2011 SB Nation Rookie of the Year Award Winners

by Freneau on Nov 7, 2011 1:00 PM EST in Kansas City Royals News

All week we'll be announcing the results of our SB Nation Baseball Award Winners. We followed the same format as the "real" BBWAA system, with each team blog getting two ballots. Following that system, I only voted on AL awards.

The Rookie of the Year voting probably has the most interest for you, as our Eric Hosmer emerged as a serious candidate. Alas, he came up short. Here are the American League results:

Num	Name	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
1	Michael Pineda	9	4	3	60
2	Eric Hosmer	5	4	3	40
3	Jeremy Hellickson	4	5	4	39
4	Dustin Ackley	1	5	3	23
5	Ivan Nova		5	5	20
6	Alexi Ogando	2	1		13
7	Mark Trumbo	1		3	8
8	Desmond Jennings	1		2	7
9	Brett Lawrie	1		1	6

I voted 1) Pineda, 2) Ackley, 3) Hosmer. I think I'd rather have Hosmer over the two Mariners I voted above him, but in 2011, I think Hosmer was the third best. Ackley-Hosmer 2/3 is definitely debatable, basically the difference is in the UZR numbers and in positional value. I take both of those seriously. However, Ackley played just 90 games. If I had to vote again, I'd probably switch them.

If you are curious, here are the NL results:

Num	Name	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
1	Craig Kimbrel	22	4	2	124
2	Danny Espinosa	4	6	8	46
3	Freddie Freeman		8	3	27
4	Vance Worley	1	5	3	23
5	Wilson Ramos	1	2	5	16
6	Brandon Beachy		1	4	7
7	Corey Luebke		1		3
8	Lucas Duda		1		3
9	Mark Melancon			1	1
10	Allen Craig			1	1
11	Kenley Jansen			1	1

Kenley Jansen is a baseball player and not a 16 year old high school girl in California? Odd.

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How can you pick anyone over the Savior?

Blasphemy!!

I can't forget ... but I can't remember what.

by dustfan on Nov 7, 2011 1:06 PM EST reply actions

look for a plague of locusts in the D.C. area soon!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Nov 7, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions

Geez, Will, you're supposed to be a homer

and vote for our guy no matter what you really think.

"All the boys think she's a guy
She's got crazy Frenchy eyes."

by Juancho on Nov 7, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

And you will be struck down upon with great vengeance and furious anger

I can't forget ... but I can't remember what.

by dustfan on Nov 7, 2011 1:10 PM EST reply actions

Seriously though ...

Do we really want him winning ROY, considering how well it has worked out for us in the past?

I can't forget ... but I can't remember what.

by dustfan on Nov 7, 2011 1:11 PM EST reply actions

I'd take Hosmer over Ackley

But probably not Pineda

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 7, 2011 1:12 PM EST reply actions

Royals just traded Melky

for Jonathan Sanchez

Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored

by DaneIorg on Nov 7, 2011 1:15 PM EST reply actions

Beat me to it

Someone needs to create a post on this so I know how to feel about it. Sanchez? I thought he retired.

by LaFLamme on Nov 7, 2011 1:17 PM EST up reply actions

what!?

by BeauJackson on Nov 7, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

Jonathan Sanchez

Not Freddy

by DaneIorg on Nov 7, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions

From MLB Trade Rumors

The Royals acquired lefty Jonathan Sanchez and minor leaguer Ryan Verdugo from the Giants for Melky Cabrera, announced the team.

Sanchez, 28, may have been a non-tender candidate for the Giants after a disappointing 2011 season that saw him walk 5.9 per nine innings and miss significant time with biceps tendinitis and a sprained ankle. The southpaw is tough to hit and has big-time strikeout numbers, but control has always been a problem. He projects to earn $5.2MM in 2012, after which he’ll be eligible for free agency. That he was traded for one year of Cabrera shows how much his trade value slipped during the ‘11 season. Sanchez was set to battle Barry Zito for the Giants’ fifth starter job next year.

Cabrera had the opposite experience in 2011, experiencing a resurgence after being non-tendered and signing a $1.25MM free agent deal. The 27-year-old hit .305/.339/.470 with 18 home runs in 706 plate appearances for the Royals, playing mostly center field. UZR suggests he is a below-average defender there, though there seems a good chance the Giants continue to use him in center. If so, Andres Torres could become expendable. Cabrera is projected to earn $4.4MM in 2012, after which he’ll be eligible for free agency.

Verdugo, a 24-year-old Double-A southpaw, went to Kansas City along with Sanchez in the deal. Baseball America ranked him 25th among Giants prospects prior to the season, describing him as a deceptive lefty who misses bats but has minus command. Verdugo was a starter in college and returned to that role last year.

by LaFLamme on Nov 7, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions

Great ...

Another pitcher with control problems … I thought we were trying to reduce walks?

I can't forget ... but I can't remember what.

by dustfan on Nov 7, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

Sanchez is frustrating to watch

Walks a ton and doesn’t go deep in games. But he does strike people out.

Does this mean Cain takes over center?

by DaneIorg on Nov 7, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

ogando wasn't a rookie this year

stealing hosmer’s thunder!

by BeauJackson on Nov 7, 2011 4:51 PM EST reply actions

Have you heard of Hellickson?

Not even top 3? wtf?

Am I the only one flagging this guy?
Seriously, do we have to wait for the money shot or a "F*** THE SOXXXXXX!" before we ban him? Doubleteapot… BAN HIM!!

by AlohaSox on Sep 28, 2011 10:20 PM CDT

by SandalsNoPants on Nov 7, 2011 6:33 PM EST reply actions