Comments on: First-third awards: 2011 AL Rookie of the Year http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 01:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pellypell http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-144804 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:51:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61091#comment-144804 I was wrong about the innings cap on Felix. I saw 84, but didn’t include his Minor league innings.

]]> By: pellypell http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-144622 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:48:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61091#comment-144622 Seattle is going to cut Pineda’s season short. They capped Felix @ 84 and some change back in 2005, I imagine we will see something similar. That said, even if he only goes another 20 innings or so, the kid deserves the award.

Through his first 9, this is how he compared to Felix’s rookie year:

Pineda Hernandez
Years 2011 2005
W-L 6-2 3-4
ERA 2.16 2.95
K-BB 61-14 59-16

Absolutely lights out, I agree with Matthew’s assessment.

]]> By: royalsfaninfargo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-144572 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:20:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61091#comment-144572 Just give Hosmer time. He will blow all these guys away. I just hope he doesnt turn into Bob Hamelin or Angel Berroa.

]]> By: shawnuel http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-144549 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:01:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61091#comment-144549 I haven’t followed Arencibia’s defense, but am surprised to hear he’s been doing well behind the dish, what will all the moaning about his defense before the year started. I’ll bet the Jays are breathing a sigh of relief.

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/01/first-third-awards-2011-al-rookie-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-144540 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:01:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=61091#comment-144540 It is still early and the pitchers could falter. As a Jay’s fan, I am not surprised that Arencibia is the top rookie hitter so far. He has been great behind the plate, but WAR does not cover that.

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