Posts belonging to Category Prospects/Rookies

BBA Goose Gossage Award (Reliever of the Year)

October 13, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

How the staff voted for the AL Goose Gossage Award:
Mike: 1) Robertson 2) Papelbon 3) Rivera 4) Holland 5) Santos
Griff: 1) Robertson 2) Papelbon 3) Rivera 4) Holland 5) Santos
Dee: 1) Papelbon 2) Rivera 3) Robertson 4) Bard 5) Holland
Ryan: 1) Valverde 2) Rivera 3) Perez 4) League 5) Papelbon
Jim: 1) Robertson 2) Rivera 3) Valverde 4) Papelbon 5) Holland
Towel: 1) Valverde 2) Rivera 3) Perez 4) Feliz 5) Papelbon

Final Vote:
1) David Robertson, New York Yankees
2) Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
3) Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox
4) Jose Valverde, Detroit Tigers
5) Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals

How the staff voted for the NL Goose Gossage Award:
Mike: 1) Kimbrel 2) Axford 3) Putz 4) Marshall 5) Jansen
Griff: 1) Kimbrel 2) Axford 3) Putz 4) Hanrahan 5) Marshall
Dee: 1) Kimbrel 2) Axford 3) Hanrahan 4) Marshall 5) Putz
Ryan: 1) Kimbrel 2) Axford 3)Putz 4) Storen 5) Hanrahan
Jim: 1) Kimbrel 2) O’Flaherty 3) Putz 4) Clippard 5) Hanrahan
Towel: 1) Kimbrel 2) Storen 3) Axford 4) Bell 5) Putz

Final Vote:
1) Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
2) John Axford, Milwaukee Brewers
3) J.J. Putz, Arizona Diamondbacks
4) Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates
5) Sean Marshall, Chicago Cubs

Caption Contest: Alexi Ogando and the Porcelain Throne; Prize: Brett Lawrie RC and more

October 11, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

Your genius will be displayed here

Caption Contest Rules:

– Everyone gets two entries per photo.

– Anything after the first two are strictly for fun and will not count.

– Although the staff of the Sombrero is encouraged to make their own submissions, their entries will not be eligible for the final prize.

– At the end of the specified entry period — Friday, October 14 @ midnight cst — all submissions will be compiled and voted upon by our staff.

– Please keep it somewhat appropriate; think like us — in other words, just don’t go there. If you have to question whether something is acceptable, it’s probably not. We reserve the right to delete any caption that crosses the line and has the potential to genuinely offend our readers.

Prizes:

– The caption contest is currently structured so that there is a single winner, as voted on by our staff

– If we receive enough submissions, then a Win/Place/Show system will be implemented for the future, with each position receiving a unique, baseball-related prize.

– Winner receives the following:
1) Brett Lawrie Razor Rookie Card (his first RC)
Brett Lawrie Rookie Card

2) a Golden Sombrero bumper sticker

3) a shout out as well as a link to your site (if applicable)

Remember, comments will be closed on Friday at midnight, so get your submissions in on time.

Good luck to everybody and expect more caption contests in the future!

BBA Willie Mays Awards (Rookie of the Year)

October 11, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

How the staff voted for AL Willie Mays Award:
Mike: 1) Ogando 2) Pineda 3) Hosmer 4) Ackley 5) Trumbo
Griff: 1) Trumbo 2) Hellickson 3) Nova 4) Hosmer 5) Arencibia
Dee: 1) Ogando 2) Ackley 3) Pineda 4) Nova 5) Trumbo
Ryan: 1) Hellickson 2) Hosmer 3) Trumbo 4) Ackley 5) Nova
Jim: 1) Nova 2) Hellickson 3) Hosmer
Towel: 1) Hosmer 2) Hellickson 3) Nova 4) Weeks 5) Pineda

Final Vote:
1) Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
2) Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
3) Ivan Nova, New York Yankees
4) Alexi Ogando, Texas Rangers
5) Mark Trumbo, Los Angeles Angels

How the staff voted for NL Willie Mays Award:
Mike: 1) Kimbrel 2) Espinosa 3) Beachy 4) Freeman 5) Craig
Griff: 1) Freeman 2) Kimbrel 3) Espinosa 4) Duda 5) Barney
Dee: 1) Kimbrel 2) Espinosa 3) Ramos 4) Worley 5) Craig
Ryan: 1) Kimbrel 2) Freeman 3) Worley 4) Ramos 5) Espinosa
Jim: 1) Worley 2) Collmenter 3) Ramos
Towel: 1) Kimbrel 2) Freeman 3) Espinosa 4) Worley 5) Ramos

Final Vote:
1) Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
2) Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
3) Danny Espinosa, Washington Nationals
4) Vance Worley, Philadelphia Phillies
5) Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals