Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
Awards season is nigh upon us, and Brent Rooker absolutely deserves to be part of the conversation.
Rooker was not named an All-Star this year, and some felt he was snubbed in favor of an arguably less deserving David Fry. Since the break, Brent has only bolstered his worthiness with a wRC+ of 175 through September 16. On the season, Rooker trailed only Aaron Judge and Juan Soto on the wRC+ leaderboard coming into yesterday’s game.
Soto and Judge are both outfielders, so Rooker’s hitting stats should put him in contention for the AL DH Silver Slugger Award as well as the All-MLB team.