Astros’ Carlos Correa named 2015 AL Rookie of the Year

The four-day affair begins on Monday evening, with the announcement of the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award winners. Correa was already been selected by the MLB Players Association as the 2015 Most-Outstanding Rookie and the Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year – which is voted on by the players in the American League.

The Astros star received 17 of 30 first-place votes (124 points) to become the second Astros player to win rookie honors, joining Jeff Bagwell (1991). 279 (108×387) with 22 doubles, 22 home runs, 68 RBI, 14 stolen bases and an. Sano didn’t join the Twins until July 2, but hit 18 home runs in just 80 games.

He was the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft and a top-four prospect in both Baseball America’s and Baseball Prospectus’ preseason rankings, then made his major league debut on June 8 (six days before Lindor) and was an instant success, going 5-for-16 with a pair of home runs in his first four games. Correa also swiped 14 bags and scored 52 runs. While Correa had zero defensive runs saved and 13 errors (.967 Fld%), Lindor had ten defensive runs saved on the season and ten errors (.974 Fld%).

Because of the gap defensively, Lindor actually finished with a higher WAR (4.6) than Correa (4.1). Over the remainder of the regular season, Correa was the best everyday player on an Astros team that improved by 16 wins over 2014 to reach the playoffs for the first time since ’05. In the postseason, Correa hit. 292 (7×24) with three extra-base hits, four RBIs, and a. 903 OPS. 294 with 15 home runs and 82 RBI. Correa is poised on and off the field and showed a maturity beyond his years this season.