NL "ROY" Jason "Say Hey" Heyward

Sorry YGD,a hometown bias is showing, not to mention that you forgot to mention that this ROY award was from Baseball America, not the Baseball Writers Association of America, the REAL ROY award.

Buster Posey will be accepting the real award in November.

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Buster Posey will be accepting the real award in November.

I am a Braves Fan, but Buster Posey is by far the rookie of the year.Heyward is good, they are both good, but Posey just is beyond a doubt rookie of the year in my book.

Congratulations to Heyward.

Heyward petered out at the end, batting .131 in the last 10 regular season games, hitting .125 in the post-season, and dropped to 7th in the batting order.

I hope he can find his swing again next year.

If Posey joined the club after winter/spring training, then he was a shoo-in. Joining the parent club in late May was the most common-sense rationale for no ROY!

Young Gun....There is only one Say Hey Kid, and it's not Jason Heyward! J-Hey maybe, Say Hey never.

As Eyeontheball, stated, this is not the "Official" Rookie of the Year award. All the official awards are not announced until after the World Series. Many people do not know that what a player does in the playoffs does not count as the votes are already in. If you added in the playoffs, they would undoubtedly help Posey's cause but the vote will be close because none of that matters. It really comes down to Heyward's more extensive body of work with a very good OBP against Posey's more difficult position, less time, but the added pressure of being asked to be a playoff contender's cleanup hitter. Truthfully, I feel you can't go wrong with either, although I have Posey the winner by a nose.

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Originally posted by Bear:
If Posey joined the club after winter/spring training, then he was a shoo-in. Joining the parent club in late May was the most common-sense rationale for no ROY!

Young Gun....There is only one Say Hey Kid, and it's not Jason Heyward! J-Hey maybe, Say Hey never.

Well said, in regard to both comments. However, the joining the club late rationale may be just that for some who voted, finding a reason to not vote for Posey.

I just think we're fortunate to get to enjoy 2 such outstanding rookies in the same year. If ever there was a justification for co-ROY, this might be the year for it.