Day 30

Fresh Start_30: AL Roy
As the season is winding down and playoff races are coming into form it is an interesting race for something other than the playoffs, that is the AL Rookie of the Year. The top candidate is Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer who is 10-7 with a 3.03 ERA in 148.2 innings in 24 starts. Fulmer is the key to the Yoenis Cèspedes trade to the Mets. Fulmer is one of the bright spots on a team fighting for their playoff lives right now. He is out of all the candidates had the best season. Next up on the list is Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin; in 107 games Naquin is batting .300 with 14 homers, 42 RBI’s, 5 stolen bases, and a .907 OPS. Naquin was a top prospect of the Cleveland organization and is helping the “Windians” grab a division title. Naquin as good as he is right now probably has the most room for improvement for any prospect in this rookie class. Then is the talk of baseball, at least in the AL, Gary Sanchez. Sanchez busted on the scene on August 3rd and in just 183 plate appearances has 18 homers, 33 RBI’s, an average of .327, and a 1.109 OPS.
The big question is whether or not the award should go to the Krankin himself Gary Sanchez. The Yankee catcher is on absolute fire mashing balls out of every yard he goes into. I actually saw his first professional home run, and I had no idea what was to come for this young star. Sanchez is the definition of a “Baby Bomber” and is single handedly keeping the Yankees in the playoff race by the thinnest skin on their teeth. With his three run homer last night to bring the Yanks back from the dead and lift them to a win, Sanchez is the one man wrecking crew in the Bronx. It is abnormal and just looked down upon to give a September call up the award for the entire year. But, here is my plea for Sanchez and I hope Major League Baseball can consider Sanchez.
You have to at least give it a thought due to the fact where the Yankees were on July 31st and now. On July 31st the Yankees were an even .500 at 52-52 and seven games back paired with being five and half back of the wild card. On top of all of that the Yankees were on a four game losing streak ending the month. Now the Bronx Bombers are 78-72 only four games back of the division and three and a half back of the wild card. In the month of August and a little more than half of September, the Yankees only lost twenty games. That alone shows the worth of Sanchez right there. After all of the trades with a team at .500 and pretty much staring the cellar in the face, now the team is seeing the playoff life. If the Yankees keep up the pace and stay in the race, I would have to think that the voters for the award would strongly consider Sanchez for the world. I want to know your opinion in the comments of this article and on Twitter.
Sources:(mlb.com, baseballreference.com, mlbtraderumors.com)

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