Time for our predictions. Open these up again in November and either laugh at us or realize how brilliant we are.
Brad Vietrogoski: AL: Matt Moore NL: Trevor Bauer
Steve Shaka: AL: Matt Moore NL: Julio Teheran
William Juliano: A.L 1. Jesus Montero 2. Yu Darish 3. Matt Moore
N.L. 1. Bryce Harper 2. Drew Pomeranz 3. Yonder Alonso
Alex Geshwind AL: Matt Moore NL: Trevor Bauer
E.J. Fagan: AL: Matt Moore NL: Yonder Alonso
Mike Eder: AL: 1. Yu Darvish 2. Jesus Montero 3. Matt Moore 4. Jarrod Parker 5. Addison Reed
NL 1. Zack Cozart 2. Trevor Bauer 3. Anthony Rizzo 4. Devin Mesoraco 5. Yonder Alonso
Eric Schultz: AL: Yoenis Cespedes NL: Bryce Harper
Domenic Lanza: AL: 01. Matt Moore 02. Jesus Montero 03. Addison Reed 04. Yu Darvish 05. Mike Trout
NL 01. Trevor Bauer 02. Bryce Harper 03. Yonder Alonso 04. Zack Cozart 05. Drew Pomeranz
Matt Imbrogno: AL: Matt Moore NL: Yonder Alonso.
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Matt Moore and Yonder Alonso are probably the safest picks of the lot.
Fans of the NYY are going to be thrilled to see Montero on so many lists. If he wins ROY and Pineda doesn’t win the CYA they will have a fit (and Pineda will not win the CYA)
If Montero wins ROTY and Pineda doesn’t win the YA but starts Game 2 of the World Series nobody in NY or anywhere has a problem with that.
I saw Domenic pick Mike Trout. Is he still Rookie-eligable?
There was much ado about this over the winter, but MLB did rule (or decide, or determine, or whatever) that he would be eligible for the award this year.
Source – http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/02/mlb-restores-mike-trouts-rookie-status/
I think Montero will definitely put up ROY worthy numbers this year, but there’s already a narrative around Moore which will give him an edge.
Have there been any reports of how Cespedes has looked so far? I haven’t heard much.
I haven’t either, but the general tenor has been that he has a ton of power, but may not fare too well against top-notch breaking stuff.