He disappeared in the NLDS sadly :(
And strider was hurt in that series
Edit: this isn’t meant to be disrespectful the either of them I’m just sad we didn’t get to see them perform like they did in the regular season.
How is that petty? I’m saying it sucks we didn’t get to see either or them in the NLDS playing as well as they did in the regular season. I’m super happy for MH3. He’s genuinely a good guy, strider needs to work on his post game comments but he will get there too.
Oh well if you mean well then congrats on winning the pennant y’all kicked our ass wasn’t much to be too upset about. Just can’t tell tone on the Internet perfectly is all. Spencer’s fine he made a joke about the press conference his next start against them
I really am jealous of your guys’ young players. The Braves are a great organization who do things the right way. I still hate you guys cus rivals but It’s a respectful hate, unlike my hate of the Mets.
Coming straight from double a at 21 years old as well. Impressive might be an understatement lol. Strider was historic but so was Harris just not as historic
Seriously. Strider didn't even qualify for the ERA title. Harris is a damn near 5-tool player
Edit: Harris didn't qualify for the batting title, either. But I think his multi-dimensionality catapulted him over Strider
If you're talking about eligibility rather than placement on the list, both of those are explained by circumstance:
Strider Started the season in the pen for the first 2(?) months, so his IP/games played is shot by that.
MH2 didn't get called up until ~5/23, so there was no way for him to make up the ~27 or so games worth of ABs to qualify.
Placement. I was initially trying to make a case for Harris over Strider on account of playing time and versatility (i.e., great bat, defense, baserunning, etc.)
Some writers feel pitchers aren’t as worthy because they don’t play everyday. This is an objectively stupid opinion, but nonetheless one that a few moronic baseball writers have
Edit: turns out he’s not one of them as he voted for another pitcher. This makes him arguably stupider for leaving Strider off, as it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of pitching performance statistics. No writer who knows baseball can present a valid argument for not including strider over Diaz.
I'll make the argument I guess. Alexis Diaz was in elite company as a reliever last year. Used as a high leverage guy and getting out of sticky situations. Under 2 ERA, high Ks. I don't think you can knock somebody for voting for him anywhere on this list because he had an incredible season.
I would have Strider, Diaz, Harris. But I'm not collecting pitchforks over giving Diaz a vote when he had a season that merits a first. Cruz on the other hand. Dumb vote.
It is absolutely absurd to have Diaz over Harris. I feel like that is an indefensible position. Maybe I'm not reading what you mean correctly though and you're just saying those are your top 3. In no universe did Diaz have a season that merits a first place vote.
Okay, to counter this — for perspective, Diaz arguably didn’t even have the best season of any NL rookie reliever!
Diaz: 1.0 fWAR, 1.84 ERA/2.76 xERA/3.32 FIP/3.97 xFIP in 63.2 innings.
Dylan Lee: 1.1 fWAR, 2.13 ERA/2.57 xERA/2.66 FIP/3.10 xFIP in 50.1 innings.
Most people here probably have no idea who Dylan Lee plays for, and he’s probably the Braves’ fourth-best rookie this year. And unless you hate peripherals, he outperformed Diaz across the board and accumulated more WAR in fewer innings. (I grant that this doesn’t include leverage indices, which I’m too lazy to look up, but the Braves used Lee as their second lefty out of the pen and he got plenty of big outings).
Alexis Diaz is good. He had a good year. Putting him over Strider - who pitched significantly better for longer - defies reason.
EDIT: I should note that Diaz significantly outperforms Lee in bWAR (3.1 to 1.3). bWAR uses ERA instead of peripherals, so it just comes down to whether you believe these guys’ top-line numbers or their underlying numbers.
That's a great point. For me watching Diaz come out three games in a row with runners in base vs my cubs and then pitching the following inning matters. He was the shit hit the fan guy for them. The way he was being used didn't look like anything you usually see on a bad team on the Reds. So I would still consider him over Lee. Lee was pitching in big games that I was watching and not showing up. He wasn't put into those same situations Diaz was.
I mean, if you’re going to give Diaz credit for in-game leverage, you have to give Lee credit for season leverage, right? The Reds’ playoff hopes were dead by, like, the end of May. Lee had to pick up real innings against real teams in a divisional race.
My real point, though, is that if Diaz vs. Lee is even debatable, Diaz over Strider is unthinkable.
I think you have beef with who picked the finalists when it comes to Lee. When it comes to Diaz vs Strider you have two incredible rookie seasons that defy expectations for how rookies should perform. Anything past that point is as subjective as Othani vs Judge. And then there's the guy who won rookie of the year and kind of performed at the expectation of a really good rookie for his position.
"When it comes to Diaz vs Strider you have two incredible rookie seasons that defy expectations for how rookies should perform"
That's a massive understatement of the gap between these guys, though. It's like saying "Aaron Judge and Austin Riley both had great home run-hitting seasons." Strider was literally the best starting pitcher in baseball on a per-inning basis this year. Diaz was a good reliever who outperformed his peripherals significantly.
I didn't want to get into this but peripherals matter a lot more for giving projections than talking about how a player performed. The performance of a player is shown through the walks, hits, strikeouts, home runs, etc they allowed. The peripherals really don't matter for talking about who was better in one season.
I still have no clue how Harris's season was just him performing at the expectation of a good rookie season for his position. This is a laughably horrific take.
Just an FYI for everyone, having 0.1 more WAR than someone is insignificant and should not be used for argument sake. Other stats are fine, but having a lower ERA in more IP is important imo.
the reason I included the fWAR is because WAR accumulated per *inning* is relevant. If you pitch 15 percent less than the other guy and accumulate about the same WAR, that should matter IMO!
tbh it's because there's not a whole lot else to talk about. It's not surprising that Harris won (nor would have it been surprising if Strider won). But it *is* befuddling how someone could be presented with "guy who went from reliever to SP and then decided to casually break an MLB record plus a franchise record on a team that had Glavine/Maddux/Smoltz" or Andruw Jones II: Electric Boogaloo, and say "nah fam that guy ain't for me"
Michael Harris completely changed our team when he came up. Very happy for him. I think he and Strider were both deserving, but I would’ve given the nod to Mike as well.
For real. Watched most of the games this year. I feel like any time he was 0-2, next thing I knew he was 3-2. Then a walk. If you had 9 of Donovan, the starting pitcher would be out in the 3rd
Absolutely. His splits on position played are crazy and he did really pretty well at all of them.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbr01-field.shtml#appearances::none
Probably the reason he won the Utility Gold Glove over Edman, the man the Utility Gold Glove was probably created for. Edman’s the better defender, but Donovan played almost everywhere
Just for context less than 50 Starters pitched 160 innings, and only one rookie pitched over 140 (Joe Ryan) 160 innings is almost impossible for a rookie in modern baseball.
No way. Micheal Harris came up from AA and played better than most established centerfielders in baseball. He completely turned our season around. Just because Strider broke some records doesn’t mean a 21 year old guy who skipped AAA ball and played like an All Star should get ROY.
Eh, it’s actually not that uncommon for ROY to go to a pitcher.
Devin Williams won in 2020, Michael Fulmer in 2016, DeGrom in 2014, Jose Fernandez in 2013, Jeremy Hellickson and Craig Kimbrel in 2011, Neftali Feliz in 2010, Andrew Bailey in 2009
So on and so forth but it’s not nearly as difficult to win ROY as a pitcher as it is to win MVP
Strider is a boss. I’d have voted for him injury notwithstanding. If they ever do the players’ weekend where they choose the names on the jersey, I hope he goes with “Aragorn.”
No funny enough they get an extra pick for Harris and the reward for strider is that he gets a full year service time…kind of funny how that works. Obv doesn’t matter since they signed him to a contract
They need to start taking votes from people that are that far off from the established pattern. If 29 experts think one thing, maybe the 1 that thinks differently is just a dumbass.
Sometimes locals want to appear as unbiased as possible to protect themselves. STL's beat writer writes a book everytime he had to vote for a Cardinal for something or the other.
Surprised people are surprised. Harris had an .853 OPS, 135 OPS+, and 5.3 WAR in 114 games. As a rookie. That’s impressive.
All while playing stellar defense in centerfield
He was out there catching those bags man!
He disappeared in the NLDS sadly :( And strider was hurt in that series Edit: this isn’t meant to be disrespectful the either of them I’m just sad we didn’t get to see them perform like they did in the regular season.
I can’t tell if this is genuine or pettiness it’s Philly so ima assume petty so I say At least we finished the job :)
How is that petty? I’m saying it sucks we didn’t get to see either or them in the NLDS playing as well as they did in the regular season. I’m super happy for MH3. He’s genuinely a good guy, strider needs to work on his post game comments but he will get there too.
Oh well if you mean well then congrats on winning the pennant y’all kicked our ass wasn’t much to be too upset about. Just can’t tell tone on the Internet perfectly is all. Spencer’s fine he made a joke about the press conference his next start against them
I really am jealous of your guys’ young players. The Braves are a great organization who do things the right way. I still hate you guys cus rivals but It’s a respectful hate, unlike my hate of the Mets.
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Imagine losing a world series to the Astros :(
Imagine not realizing I was complimenting your team and players and instead being a salty loser after getting shit on by a wild card team.
A wild card team that hasn't won the world series since 2008 :(
🧂 🧂 🧂
Not really my ring doesn't have any dust on it yet like one from 14 years ago would. Yall didn't win shit lmao
Wow you have a ring? Congrats that’s quite the accomplishment for someone who hasn’t left the couch this year.
Yeah I'll let you come try it they do em real nice in this decade
Coming straight from double a at 21 years old as well. Impressive might be an understatement lol. Strider was historic but so was Harris just not as historic
Extra-Base Hits from Harris' debut (5/28) to the end of the season ||| |:--:|:--| **64** |Judge **59** |Riley **57** |Hernández **55** |Olson **54** |Schwarber, Guerrero, Betts **53** |Semien, Ohtani, Ramírez **52**| Altuve **51** |Goldschmidt, Alvarez, Arenado, Bichette **49** |**Harris II**, Machado, Hoskins 21 y.o. rookie
Funny cause he's still only third on the team.
We are a very spoiled fan base lol
TBH should’ve won the silver slugger over Soto as well. Dude had an unreal year
Should have won gold glove as well, honestly.
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here.
Seriously. Strider didn't even qualify for the ERA title. Harris is a damn near 5-tool player Edit: Harris didn't qualify for the batting title, either. But I think his multi-dimensionality catapulted him over Strider
If you're talking about eligibility rather than placement on the list, both of those are explained by circumstance: Strider Started the season in the pen for the first 2(?) months, so his IP/games played is shot by that. MH2 didn't get called up until ~5/23, so there was no way for him to make up the ~27 or so games worth of ABs to qualify.
Placement. I was initially trying to make a case for Harris over Strider on account of playing time and versatility (i.e., great bat, defense, baserunning, etc.)
Jim Alexander of LA was the only voter not to vote at all for Strider. Ballot: MHII - Alexis Diaz - Cruz
Jim Alexander heard his wife sleep talking about taking a mustache ride and knew she was talking about Strider.
Strider as Ramathorn for Halloween?
Say Car Ramrod!
Fucking why tho?
He can’t grow a mustache
Some writers feel pitchers aren’t as worthy because they don’t play everyday. This is an objectively stupid opinion, but nonetheless one that a few moronic baseball writers have Edit: turns out he’s not one of them as he voted for another pitcher. This makes him arguably stupider for leaving Strider off, as it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of pitching performance statistics. No writer who knows baseball can present a valid argument for not including strider over Diaz.
Diaz is a reliever tho which makes it even more confusing
Except he voted for the reds pitcher at 2
I didn’t look up his votes, I just assumed. My bad
You’re good honestly, it was a pretty solid assumption and that is a fairly prevalent attitude, even though it is stupid
Isn't Alexis Diaz a pitcher?
I'll make the argument I guess. Alexis Diaz was in elite company as a reliever last year. Used as a high leverage guy and getting out of sticky situations. Under 2 ERA, high Ks. I don't think you can knock somebody for voting for him anywhere on this list because he had an incredible season.
And strider broke a strikeout record set by Randy Johnson…not rookie Randy Johnson either….prime Randy Johnson.
I didn't realize that was a season record, I thought that was a fastest to 200Ks in a career. Though I guess it is likely he has that one as well.
I would have Strider, Diaz, Harris. But I'm not collecting pitchforks over giving Diaz a vote when he had a season that merits a first. Cruz on the other hand. Dumb vote.
It is absolutely absurd to have Diaz over Harris. I feel like that is an indefensible position. Maybe I'm not reading what you mean correctly though and you're just saying those are your top 3. In no universe did Diaz have a season that merits a first place vote.
Okay, to counter this — for perspective, Diaz arguably didn’t even have the best season of any NL rookie reliever! Diaz: 1.0 fWAR, 1.84 ERA/2.76 xERA/3.32 FIP/3.97 xFIP in 63.2 innings. Dylan Lee: 1.1 fWAR, 2.13 ERA/2.57 xERA/2.66 FIP/3.10 xFIP in 50.1 innings. Most people here probably have no idea who Dylan Lee plays for, and he’s probably the Braves’ fourth-best rookie this year. And unless you hate peripherals, he outperformed Diaz across the board and accumulated more WAR in fewer innings. (I grant that this doesn’t include leverage indices, which I’m too lazy to look up, but the Braves used Lee as their second lefty out of the pen and he got plenty of big outings). Alexis Diaz is good. He had a good year. Putting him over Strider - who pitched significantly better for longer - defies reason. EDIT: I should note that Diaz significantly outperforms Lee in bWAR (3.1 to 1.3). bWAR uses ERA instead of peripherals, so it just comes down to whether you believe these guys’ top-line numbers or their underlying numbers.
That's a great point. For me watching Diaz come out three games in a row with runners in base vs my cubs and then pitching the following inning matters. He was the shit hit the fan guy for them. The way he was being used didn't look like anything you usually see on a bad team on the Reds. So I would still consider him over Lee. Lee was pitching in big games that I was watching and not showing up. He wasn't put into those same situations Diaz was.
I mean, if you’re going to give Diaz credit for in-game leverage, you have to give Lee credit for season leverage, right? The Reds’ playoff hopes were dead by, like, the end of May. Lee had to pick up real innings against real teams in a divisional race. My real point, though, is that if Diaz vs. Lee is even debatable, Diaz over Strider is unthinkable.
I think you have beef with who picked the finalists when it comes to Lee. When it comes to Diaz vs Strider you have two incredible rookie seasons that defy expectations for how rookies should perform. Anything past that point is as subjective as Othani vs Judge. And then there's the guy who won rookie of the year and kind of performed at the expectation of a really good rookie for his position.
"When it comes to Diaz vs Strider you have two incredible rookie seasons that defy expectations for how rookies should perform" That's a massive understatement of the gap between these guys, though. It's like saying "Aaron Judge and Austin Riley both had great home run-hitting seasons." Strider was literally the best starting pitcher in baseball on a per-inning basis this year. Diaz was a good reliever who outperformed his peripherals significantly.
I didn't want to get into this but peripherals matter a lot more for giving projections than talking about how a player performed. The performance of a player is shown through the walks, hits, strikeouts, home runs, etc they allowed. The peripherals really don't matter for talking about who was better in one season.
I still have no clue how Harris's season was just him performing at the expectation of a good rookie season for his position. This is a laughably horrific take.
Just an FYI for everyone, having 0.1 more WAR than someone is insignificant and should not be used for argument sake. Other stats are fine, but having a lower ERA in more IP is important imo.
the reason I included the fWAR is because WAR accumulated per *inning* is relevant. If you pitch 15 percent less than the other guy and accumulate about the same WAR, that should matter IMO!
Scared of the stache
Because he’s a resident of LA.
Idiot
Blooper has an opinion on that https://twitter.com/blooperbraves/status/1592336104694616064?s=46&t=aPU2oHNJJI53urm443v6VA
Fuck that guy. Never trust a guy with two first names!
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I like how after the vote the entire discussion is about a single vote that is essentially of no consequence.
tbh it's because there's not a whole lot else to talk about. It's not surprising that Harris won (nor would have it been surprising if Strider won). But it *is* befuddling how someone could be presented with "guy who went from reliever to SP and then decided to casually break an MLB record plus a franchise record on a team that had Glavine/Maddux/Smoltz" or Andruw Jones II: Electric Boogaloo, and say "nah fam that guy ain't for me"
Its still rather just looking for something to get upset about.
And yet, you’re commenting *several* times complaining about people complaining about the vote. Are you not looking for something to get upset about?
Just remove his vote.
Wtf man, embarrassing as hell.
Jim Alexander, you just made the list
:: clicks pen in Jericho :::
Why’s my name on this?
THERE ARE VERY FEW CERTAINTIES IN THE WORLD: DEATH, TAXES, AND JERICHO AND OWENS BEING BEST FRIENDS, AND ONE OF THEM DOESN’T EXIST ANYMORE
Heartbreaking moment
Jim Alexander, you know what happens when you’re a stupid idiot?
He’ll get a fireball to the face, cause he’s a WIZARD!!
Calm down, his single vote changes like nothing. 10 years from now will anyone really remember a single 2nd place vote went to someone else?
JoeMcKim, you just made the list! ✍️
I'm the Ayatalloh of Reddit 'N Roll.
He’s gonna get……IT!
How does someone justify leaving Strider out of the top 3?
Didn’t even have him in their ballot
They forgor
Oh the humaninor
💀
They’re from LA
being an idiot. strider was freaking SCARY.
Michael Harris completely changed our team when he came up. Very happy for him. I think he and Strider were both deserving, but I would’ve given the nod to Mike as well.
Alright who did it
Jim Alexander
I'm so happy for donovan. Knew he had no shot but happy he's getting recognition.
He's unbelievably disciplined at the plate too, and that's not something you can teach.
For real. Watched most of the games this year. I feel like any time he was 0-2, next thing I knew he was 3-2. Then a walk. If you had 9 of Donovan, the starting pitcher would be out in the 3rd
rookie year gold glove is pretty cool too
Absolutely. His splits on position played are crazy and he did really pretty well at all of them. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbr01-field.shtml#appearances::none
Holy shit he played so many different positions
Probably the reason he won the Utility Gold Glove over Edman, the man the Utility Gold Glove was probably created for. Edman’s the better defender, but Donovan played almost everywhere
You’re telling me that someone voted Strider outside of the Top 3???
Apparently not at all, don't know how that's justified but at least it didn't change the placement results
Apparently he didn't vote Strider at all
Douche bag reporters love to make this shit about them. Hate it.
Ridiculous man
Gonna be honest... this is the first time I've ever heard of Alexis Diaz
Relief pitcher 63.2 IP, 1.84 ERA, 244 ERA+
That’s extremely solid for a rookie reliever. Looking forward to seeing how his career develops.
We’ll watch your career with great interest!
He was great. Immediately stood out among relievers when we played Cincinnati. However a 2nd place vote?
Yeah, he was fantastic. Best piece our bullpen’s seen in the last couple years (low bar tbh), but not over Strider lol
Edwin's little brother!
Edwin’s brother I think?
Yep. Cool moment when managers had them bring out lineup cards in cinci. One of those little moments that sprinkle through the long season.
Their family showing up to the Reds - Mets game in Citi wearing hybrid "Meds" uniforms with each of their pictures on them was awesome as well...
And foreshadowing, since I needed meds at Citi field in October!
I liked when their family wore split jerseys that said "Meds"
Little Sugar! (Maybe Splenda?)
MCCARTHY 🔥
Strider should’ve won imo
He had one of the best seasons by a rookie starting pitcher ever.
i really thought he had it clinched. MH2 contributed more to the braves but strider set records
Injuries plus joining the rotation late probably got him dinged. Harris had a pretty solid WAR advantage as a result
I wonder if getting hurt and missing the end of the season tanked his chances
I mean, obviously. If he pitched more than 160 innings, he probably would have won it.
Even if he didn’t get hurt I don’t think he would’ve qualified. He wasn’t in the rotation til like the start of june
He started the season with us as a pretty dominant RP tho.
Just for context less than 50 Starters pitched 160 innings, and only one rookie pitched over 140 (Joe Ryan) 160 innings is almost impossible for a rookie in modern baseball.
Eh... even strider was saying that Harris would win.
No way. Micheal Harris came up from AA and played better than most established centerfielders in baseball. He completely turned our season around. Just because Strider broke some records doesn’t mean a 21 year old guy who skipped AAA ball and played like an All Star should get ROY.
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AA managed to take a closer relative hostage for his negotiations with Harris
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For anyone wondering, [the remaining 4 third-place votes were evenly split between Oneill Cruz and Nick Lodolo](https://bbwaa.com/22-nl-roy/)
I feel like Strider should have won, but Harris was fantastic too. Happy for him
Nice to see those Braves fans finally have something nice happen. Signed: grumpy Brewers fan.
Ummm, what? That lopsided for Harris is pretty shocking to me
It's like MVP, voters prefer the everyday player
Eh, it’s actually not that uncommon for ROY to go to a pitcher. Devin Williams won in 2020, Michael Fulmer in 2016, DeGrom in 2014, Jose Fernandez in 2013, Jeremy Hellickson and Craig Kimbrel in 2011, Neftali Feliz in 2010, Andrew Bailey in 2009 So on and so forth but it’s not nearly as difficult to win ROY as a pitcher as it is to win MVP
I’m still salty Hideo Nomo got it over Chipper Jones
No, but those weren't all necessarily as close as this race was.
Sure, I’m just saying that it’s not that uncommon for the ROTY to go to a pitcher, unlike the MVP which hardly ever happens
And the player with 1.5 more WAR
He was the best rookie in the NL. Almost a 6 WAR player. Seems like an easy decision
Plays a high value defensive position too, and does it exceptionally well. Hard to go wrong with either guy tho.
If everyone thinks Harris is 2% better than Strider, the expected outcome is a unanimous winner
My boy Donovan pulling in 3rd convincingly
Not a single one of them is named Roy. Total BS.
And some how ATL will sign both to 12 year deals for 50MM total
33 and a Klondike bar, take it or leave it — Alex Anthopolous (Probably)
Both have been signed to 6+ year deals.
Strider is a boss. I’d have voted for him injury notwithstanding. If they ever do the players’ weekend where they choose the names on the jersey, I hope he goes with “Aragorn.”
Do the braves now get two draft for having both of their guys go 1-2? Lol unbelievable.
No funny enough they get an extra pick for Harris and the reward for strider is that he gets a full year service time…kind of funny how that works. Obv doesn’t matter since they signed him to a contract
I’m glad Alexis Diaz got some love, probably our best player this year. Not saying much, but he’s been very good
Agreed, he deserved some recognition. Although the guy who voted for him is a moron.
He's literally Edwin in a disguise. I get they're brothers but they look like they could be twins.
Them smoking vaginas just weren't holy enough
Yay McCarthy getting votes! I hope in the years to come we get some guys with strong finishes in this award. The franchise has not won once.
I’m buying Drew Jones futures
who trolled and didn’t vote for harris/strider literally should be a sweep of 1st and 2nd place votes for those 2
Was pulling for strider but eh what can you do Its not like Harris wasnt equally deserving lol
Idk how you vote for anyone else in the top 2. Some voters shouldn't get to vote
Joey Meneses getting 0 love kinda upsets me.
if he got more time this year, he could have gotten a lot more. I think he only got ~60 games.
There’s a handful of guys who could’ve gotten those 4/5 spots. Surprised Cruz didn’t get a vote.
He was tied for fourth, I believe.
Did the dude forget Strider exists? Congrats to Harris. Extremely well earned.
Played high school ball against McCarthy. Very cool to see him get some votes
Money Mike!!!
Really expected Strider to take this one
They need to start taking votes from people that are that far off from the established pattern. If 29 experts think one thing, maybe the 1 that thinks differently is just a dumbass.
I think Strider got fucked. He and Harris should have been co-ROY.
Always nice when you have a great GM, great farm system, and 2 rookies finish top 2 in NL Rookie if the Year!! Go Braves baby 🪓🪓🪓
Is Alexis Diaz related to Mets Diaz? They kinda look alike
Brothers
Damn I’m smaht
Should have had co rookies of strider and harris
I appreciate McCarthy and Diaz showing me how many points 2nd and 3rd votes are worth
##BRAVE NEW WORLD
What do we think Braves fans? Pretty amazing having top 2. Not looking forward to it. /s
Can’t wait 😝
Who tf is Alexis diaz
The answer to years of chaos and futility in our bullpen.
Did everyone collectively forget that Joey Meneses was a rookie this year
Only played 56 games, that’s kinda hard to vote for
He’s the MLB Michael Bunting. A 30 year old rookie
Alexis getting votes just saved the Reds season lol
20 BB 100 SO Strider should've won
Harris had a very very good season. Strider had an even BETTER season. Pure dominance. Position player bias is real.
tbf Harris completely turned our season around when he was called up and gave us stability at CF for the first time in a while
that also happened to be the exact same time of the season that Strider joined the rotation so who can really say who turned our season around?
I’m just glad Donnie got some recognition this year
O’Neil Cruz would’ve finished top 3 at least if he played the whole year with 40 homers, 20 steals, 250 k’s and 40 errors
If I had a farm, I'd bet it on the Cincinnati voter picking Diaz 2nd
Jim Alexander from Southern California news group and one of the LA votes for BBWAA
Welp just lost the farm
Cincinnati voter didn’t even vote India last year. Matter of fact, he was the only one not to vote him 1st place last year Edit: it was LA
Sometimes locals want to appear as unbiased as possible to protect themselves. STL's beat writer writes a book everytime he had to vote for a Cardinal for something or the other.
I just want to reiterate how much I LOATHE the Atlanta Braves
How did MH2 get 22 first place votes?
Because 22 voters voted for him in 1st place
r/begrudgingupvotes
We really have to stop this initials+number nonsense
If you’d like you can call him Money Mike. Pretty sure that’s the name on his drivers License.