SBN's Rookies of the Year: Michael Pineda and Craig Kimbrel
by Stacey on Nov 7, 2011 7:34 PM EST
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Every year SB Nation's baseball writers vote on the same major awards that the BBWAA, and first up are the rookies of the year. Each blog had two votes for each award in their league, so EME and I voted for the AL Rookie of the Year.
Michael Pineda, the sensational rookie on the Mariners, took home the award for the American League. Pineda made twenty-eight starts for the Mariners, pitching 171 innings with a 3.74 ERA and 3.42 FIP. He was born in 1989, which kind of makes me ill.
EME's first place vote went to Desmond Jennings, second place to Pineda, and third place to Dustin Ackley. I voted for Pineda, Alexi Ogando (who, it turns out, isn't a rookie. I was tricked), and Dustin Ackley.
Here are the complete voting 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 |
As for the National League, the Atlanta Braves' relief star Craig Kimbrel simply ran away with the voting. Kimbrel made 79 appearances for the Braves in which he struck out 14.84 batters per nine innings and pitched to a 2.10 ERA and 1.52 FIP.
| 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 | Cory Luebke | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Lucas Duda | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Mark Melancon | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Allen Craig | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Kenley Jansen | 1 | 1 |
Tomorrow I'll announce the winner for the AL Cy Young.
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Wow, I guess I was out on a limb on this one.
Maybe there was some AL East bias working there, because Jennings really left an impression on me in the games against the O’s in the last two months. Jennings showed speed, plate discipline and some good power. I liked him the most despite him only playing in less than half of the season.
Pineda’s numbers are very impressive and I probably should have voted for him in first place anyway. We wish we had a starter who had a 9.11 K/9.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
Hmmm
Weird that neither of you, nor anyone else, gave Britton even a third place vote despite his having the fifth highest fWAR of any AL rookie this season. According to Fangraphs, Hosmer was worth nearly a full win less than Britton. Meanwhile, Lawrie also got not much love, despite having the third highest WAR and highest of any hitter in the AL, despite playing in less than 50 games.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
I wavered on Lawrie
He was in one of my versions, but I decided to go with someone who got more playing time.
How shitty was that deal for the Brewers?
Hoo boy…
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
We'll never know...
…because we didn’t even fucking try.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
I felt like if I gave even a 3rd place vote to Britton it would be so totally homerish as to be embarrassing.
To me, Pineda and Nova were above Britton on the pitching side, and that’s not even getting into the hitters.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 7, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
If Nova ends up being better than Britton over the next 5 years I'll be sad.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Nov 7, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I agree 100%.
And I think (really really really hope) Britton will have the better MLB career. But Nova definitely had the better rookie season.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 7, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
just a question, not a "how dare you!"
but how come both of you left Jeremy Hellickson off your ballots entirely? To me, 190 innings at a 126 ERA+ in the AL East is a no-brainer ROY.
Obviously, advanced metrics tell us that Hellickson may not repeat his shiny 2.95 ERA next year — I think that’s all bur assured, actually — but in terms of awarding the best performance by a rookie in 2011, I find it hard to overlook what Hellickson actually did on the field.
I don't really have a good explanation.
I don’t even like bringing FIP and xFIP into the conversation for pitcher awards within a single season. It’s fair to consider them when projecting a player’s future performance, but I feel like Rookie of the Year should be about best results, even if part of those results were luck-based. Hellickson with the .223 BABIP or whatever is kind of crazy, and maybe means he’s in line for a sophomore slump, but it shouldn’t exclude him from being a ROY.
I didn’t reject Hellickson. I kind of just forgot about him. If I had a second chance at voting I’d probably have him in first or second.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2011 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
don't confuse "luck" with "having a good defense behind you and them making you look good"
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
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