2007-03-27 12:24:09 · 23 answers · asked by frank b 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes because he is new in the MLB. You could be 45 years old and win rookie of the year if it is your first year in the MLB. You could play in China, Japan and then the MLB and you could win rookie of the year. Just as long as it is your first year in the MLB you could win any award.
2007-03-27 12:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by julyanletona 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dice K can win rookie of the year, as it will be his rookie season in Major League Baseball. If he at least contends for the award, it should be a succesful year for the Redsox.
2007-03-28 21:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by Da Mouse of Mighty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues.
This site gives information on the ROY Award...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball/Rookie_of_the_Year_Award
2007-03-27 20:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can. Ichiro won rookie of the year and Hideki Matsui either won it or came a close second. It is a stupid rule but if they haven't played in the major leagues before they are eligible. You could be 40 and a career minor leaguer and if you come up and star, you can be rookie of the year.
2007-03-27 19:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by Willy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if he can, he will not come close. The only reason people think he is good is because he has like 8 different pitches. 8 is a very large number and sounds impressive but if you don't have a knuckle ball, they are all going to start looking like the normal 4 pitches that everyone can throw. If you ask me, the Red Sox paid way too much for a mediocre pitcher.
2007-03-27 22:43:58 · answer #5 · answered by Brek 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ichiro was ROY with several professional Japanese league years of experience. Why not Daisuke? If he throws his gyro-ball from the pitcher's mound around third base before it crosses the plate for a World-Series-winning strikeout, he would deserve to be the rookie of all time, not just the year.
2007-03-27 21:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jason C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,,, he can be rookie of the yr. I dont think they should cause he did play at a high level in Japan, but rules state that any new member to "MLB" is considered Rookie of the YR canidate.
2007-03-27 19:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by richard w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can, Ichiro won rookie of the year his first season in MLB and he played pro ball in Japan.
2007-03-27 19:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even Matsui was elegible to be rookie of the yr his first yr because he was rookie his 1st yr in MAJOR league baseball, Japanese baseball is NOT considered a major league system.
2007-03-27 20:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by gene m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because japan and mlb are two seperate leagues so he is a mlb rookie
by the way japans league is the biggest in the world
2007-03-27 21:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by leidigh3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋