I am not even checking if rookies are correct here. Whoever OOTP picks, that person is the top rookie, even if he played 60 games in 2296. With the change next season by creating a new league and putting all teams there, the rookie factor will probably be messed up again.
Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
29 September 2297 - Top Rookies Picked
Abber Is BL's Best Rookie: It was a productive season for Nordhagen Beach reliever Sia Abber. He put up some impressive figures with 18 saves in 18 save opportunities -- figures so impressive that the Brotherhood League honored him with the Recruit Rookie Award for 2297.
The bullpen ace notched 4 wins and 2 losses while compiling a 2.81 ERA. In 32 innings, Sia Abber yielded 26 base hits, struck out 0 and walked 12. Opposition batters hit .217 against him.
He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 6. Wonder Boy Fultz of the The Slog Ghouls finished second in voting, while Biter Trout of the County Crossing Bloodbugs finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Sia Abber - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 5 - 28
Wonder Boy Fultz - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 14
Biter Trout - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 1 - 10
Matt Suds - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 2
Institute League Picks Top Rookie: A good season in the Abernathy Adamantium bullpen brought T-Bone Heagy the 2297 Newborn Synth Award in the Institute League.
In 25 relief appearances he tallied 30 innings, 22 strikeouts, 9 saves and an impressive 2.40 ERA. The Abernathy relief ace compiled a 1-1 record, walked 7 walks and held opposing batters to a .272 batting average.
He received 4 first place votes out of a possible 6. George Cincinnatus of the Starlight Lady Killers finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Tom Sweeney of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
T-Bone Heagy - Abernathy Adamantium - 4 - 26
George Cincinnatus - Starlight Lady Killers - 2 - 18
Tom Sweeney - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 10
2297 Top Rookie is Atom Bullpen Ace: Bobby Fairline made a fine debut in the Minutemen League. Not only was he a peerless performer in the Atom Cats pen, he was voted the league's Private First Class Rookie Award winner.
This season Fairline made 16 relief appearances with no saves. He racked up 31.2 innings with 30 strikeouts and logged a 1.99 ERA. He held the opposition to a .203 batting average and finished the season with 1 win and no losses.
He received 6 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tom Rose of the Warwick Mirelurks finished second in voting, while Ray Human of the Quincy Gunners finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Bobby Fairline - Atom Cats - 6 - 30
Tom Rose - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 14
Ray Human - Quincy Gunners - 0 - 10
Jennings Picked #1 Rookie This Year: First-year phenom Jake Jennings of Diamond City blossomed into a first-rate bullpen specialist this year and carted home the 2297 Railroad League Traveler Rookie Award.
Jennings compiled a 2-0 record with no saves in 20 relief appearances as he piled up 34.2 innings and 34 strikeouts. He logged a 3.63 ERA this year and held the opposition to a .226 batting average.
He received 6 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Kyle Clevinger of the Shaw HS Knuckle Punchers finished second in voting, while Shawn Simms of the Egret Scrappers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jake Jennings - Diamond City Swatters - 6 - 30
Kyle Clevinger - Shaw HS Knuckle Punchers - 0 - 18
Shawn Simms - Egret Scrappers - 0 - 4
Front Porch Potter - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 2