Yankees Name INF Rob Refsynder and RHP Luis Severino Winners of the 2014 Kevin Lawn Awards
The New York Yankees announced today that infielder Rob Refsnyder and right-handed pitcher Luis Severino were named winners of the 2014 Kevin Lawn Award as the Yankees' minor league "Player of the Year" and "Pitcher of the Year," respectively. The two players received their awards prior to today's Yankees vs. Orioles game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The annual awards are dedicated to Kevin O'Brien Lawn-the son of longtime Yankees Vice President and Chief of Operations Jack Lawn-who passed away in 1999.
Refsnyder, 24, split the season with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining to bat .318 (164-for-515) with 82R, 38 doubles, 6 triples, 14HR and 63RBI in 137 games. The 2012 fifth-round draft pick ranked third among all Yankees minor leaguers in batting average. Following the season, he was tabbed an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com and ranked as the Yankees' seventh-best prospect by Baseball America.
Severino, 21, combined to go 6-5 with a 2.46 ERA (113.1IP, 31ER) in 24 starts with Single-A Charleston, Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. He allowed three earned runs or fewer in 23 of his 24 starts, posting a 1.96 ERA (110.0IP, 24ER) in those games. The right-hander led all Yankee minor leaguers in strikeouts (127) and competed for the World Team in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Following the season, he was named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com and was tabbed the Yankees' best prospect by Baseball America.
Each player was presented with a trophy designed by C&C Awards, as well as a designer watch, courtesy of Betteridge Jewelers.
NEW YORK YANKEES KEVIN LAWN AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year | Pitcher of the Year | |
2014 | INF Rob Refsnyder (TRE/SWB) | RHP Luis Severino (CHA/TAM/TRE) |
2013 | INF Greg Bird (CHA) | RHP Shane Greene (TAM/TRE) |
2012 | OF Tyler Austin (GCL/CHA/TAM/TRE) | RHP Mark Montgomery (TAM/TRE) |
2011 | C Austin Romine (TRE/SWB) | RHP D. J. Mitchell (SWB) |
2010 | SS Eduardo Nunez (SWB) | RHP David Phelps (TRE/SWB) |
2009 | C Austin Romine (TAM) | RHP Zach McAllister (TRE) |
2008 | OF Brett Gardner (SWB) | LHP Phil Coke (TRE/SWB) |
2007 | OF Austin Jackson (CHA/TAM/SWB) | RHP Ian Kennedy (TAM/TRE/SWB) |
2006 | 1B Cody Ehlers (TAM) | RHP Phil Hughes (TRE) |
2005 | OF Kevin Thompson (COL/TRE) | RHP Matt DeSalvo (TRE) |
2004 | 1B Andy Phillips (COL/TRE) | RHP Chien-Ming Wang (TRE/COL) |
2003 | C Dioner Navarro (TAM/TRE) | RHP Jorge DePaula (COL) |
2002 | 2B Andy Phillips (COL/NOR) | LHP Danny Borrell (NOR/TAM) RHP Jorge DePaula (NOR) |
2001 | OF Juan Rivera (COL/NOR) OF Marcus Thames (NOR) | LHP Brandon Claussen (NOR/TAM) |
2000 | 3B Scott Seabol (NOR) | LHP Randy Keisler (COL) |
1999 | 2B D'Angelo Jimenez (COL) 1B Nick Johnson (NOR) | LHP Ed Yarnall (COL) |
1998 | 1B Nick Johnson (TAM) | RHP Ryan Bradley (TAM/NOR/COL) |
1997 | 3B Mike Lowell (COL/NOR) | LHP Eric Milton (NOR/TAM) |
1996 | OF Ricky Ledee (COL/NOR) | RHP Jay Tessmer (TAM) |
1995 | SS Derek Jeter (COL) | RHP Matt Drews (TAM) |
1994 | SS Derek Jeter (TAM/ALB/COL) | LHP Andy Pettitte (COL/ALB) |
1993 | OF Billy Masse (COL) | LHP Ryan Karp (ALB/PRW/GBO) |
1992 | 1B J.T. Snow (COL) | RHP Sam Militello (COL) |
1991 | C Kiki Hernandez (GBO/PW) SS Dave Silvestri (ALB) | RHP Ed Martel (ALB/COL) RHP Sam Militello (PW/ALB) |
1990 | OF Hensley Meulens (COL) | RHP Dave Eiland (COL) |
1989 | 1B Hal Morris (COL) | LHP Steve Adkins (FTL/ALB) |
1988 | 1B Kevin Maas (PRW/ALB) | RHP Todd Malone (Sarasota) |
1987 | OF Darren Reed (COL) | RHP Dana Ridenour (FTL) |
1986 | 3B Chris Alvarez (FTL) | RHP Logan Easley (ALB) |
1985 | OF Dan Pasqua (COL) | RHP Brad Arnsberg (ALB) |
1984 | C/OF Scott Bradley (COL) | LHP Jim Deshaies (COL) |
1983 | OF Brian Dayett (COL) | RHP Jose Rijo (FTL/Nashville) |
1982 | OF Matt Winters (GBO/Nashville) | RHP Bob Tewksbury (FTL) |
1981 | 1B Don Mattingly (COL) | LHP Pete Filson (FTL/Nashville) |
1980 | 1B Steve Balboni (Nashville) | RHP Gene Nelson (FTL) |