Award Winners & All-Stars

Anthony Volpe - 2021 MLB Pipeline Hitting Prospect of the Year

In the inaugrual season of Hudson Valley's affiliation with the New York Yankees, Anthony Volpe was named MLB Pipeline Hitting Prospect of the Year after a monster season with the Renegades and the Low-A Tampa Tarpons.

The 20-year-old hit .286/.391/.581 in 55 games with Hudson Valley, while clubbing 17 doubles and 15 home runs. Including his time in Tampa, Volpe collected 121 hits, 35 doubles, 6 triples, 27 HRs, 86 RBIs, and was 33-for-42 on stolen base attempts.

"He stays on the ball for a really long time, but his attacking ability is great," said Hudson Valley manager Dan Fiorito to Sam Dykstra of MLB.com. "He finds a way to get the ball in the air and drive line drives to all fields. He has a great ability to keep the ball off the ground."

The Yankees drafted Volpe with the 30th pick in the 1st round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the Delbarton School in New Jersey. He was originally committed to play alongside high school teammate Jack Leiter at Vanderbilt, but opted to sign and begin his professional career.

Drew Thorpe - 2023 Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year

Former Hudson Valley Renegades pitcher Drew Thorpe was named Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year by Major League Baseball during MLB’s inaugural Minor League Baseball Awards Show in 2023.

In his first professional season, Thorpe was sensational across 23 starts between the Renegades and Double-A Somerset Patriots. He led all Minor League pitchers in strikeouts (182), and was second in WHIP (0.98), tied for second in wins (14), fourth in ERA (2.52), and sixth in opponent’s batting average (.200). He led the South Atlantic League in ERA, wins, opponent’s batting average, WHIP, and winning percentage (.833).

Thorpe was previously named South Atlantic League Pitching Prospect of the Year.

In 18 starts with the Renegades, Thorpe set new single-season franchise records for wins (10), and strikeouts (138). He set the Renegades single-game strikeout record when he punched out 13 Brooklyn Cyclones batters on July 22. In addition to leading the SAL in wins and ERA (2.81), Thorpe finished second in strikeouts, falling one strikeout shy of winning the SAL Pitching Triple Crown.

The right-hander was named SAL Pitcher of the Month for June after posting a 0.31 ERA (1 ER/28.2 IP) with 34 strikeouts and just six walks. At one point, Thorpe had a 28.1-inning scoreless streak from May 28-June 25, the longest streak by a South Atlantic League pitcher in 2023.

Thorpe, 22, was drafted in the second round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft by the Yankees out of Cal Poly. After being promoted to the Somerset Patriots on Aug. 8, he went on to be named Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for August.