CJ's a Winner in My Eyes

The MLB Rookie of the Year votes are in and no big surprise - Buster Posey added on to his team's World Series triumph by carrying home the NY ROTY award. The Braves' Jason Heyward came in second, with several other young players garnering fewer votes.

The Astros' team ROTY, of course, was Chris Johnson, who missed part of the season start due to injury and a detour through Round Rock, but came back in a big way in the second half.

Just in case anyone's wondering, how does CJ compare to the other position players who got ROTY votes this year, here's a comparison based on various hitting stats:

Pts  Name/Team    AB    BA  HR RBI SLG OBP  OPS
129 Posey/SF          406   .305  18    67  .505   .357   .862
107 Heyward/ATL 593   .277  18    72  .456   .393   .849
 18  Sanchez/FLA   572   .273  19    85  .448   .341   .788
  3   Walker/PIT      426   .296  12    66  .462   .349   .811
  3   Castro/CHC     463   .300    3    41  .408   .347   .755
  2   Davis/NYM     523   .264  19    71  .440   .351   .791
  1   Tabata/PITT    405   .299    4    35   .400  .346   .746  

  0   Johnson/HOU 341  .308   11   52   .481   .337  .818


Not at all shabby numbers for CJ -- one only wonders how he would have compared had he more at bats for the season, instead of doing time in Triple A. At any rate, it's certainly good enough to secure a spot a third base for next spring, saving the Astros the trouble of wasting their money chasing down another Pedro Feliz in the free agent market.  Just to keep you going until Spring Training starts, here are a few pictures of CJ from the 2010 season...

CJ batting at Spring Training:

CJ hits a 9th inning homer against the Nationals in September:

Making a play at third base in Spring Training:

Fielding third base against the Nats in September:

Back to back with Bogusevic against the Nats in September:

Three months till pitchers and catchers... and counting. Can't wait till Spring Training!