November 14, 2016

AL Rookie

Tyler Naquin is one of the three finalists for the Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year Award, but the consensus appears to be that Michael Fulmer or Gary Sanchez will get the nod. My problem with Sanchez is that the league did not have a chance to adjust to Sanchez. If we saw Sanchez for a full year, he might have been unbelievable, but he might have slipped some, too. He did have a large fall-off from August to September, so another month or two and his stats might have been less impressive. I would vote for Fulmer.

Update: Fulmer wins easily with 26 first place votes. Sanchez received the other four first place votes. Congratulations to Fulmer on the win!

Update: Here is the vote. Fulmer appeared on all 30 ballots, Sanchez made it on 29.

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