Comments on: Don't call it a comeback

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:10:34 +0000

So, Nick, I’m guessing you completely missed the whole BABIP argument.
As, I’m also guessing, did Kenny Williams; there’s no other explanation for his buy-high-sell-low approach with Swisher.

By: scatterbrian

scatterbrian — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:46 +0000

Comeback Player of the Year ≠ breakout player or most improved player. I think Branyan, Morales and Jackson fall into the latter. None of them had ever really established a previous level of production. Cuddyer and Verlander did, and are good choices as well, though Verlander wasn’t really that terrible last season. I guess I’ve always thought of the CPoY as either a guy coming back from an injury/major setback or possibly a demotion, not necessarily from a sub-par or lost season.

By: Church of the Perpetually Outraged

Church of the Perpetually Outraged — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:54:48 +0000

Ozzie is that you?

By: Nick Giuffre

Nick Giuffre — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:47:31 +0000

N.Y. can keep him. He lost more games in 08 then he contributed to.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:35:18 +0000

Are injuries important in Comeback Player voting? If so then Hill is a strong candidate (he was injured last year, right?). Same with Carpenter.
If injuries don’t count, then I still like Swisher and Zito.

By: scatterbrian

scatterbrian — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:20:23 +0000

Freakish are his home/road splits in terms of homers. But I’ve assumed for most of the season that Aaron Hill was the CPoY in the AL. The NL is interesting though, with Carpenter (who also won in 2004) perhaps leading the way, but there may be some votes given to Tulowitzki and Zito.

By: Jason @ IIATMS

Jason @ IIATMS — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:13:43 +0000

Brett Favre?
Verlander certainly has bounced back huge this year.
Kendry Morales?
Edwin Jackson?

By: cosmic charlie

cosmic charlie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:52:33 +0000

Michael Cuddyer? Russell Branyan? Francisco Liriano?
(just kidding on that last one)

By: Motherscratcher

Motherscratcher — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:52:45 +0000

You got me thinking Grant. I hate to say it (don’t the Yankees already get enough credit?) but Robinson Cano has to be considered. His stats are a lot better than last year.
I’d still rather see it go to Swisher, though.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:31:03 +0000

Who are the other “candidates” for comeback player, anyway? I can’t really think of any, so Swisher might as well get it.