When they say “every vote counts”, they usually don’t mean it. But this might be the exception to that rule. For the decision here really could hardly have been closer if the votes had been handed out, specifically to that end. Just ONE VOTE separated the top four candidates. But in the end, Daulton Varsho just edged it by that margin, with a triple tie for second place immediately behind him, between the Smith boys, Pavin and Riley, along with “No award”. I’m sure the one person who voted for Keury Mella - and as he ‘fessed up in the comments, I’ve no problem revealing it was AzDbackfanInDc - will be interested to know that their outlier could instead have provoked a run-off.
2020 Rookie of the Year: Daulton Varsho
