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 | Buchanan Top Rookie in 2044 Tuesday, October 25th , 2044 New York fans have reason to cheer today as first baseman Brandon Buchanan brought home the Independent Rookie of the Year Award for 2044. He put together a .310 batting average on the strength of 120 hits and swatted 26 home runs. He also racked up 81 RBIs and scored 66 runs, signaling that this might be the beginning of a solid baseball career. He received 11 first place votes out of a possible 24. Guadalupe Mejia of the Toronto Robbers finished second in voting with 12 first place votes, while Jose Puente of the Miami Makos finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Brandon Buchanan - New York Empire - 11 - 94 Guadalupe Mejia - Toronto Robbers - 12 - 89 Jose Puente - Miami Makos - 0 - 21 Jake Price - Toronto Robbers - 1 - 6 Luis Hernandez - Chicago Hawks - 0 - 3 Jim Charron - Miami Makos - 0 - 2 Ian Raisner - Toronto Robbers - 0 - 1 |   |
