Jose Abreu and Jacob deGrom were named the 2014 AL and NL Rookies of the Year on Monday. Both ran away with the voting in their respective league.
The 27-year old Abreu hit .317/.383/.581 with 36 homers for the White Sox, proving himself to not only be the best rookie in the American League, but also one of the best overall hitters. He won the award unanimously, collecting all 30 first place votes.
Matt Shoemaker finished second with 40 points (12 second place votes, four third place votes), while Dellin Betances finished third with 27 points (seven second place votes, six third place votes). Collin McHugh collected 21 points and finished fourth, while Masahiro Tanaka tallied 15 points to finish fifth. Yordano Ventura, Danny Santana, Nick Castellanos, Brock Holt, Jake Odorizzi, and George Springer filled out the ballot.
The 26-year old deGrom pitched to a 2.69 ERA in 140 1/3 innings for the Mets this season, striking out 144 and walking 43. He started the year in the minors, making seven starts in AAA before being promoted to the majors and taking off like a rocket. deGrom received 26 of 30 first place votes, and was second on the remaining four ballots.
Billy Hamilton of the Reds finished second with 92 points (four first place votes, 23 second place votes, three third place votes), and Kolten Wong of the Cardinals finished third with 14 points (one second place vote, 11 third place votes). Phillies reliever Ken Giles placed fourth with eight points (two second place votes, two third place votes), and the ballot was rounded out by Ender Inciarte, Joe Panik, Travis d’Arnaud, Jeurys Familia, Kyle Hendricks, and Chase Anderson.
Each player ended a pair of lengthy Rookie of the Year droughts for their respective teams. Abreu is the first member of the White Sox to win the Rookie of the Year since Ozzie Guillen in 1985, while deGrom is the first Met to win since Dwight Gooden in 1984. Abreu is the sixth White Sox player to win the award, while deGrom is the fifth Met winner all time.
