The Athletics’ Andrew Bailey won the AL Rookie of the Year, after his 26 saves this season for a team that had few other bright spots this time around. He said that he called his family right after the announcement and they were absolutely shocked and joyful for his win. Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins was the winner on the National League side. For the Marlins’ player, it just tops off an amazing season for him where he had some strong batting and fielding numbers. This is the way you would want a rookie season to go. You can get some great numbers and then win a big award. It’s not clear if these guys will be able to keep up these numbers over a long period, but hopefully they will be able to. Some new blood will make the game more intense.