Minor League Baseball’s Single-A level is typically a prospect’s first experience of pro ball outside of a player development complex, playing under lights in front of paying fans from April to September. That means, of course, that it is the first level at which the baseball world can get a good look at the player

Minor League Baseball announced the Single-A end-of-season All-Stars and award winners on Wednesday, with three Top 100 prospects claiming MVP honors: Tigers SS/2B Kevin McGonigle (No. 30) of the Florida State League, Mariners OF Lazaro Montes (No. 45) of the California League, and Guardians OF Jaison Chourio (No. 66) of the Carolina League.

More from MLB Pipeline: • Top 100 prospects | Stats | Video | Podcast | Complete coverage Detroit outfielder Max Clark, MLB’s No. 5 prospect, was named the FSL’s Top MLB Prospect, while Montes and Chourio won in the Cal League and Carolina League, respectively.

California League Most Valuable Player: Lazaro Montes, Modesto (SEA) After leading the Nuts to a Cal League title in 2023, Montes was a wrecking ball in the Modesto lineup through the first half of 2024. The Mariners’ No. 3 prospect slashed .309/.411/.527 through 65 games, and although he was promoted to the High-A Northwest League after June 22, he still finished tied for third in the Cal League in home runs (13) and tied for second in RBIs (72).

Pitcher of the Year: Jace Kaminska, Fresno (COL) Kaminska piled up 104 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings for the Grizzlies, walking a mere 12 hitters in that span. The 2023 10th-round pick out of Nebraska posted a 1.05 WHIP and a 2.78 ERA over 17 games — 16 starts — while holding opposing hitters to a .238 batting average

Top MLB Prospect: Montes After Montes signed with Seattle for $2.5 million in January 2022, he put up solid numbers in the Dominican Summer League that year despite a 33.2 percent strikeout rate. He’s cut that number down to under 14 percent in the Cal League over the last two seasons, giving his 65-grade power an even better chance to impact games. Montes won’t turn 20 years old until October, but after he was bumped up to High-A Everett, he continued to get on base at a .378 clip and drilled eight homers and eight doubles in 51 games.