The Baltimore Orioles farm machine is loaded, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to look one of the crucial crew’s best possibilities be a favourite for this award.
The 22-year-old Henderson compiled a .255/.325/.489 slash line with 28 lengthy balls, 29 doubles, 9 triples, 100 runs scored, and 82 RBI — excellent for 6.3 WAR — for the O’s, who clinched a playoff berth for the primary time since 2016. He additionally stole 10 bases.
In step with Stathead, Henderson was the fifteenth rookie elderly 22 or more youthful to file 65+ extra-base hits, at the side of Mike Trout, Cal Ripken Jr., Orlando Cepeda, Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager, Frank Robinson, Hanley Ramirez, Dick Allen, and Albert Pujols, who all received Rookie of the 12 months. Additionally on that listing? Joe D and Teddy Ballgame.
The Alabama local additionally had this insane stretch previous this yr.
He’d be the primary Baltimore participant to win this award since Gregg Olsen in 1989. Two earlier Oriole RoY winners had Corridor of Status careers: Ripken and Eddie Murray.
