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For Nolan Ryan, it has to hurt just a bit. Jason Jennings is 0-5 with a 8.56 ERA. The man designated and traded to open a spot for Jennings on the roster is 7-2 with a 3.03 ERA.

Armando Galarraga has been a saving grace in a lackluster rotation in Detroit. Originally filling in for the injured Dontrelle Willis, Galarraga was only a stop gap. His job was to fill in a couple starts and then head back down to Toledo. Now, his seven wins leads the team. And Dontrelle Willis is trying to work things out in the sunshine state.

I know that Galarraga's fastball, which tops out at 91, isn't of the same value as say Evan Longoria's bat or Ellsbury's all around game is more important all around, but their production cannot match a .184 average against. If he holds on to this pace, he will be the first since Johan Santana in 2004 to keep hitters below the Mendoza line.

I have made my case for Armando Galarraga for AL Rookie of the Year. Let's take a look at what other rookies are doing in their respected roles.

Jacoby Ellsbury, OF BOS:

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
2008 24 BOS AL  71  250   53   69   8  3   5   23  34  4  29  37  .276  .354  .392   97   98   2   3   2   3   1

Justin Masterson, SP Bos

Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2008 23 BOS AL   4   1   7   7   0   0   0  0   42.0   29   16   16   6   21   32   3   0   173   1   0  3.43  4.32  126 1.190

Evan Longoria, 3B Tampa Bay Rays

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2008 22 TBR AL  66  234   34   58  16  1  12   39   3  0  30  62  .248  .328  .479  117  112   0   6   2   1   5

Joba Chamberlain, SP/RP New York Yankees

Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
2008 22 NYY AL   1   2  24   4   0   0   4  0   42.0   32   13   11   2   23   49   0   1   176   2   1  2.36  4.07  173 1.310

Carlos Gomez, OF Minnesota Twins

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
2008 22 MIN AL  72  305   43   81  12  3   5   26  18  8  12  77  .266  .298  .374   84  114   2   0   0   2   3

Armando Galarraga, SP Detroit Tigers

Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
2008 26 DET AL   7   2  12  11   0   0   0  0   71.3   47   30   24   6   29   49   5   2   291   0   0  3.03  4.15  137 1.065