[Cassavell] Paul Skenes is the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year. Jackson Merrill finished second, receiving 104 voting points to Skenes’ 136. The Padres haven’t had a Rookie of the Year Award winner since 1987, the longest active drought in baseball. Merrill is the latest of numerous close calls.
Saw an article that said Jackson’s year wins if 4 out of 5 times and Skenes’s year wins it five out of five times. I found it hard to disagree. Congrats to both on jobs well done. Jackson has made his team a contender.
Oh well, develop better players, and focus on winning the WORLD SERIES TROPHY
They don’t say pitching is the hardest thing in sports… I’m a little salty but can’t be too mad about it. He had a good year too.
Expected but still BS. The players know better and that’s exactly why Jackson won that ROY vote
This sucks, but, it’s more fuel for the fire for Jackson in year 2.
Wil
My Copium is that the Players themselves voted Merrill RoY.
He played 156 games and didnt duck lefties like Churrio. Skenes pitched in the NL Comedy Central, and had an ERA of 4.38 vs the NL Best.
Looking at this objectively then yes, Skenes had one hell of a rookie year and deserved the award 100%. Looking at this as a Padre fan, this shit is some east coast media bias bs.
Baby back bull shit
If Jackson’s season isn’t good enough, then what would it take for a Padre to win ROTY?
That bow tie asshat had a vote and it was guaranteed to not be for a Padre
Merrill carries this team to wins on his back in the best division of baseball. Not so much on the other side.
Dodgers fan here. Jacks got ROBBED.
Boooooo
I can’t wait until Merrill takes Skenes deep next season. Or wait that’s right maybe Merrill won’t face him cause he pitches every 5 or so days. This is some BS!
Always our ROY ❤
As a baseball fan, Skenes put up insane numbers this year. Numbers that will go down as arguably the best rookie season as a pitcher ever.
As a Padres fan it’s fucking bullshit. Skenes played in a cupcake division, didn’t play the whole year let alone every day, and ducked out of starts. Also the only times he did play against good teams he was average at best.
BS. Merrill had a better season and did way more for his team.
BS. Skenes is great. Nothing against him, but Merrill played every day, putting up veteran numbers and coming through in clutch moments.
Skenes looks like he’s 40 years old. Merrill looks like a rookie, the kind that MLB can market to a younger crowd that baseball needs to grow.
Both amazing players that both had a great season. Still, it’s comparing apples to oranges.
That said, I don’t think anyone is too shocked over this. I think most saw this outcome in the works.
Pitching in the NL Central should automatically count against him. That division was weak as fuck and had almost no dominant hitters. Meanwhile Jackson was one of the main reasons the Padres even made the playoffs. Such bullshit.
I thought us not winning a WS was the longest active streak in baseball. Don’t tell me there’s more.
BOOOOOOOOOOO
Horse shit
Merrill won more games than Skenes did. We all know who the real ROY is.
I can’t wait to see Skenes get absolutely destroyed next year while Merrill stays consistent
Total horse manure. And I was a pitcher in college. Jackson put in a lot more of an impressive performance and helped get his team to the playoffs.
Merrill will go super saiyan next year, so all good
This is absolute fucking horse shit
Fourth rookie to win a silver slugger and not win ROY. (Owing,P,2007),(Biggio,C,1989),(Nokes,C,1987). First non pitcher/catcher rookie silver slugger winner to not win ROY.
Not a surprise, but still bullshit.
More annoyed about the draft pick though honestly.
Merrill will just use this as fuel to knock the shit out of the teams that went for Skenes. Especially the NL West voters that went with the East Coast bias…
![[Cassavell] Paul Skenes is the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year. Jackson Merrill finished second, receiving 104 voting points to Skenes' 136. The Padres haven't had a Rookie of the Year Award winner since 1987, the longest active drought in baseball. Merrill is the latest of numerous close calls.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3g8tprsxvq1e1.jpeg)
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Robbery
Easy to get when you ducking teams in the season
Weak
Not getting that draft pick is the worst part.
Saw an article that said Jackson’s year wins if 4 out of 5 times and Skenes’s year wins it five out of five times. I found it hard to disagree. Congrats to both on jobs well done. Jackson has made his team a contender.
Oh well, develop better players, and focus on winning the WORLD SERIES TROPHY
https://i.redd.it/ufpwwpi5xq1e1.gif
FUCKED AGAIN
BULLSHIT!
Pissed off! Sporting News named Merrill.
Well fuck that shit.
They don’t say pitching is the hardest thing in sports… I’m a little salty but can’t be too mad about it. He had a good year too.
Expected but still BS. The players know better and that’s exactly why Jackson won that ROY vote
This sucks, but, it’s more fuel for the fire for Jackson in year 2.
Wil
My Copium is that the Players themselves voted Merrill RoY.
He played 156 games and didnt duck lefties like Churrio. Skenes pitched in the NL Comedy Central, and had an ERA of 4.38 vs the NL Best.
Looking at this objectively then yes, Skenes had one hell of a rookie year and deserved the award 100%. Looking at this as a Padre fan, this shit is some east coast media bias bs.
Baby back bull shit
If Jackson’s season isn’t good enough, then what would it take for a Padre to win ROTY?
That bow tie asshat had a vote and it was guaranteed to not be for a Padre
Merrill carries this team to wins on his back in the best division of baseball. Not so much on the other side.
Dodgers fan here. Jacks got ROBBED.
Boooooo
I can’t wait until Merrill takes Skenes deep next season. Or wait that’s right maybe Merrill won’t face him cause he pitches every 5 or so days. This is some BS!
Always our ROY ❤
As a baseball fan, Skenes put up insane numbers this year. Numbers that will go down as arguably the best rookie season as a pitcher ever.
As a Padres fan it’s fucking bullshit. Skenes played in a cupcake division, didn’t play the whole year let alone every day, and ducked out of starts. Also the only times he did play against good teams he was average at best.
BS. Merrill had a better season and did way more for his team.
BS. Skenes is great. Nothing against him, but Merrill played every day, putting up veteran numbers and coming through in clutch moments.
Skenes looks like he’s 40 years old. Merrill looks like a rookie, the kind that MLB can market to a younger crowd that baseball needs to grow.
Both amazing players that both had a great season. Still, it’s comparing apples to oranges.
That said, I don’t think anyone is too shocked over this. I think most saw this outcome in the works.
Pitching in the NL Central should automatically count against him. That division was weak as fuck and had almost no dominant hitters. Meanwhile Jackson was one of the main reasons the Padres even made the playoffs. Such bullshit.
I thought us not winning a WS was the longest active streak in baseball. Don’t tell me there’s more.
BOOOOOOOOOOO
Horse shit
Merrill won more games than Skenes did. We all know who the real ROY is.
I can’t wait to see Skenes get absolutely destroyed next year while Merrill stays consistent
Total horse manure. And I was a pitcher in college. Jackson put in a lot more of an impressive performance and helped get his team to the playoffs.
Merrill will go super saiyan next year, so all good
This is absolute fucking horse shit
Fourth rookie to win a silver slugger and not win ROY. (Owing,P,2007),(Biggio,C,1989),(Nokes,C,1987). First non pitcher/catcher rookie silver slugger winner to not win ROY.
Not a surprise, but still bullshit.
More annoyed about the draft pick though honestly.
Merrill will just use this as fuel to knock the shit out of the teams that went for Skenes. Especially the NL West voters that went with the East Coast bias…
FAKE NEWS!!
STOP THE STEAL!!!
I will hate Skenes for the rest of my life