2009 AL Rookie Of The Year Candidates (PHOTOS)

The votes are in, and the AL Rookie of the Year has been announced. But who deserved to win the award? Check out the candidates below.

Matt Wieters, Orioles (C)

Matt Wieters was one of the few bright spots in Baltimore's season, hitting nine homers and batting .288.



BA: .288 HR: 9 RBI: 43 OBP: .340 SLG: .412 OPS: .753

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[marchamlin]

10:40 PM on 11/13/2009

Rick Porcello!

[postman66]

06:39 PM on 11/13/2009

Gordon Beckham easily, a star in the making.

[StephenJK]

06:51 AM on 11/15/2009

Him and Andrew McCutchen on the Pirates were very good mid-season call-ups. McCutchen was a lot more impactful immediatel­y. It took Gordon quite a few games to adjust. But, both very good players.

[MilwRes]

09:49 AM on 11/13/2009

What about Rick Porcello of Detroit? 3.96 ERA, 89 SO, 14-9 record. Stats blow away the pitchers above. Oh yeah, shutdown the Yankees and Red Sox.

[thebirdstheword]

08:34 PM on 11/13/2009

exactly- porcello is a gem.

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[marchamlin]

10:44 PM on 11/13/2009

They've needed a sports page for a while (style, living, entertainm­ent, but no sports).

Now all they need is someone who knows what the heck they're reporting.

[gascelebrations]

08:31 AM on 11/13/2009

Price was completely badass when I saw him in Detroit. But he was inconsiste­nt - he'll learn.

[Cogs]

12:53 AM on 11/13/2009

Beckman is a special talent and is being fasttracke­d to becoming the team leader.