NL Rookie of the Year Watch

Like I said before, if Baldwin doesn't win then there's no reason to start guys out of ST. Baldwin plays the hardest position and had a great season. With Murphy being hurt a lot Baldwin was thrown into the fire and didn't disappoint. It should be his to lose. I trust what the players say and think over beat writers.
 
Well, that isn’t promising news if one of the RoY awards voted on by journalists went to Horton, since that’s who decides the MLB award.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Well, that isn’t promising news if one of the RoY awards voted on by journalists went to Horton, since that’s who decides the MLB award.
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Journalist actually don't vote on the Sporting News awards. It's a combination of players, managers, and executives. There isn't much info on how many participated or what the vote % was. But since Baldwin won the MLBPA ROY, it's safe to say it was likely a close race.
 
I don’t get this mentality. Why should Baldwin get the award over others because he was there from day 1. If he wasn’t the best rookie then who cares.

Now I agree the pick is a stupid way to make teams play rookies. But it shouldn’t be a factor in who gets the award.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I don’t get this mentality. Why should Baldwin get the award over others because he was there from day 1. If he wasn’t the best rookie then who cares.

Now I agree the pick is a stupid way to make teams play rookies. But it shouldn’t be a factor in who gets the award.
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I wouldn't say that if he wasn't the best rookie of course but he was. He played the hardest position and was better than the rest of the NL rookies and did it from day 1. If Horton or somebody else was there from day 1 their stats may look a lot worse.
 
I think Baldwin has won all the informal ROTY awards and I'm guessing he'll win again tomorrow. I wouldn't be shocked if Durbin won simply because writers love the underdog story and although I think he will get some first-place votes, I don't think he'll win. If Durbin does win, I want Lucas Luetge to make the announcement.
 
50PoundHead said:
I think Baldwin has won all the informal ROTY awards and I'm guessing he'll win again tomorrow. I wouldn't be shocked if Durbin won simply because writers love the underdog story and although I think he will get some first-place votes, I don't think he'll win. If Durbin does win, I want Lucas Luetge to make the announcement.
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Horton won one of the informal ones
 
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