MLB Rookie of the Year 2013: AL and NL Winners ...

[Auggie]

Major League Baseball's Rookie of the Year awards are heading to Florida. Starting pitcher Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins and outfielder Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays were the recipients of the NL and AL awards, respectively, in a ceremony broadcast on MLB Network Monday evening.

Voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the Rookie of the Year award is the first of the major individual honors divvied up this offseason. The respective MVPs, Cy Youngs and Managers of the Year will each be named throughout the remainder of the week.

While the 2013 class may have paled in comparison to the historic runs of Bryce Harper and Mike Trout last season, it was hardly a shrug-worthy crop.

Fernandez's season-long excellence on the mound beat out the meteoric rise of Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and dependable Cardinals righty Shelby Miller. Myers' prowess at the plate helped him edge out teammate Chris Archer, who was at times the Rays' most reliable rotation member, and defensive sensation Jose Iglesias, the player Boston gave up to acquire Jake Peavy.

MORE: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1846408-mlb-rookie-of-the-year-2013-al-and-nl-winners-voting-results-and-analysis

N.L.:
Player / First-Place Votes / Second-Place Votes / Third-Place Votes / Total Points
Jose Fernandez (SP, Miami Marlins) / 26 / 4 / 0 / 142
Yasiel Puig (OF, Los Angeles Dodgers) / 4 / 25 / 0 / 95
Shelby Miller (SP, St. Louis Cardinals) / 0 / 0 / 9 / 12

A.L.:
Player / First-Place Votes / Second-Place Votes / Third-Place Votes / Total Points
Wil Myers (OF, Tampa Bay Rays) / 23 / 5 / 1 / 131
Jose Iglesias (SS, Detroit Tigers) / 5 / 17 / 4 / 80
Chris Archer (SP, Tampa Bay Rays) / 1 / 5 / 15 / 35

Congratulations to all the players

[joeybee12]

1. I don't think either was a surprise...congrats to both...nt