Last month, MLBPipeline.com named Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna and Diamondbacks right-hander Jon Duplantier as its Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year. Acuna led all Minor Leaguers with 181 hits and was one of only two to total 20 homers and 40 steals. Duplantier's 1.39 ERA was the second-lowest among full-season qualifiers in the last 32 years, behind only Justin Verlander's 1.29 in 2005.
Many other prospects had terrific seasons as well, and we're honoring them by selecting the top hitting and pitching prospect for each organization. Twenty-three of our 60 selections are currently on MLBPipeline's Top 100 Prospect list, including Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (No. 2), Acuna (No. 5), Reds third baseman Nick Senzel (No. 8) and Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler (No. 10). Several more, such as Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers and Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins, were on the Top 100 earlier in the year before graduating to the big leagues.
Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader is the lone position player to repeat from our 2016 selections. Five pitchers earned their second straight recognition: Chance Adams (Yankees), Jaime Barria (Angels), Stephen Gonsalves (Twins), Brent Honeywell (Rays) and Triston McKenzie (Indians).
The complete list of 2017 Organization Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year, with links to stories about them:
Organization: Hitting Prospect | Pitching Prospect
Angels: OF Jahmai Jones | RHP Jaime Barria More »
Astros: OF Derek Fisher | RHP Forrest Whitley More »
Athletics: 1B/OF Matt Olson | LHP A.J. Puk More »
Blue Jays: SS/2B Bo Bichette | LHP Ryan BoruckiMore »
Braves: OF Ronald Acuna | LHP Luiz GoharaMore »
Brewers: OF Brett Phillips | RHP Corbin Burnes More »
Cardinals: OF Harrison Bader | RHP Jack FlahertyMore »
Cubs: C Victor Caratini | RHP Jen-Ho TsengMore »
D-backs: 1B Christian Walker | RHP Jon Duplantier More »
Dodgers: 3B/1B Edwin Rios | RHP Walker Buehler More »
Giants: OF/1B Chris Shaw | LHP Andrew Suarez More »
Indians: 3B Yandy Diaz | RHP Triston McKenzie More »
Mariners: 1B Dan Vogelbach | RHP Nick Neidert More »
Marlins: 3B Brian Anderson | RHP Trevor Richards More »
Mets: 1B Dominic Smith | RHP Corey Oswalt More »
Nationals: OF Victor Robles | RHP Erick FeddeMore »
Orioles: OF Austin Hays | LHP Alex Wells More »
Padres: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. | LHP Joey Lucchesi More »
Phillies: 1B Rhys Hoskins | LHP JoJo Romero More »
Pirates: OF Jordan Luplow | RHP Steven BraultMore »
Rangers: 1B Ronald Guzman | RHP Kyle Cody More »
Rays: OF Jesus Sanchez | RHP Brent Honeywell More »
Red Sox: 3B Rafael Devers | RHP Mike Shawaryn More »
Reds: 3B Nick Senzel | RHP Tyler MahleMore »
Rockies: 1B/2B/3B Ryan McMahon | RHP Peter Lambert More »
Royals: 3B Emmanuel Rivera | LHP Foster Griffin More »
Tigers: OF Mike Gerber | LHP Gregory Soto More »
Twins: OF Brent Rooker | LHP Stephen Gonsalves More »
White Sox: 2B Yoan Moncada | RHP Alec Hansen More »
Yankees: OF Estevan Florial | RHP Chance Adams More »