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Monday, November 27, 2006 Topps Announces Annual Rookie All-Star Team
New York, NY - Nov. 27, 2006 - The Topps Company announces the 48th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team following balloting by Major League managers.
The Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers each had two representatives selected to the team. The Summary: 1B Prince Fielder, Milwaukee (157 games, 28 HR, 81 RBI, .271) – Unanimous selection 2B Dan Uggla, Florida (154, 27, 90, .282) – Unanimous selection 3B Ryan Zimmerman, Washington (157, 20, 110, .287) – Unanimous selection SS Hanley Ramirez, Florida (158, 17, 59, .292) – Unanimous selection OF Melky Cabrera, New York (A.L.) (130, 7, 50, .280) OF Andre Ethier, Los Angeles (N.L) (126, 11, 55, .308) OF Nick Markakis, Baltimore (147, 16, 62, .291) C Russell Martin, Los Angeles (N.L.) (121, 10, 65, .282) RHP Justin Verlander, Detroit (186 IP, 17-9, 3.63, 124 K, 60 BB) LHP Francisco Liriano, Minnesota (121 IP, 12-3, 2.16, 144 K, 32 BB) The Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team began in 1959 with Willie McCovey being the first of 14 future Hall of Famers named to the squad (others include Johnny Bench, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Tony Perez, Kirby Puckett, Ryne Sandberg, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams). The Rookie All-Stars will each have a trophy on their 2007 trading card in Topps Baseball, with Series One due out on January 29th. posted by Joe Hamrahi at 12:25 PM |
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2 Comments:
You know it's a good rookie crop when a guy can hit .277/.356/.496, hit 26 home runs, all in an extreme pitchers' park, and fail to make the team!
Oh, and then there were the "other" two catchers who didn't make the team:
Catcher 1: .291/18/76, .332/.451
Catcher 2: .310/6/55, .360/.394
That is a good rookie crop. Rob's dead on about Willingham - he deserved to be on the team. Maybe they need to add a utility spot?
And it looks like the balance of power might be shifting to the senior circuit in the next couple of years.
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