AL, NL Rookie of the Year: Who you got?

For every Jackie Robinson or Ryan Braun, there’s an Eric Hinske or Bobby Crosby.

The NL and AL rookie of the year awards are given to one player in each league, as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Robinson won the first-ever Rookie of the Year award in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and there’s been a slew of high-quality players who have followed in his footsteps including Ichiro Suzuki, Evan Longoria, Derek Jeter, Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza, and Albert Pujols.

With Major League Baseball set to announce the winners of the award on Monday, Nov. 12 let’s take a closer look at this year’s finalists as announced by MLB.

AMERICAN LEAGUE FINALISTS:

Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics

Age: 27 | Position: Left Field | Acquired: Free agent signing (’12)

2012 Stats: 23 HR, 82 RBIs, 16 SB, .292/.356/.505/.861, 3.4 WAR

Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

Age: 26 | Position: Pitcher | Acquired: Free agent signing (’12)

2012 Stats: 16-9, 3.90 ERA, 191.1 IP, 221 K, 1.28 WHIP, 4.0 WAR

Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Age: 21 | Position: Centre Field | Drafted: 1st round (’09

2012 Stats: 30 HR, 83 RBIs, 49 SB .326/.399/.564/.963, 10.7 WAR

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NATIONAL LEAGUE FINALISTS:

Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds

Age: 26 | Position: Third Base | Drafted: Supplemental round (’07)

2012 Stats: 19 HR, 67 RBIs, 3 SB, .273/.331/.498/.829, 1.9 WAR

Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

Age: 20 | Position: Centre Field | Drafted: 1st round (’10)

2012 Stats: 22 HR, 59 RBIs, 18 SB, .270/.340/.477/.817, 5.0 WAR

Wade Miley, Arizona Diamondbacks

Age: 25 | Position: Pitcher | Drafted: Supplmental round (’08

2012 Stats: 16-11, 3.33 ERA, 194.2 IP, 144 K, 1.18 WHIP, 3.3 WAR

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MLB Awards Schedule
Nov. 12, 2012: AL, NL Jackie Robinson Rookies of the Year announced

Nov. 13, 2012: AL, NL Managers of the Year announced

Nov. 14, 2012: AL, NL Cy Youngs announced

Nov. 15, 2012: AL, NL MVPs announced