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Thread: AL Rookie of the Year

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    AL Rookie of the Year

    Who Wins It?

    Francisco Liriano?

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    Jonathan Papelbon?
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    Papelbon. The ESPN/Red Sox campaign will be difficult for Liriano to overcome.

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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    i think Papelbon will win it as well. His team is in better position to make a run in the postseason, and Papelbon has been dominant from the beginning of the season. Not that Liriano doesn't deserve it.
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    What bout Jered Weaver? He going to make a case?
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsMan3203
    What bout Jered Weaver? He going to make a case?
    he plays on the wrong coast. Papelbon will win.
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    Liriano.

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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    I went with JP, but if Liriano/Santana pitch the Twins back into the hunt, maybe, just maybe...
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    I can't remember anything like what I'm seeing from Liriano and Weaver. These guys aren't just pitching good baseball, they are literally pitching better than anyone else.

    It's a big if, but Liriano would be the cy young front runner with more starts under his belt.
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    Papelbon will win. Not only does he pitch for a big-market team, but he's also been the closer since day 1. The Twins foolishly kept Liriano out of the rotation for more than a month. If it comes down to a toss-up, that could be a tie-breaker.
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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    I don't even think this one will be particularly close, unless Liriano goes through a particularly rough patch or gets hurt. Papelbon could duplicate his 1st half exactly and still not be able to compete with what Liriano is doing.

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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    I think if the vote were today, Papelbon would win. However I think what Liriano will do in the second half of the season will push him ahead of Papelbon, and maybe even to the front of the Cy Young race.

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    Re: AL Rookie of the Year

    verlander of detroit has to be thrown into the mix.
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