Mark Trumbo ROY Bid Caught at Warning Track

by Rev Halofan on Nov 14, 2011 11:14 AM PST in Angels News

The Baseball Writers Association of Buddies Hiring Buddies for Print Media Glam Positions or whatever their mumbly acronym stands for has awarded the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Award to Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Angels 1B Mark Trumbo finished second in the voting. He had 5 first place votes and 63 points total but Hellickson's 17 first place votes belied any hope that the hometown Orange County kid really had. Overhyped Yankees Run Support Cushion Pitcher Ivan Nova garnered a first place East Coast Bias vote but finished fourth behind Kansas City Royals farm-product Eric "headline of hype" Hosmer.

The Seattle Mariners, still considered a major league club for purposes of awards voting, had the fifth and sixth place finishers: Michael Pineda and Dustin Ackley.

Angels All-Star closer Jordan Walden received one point with a single fifth place vote and tied Jason Jennings for 7th place in the award's final rankings.

Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves won the 4-A National League rookie of the Year award.

Relive the disappointment of Angels fans on the original FanShot covering the announcement live.

Tim Salmon remains the only Angels player to ever win the AL ROY. He did so for the 1993 campaign.

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Bummer

It’s alright though, Hellickson was just as deserving.

Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.

by Teixeira Who? on Nov 14, 2011 11:21 AM PST reply actions

Hellickson?

…and by that you mean neither was deserving of first?

by LordD99 on Nov 14, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions

Uh...

What?

Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.

by Teixeira Who? on Nov 14, 2011 5:19 PM PST up reply actions

Guess we just have to wait til next year.

Go get ’em Trout!

Faith Focus Finish

by b0rd3rline on Nov 14, 2011 11:25 AM PST reply actions

I don't think Trout will qualify

he’s over the 45 days on the active roster limit

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 14, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions

I thought it went by at bats?

I think it’s like 185 major league at bats.

Bring on the OREO Line!

by angelskid2210 on Nov 14, 2011 12:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

130 AB, 50 IP or 45 days on the active roster before 9/01 are the limits

I forgot Trout had been sent back down to AA after being called up July 8th — he’s under the 45 day limit.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 14, 2011 4:29 PM PST up reply actions

TROUT QUALIFIES

Less than 130 PA prior to 9/1 maintains rookie status into the next season.

by Rev Halofan on Nov 14, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions

September service-time doesn't count toward the limit

by Suboptimal on Nov 14, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

ERA in the east is over rating

by will_i_am_kun on Nov 14, 2011 11:28 AM PST reply actions

East Coast Bias Not!

Tampa Bay is on the west coast of Florida

When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!

by Dono Romantico on Nov 14, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions

Not surprised at this result

Hopefully just a matter of time before they create ROY for batting and pitching.

"Take a Prozac and calm down. I guarantee that Omar Minaya will NOT be the next GM of the Halos." Mustard Man (10/28/11: He was right!!)

by blast21dave on Nov 14, 2011 11:31 AM PST reply actions

+1

I agree. It’s apples and oranges. I always think an everyday player is more valuable than a pitcher, so I would’ve given it to Trumbo.

by waters96 on Nov 14, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions

He had a great year but Hellickson deserved it. Hats off to him.

by nwstud31 on Nov 14, 2011 11:32 AM PST reply actions

I'm good with this

Hellickson had a great year.

by JeffJoiner on Nov 14, 2011 11:35 AM PST reply actions

RIPOFF

Hellickson 13-10 is what you call a good year No Sir Trumbo’s 29 homes runs is a great year

by Angels Gene on Nov 14, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions

ARE YOU SICK

YOU CALL 13-10 GREAT I CALL 29 HOMES RUNS GREAT

by Angels Gene on Nov 14, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions

ok

I call 16-4 great

by jhipko13 on Nov 14, 2011 3:12 PM PST up reply actions

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO -- The Pitcher of Trash --- BOOOOOOOOOOO

I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider

by DAD OF VLAD on Nov 14, 2011 12:11 PM PST reply actions

Haha! I wanted to post this.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Nov 14, 2011 4:51 PM PST up reply actions

Is that Hatcher?

Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.

by Teixeira Who? on Nov 14, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions

Peopl need some perspective

the Rays are hardly an east coast hype product.

Hellickson had a sub-3.00 ERA in the AL East and doubled Trumbo’s WAR. This is hardly some east coast biased victory. He deserved it, and he won it.

Can’t we all just be grateful that freakin’ Ivan Nova didn’t win?

This is a sig.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 14, 2011 12:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

What does Hellickson look like if you excise all his games

against the vaunted Orioles, Indians, Mariners, Royals and late season tanking Red Sox?

Dear Texas: "One, two...........THREE!" The next number IS THREE!!!

by Stirrups on Nov 14, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions

Hellickson Deserved It

And Trumbo’s 2nd-Place finish is better than I’d hoped for. Good job, Trumbomb!

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Nov 14, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

ROBBERY

13-10 3 GAMES OVER FIVE HUNDRED TRUMBO 29 HOME RUM BETTER

by Angels Gene on Nov 14, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions

You confuse and scare me

Jerry Dipoto, Vampire Killer

by ryanfea on Nov 14, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

That's why we ban unfrozen caveman lawyers!

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Nov 14, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions

Leslie Abramson?

by sothball on Nov 14, 2011 5:46 PM PST up reply actions

Was that what the kid in the Shining was saying?

Home Rum?

by eyespy on Nov 14, 2011 9:20 PM PST up reply actions

Think of all the shitty pitching

Trumbo faced and it more than evens out.

by Rev Halofan on Nov 14, 2011 1:04 PM PST up reply actions

The Orioles were perfectly average in terms of offense this year

and Trumbo hit almost half (13 of 29) of his homers against the Twins, A’s, and Mariners.

This is a sig.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 14, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

A's had good pitching this year.

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Nov 14, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions

Wasn't really my point

was basically doing the same thing as Stirrups when he lumped the Orioles in with the rest.

And the A’s were 10th in ERA this year anyway. Above average maybe, but not much more than that.

I just think it’s stupid to poo-poo a pitcher (without using the numbers to back it up) for potentially dominating bad teams, since it essentially ignores that a hitter must also have an equal opportunity to beat up on bad pitching.

Hellickson had a 3.62 ERA against above .500 teams this year. He held his own.

This is a sig.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 14, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions

One of the first games I watched last year was against Hellickson...

…he struck out a bucketload of Halos

Based on that performance alone, can’t argue to hard

I see red people

by The Limey on Nov 14, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions

east coast hype is impossible when the rays are on the west coast

of florida

When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!

by Dono Romantico on Nov 14, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

So he won't be keeping company with Joe Charboneau

No big deal. As long as he builds on 2011, he’ll be fine.

"The contract is brought up a lot. What it's going to take to get past it is winning. This organization took on the contract. I'm here to make them look good."~Vernon Wells

by George Kaplan on Nov 14, 2011 12:47 PM PST reply actions

Super Joe!

Like a one hit wonder rock group.

by sothball on Nov 14, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions

Hell of a season, Mark

clqp, clap. Easily won team MVP honors.

Now learn to take a walk … while chicks dig the longball, stat-heads dig big OBP

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Nov 14, 2011 1:02 PM PST reply actions

And if Trumbo finds himself a stat-headed hot chick?

Well, goshdarnit, he’s got himself a wife.

This is a sig.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 14, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

what a terrible blog this is

World Series attitude, champagne bottle life, nothing every changes so tonight is like tomorrow night.

by Drizzzy on Nov 14, 2011 1:43 PM PST reply actions

what a terrible sig your is

Vernon Wells 2011 Stats (.218/.248/.412) and 2010 road stats (.224/.299/.400). The front office shouldn't have been surprised.

by snowhor on Nov 14, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions

Seriously

“World Series attitude, champagne bottle life, nothing every changes so tonight is like tomorrow night”

Excellent use of the word “every”… Your HS English teachers must be beaming with pride.

by YouthofToday on Nov 14, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions

I enjoyed the extra letter y added to "ever" in his sig so much I left off the s to "yours" in mine.

Vernon Wells 2011 Stats (.218/.248/.412) and 2010 road stats (.224/.299/.400). The front office shouldn't have been surprised.

by snowhor on Nov 14, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions

nothing every changes

that’s so 1866

by eyespy on Nov 14, 2011 9:22 PM PST up reply actions

He's channelling his inner 1866baseball?

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Nov 14, 2011 9:32 PM PST up reply actions

"champagne bottle life"?

must have a cork up his ass

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Nov 14, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

LOL!!!

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Nov 14, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions

Give him a break, he's from NY

He was born with a strike against him for that alone. Did you expect more from a Yankees fan?

"The contract is brought up a lot. What it's going to take to get past it is winning. This organization took on the contract. I'm here to make them look good."~Vernon Wells

by George Kaplan on Nov 14, 2011 4:48 PM PST up reply actions

GO 49ers

I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider

by DAD OF VLAD on Nov 14, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions

East Coast Bias

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Nov 14, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions

Go home tool

Jerry Dipoto, Vampire Killer

by ryanfea on Nov 14, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions

Ah I never tire of you wife beating guidos stopping by

While you did away with all punctuation and capitalization, I have to admit I’m disappointed you managed to spell everything correctly before (I assume) blacking out from one too many Jagerbombs. Then again, the 6 word sentence is probably the most your Jersey brain can manage so I shouldn’t be too harsh. Thanks for stopping by though! It’s always a treat to see how that frozen hellhole of a state is doing!

Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.

by Teixeira Who? on Nov 14, 2011 5:29 PM PST up reply actions

Just another 2nd place finish for the Halos

When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!

by Dono Romantico on Nov 14, 2011 2:08 PM PST reply actions

ROBBERY

Mark Trumbo had 29 home run and Hellickson had 13 wins went 13-10. Hellickson didnt have overwhelm stat, 3 games over five hudred this was ROBBERY… WHAT A F***KING JOKE COME ON HELLICKSON13-10 AND TRUMBO 29 HOME RUNS…… RIPOFF

by Angels Gene on Nov 14, 2011 2:59 PM PST reply actions