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1490 NewsBlog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen is Baseball America's Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year. McCutchen hit .286 with 12 homers, 54 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 108 games. He led National League rookies with 47 extra-base hits. Pirates rookie first baseman Garrett Jones was named to Baseball America's all-rookie team. Jones hit .293 with...
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Purple Row (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Oops, did I just give away part of the answer? Browse more photos » Our voting for the National League Rookie of the Year was close at the top. The winner appeared on five of the six ballots, and the second-place winner appeared on five of the six ballots as well. There wasn't much love for any Rockies rookies, though one player...
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Phillies Nation (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
The good news just keeps on coming. Phillies lefty J.A. Happ was named National League Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News according to the Twitter of David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News. Happ went 12-4 with a 2.93 ERA for the Phillies this year, while shuffling from the bullpen to the rotation in the [...]
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Macho Row (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Congratulations to Phillies pitcher JA Happ . Today The Sporting News named Happ as the National League Rookie of the Year for 2009, which is voted on by the players. Happ went 12-4 this season with a 2.93 ERA and 119 strike outs. Of course Happ started the year in the bullpen after losing the battle for the job of fifth starter to Chan Ho Park . But as the season developed it...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year. The honor has special significance, since a panel of 338 major league players selected the winners. Philadelphia pitcher J.A. Happ won the National League's rookie honors. Beckham batted .270 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBIs despite not being...
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Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
... of the season and had to learn an entirely new position to play.It appears players around the league took notice of Bacon's talents too, because it was announced today that he's been .White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year.The honor has special significance, since a panel of 338 major league players...
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Pitchers Hit Eighth (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
... back today with another vote in the 2009 BBA Awards. This time around we carry one of the official Rookie of the Year votes for the St. Louis Cardinals chapter of the BBA. Many Cardinal fans (this one included) would have expected the eventual starting center fielder for the hometown club to be in the mix, but a chilly second half for Colby Rasmus ended any early momentum he may have carried...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
The NL Rookie of the Year Award race is wide open. Here are the contenders. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
View full size photo » After dominating the Arizona Fall League in 2008, becoming the first pitcher in the league's history to win the MVP award, Thomas J. Hanson continued to excel in the Atlanta Braves ' 2009 Spring Training, with a win and no losses in 5 games (3 starts), while striking out 18 in 17.2 innings. The Braves felt he needed more seasoning though, and optioned him...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
NEW YORK - J.A. Happ enjoyed a regular season that could earn him the National League rookie-of-the-year award, but his postseason was nowhere near as eventful.
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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Gordon Beckham Named Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year. The honor has special significance, since a panel of 338 major league players selected the winners. Philadelphia pitcher J.A. Happ won the National League's rookie honors. Beckham batted .270 with...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... of those "tight" players with the current nucleus. Ryan Howard displaced Thome and won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2005. Shane Victorino's emergence allowed general manager Pat Gillick to trade Abreu away in 2006. Carlos Ruiz became a gritty, pitcher-savvy alternative to Lieberthal. In Pedro Feliz and Jayson Werth, Gillick found productive guys for third...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Former East Lake grad and current Marlin Chris Coghlan finished with a .320 batting average in his rookie year.