Wrap Up on the 2014 Season: Post Season Awards

The 2014 Rookie of the Year Award was recently awarded to Jacob DeGrom of the New York Mets, and deserving so. As a rookie pitcher, a 9-6 record with a 2.69 and 144 strike outs in 140 plus innings is pretty great, so hats off to the young man for an exceptional start to his promising career.

Although the fight for 2nd and 3rd place don't mean much in the overall sense, I was surprised to see the amount of space between Billy Hamilton of the Reds (2nd) and Kolten Wong (3rd). In the stats that really matter to me for a hitter, I feel like the two were closer that the 92 vs 14 voting points the two received.

                 
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Hamilton put up some solid numbers for a rookie, with a stat line as such:

152 GP, 72 Runs, 141 Hits, 6 HR, 48 RBI, 56 SB, .250 AVG, .292 OBP, .355 SLG, .648 OPS

Wong, for missing part of the season with an injury, still put up decent numbers:

113 GP, 52 Runs, 100 Hits, 12 HR, 42 RBI, 20 SB, .249 AVG, .292 OBP, .388 SLG, .680 OPS

So when you look at that line, I just feel like the gap between the two should have been a bit less, considering that for most of those stats, Wong was right on pace with Hamilton, if not surpassing. Hamilton being a lead off hitter definitely helped in the Runs and Hits line, while Wong, for most of the year, batted lower in the line up. Again, I don't think Wong should have been ahead of Hamilton, I just think that the two should have been closer in the overall voting. If what I saw out of Wong in this past post season is any indication of what I can expect from him next season, assuming he can sustain it, he'll definitely be a force to reckon with at the plate and on the bases.