Is the 2019 MLB rookie class the best in history?
By Manny Gómez
The 2019 MLB rookie class features more than a dozen players with bright futures on the horizon. Who wins the Rookie of the Year award and is this the bes
You’d be hard-pressed find a rookie class better than the 2019 class. From hitters like Pete Alonso and Fernando Tatis Jr. to pitchers like Mike Soroka and Chris Paddack, in some respects, it feels like these players have been here all along.
To find the most recent rookie class to spark the level of excitement these players have, you’d have to travel back to 2015. That season, players like Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Fransisco Lindor, Corey Seager, and Noah Syndergaard debuted on the big stage. Aside from those names, however, there’s a steep drop-off in talent.
Then there’s the MLB rookie class of 2012, where players like Mike Trout, Manny Machado, and Bryce Harper a part of. That season brought upon MLB a nice group of players. However, aside from the aforementioned three plus perhaps Anthony Rizzo, the rest leave a lot to be desired.
The point is that, sure, those classes featured incredible players who have gone on to have unbelievable careers, but none have compared to the depth of the 2019 rookie class… at least for now.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the rookies in both the American League and the National League and who should win the Rookie of the Year award.