Chris Getz for AL ROY?

OK, Getz isn't even the best rookie on his own team, the White Sox, but I guess you didn't know that the rookie has hit .353 in the past month (6th best out of all 2B) with a .400 OBP and is 17 for 18 in SB attempts on the year. Getz also leads all AL rookies in AB, H, R, 2B and is 3rd in 3B. Now none of those stats makes Getz a ROY contender; I'm just sayin'

But this year does not really have a clear cut ROY so I thought I'd discuss the leading contenders

Gordon Beckham (3B- CWS). Beckham leads all AL rookies (with a minimum of 200 PAs) in BA (.311), OBP (.374), SLG (.486), RBI (36) and t-2nd in HR (5). Think of this, he has more RBIs and 5 less HR than first place guy in only 183 ABs. The big flaws with Beckham is that he doesn't really draw walks and his a negative UZR (which is wierd because he's a SS, yet is now playing an easier defensive position)

Nolan Reimold (OF- Bal). Reimold leads all AL rookies in HR (10) and walks (28) and 2nd in BA (.281), OBP (.368) and SLG (.465). He has a 0.0 UZR and a positive UZR/150. His flaw is that he's still 2nd to Bacon (Beckham) in BA, OBP, and SLG.

Elvis Andrus (SS- Tex). Andrus is t-1st in SB (and has been caught three less times that the guy he's tied with- Brett Gardner). He's 2nd in ABs (282) and BB (25) and 3rd among all SS in UZR/150. His biggest flaw is that he's 5th among AL rookies in OPS behind Bacon, Reimold, Gardner, and Getz.

Andrew Bailey (RP- Oak). Bailey leads all AL rookies in SV (14) and has only blown saves twice and as a relief pitcher he is 5th in SO (among rookies)(69). He has a 2.21 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and a 2.73 FIP. His biggest flaw is that he's a relief pitcher.

Brad Bergesen (SP- Bal). Leads all AL rookies in ERA (3.43) and IP (123.1) and is 7-5. Bergesen also had a 1.25 WHIP and a 4.02 FIP. His biggest flaw is that he's 7th in SO behind guys like Clayton Richard and Bailey.

Ricky Romero (SP- Tor). T-1st in W (10), first in SO (87), 2nd in ERA (3.53). He also has a 1.38 WHIP and 4.27 FIP. His biggest flaw is that he has a higher FIP, ERA and WHIP than Bergesen and 2nd only to Trevor Cahill in BB.

Some other notable rookies (Brett Anderson: 2nd in SO but 5th in ERA [min 80 IP], Scott Richmond: 4th in ERA and 3rd in SO, Jeff Niemann: first in W but 4th in SO and 3rd in ERA, Brett Gardner: t-1st in SB but 3rd in OPS)

Prediction: DME will bitch and moan that Anderson is 1) not in real "contention" 2) he will say Anderson deserves it and 3) Bacon doesn't deserve to be ROY. That's my guess but who knows.

So who deserves to be the American League Rookie of the Year? Well first sunshine, let's wait until the season is over, but if the season ended right now, I'd give it to Gordon Beckham. But I'm also a huge and biased White Sox fan so what do I know?