Bailey & Coghlan Capture Rookie of the Year Awards
AL Rookie of the Year – Andrew Bailey
NL Rookie of the Year – Chris Coghlan
Honestly, I can’t tell you much about their seasons. (If this was Brett Gardner or Alfredo Aceves, it would have been a different story. But….) Bailey had 26 saves along with a 1.84 ERA as a reliever. Coghlan finished with a batting average of .321 along with 84 runs, 162 hits (including 94 in August and September), 31 doubles, and an OBP of .390.
Pretty impressive, huh?
Congratulations to them both.
As for the announcements of other awards:
Tuesday: American League Cy Young
Wednesday: Manager of the Year for both leagues
Thursday: National League Cy Young
Next Monday: American League Most Valuable Player
Next Tuesday: National League Most Valuable Player
Let’s keep our fingers cross that CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter (or Mark Teixeira), and Joe Girardi each come away with an award.
I know, I know, I’m getting somewhat greedy. But a girl can dream, right?
Update 5:48 PM: Bailey is on the Oakland Athletics and Coghlan is on the Florida Marlins. 
mlblogs26andcounting
I was so happy to hear that Bailey won today! With our sad record this season, it’s usually tough to find great players, but Bailey definitely deserved to win. If he could have closed every game, I would have been very happy
- Opinion
http://opinion4athletics.mlblogs.com/
Congratulations!!! I didn’t follow him at all but his numbers looked impressive…
-26&C
Coghlan is on the Florida Marlins.
nym6986 –
Thank you! This is what happens when you post while studying for college exams…
-26&C