Is he even eligible?
2007-09-12 14:46:02 · 13 answers · asked by nysportsfan08 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I don't think he's eligible (50 innings minimum), plus players like Dustin Pedroia and Delmon Young have put on strong campaigns throughout the whole season.
2007-09-12 14:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Even if he was eliglible there are rookie pitchers (and batters) that have been better than him. Brian Bannister has a 12-8 record for the Royals with the 4th lowest ERA in the AL, the key words in that sentence were "for the Royals". To me that is much more impressive than the roughly 16 innings of no runs that Chambelain has put up.
2007-09-12 22:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No because this is not his official "rookie" year. You have to play in a min amount of games (innings) to qualify. That is why the Yankees have the "Joba rules" contract not to pitch him back to back nights and if he pitches in more then one inning he has 2 nights off.
The Yanks are thinking of putting him in the rotation next season and that will be his "rookie" year. I hope he continues to pitch like he has!
This rotation sounds good:
Wang
Mussina
Petite
Chamberlain
Hughes
That Ian Kennedy is looking pretty good too!
2007-09-12 15:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by Martino782 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chamberlain is eligible -- there are a variety of misinterpretations of the ROY requirements above -- but come on, 14 innings pitched? Even in high-leverage situations, there is only so much value he can have contributed. I don't see him winning it, but he'll still be eligible next year, so maybe then.
2007-09-12 16:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you think Joba Chamberlain is the second coming of christ? holy cow, he's only pitched 14 innings in his whole career. seriously... considering the way that the Yankees take care of their pitching staff, I wouldn't expect this kid to be good for very long.
2007-09-12 19:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by wedge47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can he? Technically. Will he? No chance. There are three rookies in Boston ALONE who have contributed greatly over the course of the entire season, not 14-15 innings (Pedroia, Okajima, Matsuzaka).
2007-09-12 18:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by Rich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He qualifies as a rookie but do you think he has made more of a contribution to the Yankees than Dice-K has for the Red Sox?
2007-09-12 14:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. Came into the rotation way late in the season.
2007-09-12 15:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uhh, he hasn't given up a run yet, and he made his debut over 1.5 months ago!! If he's eligible, there should be no contest.
2007-09-12 14:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by yankeejet1410 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i don't think he will because he hasn't played enough of the season to truly be able to be voted to win a yearly award.
2007-09-12 14:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by random person 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋