Matusz For ROY!

Let the campaign begin for Brain Matusz as AL Rookie of the Year. If he pitch as well as he been pitching during spring training, he should be a front-runner. And unlike our three canidates last year, Bergesen, Reimold and Wieters, he will will have a whole year to build his campaign and better his stats. I believe starting the season with the O's will benefit Brian greatly, there won't be any adjustments needing to be made. The majority of big prospects (Strasburg, Heyward, Posey and maybe even Chapman) reside in the NL. His main competition should come from the Rays' Desmond Jennings, their 5-tool outfielder. And possible closer, Neftali Feliz of Texas. There's an outside chance for Jesus Montero of the Yankees, however he will certainly not be rushed as long as Posada keeps playing solid ball.

Matusz is the front runner for me because he's already shown that he can pitch in the Majors, and if you look at his last few starts, he can pitch very well.