2009 All-Rookie Team
The 2009 rookie team as selected by Baseball America
The 2009 rookie team as selected by Baseball America
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Print| All-Rookie Team 2009 | ||||||||||||
| HITTERS | ||||||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | AGE | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | HR | RBI | SB | RUNDOWN |
| C | Matt Wieters | Orioles | 23 | 354 | .288 | .340 | .412 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 0 | Second-half improvement points to '10 breakout |
| 1B | Garrett Jones | Pirates | 28 | 314 | .293 | .372 | .567 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 10 | Incredible value as minor league free agent sign |
| 2B | Casey McGehee | Brewers | 26 | 355 | .301 | .360 | .499 | 20 | 16 | 66 | 0 | Waiver wire pickup helped cover for infield losses |
| 3B | Gordon Beckham | White Sox | 23 | 378 | .270 | .347 | .460 | 28 | 14 | 63 | 7 | Hit for power, got on base while learning hot corner |
| SS | Elvis Andrus | Rangers | 21 | 480 | .267 | .329 | .373 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 33 | Strong glovework shored up Rangers' pitching staff |
| LF | Chris Coghlan | Marlins | 24 | 504 | .321 | .390 | .460 | 31 | 9 | 47 | 8 | Top hitting rookie helped keep Marlins in the hunt |
| CF | Andrew McCutchen | Pirates | 22 | 433 | .286 | .365 | .471 | 26 | 12 | 54 | 22 | New face of franchise seemed to improve daily |
| RF | Dexter Fowler | Rockies | 23 | 433 | .266 | .363 | .406 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 27 | Led off, patrolled center field for wild-card Rockies |
| DH | Nolan Reimold | Orioles | 25 | 358 | .279 | .365 | .466 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 8 | Slugging left fielder hit well from start to finish |
| PITCHERS | ||||||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | AGE | W | L | ERA | IP | SO | BB | SV | RUNDOWN | |
| RHP | Tommy Hanson | Braves | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2.89 | 128 | 116 | 46 | 0 | Lived up to potential, nearly pitched Braves to playoffs | |
| LHP | J.A. Happ | Phillies | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2.93 | 166 | 119 | 56 | 0 | Seamless move to rotation pushed Phils to third East title | |
| RHP | Jeff Niemann | Rays | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3.94 | 181 | 125 | 59 | 0 | Made 30 starts in AL East—2.93 ERA in 3 versus Yankees | |
| RHP | Rick Porcello | Tigers | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3.96 | 171 | 89 | 52 | 0 | Rare effectiveness and efficiency for such a young hurler | |
| RHP | Andrew Bailey | Athletics | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1.84 | 83 | 91 | 24 | 26 | Career took off after shift to bullpen; made all-star team | |
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