Too Steep A Gil For Cowser To Climb
Congratulations to Luis Gil, winner of this year’s AL Rookie of the Year award. Gil beat out Colton Cowser, who did receive 13 first place votes in a close 106-101 vote. A distant 3rd was a catcher, Austin Wells, with 17 votes and in 4th place was a closer, none other than your Mason Miller (16 votes).
Was Gil deserving? That depends on how you view starting pitchers, who amass the most value with the fewest appearances but also only impact the game every 5th day. In Gil’s case he made 29 starts, logging 151.