Top 5 #6 - NL Rookie of the Year

[Zack Attack Troll]

NL Rookie of the Year time!



CF Chris Young (AZ)


C Chris Iannetta (COL)


RHP Homer Bailey (CIN)


C Miguel Montero (AZ)


3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (SD)

Honorable Mention

• Tim Lincecum (SF, Strikeout machine, probably won't be up long enough)
  
• Mike Pelfrey (NYM, Same situation, don't think he'll be up long enough)
  
• Andy LaRoche (LAD, Moves way up if he cracks the opening day roster, which I doubt he will at this point)
  
• Troy Tulowitzki (COL, I'm a bit skeptical on him, I think he'll take a little longer than a year to fully adjust)
  

I think Bailey will be up by Mid-May, which will make him a viable candidate. Montero is a power bat at catcher, he'll take a while to adjust to but playing catcher helps his stock. I think Young is the runaway winner with this, he could have 15 HR and 25 steals this year.

[diehardmetsfan]

what about carlos quentin from arizona or stephen drew?

[Josh]

I'm going to go with Young, he's got the best raw talent of any rookie coming up this year, and I think he'll get the neccesary at-bats with Arizona to get the award. Also look for Carlos Quentin and Stephen Drew as possible candidates from the D'Backs. Arizona also has second-year youngin Connor Jackson, who I see have a breakout year this year.

[Zack Attack Troll]

diehardmetsfan said:

what about carlos quentin from arizona or stephen drew?

Because neither of them are rookies anymore, both had more than 150 AB's last year.