The AL ROY goes to Andrew Bailey of the A’s, who went 6-3, 1.84 and 26 saves. Finishing 2nd was Elvis Andrus of the Rangers, who went .267-6-40, 33 SB, OPS+ 82.
In the NL, there will be some disappointed fans near where I live in Eastern PA. The NL ROY goes to the Marlins’ OF Chris Coghlan, who hit .321-9-47, OPS+ 122. Phils’ fans were most likely pulling for J.A. Happ, who was 12-4, 2.93 (ERA+ 145) for the NL Champs. Who knows, maybe NOT starting Happ in the WS hurt the Phils more than we will ever know. In the 2 2/3 IP he did pitch in the Series, he gave up one run.
As for the Yanks, they had one candidate, but Gardner received no consideration despite his 26 SB. It could be that of his 108 games, only 63 saw him as a starter, thus hurting him. Another thing is that even though under 140 AB is still considered a rookie, his 127 AB of last year made it seem as if he weren’t a rookie even though he technically was. At least I believe he was.
From Wikipedia:
The current standard of 130 at bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club (excluding time in military service or on the disabled list) before September 1 was adopted in 1971.[
BG had the 127 AB, not sure about days on the active roster. I’m pretty sure he was eligible however.
Scott Rolen won the ROY in 1997 after having EXACTLY 130 AB the year before.
Tomorrow, the AL CYA. I’d expect Zach Greinke to win it. Getting consideration could be CC and Mo.
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1 swedski // Nov 17, 2009 at 11:25 am
Sorry but I don’t think BG was anywhere near being considered. If he had played more yes, but (as much as I like him) he is a role player and missed too much time. No Yankee was or should have been in the running
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