Colvin, Castro and the ROY debate
Written by Rex Jaybels   
Thursday, 05 August 2010 09:58

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Bullpen Brian has a headline today that states: Starlin Castro Rookie of the Year. Brian writes:

"Since making his debut May 7, Castro has reached base 110 times, third-most of all rookies, and collected 88 hits, trailing only Marlins' rookie Gaby Sanchez's 89 hits.

Castro's .432 average since July 10 ranks second in the majors, including 13 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, one homer, 10 RBI and 13 multi-hit games."

Brian admits later that maybe Castro is bit short on the numbers to be ROY, but in Castro and Tyler Colvin the Cubs at the very least have two players that make 2010 palatable, even if just a little bit.

Amongst the non-pitching prospects in the NL this year, I'm not sure Colvin or Castro will win, but the numbers are there for both. These are the NL leaders in ABs with Buster Posey thrown in to the mix because I believe his name should come up in the debate. Colvin and Castro are 6th and 7th in the NL respectively in ABs.

PLAYER TEAM AB R H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Gaby Sanchez FLA 390 49 115 12 50 36 66 .295 .357 .464 .821
Alcides Escobar MIL 353 43 89 2 29 27 47 .252 .305 .337 .643
Ike Davis NYM 348 50 87 15 53 39 94 .250 .326 .437 .762
Jason Heyward ATL 330 53 87 11 50 54 83 .264 .378 .445 .823
Ian Desmond WSH 327 38 84 7 45 15 67 .257 .291 .394 .686
Tyler Colvin CHC 277 31 88 3 32 21 40 .318 .364 .458 .823
Starlin Castro CHC 256 44 66 17 39 22 76 .258 .319 .535 .854
Buster Posey SF 211 31 75 8 37 14 26 .355 .398 .540 .939

Of course let's not forget the pitchers. Here are some names that should be considered as well.

PLAYER TEAM GP GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV 
WHIP ERA
Jaime Garcia STL 21 21 121 113 44 34 46 97 9 5 0
1.31 2.53
Jonathon Niese NYM 19 19 112 120 52 47 37 86 7 5 0 1.40 3.78
Mike Leake CIN 20 20 126 133 59 54 44 78 7 3 0 1.40 3.86
John Axford MIL 31 0 35 29 11 11 12 42 6 1 16 1.17 2.83
Stephen Strasburg WSH 9 9 54 43 15 14 15 75 5 2 0 1.07 2.32

I think Garcia is the front-runner, especially if he finishes strong and the Cardinals are able to hold on and win the NL Central.

If you're wondering why John Axford is on the list it's because of the 16 saves. The NL record for saves by a rookie is 36, set by Todd Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986. Worrell captured ROY honors that season. Axford will not break that record, but the number is still impressive for a rookie.

This "list" was thrown together rather quickly, but I think it gives you a good idea of who should be in the debate. If there is anyone I left off, please let me know.
 
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