Part 2 of Roy race update. This is done before Simmy decides the RoY candidates at which time (part 3) will likely only deal with them.
Standouts in the NL include:
Sam Charles - Cincy - Sam was on the list last time. Sam has raised his average from .252 to .277 since our last update. He has 26 home runs and 76 rbi thru 411 at bats mainly hitting in the 7 and 8 holes for Cincy. he also has 10 stolen bases.
Greg Woods - OK - Woods average has dropped some from .272 down to .264. not a huge drop but we wanted to see it go up to warrant strong consideration. He has had 409 at bats. i picked him to be on pace for 60 hr and 120 ribs for the year and with 34 home runs currently and 81 rbi he might hit the rbi mark but the home runs seem unlikely. Still a very strong candidate he's sure to collect some votes. add 8 stolen bases to his resume too.
Richard Anderson - TEX - Richard is an addition to the list. He has had 396 at bats for Texas in which he's hit .260 with 26 home runs and 72 rbi. Very similar numbers to Sam Charles in slightly less at bats. He doesn't have the steals tho (sitting on 1) and plays a corner outfiled position instead of shortstop. Might have an influence on the voters, might not.
Domingo Jose - Cincy - Ok so this writer is obviously biased (and frequently drunk) but Domingo is my pick right now. Only 364 ab's due to a short DL stint Jose is batting .321 (down a tick from his .329 last time) and has 29 home runs (2nd to Woods among NL rookies) and an impressive 99 rbi (first among NL rookies) No steals due to his lead feet, i don't think he needs them to be leading the pack right now.
Harry Cora - Florida - One wonders why Cora was sent down to get 123 AAA at bats this year as good as he's been at the ML level. New to the list this time he only has 291 ab's due to the AAA time but in those limited ab he's hit .309 with 23 homers and 69 rbi. I'd like to see what he could be at if he spent the whole year in the bigs. probably on top right now. He'll definitly be a factor in the end and in fact i'm torn between him and woods for 2nd right now. His 20 steals are an added bonus too.
I'm going to add 2 pitchers to the list this time. Diego Nunez of Florida and Ivan Johnson also of Florida.
Diego is a starter who thru 16 starts has only a 5 and 3 record but a 1.21 whip, 3.19 era and 65 K's make him stand out among other rookie SP this year. Ivan, as a set-up guy, may not garner many if any votes due to that but he has an impressive 1.12 whip, 2.62 era and also 65 K's thru 82 innings.
Erff Rankings as of now:
1. Jose Domingo
2. Greg Woods
3. Harry Cora
4. Sam Charles
5. Richard Anderson
6. Diego Nunez
7. Ivan Johnson
dropped from the list:
Spike Pellow
Curtis Farrell
Ivan Durazo
Don Cintron
J.C. Welch
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