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SBN A.L. Rookie of the Year

Matt Palmer wuz robbed

Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
1 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 6 9 6 63
2 Andrew Bailey Oakland Athletics 11 1 3 61
3 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Rays 3 5 3 33
4 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers 2 7 2 33
5 Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics 5 1 3 31
6 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox 1 2 8 19
7 Nolan Reimold Baltimore Orioles 1 - 1 6
8 Matt Wieters Baltimore Orioles - 1 3 6
9 Brad Bergesen Baltimore Orioles - 1 - 3
10 Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays - 1 - 3
11 Travis Snider Toronto Blue Jays - 1 - 3

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I would have voted for Rick Porcello

With Bailey second and Reimold third.

by ryanfea on Nov 10, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Palmer was absolutely robbed.

But its hard to argue against Andrus.

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by Slasher52 on Nov 10, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Is Palmer considered a rookie?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Nov 10, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is true

According to here a pitcher would need less than 45 innings or have been with the club for 45 days or longer before the waiver deadline.

According to B-R Palmer pitched only 12.2 innings with the Giants, so it seems reasonable that he would qualify for ROY honors but why he didn’t get a single vote amazes me.

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by blast21dave on Nov 10, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yessir.

I’m not saying he should have won, but to not get a single vote? WTF, mate?

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by Slasher52 on Nov 10, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I wasn’t expecting him to make rookie of the year, but to not get a single vote?? An 11-2 record with 3.93 ERA. I mean Brett Anderson was 11-11 with a 4.06 ERA and he was 5th in the voting. I know there are a lot of other factors besides one’s record that goes into the voting… but ZERO VOTES??

As usual Angel players seem to go unnoticed. Like at All Star time it’s rare to see a lot of votes for any of our players. And even if a couple get put on the roster who knows if they’ll even get put into the game (ahem, Joe Maddon). I mean, it’s not like the Angels were a first place team and not given playing time representation during the All Star game (ahem ahem, Joe Maddon).

by Hoppity Hooper on Nov 10, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everyone was against Matt palmer from the beginning and had formed a low opinion

of him from the start before he had the chance to prove himself. By then the other blogs had passed him off as some weird fluke they could not explain nor comprehend. I am not surprised he got excluded.

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by 44FAN on Nov 10, 2009 1:29 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Well, his record was a fluke.

I’ll eat my hat if he wins 11 games again, but that doesn’t discount the great effort he put forth this year when no one expected much of anything. He should be a solid middle to long reliever for a few years.

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by Slasher52 on Nov 11, 2009 7:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anti Pitching bias

1. Bailey
2. Bergersen
3. andrus ?

Bailey performed great and for only 14/29 to give him any vote, especially when he received the plurality of firsts, is disheartening. Andrus was much less distinguished.

Matt Palmer did a great job, but votes were only allowed three slots. Matt Wieters? did they vote preseason?

Eat My Angel Dust.

by Angels95 on Nov 10, 2009 2:52 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

did they vote preseason?

Classic

The only magic number now is #34

by Teixeira Who? on Nov 10, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

Matt Palmer was robbed?

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.

GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!

by baetown415 on Nov 11, 2009 12:34 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Inasmuch as "he got completely ignored". NOT inasmuch as "he should have won".

Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.

by Stirrups on Nov 11, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I voted for Andrus

I honestly don’t remember the other two votes, I’m pretty sure Porcello was one of them.

As far as Palmer…I didn’t realize he was still eligible. A screw up on my part.

by WiHaloFan on Nov 11, 2009 4:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs


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