Since 1980, voters for the Rookie of the Year awards have been allowed to pick a first-through-third on their ballots rather than just a winner.
In that time, the Yankees have managed two winners — Dave Righetti in 1981 and Derek Jeter in 1996 — but only once in the near four decades have they had rookies receive votes of any kind in consecutive years. That occurred, fittingly, in 1995 (Andy Pettitte, third) followed by Jeter the next season, as the Yanks began to form the cornerstones of their Core Four dynasty.
The Yanks are trying to assemble the building blocks to another sustained run of greatness, and Gary Sanchez finished second in the AL Rookie voting last year.