Colorado Rockies: Ryan McMahon wins MiLBY for offensive performance

Every year, minor league fans get the opportunity to vote in many different categories for award winners for the season. The whole event is known as the MiLBYs, and this year, Colorado Rockies rising star Ryan McMahon won the honor for top offensive player with 21% of the fans’ vote.

Early in April, it was clear that McMahon was poised to have a big year for the Rockies organization. His batting average stayed north of .400 for a couple weeks before eventually settling down to .326 for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats.

Nonetheless, McMahon’s strong performance earned him a call-up to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes where he performed even better than he did in Hartford. At the end of the season, he had a .374 batting average in AAA baseball and a .355 average overall on the year.

McMahon earned a call-up to the big league club in August and hung around for 17 games. In his short time in the majors, he saw nineteen at-bats and picked up three hits as well as an RBI. The only “first” left for McMahon next year will be his first Major League home run.

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He showed some more power this year than in past years as well. At the end of the season, McMahon had slugged 20 home runs and 39 two-baggers. McMahon will look to build on his success this year and hopefully translate it to the big league level in 2018.

The voting was close for McMahon and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins. McMahon earned 21% of the vote to win, but Hoskins was just  a point behind with 20% of the vote. The Toronto Blue Jays top prospect, Bo Bichette, followed in third with 18%.

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McMahon has earned high praise for his breakout 2017 season and this MiLBY award is just another honor for McMahon to add to his resume as he builds a strong case for inclusion on the Rockies 2018 Opening Day roster.