Fourteen players have won league awards in recognition for their performance with the Sounds . Three players have won league Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) awards . Steve Balboni ( 1980 ) and Brian Dayett ( 1982 ) won the Southern League MVP Award , and Magglio Ordóñez ( 1997 ) won the American Association MVP Award . Ten players have won Pitcher of the Year honors . Bruce Berenyi ( 1978 ) , Geoff Combe ( 1979 ) , Andy McGaffigan ( 1980 ) , Jamie Werly ( 1981 ) , and Stefan Wever ( 1982 ) were selected for the Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award . Chris Hammond ( 1990 ) and Scott Ruffcorn ( 1994 ) won the American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award . R.A. Dickey ( 2007 ) , Johnny Hellweg ( 2013 ) , and Jimmy Nelson ( 2014 ) were selected for the PCL Pitcher of the Year Award . The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was won by Jeff Abbott ( 1996 ) and Magglio Ordóñez ( 1997 ) . Ordóñez is the only Sounds player to win multiple league awards
American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award
American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Pitcher Award
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