After I was done making a Staples run (no, I didn’t scream “WOW THAT’S A LOW PRICE!!!”), I ran into my friend Tom walking on Park Ave. South.
One of the things we were talking about other than how awkward the pre-All Star Game mingle between the People All Stars and the MLB All Stars was, was the fact that not only is 2010 “The Year of the Pitcher,” but “The Year of the Rookie” as well.
He suggested that I look at the first half All-Rookie Team. Like Casey Kasem, I do take requests, so I will follow through with the first half All-Rookie Team.
This also reminds me of back in the day when I used to collect baseball cards and the top rookies from the previous year had gold cups at the bottom of their cards. Those were the good ole days when I could buy a pack of baseball cards for 50 cents. Now they are $3 a pack.
Posey made my All Rookie team
Here are the guys that would get a gold cup for the first half of the season.
C – Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants. .350/.389/.569 with five HR’s.
1B – Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins. .302/.365/.467 with nine HR’s.
2B – Reid Brignac, Tampa Bay Rays. .265/.329/.365 with two HR’s.
SS – Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs. .270/.333/.383 with two HR’s & three triples.
3B – David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals. .296/.361/.404 with four HR’s.
OF – Brennan Boesch, Detroit Tigers. .342/.397/.593 with 12 HR’s.
OF – Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers. .300/.354/.403 with one HR & 14 SB’s.
OF – Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves. .251/.366/.455 with 11 HR’s.
DH – Tyler Colvin, Chicago Cubs. .263/.313/.531 with 12 HR’s.
SP – Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds. 6-1, 1.40 WHIP and a 3.53 ERA.
SP – Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals. 8-4, 1.25 WHIP and a 2.17 ERA.
SP – Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals. 3-2, 1.01 WHIP and a 2.32 ERA.
RP – Jonny Venters, Atlanta Braves. Nine Holds, 1.10 WHIP and a 1.30 ERA.
RP – Neftali Feliz, Texas Rangers. 23 Saves, 1.06 WHIP and a 3.82 ERA.
Honorable Mentions – Ike Davis, Carlos Santana (tough call with him and Posey), John Jaso, Roger Bernadina, Mitch Talbot, Brian Matusz, Jonathan Niese, Wade Davis, Ryan Webb.
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