Rookies of the Year (Jeffrey Lamar Lewis Award)

In a close vote, Mike Winters of Utah is the Superior League rookie of the year.  Winters hit .265 with 12 homers, 32 doubles, 8 triples, and stole 42 bases in 50 attempts.  He played excellent defense, with a +10.5 runs saved rating combined as he split time between left and center.  Winters took home the award despite getting only 11 first place votes.

Silveran Kanan Bonis placed first on 14 ballots, yet finished second.  The Elf proved his ability to both pitch and hit at the highest level.  In 32 starts he struck out 218 with a 3.61 ERA, though poor run support left his record at 10-13.  At the plate he hit .261 and blasted 13 homers in 329 at bats.  His OPS+ was 119, and his ERA+ was 110.  He had 1.8 wins above replacement hitting, and another 2.2 on the mound.

Catcher Dave Thomas of Springfield finished 3rd.

In the Major League, Portland rookie center fielder Mike McLeod edged teammate Hisashi Kondo.  Both earned 14 first place votes.  McLeod hit .254 with 20 homers and 36 steals, and was 8 runs better than average in center field.  Kondo hit .297 with 23 homers and 17 steals, however his defense was 11 runs below average. 

Denver's Michael Stewart finished third despite spending the first half of the season in the minors.  Stewart hit 24 homers in only 82 games, good for a .576 slugging percentage.  He was also 5 runs above average in right field and stole 11 bases in 12 attempts.