I'm not sure how old he is, but I am sure that Jose Tabata was just elected the #25 rookie among last year's class for future performance.
Here is the voting from last round: Jose Tabata 26%, John Jaso 17%, Jonathon Niese 17%, Mike Leake 14%, Michael Saunders 10%, Carlos Carassco 2% (write in), Drew Storen 5% (write in), Danny Valencia 5% (write in), Peter Bourjos 2%, John Axford 0%, Josh Thole 0%, Alcides Escobar 0%
Through 25 rounds (and with just two remaining) the standings are now:
1. Jason Heyward, outfielder Atlanta Braves
2. Buster Posey, catcher San Francisco Giants
3. Stephen Strasburg, pitcher Washington Nationals
4. Carlos Santana, catcher Cleveland Indians
5. Michael Stanton, outfielder Florida Marlins
6. Madison Bumgarner, pitcher San Francisco Giants
7. Starlin Castro, shortstop Chicago Cubs
8. Brian Matusz, Pitcher Baltimore Orioles
9. Pedro Alvarez, third base, Pittsburgh Pirates
10. Neftali Feliz, pitcher, Texas Rangers
11. Logan Morrison, outfielder Florida Marlins
12. Jhoulys Chacin, pitcher Colorado Rockies
13. Daniel Hudson, pitcher Arizona Diamondbacks
14. Justin Smoak, first base, Seattle Mariners
15. Jaime Garcia, pitcher St Louis Cardinals
16t. Austin Jackson, outfielder Detroit Tigers
16t. Ryan Kalish, outfielder, Boston Red Sox
16t. Wade Davis, pitcher Tampa Bay Rays
19. Ike Davis, first base, New York Mets
20. Travis Wood, pitcher Cincinnati Reds
21. Neil Walker, second base Pittsburgh Pirates
22. Jenrry Mejia, pitcher New York Mets
23. Tyler Colvin, outfielder, Chicago Cubs
24, Reid Brignac, middle infielder Tampa Bay Rays
25. Jose Tabata, outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates
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Based on last round's voting I am going to permanently drop Peter Boujos (who got one vote) and John Axford, Josh Thole and Alcides Escobar all of whom got no votes last round. I am going to bring back Jake Arieta and Gaby Sanchez this round and for the first time add Brandon Allen and Sergio Santos. Drew Storen, Carlos Carassco and Danny Valencia were all write ins last round but showed enough strength to keep them on the ballot.
Temporarily dropped players: Mitch Moreland 2% (23), Jonny Venters 2% (23), Ian Desmond 1% (24)
Permanently dropped players: Michael Brantley 0% 23, Andrew Cashner 0% 23. Brennan Boesch 0% (24), Brett Wallace 0% (24), Alexi Ogando 0% (24), Peter Bourjos 2% (25), Alcides Escobar 0% (25), Josh Thole 0% (25), John Axford 0% (25)
In (final) round 27 I am going to add the three temporarily dropped players along with 1 to 2 from among Chris Johnson, Brooks Conrad, Alex Sanabia and Wilton Lopez.. If you have any preferences among them or if you want anyone else added instead, please discuss below. Obviously you shouldn't propose adding anyone at this point, unless, at a minimum you are prepared to vote for them yourself.
As a reminder voting is by +1.




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