June 25, 201015 yr Do you guys think Gaby Sanchez can beat out heyward for rookie of the year? Heyward at the moment has an OPS of 0.833 while gaby has a 0.852. Gaby also has an edge in doubles and BA. what do you guys think. (I am assuming they are in the lead right now for the award, I have no idea whether there are better rookies in the league right now)
June 25, 201015 yr It's close. I sitll give the edge to Heyward though because he's more known that Gaby. But, if Sanchez keeps hitting like this, he can win ROY.
June 25, 201015 yr Heyward has the edge right now but Gaby could catch him if he keeps hitting and we play our way into contention. Mike Leake is also pitching well on a contending Cin team.
June 25, 201015 yr Lol I was thinking the same thing when I noticed the numbers... Mid season survey - Heyward - AVG .259 OBP .376 SLG .470 OPS .846 HR 11 RBI 45 Sanchez - AVG .299 OBP .368 SLG .474 OPS .842 HR 8 RBI 33 So just between Heyward and Sanchez... AVG +.040 OBP -.008 SLG +.004 OPS -.004 HR -3 RBI -12 Sanchez holds the fair lead in batting average while Heyward holds the fair lead in offensive production (RBIs). We all know Sanchez started the season low in the batting order, so it'll be interesting to see if Sanchez holds up with this hitting. If he does, Sanchez could very well step ahead of Heyward. But at the moment, Heyward's rep puts him over Sanchez.
June 25, 201015 yr Author Strasburg. Who? lol Jk i forgot about the guy who has the most SO to start off his career in MLB history
June 25, 201015 yr I love Gaby and I think he should win it if he keeps this up, but realistically the only 3 with a shot are Garcia, Sanchez and Strasburg. Gaby is handicapped since Coghlan won it last year.
June 25, 201015 yr There's also this guy named Jamie Garcia...he's pretty damn good. I don't think he'll keep it up all year, but right now he's certainly the leading candidate for NL Rookie of the Year.
June 25, 201015 yr It'll be interesting to see what happens with Strasburg, considering his numbers are not that solidified at the moment he could potentially get lower with his ERA or higher, and quickly.
June 25, 201015 yr Gaby is handicapped because no one knows who he is Well that too. Where is the PR dept ? Shouldn't they be promoting him like crazy ?
June 25, 201015 yr Nope. Strasburg and Heyward were considered 1A and 1B for rookie of the year before they came up, and honestly, Gaby should have been a rookie like 4 years ago.
June 25, 201015 yr Wont happen... Gaby will probably finish 4th. I see this finish: Strasburg Heyward Garcia Sanchez
June 25, 201015 yr Gaby is handicapped because no one knows who he is I agree, it has far more to do w/ his near anonymity and fairly slow start than the fact the Marlins had the ROY last year. Having the previous year's ROY on the same team certainly didn't hurt Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Hideo Nomo or Todd Hollandsworth on an unpresedented 5 straight Dodger ROY's (heck, the Dodgers had 4-time ROY's in the early 80's w/ Fernando-mania, Sax, Howe and Sutcliffe. There are many instances of back-to-back ROY's, especially in the NL. Remember, Cogs wasn't even in the picture last year, initially. It wasn't until he caught fire around the All Star break and lead MLB in hitting after that point, that he was considered a ROY candidate. Still, Cogs only had to really surpass McCutchen. Gaby would have to surpass both Heyward and Strasburg, and I just think that's too much hype to overcome even if he continues to improve his numbers. My guess when all is said and done, Strasburg ends up with it, though I think Gaby will at least beat out Heyward and finish second.
June 25, 201015 yr forget ROY... lets talk NL cy young!!! But Gaby doesn't pitch!!!! JK I think that Gaby is quietly putting up solid numbers and that if he continues to do so he be in consideration for the ROY, I agree with the lack of recognition he'll receive due to Heyward/Strasberg/Garcia and Leake, escpecially with the others, well except Strasberg, on contenders.
June 25, 201015 yr http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/gaby-sanchez-does-not-want-to-be-a-placeholder/ Gaby article.
June 25, 201015 yr Wont happen... Gaby will probably finish 4th. I see this finish: Strasburg Heyward Garcia Sanchez Heyward will be the easiest to jump. If Gaby can go ahead of Heyward in every offensive statistic other than RBI's and bat like .310 I think that's not something where popularity matters. And I dont know much about Garcia, but I trust in Erick. We'll see if those numbers hold up. My personal choice is Strasburg... he's lights out. But it'll be interesting to see his numbers hold up too.
June 25, 201015 yr Dude it's Strasburg's world we just get to live in it ...Gabby has no chance this year for ROY! He would have to put up Pujols like stats to even close the gap
June 25, 201015 yr GABY SANCHEZ 2010 STATISTICS 69 G | .377 OBP | .177 IsoP (8 HR) | 3 SB (100% success rate) | 1.9 WAR | 1.3 UZR JASON HEYWARD 2010 STATISTICS 69 G | .371 OBP | .207 IsoP (11 HR) | 5 SB (56% success rate) | 1.9 WAR | 2.0 UZR RISP SANCHEZ: .366 AVG | .425 OBP | .521 SLG | .946 OPS HEYWARD: .306 AVG | .452 OBP | .458 SLG | .910 OPS CLOSE-AND-LATE SANCHEZ: .389 AVG | .421 OBP | .566 SLG | .977 OPS HEYWARD: .289 AVG | .449 OBP | .500 SLG | .949 OPS
June 25, 201015 yr GABY SANCHEZ 2010 STATISTICS 69 G | .377 OBP | .177 IsoP (8 HR) | 3 SB (100% success rate) | 1.9 WAR | 1.3 UZR JASON HEYWARD 2010 STATISTICS 69 G | .371 OBP | .207 IsoP (11 HR) | 5 SB (56% success rate) | 1.9 WAR | 2.0 UZR RISP SANCHEZ: .366 AVG | .425 OBP | .521 SLG | .946 OPS HEYWARD: .306 AVG | .452 OBP | .458 SLG | .910 OPS CLOSE-AND-LATE SANCHEZ: .389 AVG | .421 OBP | .566 SLG | .977 OPS HEYWARD: .289 AVG | .449 OBP | .500 SLG | .949 OPS Right now Gabby is the hotter hitter but I believe there is a lot of season left...A few HRs on Heywards behalf the numbers will look a lot differnt...Even Stanton can get hot and the whole picture will change but no one is surpassing that kid in DC
June 26, 201015 yr Still plenty of season left though, Gaby's getting noticed. But yeah I doubt he'll be able to surpass the Strasburg-mania. Tyler Colvin also has some good numbers but doesn't have the at-bats yet.
June 26, 201015 yr Still plenty of season left though, Gaby's getting noticed. But yeah I doubt he'll be able to surpass the Strasburg-mania. Tyler Colvin also has some good numbers but doesn't have the at-bats yet. Call it Strasburg-mania, but he's backing it up with his play on the field. Still, the guys who vote on these things proved last year that they're smarter than we give them credit for. It seems like every guy running a baseball blog of some sort completely forgot or chose to ignore Coghlan last year in favor of guys like Hanson or McCutcheon because they "were going to have better careers", nevermind that end of season awards are based on the merit of performance in that season and not speculation. When it was all said and done, Coghlan won as a dark-horse candidate. If Strasburg ends the season with a .500 record and a 4.00 ERA, he's not gonna get the award over solid offensive players like Gaby and Heyward. But that's a big if, as its pretty obvious Strasburg is capable of dominating now, in which case he'd deserve the ROY.
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