Speculation: NL Rookie of the Year Race Discussion

[MiamiHomer]

The Candidates

J.A. Happ
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	GS 	CG 	SHO 	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	HR 	BB 	SO 	W 	L 	SV 	HLD 	BLSV 	ERA
2009 	Phi 	28 	16 	2 	2 	128.2 	102 	38 	38 	13 	47 	92 	9 	2 	0 	0 	-- 	2.66

Andrew McCutchen
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	AB 	R 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	RBI 	BB 	SO 	SB 	CS 	AVG 	OBP 	SLG 	OPS
2009 	Pit 	63 	256 	43 	73 	17 	5 	7 	34 	26 	47 	12 	1 	.285 	.352 	.473 	.825

Chris Coghlan
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	AB 	R 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	RBI 	BB 	SO 	SB 	CS 	AVG 	OBP 	SLG 	OPS
2009 	Fla 	82 	305 	48 	86 	16 	2 	6 	30 	39 	56 	6 	1 	.282 	.362 	.407 	.769

Tommy Hanson
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	GS 	CG 	SHO 	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	HR 	BB 	SO 	W 	L 	SV 	HLD 	BLSV 	ERA
2009 	Atl 	12 	12 	0 	0 	73.2 	67 	26 	25 	7 	29 	55 	7 	2 	0 	0 	-- 	3.05

Colby Rasmus
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	AB 	R 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	RBI 	BB 	SO 	SB 	CS 	AVG 	OBP 	SLG 	OPS
2009 	StL 	107 	340 	52 	88 	20 	1 	11 	38 	25 	64 	1 	1 	.259 	.314 	.421 	.735

Randy Wells
Current 2009 Stat line:

SEASON 	TEAM 	G 	GS 	CG 	SHO 	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	HR 	BB 	SO 	W 	L 	SV 	HLD 	BLSV 	ERA
2009 	ChC 	18 	18 	0 	0 	113.2 	109 	41 	38 	9 	27 	71 	9 	5 	0 	0 	-- 	3.01

After CC's incredible recent hot streak he has put himself in the discussion so I thought why not follow some of the more outstanding candidates for this award to watch and see if Coghlan can make a push for the award. I put up the top 6 I believe are going to be in it till the end (but not in the order I placed them). Wasn't sure if this should go here in the fish tank or in the MLB thread but since CC is in it I thought why not just have it here.

[BigGameFish]

Gotta go with Happ on this one, sorry CC.

[Ramp]

You forgot Cubs pitcher Randy Wells

[MiamiHomer]

You forgot the rookie of the year

Randy Wells.

Ah shit, my bad did it really late and couldn't think of anyone I was forgetting. I'll add him in now.

*Fixed.

[Party]

It is going to be tough for Coghlan to catch up with Happ and Hanson in media coverage. Hanson has been in the spotlight since he came up and Happ was in the Halladay sweepstakes. Unless Coghlan is a major part of the late season surge I don't see him winning.

[Swifty]

Fowler is going to get some votes too, because, you know, stolen bases rock!

[PitchingWinsGames]

Fowler is going to get some votes too, because, you know, stolen bases rock!

I see what you did there!

[Party]

Fowler is actually having a better season than I expected. He is a poor man's Luis Castillo minus the limp.

[Fishfan79]

gotta be wells or happ one of them will get it both are pretty amazing this year and happ as well will make the playoffs which helps him as a canidate

[Fritz]

Happ's gonna win. Big market + reasonably solid = easy choice for the media