For Stewart, the award honors his slugging performance, becoming the first Tigers prospect with a 30-homer season since Steven Moya in 2014. Stewart, a first-round pick in 2015, hit .255 (113-for-443) between Class A Advanced Lakeland and Double-A Erie with 30 home runs and 87 RBIs. His homer total tied him for fifth among all Minor Leaguers in all organizations, while his 24 homers, .534 slugging percentage and .924 OPS in 104 games at Lakeland led the Florida State League.
Jimenez came into the season with lofty expectations as the Tigers' closer of the future, invited to Major League camp out of low Class A West Michigan.