Note to self: Ignore everything from here on out that John Perrotto has to say about the game of baseball.

I’d give it to another Athletic in Anderson over Bailey. Bailey shouldn’t even be in the top 3. I’d go Andrus/Anderson/Porcello.

If Perrotto even knows Andrus is a rookie.

the only guy I could see getting it over Elvis is Porcello. No one else even comes close imo

but then again, he does play for Oakland. And they probably have to salvage something out of their prediction that the A’s were a first place team…

I mean the guy went to the AS game for crying out loud. Automatic ROY. Of course the A’s had to have someone go to the AS Game.

My list would be 1) Niemann 2) Porcello 3) Andrus

Giving an award like the ROY/Cy Young/MVP to a closer or relief pitcher is usually not justifiable imho.

Elvis kinda dropped off to mid-pack among SS in value thanks to a terrible last couple weeks, but he’s still a solid 3.0 win player in his rookie season, and that’s damned impressive.

Bailey, on the other hand is 2.3 WAR, and Porcello was worth just 1.7. The guys who are up there with Elvis are Neimann (3.1 WAR) and Ricky Romero (2.7 WAR).

Based on that, it should probably be between Neimann and Elvis for ROY, with Romero as the dark horse possibility. Bailey seems like more of a fringy candidate and Porcello shouldn’t even be in the discussion.

what a game for him. Another solid year…

So, i wanted to go check some of his stats out, ’cause i was curious about a few things…especially comparing him to Jeter.

Why is Jeter viewed as a ‘clutch’ player, regular and postseason and Arod is not? Arod’s OPS is higher than Jeter’s in the playoffs. He is better than Jeter in every ‘clutch’ stat and is much better in High Leverage situations.

You have to think that the A’s top candidates, Bailey and Anderson, split their votes. They both deserve strong consideration, though I think they appeal to different people: Anderson to the value-minded observers and Bailey to the more traditional. I could imagine both getting multiple 1st place votes while getting left off several ballots each.

Niemann had a very good year (go Rice!), and will probably get a lot of deserving support from people who saw him (East coasters). Porcello just wasn’t good enough to stand up to the rest of this crowd, but there will be enough people who vote for him off pedigre alone. However, it should be noted that ROYs are often no-names. I just can’t imagine many ballots having Porcello above Niemann.

How I would vote:
1) Andrus, 2) Niemann, 3) Anderson. All three deserve votes

How I predict the tally will end up:

1) Niemann, 2) Andrus, 3) Bailey, 4) Anderson, 5) Porcello – 3-5 will all be very close. Some stupid people will vote for guys like Wieters and Beckham. I can see 9 guys getting at least one vote (maybe O’Day or Hunter will get a friendly too- they deserve it more than Gordan Beckham does…)

I’ve taken a somewhat in-depth look at the ROY race this morning and arrived at the determination that, yes, voting for Porcello ahead of Andrus is pretty silly.

If some haven’t voted yet, and Porcello shuts down the Twins tomorrow (ESPN says he’s starting…) that will probably sway a ton of idiotic votes his way.

if Perotto’s anything like me, he actually forgot the Rangers were playing games n September and therefore forgot to consider Andrus.