Today in Blue Jays history: Jays sign Randy Myers

Nov 26 2022 by Bluebird Banter

 

And make some trades, and Alfredo Griffin

43 Years Ago

Blue Jays shortstop Alfredo Griffin win the AL Rookie of the Year. Or co-Rookie of the Year, he and John Castino of the Twins tied in the voting.

Griffin hit .287/.333/.364 with 21 steals (16 times caught) in 153 games and had a 2.5 bWAR. It was a bit of a light year for AL Rookies. In the NL, Rick Sutcliffe won the award with a 17-10 record and a 3.46 ERA in 39 games, 30 starts and 242 innings.

Griffin would play eight seasons...

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