Tampa Bay Rays’ Jeremy Hellickson likely to be American League Rookie of the Year
The Tampa Bay Rays’ pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is likely to be announced as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, November 14 by the Baseball Writers Association of American.
Hellickson is facing tough competition by the Los Angeles Angels’ first baseman Mark Trumbo, New York Yankees’ pitcher Ivan Nova and Seattle Mariners’ pitcher Michael Pineda. The toughest contender to give the most challenging time will be the Yankees’ promising
pitcher Ivan Nova, who has backed Carsten Charles Sabathia superbly throughout the season.
Jeremy has a 13-10 record with a 2.95 ERA in 29 starts. He would have an advantage of having a better .210 opponent’s average and 20 quality starts. The Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth round of the 2005 Major League June Amateur Draft got the 24-year-old right-hander.
Since then, he kept pitching for different Minor League teams for the Rays. On August 2, 2010, the right-hander was called to the Major League level to make his first start against the Minnesota Twins. With his two-run six-strike-out seven innings, the player
proved himself as one of the best prospects for the future draft.
Yankees’ Ivan Nova also has a possibility, but his high 3.70 ERA is a hurdle for the right-hander, who otherwise has a 16-4 record in 27 starts. It also includes his career-long start on June 20, when he allowed one run over eight innings, allowing four
hits and striking-out seven batters. Nova was the only hope for the Yankees behind Sabathia, as Bartolo Colon and Phil Hughes both were consistently inconsistent.
Seattle Mariners’ Michael Pineda has a 9-10 record with a 3.74 ERA in 28 starts. His club was not phenomenal but his performance was up to the mark, which also include his excellent daytime record. The pitcher, who made his debut start on April 5, won four
of his eight daytime starts with a 2.77 ERA and 1.03 WHIP.
The only batter on the short-list, the Los Angeles Angels’ first baseman Mark Trumbo will have to be judged on different parameters. The right-hand batter, who was drafted in the 18th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the Anaheim Angels, played with
a .254 batting average and launched 29 homers along with 65 runs and 87 RBIs.
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