Trout, who won his first Mitch in 2013 as a rookie with Philly, nabbed five 1st-place votes among the six owners who cast ballots, falling short of an unanimous selection but easily nabbing the award. Vancouver's J.D. Martinez received the other 1st-place vote and finished second in balloting. No other players appeared on all six ballots.Voting was based on a 10-7-5-3-2-1 ballot:
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Trout did not receive votes in 2017 balloting when Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera took home the prize. He finished 6th out of nine candidates in 2016, when Giancarlo Stanton -- then with Allentown -- was a near-unanimous winner. Stanton, now with Marietta, finished a distant 4th, appearing on four ballots despite leading the league in HR and RBI. It's the second Mitch Award in Allentown history.
A year after smacking a career-low 20 homers, the first time in his career he failed to reach 30, Trout obliterated his previous career high of 39. He smashed 55 HR and 135 RBI, ranking 3rd and 2nd, respectively, in DMBL, for a 104-loss Mules team. He made 162 starts in center for the fifth consecutive season, leading the DMBL in runs (136), total bases (408), OBP (.422), SLG (.655), OPS (1.077) -- all career highs -- and by far in runs created (186.8), and RC/27 (11.5). He also set a new personal record in stolen bases (20), trailing only Blue Ridge's Starling Marte, who had 26, and steal % (.870, 20-3). During his sixth season, Trout eclipsed 200 home runs and 1,000 hits for his career.
Two rookies received votes: Empire City OF Aaron Judge, who was a unanimous selection for the Pat Listach Award, as the DMBL's top rookie, finished 5th appearing on three ballots, and Sardine City OF Cody Bellinger, who tied for 3rd in Listach voting with Luis Castillo, finished 11th with one 5th-place vote.
Like any uber-prospect, Trout spent more than one season on an ineligible list. He broke into the bigs in 2013, two years after being drafted. In addition to the Mitchell Award, he won the Listach Award on the strength of a 39-HR, 124-RBI campaign in which he hit .347/.412/.634.
The New Jersey native was a 2nd round pick in 2011 by Amityville (two slots before New Jersey, now Hopatcong, took prospect Bryce Harper). Coincidentally, the pick was on they traded to Philly and got back in another swap. Just before the 2012 protected deadline, the Ant Slayers shipped Trout (still a prospect), along with 1B Ike Davis, their 7th rounder that year plus their 1st- and 4th-round picks in 2012, to the Philly End Zone Animals for SP Jered Weaver, 2B Howie Kendrick and a 9th rounder in 2013. The Endzone Animals were among four franchises that folded after the 2013 season, with the Allentown Mules taking over the roster.
That 2nd round pick in 2011 was well traveled before Amityville used it on Trout. It originally was swapped in July 2009, in another blockbuster, with Philly getting it along with Amityville's 1st in 2010 and SP Jered Weaver in exchange for 3B Alex Rodriguez and SP Dallas Braden. A year later, in June 2010, Philly packaged the 2nd rounder with SP Clayton Richard and sent it back to Amityville for OF Jacoby Ellsbury and Philly's 9th rounder in 2011.
A year after smacking a career-low 20 homers, the first time in his career he failed to reach 30, Trout obliterated his previous career high of 39. He smashed 55 HR and 135 RBI, ranking 3rd and 2nd, respectively, in DMBL, for a 104-loss Mules team. He made 162 starts in center for the fifth consecutive season, leading the DMBL in runs (136), total bases (408), OBP (.422), SLG (.655), OPS (1.077) -- all career highs -- and by far in runs created (186.8), and RC/27 (11.5). He also set a new personal record in stolen bases (20), trailing only Blue Ridge's Starling Marte, who had 26, and steal % (.870, 20-3). During his sixth season, Trout eclipsed 200 home runs and 1,000 hits for his career.Two rookies received votes: Empire City OF Aaron Judge, who was a unanimous selection for the Pat Listach Award, as the DMBL's top rookie, finished 5th appearing on three ballots, and Sardine City OF Cody Bellinger, who tied for 3rd in Listach voting with Luis Castillo, finished 11th with one 5th-place vote.
Like any uber-prospect, Trout spent more than one season on an ineligible list. He broke into the bigs in 2013, two years after being drafted. In addition to the Mitchell Award, he won the Listach Award on the strength of a 39-HR, 124-RBI campaign in which he hit .347/.412/.634.
The New Jersey native was a 2nd round pick in 2011 by Amityville (two slots before New Jersey, now Hopatcong, took prospect Bryce Harper). Coincidentally, the pick was on they traded to Philly and got back in another swap. Just before the 2012 protected deadline, the Ant Slayers shipped Trout (still a prospect), along with 1B Ike Davis, their 7th rounder that year plus their 1st- and 4th-round picks in 2012, to the Philly End Zone Animals for SP Jered Weaver, 2B Howie Kendrick and a 9th rounder in 2013. The Endzone Animals were among four franchises that folded after the 2013 season, with the Allentown Mules taking over the roster.That 2nd round pick in 2011 was well traveled before Amityville used it on Trout. It originally was swapped in July 2009, in another blockbuster, with Philly getting it along with Amityville's 1st in 2010 and SP Jered Weaver in exchange for 3B Alex Rodriguez and SP Dallas Braden. A year later, in June 2010, Philly packaged the 2nd rounder with SP Clayton Richard and sent it back to Amityville for OF Jacoby Ellsbury and Philly's 9th rounder in 2011.
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