As the minor league regular season comes to a close, the Triple-A International League named 24-year-old Yankees prospect Ben Gamel as their Player of the Year for 2016. The last Yankees farmhand to win the award was Shelley Duncan in 2009.
The recognition was much deserved, as Gamel had his second straight fantastic season for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railriders, hitting .309/.366/.422 (126 wRC+) with six home runs and 19 steals in 529 plate appearances.
In addition, Gamel led the International League in runs scored, ranked third in hits, fifth in stolen bases, and sixth in batting average.