With the 2019 season nearly complete, it's time to look ahead to award season. There are two Sox players likely to receive consideration: Lucas Giolito (Comeback Player of the Year) and Eloy Jimenez (Rookie of the Year).
While one can quibble about whether Giolito qualifies as a "comeback" player --did he ever really establish himself in the first place?-- it's safe to say that Eloy is a lock to receive some down-ballot votes for Rookie of the Year. A strong finish to the season has the young left fielder sitting on 30 home runs entering Friday's doubleheader, and an OPS+/wRC+ of 116 and 115, respectively. Not too shabby, considering his struggles early in the season!
Today, we'll be taking a gander at other rookie Sox who have received RoY consideration throughout the years. There are 37 names in all: how many can you get? Good luck!
(Let me know in the comments if there are any errors and I'll update accordingly: this was compiled by hand.)
Quiz Parameters
- To qualify, a player simply must have received a vote.
- For hints, I've provided the season, RoY finish, and the primary position played, for that year. So, if a player switched to a different position later on for which he may be better known, that isn't reflected in this quiz.
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- In 1960, Baltimore swept Rookie of the Year voting, with votes going to three players: Ron Hansen, Chuck Estrada, and Jim Gentile.
- From this list, 17 players finished in top-3 voting.
- Best I can tell, the only position not represented on this list is catcher.
All data from baseballreference.com
