

Chase Wright, 2006 Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Chase Wright.jpg
Chase Wright, 2006 Florida State League Pitcher of the Year
YearWinnerTeamOrganization Record Saves ERA Ks Ref(s).
2004 Ismael Ramirez Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 15–602.72131 [1]
2005 Jordan Tata Lakeland Tigers Detroit Tigers 13–202.79134 [2]
2006 Chase Wright Tampa Yankees New York Yankees 12–301.88100 [3]
2007 Eric Wordekemper Tampa Yankees New York Yankees 2–0330.5734 [4]
2008 Dylan Owen St. Lucie Mets New York Mets 12–603.43116 [5]
2009 David Bromberg Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins 13–402.70148 [6]
2010 Austin Hyatt Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies 11–503.04156 [7]
2011 Darin Gorski St. Lucie Mets New York Mets 11–312.08140 [8]
2012 Austin Wright Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies 11–503.47133 [9]
2013 Justin Nicolino Jupiter Hammerheads Florida Marlins 5–202.2364 [10]
2014 Tyler Glasnow Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates 12–501.74157 [11]
2015* Jacob Faria Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays 10–101.3363 [12]
2015* Amir Garrett Daytona Tortugas Cincinnati Reds 9–702.44133 [13]
2016 Luis Castillo Jupiter Hammerheads Miami Marlins 8–402.0791 [14]
2017 Ryan Helsley Palm Beach Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 8–202.6991 [15]
2018 Patrick Murphy Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 10–502.64135 [16]
2019 Tommy Romero Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays 12–401.89103 [17]
2020None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [18]
2021 Adrian Florencio Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates 6–402.46117 [19] [20]
2022 Tink Hence Palm Beach Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 0–101.3881 [21] [22]
2023 Max Rajcic Palm Beach Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 6–301.8968 [23] [24]

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