Eury Perez was named Little Hero of the year in 2021.
Perez might have been the biggest riser among pitching prospects in the game last year, as he went from not even earning a mention on my Marlins list last year — because I’d never heard his name — to a top-100 prospect this year. Perez turned 18 just three weeks before the minor-league season started, and then carved up both levels of full-season A ball, punching out 108 batters in 78 innings against 26 walks, with a 1.96 ERA to boot.
Complete list of winners
2007 1B Billy Butler KC
2008 1B Logan Morrison Fla
2009 SP Arodys Vizcaino NYY
2010 OF Mike Trout LAA
2011 1B Anthony Rizzo SD
2012 OF Adam Eaton Arz
2013 SP Yordano Ventura KC
2014 SP Lucas Giolito Was
2015 1B AJ Reed Hou
2016 2B Yoan Moncada Bos
2017 SP Yonny Chirinos TB
2018 SS Luis Garcia Phi
2019 SS Wander Franco
2020 No minor league Season
2021 SP Eury Perez Mia
