Pittsburgh's 'Monster Pitcher' Skins Wins 'Rookie King' With Yankees Gil...U.S. Baseball Digest Selection
Pittsburgh's 'Monster Pitcher' Skins Wins 'Rookie King' With Yankees Gil...U.S. Baseball Digest Selection
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It was as expected. Paul Skinns (22), known as Pittsburgh's "Monster Pitcher," has won the National League Rookie of the Year award by the U.S. Baseball Digest. New York Yankees pitcher Lewis Gill (26) has been named the Rookie of the Year award by the American League.
The Pittsburgh club's public relations team delivered the results of the 2024 National League & American League Rookie of the Year selected by the U.S. baseball magazine "Baseball Digest" through a press release on the 8th (Korea time). Founded in 1942, Baseball Digest is famous as the oldest baseball magazine in the United States.
Pittsburgh's "Monster God" Skins and New York Yankees' "Middle God" pitcher Gil were selected for the Rookie of the Year award, which was selected by voting from 11 baseball panels belonging to the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA).
Skins, who made his major league debut in mid-May, pitched in a total of 23 games this season, recording an outstanding 11-3 record with a 1.96 ERA. While throwing 133 innings in total, he allowed only 32 walks, while striking out as many as 170.
It is not just that. Skins was also unrivaled in WHIP, an indicator of the permitted run rate per inning with just 0.947.
Gil, who won the Rookie of the Year award in the American League, is a Dominican Republic native who started a total of 29 games this season, recording 15 wins, 7 losses and an ERA of 3.50. While pitching 151 and 2/3 innings, Gil allowed 77 walks and 171 strikeouts. His WHIP was also good at 1.193.
Unlike Skinns, Gil is a middle-aged rookie who made his Major League debut in 2021. However, he has been in the big leagues for a short period of time, so he has been honored as a rookie until this year.
A native of California, the U.S., Skins was the top prospect who was nominated as the No. 1 overall in the first round of the Major League Rookie Draft last year. At the time, he received a whopping 9.2 million U.S. dollars in down payment. This gives a glimpse of the club's expectations on him.
Skins' pitching of 100 miles (160 kilometers) with ease made headlines even before his big league debut. His great ability and buzz became the catalyst for his selection as an All-Star in the first year after his debut in the big league. Rather than being selected as an All-Star, Skins was able to enjoy the pleasure of being the fifth rookie pitcher to start the All-Star game in the history of the Major League.
This is not the first time that Skins has won the Rookie of the Year award. Early last month, Skins also won the Rookie of the Year award by Baseball America.
Meanwhile, Jackson Merrill (21) of the San Diego Padres, who is considered a contender for the Rookie of the Year award in the National League, has been pushed back to the runner-up this time. While a total of 11 panelists gave Skins 30 points, Merrill finished second with 23 points. 안전놀이터
Merrill was the best hit product San Diego produced this season. Since his debut in the big league after playing Triple-A, the highest level in the minor leagues, he played in 156 games this regular season with a batting average of 0.292, 24 homers, 90 RBIs and 16 steals. He also excelled with an OPS of 0.826, which is a combination of on-base plus slugging percentage. His performance greatly helped his team advance to the post season for the first time in two years.