2009 SBN Rookie of the Year Award

by R.J. Anderson on Nov 10, 2009 8:00 AM EST

The first legitimate shot at a Ray winning ...

Rk	Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts
1	Elvis Andrus	Texas Rangers	6	9	6	63
2	Andrew Bailey	Oakland Athletics	11	1	3	61
3	Jeff Niemann	Tampa Bay Rays	3	5	3	33
4	Rick Porcello	Detroit Tigers	2	7	2	33
5	Brett Anderson	Oakland Athletics	5	1	3	31
6	Gordon Beckham	Chicago White Sox	1	2	8	19
7	Nolan Reimold	Baltimore Orioles	1	-	1	6
8	Matt Wieters	Baltimore Orioles	-	1	3	6
9	Brad Bergesen	Baltimore Orioles	-	1	-	3
10	Ricky Romero	Toronto Blue Jays	-	1	-	3
11	Travis Snider	Toronto Blue Jays	-	1	-	3

At least he finished well ahead of Rick Porcello. I'm a bit amused (disturbed?) at how many first place votes Andrew Bailey received and how few Brett Anderson received. I mean, yeah ERA, but come on.

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No love whatsoever for David Price

Gives me an idea for some research…

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by FreeZorilla on Nov 10, 2009 9:15 AM EST reply actions

Tommy: Andrus, Bailey, Anderson

Me: Andrus, Anderson, Niemann

by R.J. Anderson on Nov 10, 2009 9:31 AM EST reply actions

Andrus, Anderson, Niemann as well for me.

by Erik Hahmann on Nov 10, 2009 10:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

You both got to vote?

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

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GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!

by baetown415 on Nov 10, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

Two votes per team blog.

by R.J. Anderson on Nov 10, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

Me: Anderson, Andrus, Niemann

I only really feel strongly about Anderson. There are, maybe, 4-8 guys who could take the next two spots.

Silly, silly, Rick Porcello voters. Bailey’s not a bad option for 2nd/3rd.

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by Sky Kalkman on Nov 10, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

Porcello only gets votes due to age.

Which goes back to a question I raised a while ago: should age matter at all in the ROY discussions? It hasn’t in the past when Ichiro won it. Or Matsui finished high. Or Sasaki. Why should it matter when it’s a really young guy and not a really old guy?

by R.J. Anderson on Nov 10, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions