Let’s sat that a “robust” discussion broke out in the comments in regard to the potential Rookie of the Year candidates. Jack, in particular, made a sterling case for the inclusion of one player, and after shuffling through all the contributions and lists, we’ve come up with the following five candidates for your consideration.
An unexpected arrival at the end of July, Gallen more than lived up to expectations down the stretch, posting a 2.89 ERA over eight starts. He struck out 53 batters in 43.2 innings of work, and looked as good a trade-deadline pitching acquisition as Arizona have had since Daniel Hudson in 2010.