The Internet Baseball Writers of America announced their Rookie of the Year winners on Monday. From the press release:

The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners of the IBWAA Rookie of the Year awards Monday: Jake Cronenworth of the San Diego Padres and Kyle Lewis of the Seattle Mariners. This is the IBWAA’s 12th annual election for these awards. All IBWAA members were eligible to vote.

Election results are as follows:

AL

1st Place: Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners- 557 points
2nd Place: Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox- 384 points
3rd Place: Christian Javier, Houston Astros- 33 points

NL

1st Place: Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres- 468 points
2nd Place: Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers- 212 points
3rd Place: Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies- 162 points

The IBWAA endeavors to serve the baseball writing community, representing more than 600 baseball content creators. We strive to increase visibility, networking, and opportunities for all of our members. Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results announced the following January.

Lewis did a great job getting on base, posting a .364 OBP. He posted an odd split of extra-base hits, eleven home runs with just three doubles and no triples. As a centerfielder, I would have thought he would be a pretty good runner, but either he doesn’t hit the gaps, or he’s very conservative on the bases.

Cronenworth hit for higher slugging percentage, but with fifteen doubles and three triples to just four home runs. He slugged .511 in PETCO Park, a stadium not known for helping hitters.

Congratulations to both rookies on outstanding seasons.