The Baseball Writers' Association of America has announced its annual awards finalists and the Orioles have a future superstar on the Rookie of the Year shortlist.
Just one year removed from Gunnar Henderson taking home the hardware as the top rookie in the American League, theCowser was the fifth-overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Sam Houston State. He had a short stint in the Majors last year and took his lumps. In 26 appearances , he slashed .115/.286/.148 with a meager 28 OPS+ and -0.8 bWAR .Cowser was the Orioles' everyday outfielder, appearing in 153 games. In 561 plate appearances, he slashed .242/.321/.447 with a 123 OPS+ and 3.1 bWAR .
He was not just a big bat in the lineup, Cowser was a top-end defender and was also named a finalists for a Gold Glove as a left fielder.. In 1,192 2/3 innings in the outfield, he committed just one error. According to Fangraphs, his 11 Outs Above Average was good for seventh among all outfielders in baseball and fourth among AL outfielders.
His breakout campaign was cut short on October 2 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Kansas City Royals. Cowser suffered a fracture in his left hand after being hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. In order to become the eighth Orioles player to win the AL Rookie of the Year award, Cowser has to beat out a pair of, Austin Wells and Luis Gil. If he does, he would earn Baltimore another draft pick thanks to the Prospect Promotion Incentive.
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