"Mariners Julio Rodriguez MLB's Rookie of the Year!"

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Per the Athletic.

Julio batted .284 with 28 Home Runs and 25 Stolen Bases!

 

[DJrmb]

Well deserved, it should have been unanimous too! He got 29 of 30 votes.

 

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Drayer: Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez wins AL ROY — inside his remarkable rise​

Drayer: Mariners' Julio Rodríguez wins ROY -- inside his remarkable rise

It's no surprise Julio Rodríguez has been named Rookie of the Year, but his remarkable rise for the Mariners shouldn't be taken for granted.

sports.mynorthwest.com

 

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[Crizilla]

Seemed like just yesterday we were watching him in spring training and were like "gotta start him opening day he might be something special". Also in other news Logan Gilbert got married.

 

[IssyHawk]

Should have been unanimous! I would like to know who didn't vote for him.

 

[acer1240]

Should have been unanimous! I would like to know who didn't vote for him.

It was Ben Nicholson-Smith. Blue Jay's reporter. Seems like a good guy and I don't think it's salty but it is almost exact same thing when one jerk prevented Griffey from getting 100 percent of the vote for the hof. Petty stuff.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Such a beast. I still laugh at the post someone made claiming he "hasn't proven nothing"
Gotta' love the classics.

 

[ivotuk]

Julio and Family reaction to ROY Honors:

J-Rod's debut season culminates in AL ROY Award

SEATTLE -- He boldly played his way onto the Opening Day roster with a Spring Training performance that these parts haven’t seen in years. He added credence to the Mariners’ decision to include him with a historic first season. He was Seattle’s best player in the year that it ended

www.mlb.com

 

[DJrmb]

Added perk of ROY​

The Mariners – and Rodríguez – had great timing on the Rookie of the Year award. That’s because for the first time under MLB’s collective bargaining agreement that was new in 2022, the award comes with an extra pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, which will be after the first round in the Competitive Balance A round.

https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1694...-hollander-on-julios-roy-win-how-ms-will-add/

 

[DJrmb]

Such a beast. I still laugh at the post someone made claiming he "hasn't proven nothing"
Gotta' love the classics.

Not only that, but did that person complain about signing him long term, claiming Julio wasn't a top 25 player and never would be?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

yup

 

[IndyHawk]

I need names..
Julio the gift that keeps giving..Love that extra high pick!

 

[Threedee]

Too bad he finished under .300. Seems like a few of them were over the mark at one point, and then everyone's average dovetailed.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Can't discount the 30 strikeouts early in the season, MANY of them were called strikes that were not even CLOSE to being a strike. He overcame that, but it was pathetic how much they were ringing him up when he was showing a good eye at the plate. That stretch contributed to him not batting .300. However, expecting a rookie to bat over .300 is fairly unreasonable. Not exactly a regular thing imo. He played thru some injuries and still had damn good numbers.