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Article: NL ROOKIE OF YEAR; Defense could affect voting; Braun has the edge in offensive numbers
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2007
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Ryan Braun will learn today how much weight was placed on defense
by baseball writers across the country who voted for 2007 National
League rookie of the year.
Few people, if any, rate another NL rookie ahead of the Milwaukee
Brewers' third baseman in terms of offensive achievement, and
rightfully so. For beginners, Braun had a .634 slugging percentage,
highest in major-league history for a rookie, tops in the NL and
second only to New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (.645)
among big-leaguers.
But if defense was factored heavily into the equation by the 32
voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America - two
in each NL city - Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has a ...
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