2023 Little Hero of the Year

Winner of the 2023 Little Hero of the Year is OF Roman Anthony. He played at 3 levels last year and raked. Anthony has been one of the biggest risers among prospects this season and has now reached the Double-A level in his first full season at just 19 years of age. The left-handed hitting outfielder has collected a .265/.396/.459 batting line with 14 home runs, 15 stolen bases and a 113:86 K:BB over 106 games between Low-A Salem and Greenville in 2023.

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 TB

2020 No minor league Season

2021 SP Eury Perez Mia

2022 2B Edouard Julien Min

2023 OF Roman Anthony Bos

2023 Hero of the Year

This years Hero of the year goes to 2B Edouard Julien. It was tough year during the first of a rebuild but Julien looks to be a piece of the puzzle for years to come.

Past Winners

2007 3B David Wright .325avg 30HR 107RBI 34SB .963OPS

2008 2B Dustin Pedroia .325avg 17HR 20SB 83RBI 117Runs .869OPS

2009 1B Price Fielder .299Avg 46HR 141RBI 1.014OPS

2010 3B Ryan Zimmerman .307avg 25HR 85RBI 85Runs .894OPS

2011 2B Dustin Pedroia .307avg 21HR 91RBI 102Runs 86BB 26SB .861OPS

2012 1B Prince Fielder .313avg 30HR 108RBI 83Runa 85BB .940ops

2013 1B Joey Votto .305avg 24HR 73RBI, 103Runs, 135BB, .926OPS

2014 OF Lorenzo Cain .301avg 5HR 53Rbi 55runs 28SB .751OPS

2015 OF Michael Conforto .270avg 9HR 26RBI .841ops

2016 2B Dustin Pedroia .318avg 15HR 74RBI 105Runs 61BB .825ops

2017 OF George Springer .283avg 34HR 85RBI 112Runs 64BB .889ops

2018 OF Christian Yelich .326avg 36HR 110RBI 118Runs 22SB 1.000OPS

2019 3B Rafael Devers .311avg 32HR, 115RBI, 129Runs, .916OPS

2020 OF Wil Myers 288avg 15 HR, 40RBI, 34 Runs, .959 OPS.

2021 3B Rafael Devers .281avg 38HR, 115RBI, 101Runs, .895 OPS

2022 2B Jose Altuve .298 avg 28HR, 57RBI, 103Runs, 18SB .917 OPS  

2023 2B Edouard Julien .260avg, 16HR, 37RBI, 60Runs, .370obp, .834OPS

2023 Kelly's Ace of the Year

 Always tough to pick a winner during a rebuild but SP Bryan Woo who was having a great minor league season made his impact felt on the MLB team by years end.

Complete list all Heroes to win this honor:

2007 Roy Halladay 16-5 3.71era 225Inn 139K's

2008 Franciso Rodriguez 2-3 2.24era 68inn 77K's 62SV

2009 Roy Halladay 17-10 2.79era 246Inn 206K's

2010 Trevor Cahill 18-8 2.97 era 196.2Inn 118K's

2011 Ervin Santana 11-12 3.38 228.2inn 178k's

2012 Jim Johnson 4-2 2.49era 68.2Inn 41K's 51SV

2013 James Shields 13-9 3.15era 228Inn 197K's

2014 Yordano Ventura 14-10 3.20era 183Inn 159k's

2015 Noah Syndergaard 9-7 3.24era 150Inn 166K's

2016 Noah Syndergaard 14-9 2.60era 183.2inn 218k's

2017 Corey Kluber 18-4 2.25era 203.2inn 265K's

2018 Max Scherzer 18-7 2.53era 220.2Inn 300k's

2019 Jake Odorizzi 15-7 3.51era 158Inn 178K's

2020 Trevor Bauer 5-4,  1.73era 73Inn 100K's

2021 Carlos Rodon 13-5, 2.37era, 0.96whip, 132inn 185K's 

2022 Justin Verlander 18-4, 1.75era, 0.83whip, 175Inn, 185K's 

2023 Bryan Woo 4-5. 4.21era, 1.21whip, 87Inn, 93K's

Kelly's Heroes Top 60 Prospects (Post Draft)

 This is a pre-draft top 30 prospect list for the Heroes with the highest ranking that player received on one of the 6 biggest national list (Rotowire, Fangraphs BA, ESPN, Law, Pipeline)

1. SS Jordan Lawler (#3 Rotowire)

2. 3B Brooks Lee (#19 Fangraphs)

3. SS Ezequiel Tovar (#17 BA)

4. 1B Tyler Soderstrom (#23 ESPN) 

5. SS Marco Luciano (#21 Keith Law)

6. OF Zac Veen (#27 MLB Pipeline)

7. SS Brayan Rocchio (#22 Keith Law)

8. OF Robert Hassell III (#35 MLB Pipeline)

9. OF Miguel Bleis (#20 Fangraphs)

10. SP Mick Abel (#25 Fangraphs)

11. OF George Valera (#27 Keith Law)

12. SP Cade Cavalli (#58 Pipeline)

13. OF Ceddanne Rafaela (#37 Keith Law)

14. 2B Edouard Julien (#67 Rotowire)

15. SS Brady House (#85 Keith Law)

16. 3B Orelvis Martinez (#67 ESPN)

17. SP Gordon Graceffo (#66 Keith Law)

18. 2B Jace Jung (#83 MLB Pipeline)

19. SS Joey Ortiz (#66 Fangraphs)

20. 3B Jacob Berry (#61 MLB Pipeline)

21. SP Hayden Wesneski (#61 Rotowire)

22. OF Josue De Paula (#87 Rotowire)

23. C Ethan Salas (#137 Rotowire)

24. SP Jarlin Susana (#85 ESPN)

25. SP Ken Waldichuk (#63 ESPN)

26. C Ivan Herrera (#89 ESPN)

27. SP Luis Ortiz (#74 BA)

28. OF Luis Matos (HM100 Keith Law)

29. C Ivan Herrera (#89 ESPN)

30. SP Mason Miller (#98 Fangraphs)

31. OF Gabriel Martinez (#271 Rotowire)

32. OF Starling Thompson (#150 Rotowire)

33. SP Mason Montgomery (#113 Rotowire)

34. SS Liover Peguero (HM ESPN)

35. 2B Carlos Jorge (#202 Rotowire)

36. 1B Ivan Melendez (#223 on Rotowire)

37. OF Jonatan Clase (#209 Rotowire)

38. SP Owen Murphy (#171 Rotowire)

39. OF Enmanuel Bonilla (#200 Rotowire)

40. OF Jose Gerardo (#228 Rotowire)

41. OF Jeremy De La Rosa (#283 Rotowire)

42. SP Robert Gasser (#117 Rotowire)

43. SS Derniche Valdez (#237 Rotowire)

44. OF Brando Mayea (#250 Rotowire)

45. SP Luis Serna (#258 Rotowire)

46. OF Jacob Melton (#235 Rotowier)

47. OF Roman Anthony (#298 Rotowire)

48. SP Bryan Woo (#238 Rotowire)

49. C Daniel Susac (#315 Rotowire)

50. SS Camilo Diaz (#324 Rotowire)

51. SP Mason Black (#306 Rotowire)

52. OF Jose Ramos (Keith Law #11 LAD list)

53. 1B Malcom Nunez (#311 Rotowire)

54. SP Joey Cantillo (#333 Rotowire)

55. SP Taylor Dollard (#368 Rotowire)

56. 3B Jared Triolo (#380 Rotowire)

57. SP Jaden Hill

58. SS Ricardo Cabrera

59. SS Maikol Hernandez

60. 1B Grant Lavigne

2023 Pre Draft Top 40 Prospects Kelly's Heroes

This is a pre-draft top 30 prospect list for the Heroes with the highest ranking that player received on one of the 6 biggest national list (Rotowire, Fangraphs BA, ESPN, Law, Pipeline)

1. SS Jordan Lawler (#3 Rotowire)

2. SS Ezequiel Tovar (#17 BA)

3. SS Marco Luciano (#21 Keith Law)

4. C/1B Tyler Soderstrom (#23 ESPN) 

5. OF Zac Veen (#27 MLB Pipeline)

6. OF Robert Hassell III (#35 MLB Pipeline)

7. SS Brayan Rocchio (#22 Keith Law)

8. OF Miguel Bleis (#20 Fangraphs)

9. SP Mick Abel (#25 Fangraphs)

10. OF George Valera (#27 Keith Law)

11. SP Cade Cavalli (#58 Pipeline)

12. OF/3B Ceddanne Rafaela (#37 Keith Law)

13. SS Brady House (#85 Keith Law)

14. 2B Edouard Julien (#67 Rotowire)

15. SP Gordon Graceffo (#66 Keith Law)

16. 3B Orelvis Martinez (#67 ESPN)

17. SS Joey Ortiz (#66 Fangraphs)

18. SP Hayden Wesneski (#61 Rotowire)

19. SP Ken Waldichuk (#63 ESPN)

20. SP Jarlin Susana (#85 ESPN)

21. C Ivan Herrera (#89 ESPN)

22. OF Luis Matos (HM Keith Law)

23. OF Gabriel Martinez (#271 Rotowire)

24. SS Liover Peguero (HM ESPN)

25. SP Mason Montgomery (#113 Rotowire)

26. 2B Carlos Jorge (#202 Rotowire)

27. OF Jonatan Clase (#209 Rotowire)

28. 1B Malcom Nunez (#311 Rotowire)

29. OF Jose Gerardo (#228 Rotowire)

30. OF Jeremy De La Rosa (#283 Rotowire)

31. SP Robert Gasser (#117 Rotowire)

32. SP Mason Black (#306 Rotowire)

33. OF Jose Ramos

34. 3B Jared Triolo (#380 Rotowire)

35. SP Taylor Dollard (#368 Rotowire)

36. SP Jaden Hill

37. SS Ricardo Cabrera

38. SS Maikol Hernandez

39. 1B Grant Lavigne

40. SS William Bergolla Jr