Over the past few years, the Rookie of the Year award has meant more than it has been. Recent changes to collective bargaining agreements allow the award to award all year round Major League Baseball service hours, even if they could have entered the offseason in less than the offseason. Beyond that, any player who ranks in the top 100 on the preseason roster (Baseball, Major League Baseball, ESPN) can earn additional draft picks by winning awards if he breaks camp with the club or is called a club in less than two weeks of the season. This raises the stakes in the Rookie of the Year game, but who will end up being number one?
Here are the candidates for the year in the National Alliance, listening to last names alphabetically:
Drake Baldwin, C, Brave
The 24-year-old Baldwin Sean Murphy During spring training, the opening day catcher work. Baldwin grabbed the rope and never looked back. In 96 games, he hit .276/.347/.454 with a 126 WRC+. He hit 14 home runs in 337 sets, but what is even more impressive is Baldwin’s plate discipline. Young people walk only 16% of the time with a steady 8.9% clip. Although Murphy won a huge contract as a former All-Star and Gold Glove Award, the piece is enough to give the Lion’s time after the market share. If Baldwin’s profile is problematic, it’s that he’s just a pedestrian defender behind the plate. The Scouts expect his average to be no more than average, and so far the indicator has performed well in his race this year as he scored a -1 in the run this year. Baldwin and Murphy are now separating the workload between the catcher and DH, so Baldwin should see regular bats. If he wins the award, he will receive a brave PPI draft pick.
Isaac Collins
Collins celebrated his 28th birthday last month, making him the oldest player to date. He has been a game changer for a great wine-making club in the left field, but, .270/.368/.421 (125 WRC+) slash in 109 games. Collins took 28 extra hits and 15 steals and took a raffle with a great 12.3% cut. Painting Walk’s preferred fuel benchmark percentage is only in the top 20 of batsmen who have made at least 300 sets this year. Collins’ age and lack of quality defensive position may have pulled him back into the eyes of some voters, but there is one important thing about the shift lever: He is doing his best now. Since the All-Star Game, Collins hit .288/.377/.475 with 139 WRC+.
Cade Horton, RHP, Bear
The Cubs’ first round of the 2022 draft, Horton filled the rotation in a pinch in May, which usually looks like part of a quality major league starter. He received 2.88 ERA and 3.71 FIP in his 93 2/3 work. It’s the best time for at least 80 innings of rookie pitchers to date, and he’s been a finalist for baseball’s best pitchers since the All-Star Game with a miniature 0.49 ERA, 2.61 FIP and 24.8% strikeout rate. Horton’s three-point shooting percentage for the season wasn’t that impressive, and his relatively limited innings could be hurt by some voters. Even so, the 24-year-old should have attracted a lot of attention with his pitching in the second half, and the big month of the last month could further consolidate his case. Horton had a top 100 prospect ahead of the season, but according to this year’s rookie of the year vote, there wasn’t enough time to get the Cubs’ draft pick (although he could still get the top 3 CY Young pick before getting arbitration).
Chad Patrick, RHP, winemaker
Patrick may be ignored by some voters, who may be attracted by the second half of Collins and Holden. Even so, he is a legal contender for the award. Patrick leads the NL rookie in 105 innings (20 games) in 21 games. He released a 3.60 ERA, almost the same 3.68 FIP, while hitting 23.9% of his opponents. Perhaps the biggest flaw in Patrick’s case is that Brewers chose the triple A for more than a month. He did not participate in the Grand Slam between July 5 and August 19. He was also stuck with a 5.09 and 4.45 FIP in his last seven games. If Patrick intends to win the award, he will need to turn things around in September, but a strong start to his major league career in April may be enough to keep him on the conversation.
Other options
The above quartets seem to be the most likely candidate for the award, but they are not the only names to consider. Playing hours will be a factor in Miami Jakob Marseebut if the 24-year-old can reach his own way in the way he has been in the 26 games since the August 1 recall (.356/.422/.667, 195 WRC+), his otherworldly performance will attract attention. teammate Agustin Ramirez Leading the NL rookie (18) and cricket appearances (463), but he posted a horrible defensive marker behind the plate and was at 0.287 with a bottom percentage (.228/.287/.424). Winemakers Jacob Mosrowski It was a conversation about the game after his first few starts, but he spent two weeks on the injured roster after being edited by the comeback and was tagged as a 13-game run (four games) in the last 14 1/3 innings. He also has only 43 2/3 innings this season, which hurts his candidacy.
Hyeseong Kim It’s an above-average batsman for the Dodgers and contributes defensive versatility, but he’s been on the injury roster for a month and it’s impossible to get enough playing time to be worth considering. Nationals Brad Lord As a swingman, it’s been in the middle of a steady season, but the 5.47 ERA in August didn’t help anything. Third baseman Kaleb Durbin and Matt Shaw Both have enough years, but will certainly be overshadowed by teammates when it comes to voting.
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