Posting this earlier, since I think this afternoon/evening will likely be dominated by whatever non-tender decisions the Diamondbacks make later in the day. At least with this category, we have some fairly standard qualifications to help us narrow down the field a bit. We use the same limitations on rookie as the BBWAA does in their voting. In order to be a rookie, a player must have:
- Fewer than 130 at bats or.
- Fewer than 50 innings pitched.
- Fewer than 45 days on the active roster, excluding time on the disabled list, in military service, or time when the rosters are expanded (currently after September 1.