The 2016 season saw an influx of stellar young players around Major League Baseball. The Chicago Cubs snapped a 108-year World Series dry spell with a number of kids who were under 25-years of age. In fact, rookies became an essential part of many teams throughout all of the Majors, including teams in playoff contention. For the first time in decades, the Yankees were among the teams that took a look at rookies prior to the September roster expansion.
Gary Sanchez stood out the most, finishing second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting to Detroit’s Michael Fulmer.