2009 National League Rookie of the Year

[pogokat]

The Rockies have Fowler sharing hisplaying time with way too many people...really, its the same deal with rasmus...I mean, at this point, Jordan Schafer could come back up and jump right back in this...How about Tommy Hanson with 10 wins and 125-150 k's?

[brewdude15]

Hanson hasn't even thrown a pitch yet in the majors...who's saying he won't blow up right away his first time in the big leagues?

[JCREW]

Hanson hasn't even thrown a pitch yet in the majors...who's saying he won't blow up right away his first time in the big leagues?

Here's to blowing up Hanson in a few hours... Clink... Drink...

[Patrick425]

My guess is that Hanson will end up pitching good enough to win ROY.

[Brawndo the Thirst Mutilat]

Since 1980, pitchers have won just 13 of 58, or just 22%, of all possible AL and NL ROY awards. Something to think about when handicapping the races this early. I'll take Wieters over Price in the AL and would give you the field of pitchers in the NL if you'd give me both Gamel and McCutchen.

[mletto157]

I can't believe the first post of Matt Wieters is post #29. Sure he has underwhelmed in his first couple weeks in the bigs - but the potential of this kid is up there in Joe Mauer territory (offense and defense). Once he gets going I think he runs away with it.

 

edit: see logan's response below... my bad...

[logan82]

I can't believe the first post of Matt Wieters is post #29

Well, the thread title clearly states "NL Rookie of the Year" so it shouldn't be to surprising.

[thefutureoftherapy]

I think Andrew McCutchen will win the NL ROY. McCutchen is one of the most exciting players to watch that the Pirates have had in years. He reminds me of Kenny Lofton. Hopefully, he can put some people in the seats at PNC. I'm sick of watching games at that beautiful park with barely anyone in the seats.

[TooLiveBrew]

McCutcheon nearly hit a go-ahead solo shot in the bottom of the 14th tonight in Atlanta as part of a 4-hit night. He hit a missile to straightaway CF, & McLouth caught it at the wall.

 

I have to agree with tfot, this guy is super-fast, and if he learns to use that gap in PNC he could be a menace.

[Ennder]

I think McCutchen will ultimately be a mediocre player but he'll get a lot of press and I still think he wins ROY though I doubt he is ever a significant improvement over McLouth.

[JohnBriggs12]

The Rockies have Fowler sharing hisplaying time with way too many people...really, its the same deal with rasmus...I mean, at this point, Jordan Schafer could come back up and jump right back in this...How about Tommy Hanson with 10 wins and 125-150 k's?

Fowler's started 43 of the 57 Rockie games and is on pace for 497 AB's. If he picks it up a little, he'll get more. I don't think it's an issue.

[The Heartbreak Yid]

Randy Wells=dark horse.

[twobrewers]

Is McGehee still a rookie?

[TooLiveBrew]

"A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues; or (b) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a major league club or clubs during the period of a 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service)."

 

 

He was well below the 130-AB threshold heading into 2009, so the only question is service-time. Time spent on the big-league roster after its expansion to 40 men in September does not count towards that 45-day tally.

 

From what I can tell, yes, he is still considered a rookie.

[BrewCrew25]

I was wondering the same thing. If McGehee keeps up his current pace, I think he has a pretty good shot at it. No one really thinks of him as a rookie because he wasn't considered a top prospect, but as of today, his numbers are better than McCutchen.

[GB12]

McCutchens

097 AB| 16 R| 1 HR| 18 RBI| 07 BB| 16 SO| .309 avg| .362 OBP| .485 slg| .846 OPS

 

McGehee

103 AB| 19 R| 4 HR| 17 RBI| 12 BB| 19 SO| .340 avg| .402 OBP| .544 slg| .945 OPS

 

 

He could actually have a very good shot at it. I seriously doubt he hits this well the whole year, but at the same time he probably won't drop off so much that he's not in the running.

[Hofbraunhaus]

If McGehee's numbers don't drop dramatically, I think he has a real shot. I gotta tell ya, the only thing better than watching a home grown talent like Braun win ROY would be watching a player we took from the Cubs win ROY.

[crewcrazy]

After going 0-5 today against Minnesota, Colby Rasmus is hitting .263/.308/.442, translating to a .750 OPS. He's been playing well lately after a slow start, although he's had a cold week or so. I still think he has the best shot to win the award, especially if the Cards end up winning the division.

 

McGehee would definitely be a surprise, though...if he can catch up to Rasmus' home run total things might get really interesting.

[GB12]

Yeah, Rasmus has a nice lead in HRs and RBI right now, but he also has had more than twice as many at bats. If you were to translate McGehee's numbers to 225 at bats like Rasmus he'd have 8 HRs and 35 RBI. Now obviously you can't just do that, but the point is that McGehee's hitting them at a faster pace which means he'll be able to make up ground there even with 118 fewer at bats. He probably won't over take Rasmus in HRs, but with how much better his other numbers are he might not have to.

[Patrick425]

I'm going to stick with Hanson regardless of the fact that pitchers rarely win the award. I think he's just going to keep getting better with every start this year.

[pogokat]

Yeah, hanson's got the national media exposure that mcgehee doesn't have as well

[UeckerAddict]

Name the last bald ROY. I can't.

[Patrick425]

Name the last bald ROY. I can't.

 

I'm not sure about bald, but Pujols appears to be balding.

[The Truth]

A grand slam live on ESPN certainly isn't going to hurt Mighty Casey's cause

[brewcrewkid14]

Don't look now, but McGehee's average is now second amongst all NL Rookies. I think we're going to see him make a run for it.