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AL Rookie of the Year: Did Red Sox get robbed?

By Scott Rogust

Oct 19, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock (72) walks off of the field after the eighth inning against the Houston Astros in game four of the 2021 ALCS at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 19, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock (72) walks off of the field after the eighth inning against the Houston Astros in game four of the 2021 ALCS at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena won the AL Rookie of the Year award. But did the Boston Red Sox get robbed of it?

With MLB in full offseason mode, that means there will be awards handed out in the midst of free agency. The Gold Glove winners were revealed this past week, in addition to the Platinum Glove winners. Now, it was time for the Rookie of the Year awards.

The AL Rookie of the Year award winner was Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena. The outfielder recorded a .274 batting average, an .815 OPS, 20 home runs, 69 RBI, 145 hits and 20 stolen bases in 141 games. Arozarena received 22 first-place votes and received 124 total points.

One thing that did stand out is that not a single Red Sox rookie received a vote at the year-end awards.

Did Red Sox rookies get robbed of AL Rookie of the Year award?

Here is how the AL Rookie of the Year award votes were tabulated, via MLB.com:

  • Randy Arozarena, TB: 22 (first-place votes), 4 (2nd), 2 (3rd) — 124 points
  • Luis Garcia, HOU: 2 (1st), 15 (2nd), 8 (3rd) — 63 points
  • Wander Franco, TB: 2 (1st), 5 (2nd), 5 (3rd) — 30 points
  • Adolis García, TEX: 3 (1st), 1 (2nd), 9 (3rd) — 27 points
  • Emmanuel Clase, CLE: 1 (1st), 2 (2nd) — 11 points
  • Ryan Mountcastle, BAL: 2 (2nd), 4 (3rd) –10 points
  • Shane McClanahan, TB: 1 (2nd) — 3 points
  • Alek Manoah, TOR: 2 (3rd) — 2 points

The Red Sox saw the rise of three young players who could be the future of the organization. Of course, those individuals are first baseman Bobby Dalbec and right-handed pitchers Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck. All three were named to the All-Rookie Team this year, and did not receive a single vote.

In 46 games, Whitlock recorded a 1.96 ERA, a 1.105 WHIP, an 8-4 win-loss record and 81 strikeouts over 73.1 innings of work.

Dalbec played in 133 games for Boston this season, where he slashed .240/.298/.494 while posting 25 home runs, 78 RBI and 100 hits.

Houck owned a 3.52 ERA, a 1.130 WHIP and 87 strikeouts over 69.0 innings of work (18 games).

Should any of these players have won the AL Rookie of the Year? No. But, an argument can definitely be made that the Red Sox should have received more love in terms of votes from members of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America.

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