The BBWAA has unveiled the finalists for the American League Rookie of the Year, and surprisingly two Rays are on the list: Randy Arozarena and Wander Franco.
Franco qualifies for the award in 2021 having played beyond the rookie eligibility criteria this season for the award (130 AB/50 IP and 45 days on the 26 man roster), and his becoming a finalist comes at the expense of a slugger from Texas named Adolis Garcia.
Here’s how those three hitters compare.
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Among these categories Arozarena is the leader in Wins Above Replacement, OBP and BB%, Stolen Bases, wRC+ and wOBA (green highlighting below), still leaving him as the presumptive favorite.