AL Rookie of the Year

[Misfit]

I can't remember a recent year where the AL rookie of the year race was this tight. There isn't one deserving player for rookie of the year but a number of them. These are the first ones that come to mind for me:

Huston Street - 14 saves, 1.41 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 4-1 record
Dan Johnson - .317 avg, .404 OBP, .939 OPS, 10 home runs
Robinson Cano - .283 avg, .303 OBP, .740 OPS, 8 home runs
Tadahito Iguchi - .283 avg, .350 OBP, .793 OPS, 10 home runs
Aaron Hill - .300 avg, .350 OBP, .788 OPS
Grady Sizemore - .289 avg, .333 OBP, .739 OPS, 13 home runs, 60 RBI
Joe Mauer (eligible?) - .299, .374, .806 OPS, 8 home runs

I don't know if Mauer is eligible for this year or not, perhaps someone else knows that. From here, it looks like Street has the edge as he has been dominant out of the pen, where as no one else has been truely dominant from the plate. Cano will probably get a lot of support because he's a Yankee, but Sizemore and Iguchi are more deserving at this point. Dan Johnson has under 200 at bats at this point, so its hard to vote for him. If he keeps up his current pace for another 100 at-bats or so he could make some real noise. If Nick Swisher has a strong finish for the A's he could also inject himself into the race.

[Stu]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

I think Mauer is eligible. The cutoff is 130 at-bats and he only had 107 last year.

Either way, my vote goes to Huston Street.

[Skerik]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

Don't forget:

Gustavo Chacin - 140.2 IP, 11-6, 3.39 ERA
Jonny Gomes - 184 AB, .288/.367/.585, 14 HR

I think Chacin has to be the front-runner right now....

[NYJets]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

I'm almost positive Mauer is not eligible.

I'd give it to Street.

[Skerik]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

I think Mauer is eligible. The cutoff is 130 at-bats and he only had 107 last year.

Either way, my vote goes to Huston Street.

I'm pretty sure Mauer is ineligible. You can't be on an active 25-man roster for more than 45 days during the previous season, and Mauer was on the Twins roster for 46 days last season. Doh.

[Vince]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

Russ Adams-.273 .353 .440, 8 Homers 50 RBI

Gustavo Chacin- W-11 L-6 3.39 ERA 140 innings

After looking at the numbers, my non-homer choice would be Sizemore.

[Vince]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

Honestly, I'm sick of 30 year old rookies winning the award.

[deeman11747]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

As much as I'd love to see a Yankee win it agaiin..... Huston Street has been so valuable to the A's resurgence this year.

[CoRruPt-]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

Honestly, I'm sick of 30 year old rookies winning the award.

Yeah, seriously... this is getting me questioning import players and ROY eligibility. I mean, you've got guys like Matsui, Iguchi, and Ichiro who have had pro experience in Japan, but they are/were candidates for ROY, hmm. Not exactly rookies if you have been paid before to play ball.

[ehh]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

Now that Cano's average has dropped about 30 points in the last 3 weeks, I'd definately say Street.

[Beantown]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

My vote goes to Street as well.

[USCTrojan83]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

These are the top rookies that are and might qualify by the time the season ends in the AL (Batting Only)

RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Tadahito Iguchi CWS 357 58 101 10 45 14 .283 .350 .443 .793
2 Jeremy Reed Sea 351 42 89 2 36 4 .254 .321 .342 .663
3 Robinson Cano NYY 336 46 95 8 40 1 .283 .305 .435 .739
4 Nick Swisher Oak 326 49 83 16 58 0 .255 .329 .475 .804
5 Russ Adams Tor 300 48 82 8 50 5 .273 .347 .440 .787
6 Mark Teahen KC 292 39 72 3 31 5 .247 .308 .363 .671
7 Damon Hollins TB 250 36 68 11 36 7 .272 .322 .464 .786
8 Aaron Hill Tor 240 32 72 3 32 1 .300 .355 .433 .788
9 Dallas McPherson LAA 205 29 50 8 26 3 .244 .295 .449 .744
10 Dan Johnson Oak 202 37 64 10 31 0 .317 .404 .535 .939
These are the top 10 canidates in the AL (Batting)

RK PLAYER TEAM IP H R ER BB SO W L HLD SV ERA
1 Gustavo Chacin Tor 140.2 145 60 53 53 84 11 6 0 0 3.39
2 Scott Kazmir TB 134.1 125 70 63 74 117 6 8 0 0 4.22
3 Joe Blanton Oak 129.2 114 64 59 45 70 7 9 0 0 4.10
4 Chris Young Tex 125.1 130 69 65 33 104 9 7 0 0 4.67
5 Chien-Ming Wang NYY 83.1 79 40 36 22 31 6 3 0 0 3.89
6 Ervin Santana LAA 72.0 75 40 37 32 58 6 5 0 0 4.63
7 Huston Street Oak 56.0 35 11 9 17 52 4 1 0 14 1.45 (4 BSV)

These are top AL guys in pitching

Mauer and Sizemore are not qualified given either games or ABs from last year

Street wont win it unless he gets 20+ SVs and limits the BSV's

[dieselboy]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

The most deserving player? I'm going to say Tadahito Iguchi. He has been getting it done all season for a winning team, and his numbers are very solid. At this rate he will finish with...

.283 AVG, .350 OBP, 83 Runs, 14 HRs, 65 RBI, and 20 SB.

But, I don't think that they will give him the award. After Ichiro, I don't think baseball is big on giving Japanese imports the ROY award when they have been playing professional baseball for years. My guess is Street.

[soxboy7]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

I'd give it to Iguchi. Not only because he plays for the Sox but because he has put up the numbers as well as doing things like giving up an AB to move a guy over and letting a pitch go by because Pods has a great jump.

[ehh]

Re: AL Rookie of the Year

I'd give it to Iguchi. Not only because he plays for the Sox but because he has put up the numbers as well as doing things like giving up an AB to move a guy over and letting a pitch go by because Pods has a great jump.

Eh, if friggen Angel Berroa can win it over Matsui like he did in '03, then there is no way in hell any 30-year-old should ever win ROY.