SBNation Awards: Rookies of the Year
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2011 3:00 PM EST
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PrintToday's SBNation Award is the Rookie of the Year, of which there are two. The winner in the American League is Michael Pineda, who will not be traded for Joey Votto. Pineda gave the Mariners 171 innings this season as a 22 year old, posting a 3.42 FIP and a 3.36 SIERA to go with a 3.74 ERA. He struck out an impressive 9.1 per 9 while only walking 2.89. The voting:
| Num | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Pineda | 9 | 4 | 3 | 60 |
| 2 | Jeremy Hellickson | 4 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| 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 |
Craig Kimbrel is your winning in the National League, as he anchored an outstanding Braves bullpen until he just couldn't do it any longer. Despite the regrettable September, Kimbrel displayed the pitching prowess of a legitimate gangster, striking out nearly 15 (that's fiffff teeeeeeeeeeen) batters per nine innings pitched. His 3.2 fWAR nearly matches the 3.4 that Pineda posted, though Kimbrel did it in only 77 innings. Voting:
| 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 | Corey Luebke | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Lucas Duda | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Mark Melancon | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Allen Craig | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Kenley Jansen | 1 | 1 |
Congratulations, winners all.
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3 of the top 6 are Braves? Not bad.
Venters, Kimbrel, and O’Flaherty combined for 238.2 IP and 44 ER. Not too shabby.
You ever want a good time? Look through the past ROYs and their voting.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
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