Closing time: Bailey is AL Rookie of the Year
Andrew Bailey - R - Oakland Athletics
Nov. 16, 2009 - 2:35 PM ET
Andrew Bailey won the American League Rookie of the Year award.
Normally, we would be opposed to a reliever winning this type of award. But this is not a typical situation. The honor is a fitting end to Bailey's unlikely journey from obscurity to one of the AL's best closers. He was 6-3 while converting 26-of-30 saves and posting a 1.84 ERA, a 0.88 WHIP and 91/25 K/BB ratio in 83 1/3 innings. Bailey edged a group that included Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello.