Kris Bryant Named NL Rookie Of The Year

He made the 2015 National League All-Star team and led all MLB rookies in several important categories, including 26 home runs (tied), 99 runs batted in (RBIs), 31 doubles and 87 runs scored.

Bryant won this in a landslide, finishing with 150 points to beat out two worthy finalists: San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Duffy (70) and Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang (28).

“I think we’re in very similar situations in that we’re surrounded by a lot of young guys, ” Bryant said. The players’ association, and Bryant’s agent Scott Boras, protested the decision to keep him in the minor leagues as a bush-league call that delayed the player’s status as a free agent until after the 2021 season.

For Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, the clock really began ticking on his tenure as architect for the next era of Astros baseball with the first pick in the 2012 entry draft.

After posting a. 239 batting average in April, Duffy hit over.

A better-than-advertised third baseman, Bryant also played all three outfield positions and even made a six-inning cameo at first base, demonstrating his versatility, athleticism and unselfish attitude. Catcher Geovany Soto was the last franchise player to be named Rookie of the Year in 2008.

“So many people are truly deserving of this award and it’s definitely an honor for me to win it”, said Bryant.

His emergence as a core part of that big-league future just two years after he was drafted No. 2 overall is a big reason for expectations next year that already include a few odds-makers making the Cubs World Series favorites – before one player has been added in the off-season. The awards were presented at 6 p.m. ET on Major League Baseball Network. With a group of rookies that also included Kyle Schwarber, Jorge Soler and Addison Russell, they got to the NL Championship Series before being swept by the NY Mets.

“I went out there and played as hard as I can with a little chip on my shoulder and things turned out great”. 279 with 22 homers, 22 doubles, 68 RBIs and 14 stolen bases during the 2015 season.