I was worried that K Rod would sweep this honor out from under last year's AL Rookie of the Year due to his record setting performance for the Angels.
Thankfully, the voters realized that a gold glove and silver slugger winning day in, day out patient contact hitting second baseman with power is more valuable than a man who comes in for an inning every third game. K Rod finished sixth overall.
Justin Morneau finished second and Dustin's teammate Kevin Youkilis finished third.
For times the voters got it wrong see: 2005, 2006, & 2007
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