Is Gaby Sanchez the NL Rookie of the Year?

In a season stacked with talented rookies, Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez might end up being the best rookie who doesn’t win the NL Rookie of the Year award.

But Sanchez is definitely making one final push — even if he won’t talk about the award.

“I think he should get it,’’ teammate Logan Morrison said, endorsing Sanchez for the top-rookie award after Sanchez went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in a 5-2 win over the Mets. (Read game story here.)

Sanchez broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning with a long three-run home run to left field.

“He hasn’t been on the DL. He has been doing it all year and he has been a mainstay in this lineup he has been driving in runs and getting on base,” Morrison said. “It couldn’t go to anybody more deserving than him.’’

Sanchez leads all NL rookies with 81 RBI and is second among NL rookies with 19 home runs. He leads NL rookies with 150 hits, 58 extra base hits and 242 total bases.

But he faces stiff competition from players like Atlanta’s Jason Heyward, San Francisco’s Buster Posey and St. Louis’ Jaime Garcia, to name a few. All of those rookies, and many others, play in larger media markets.

“A tremendous season for Gaby,’’ manager Edwin Rodriguez said. “Sometimes we forget that he’s a rookie. He’s been very, very consistent.’’
Sanchez said he doesn’t want to think about the award until the season ends.



(palmbeachpost.com)