The CCO’s Cubs Minor League Player of the Year for 2016 – OF Eloy Jimenez
What do you do for an encore when you are selected to the Future Stars squad, named both your league’s Most Valuable Player and Prospect of the Year, and Baseball America awards you with Low-A Player of the Year? You get named the CCO’s Minor League Player of the Year, which is what happened to South Bend outfielder Eloy Jimenez.
It has been seven years since a Low-A player was given this distinction, as Peoria outfielder Kyler Burke claimed the honors in 2009.