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Monday, September 12, 2005Robbery in progress: Young wins Min. League P.O.Y.Delmon Young gets Baseball America's nod as minor league Player of the Year over Brandon Wood, who led the world in homeruns for most of the season. John Manuel explains the BA staff's oversight:
We quickly had it down to Wood and Young. I don't want to speak for anyone, but at least one staffer was strongly for Brandon Wood and presented his case, and presented it well. There was no formal vote, just a sense during the meeting that more people believed Delmon was the choice for BA, being that we're a magazine about player development and prospects, and the best prospect had essentially the second-best year in the minors.Looking on the bright side, this is just an opportunity for Brandon to show them the error of their ways next season. (H/T Joe DiSalvatore) UPDATE: Bryan Smith says it's Wood: As I said earlier, the Baseball America Player of the Year award attempts to combine 2005 performance with perceived future value. Because of this, Delmon Young was able to steal the 2005 award away from Brandon Wood. In actuality, it was Wood's 100+ extra-base hit season that was worthy of award, not Young, whose chances were hurt by a midseason promotion. |
