Sporting News names Beckham Rookie of the Year

Yesterday, the Sporting News named Gordon Beckham American League Rookie of the Year after hitting .270 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBI in 103 games. Over a full season, you're talking about a kid on pace to hit 40+ doubles, 20+ home runs and 100+ RBI. Those are disgustingly impressive numbers for a guy that was only in the minors for about 350 days.As the Chicago Sun...

By DSD Staff- Third baseman Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox and left-hander pitcher J.A. Happ of the Philadelphia Phillies have been named The Sporting News Rookies of the Year, as voted on by a panel of 338 major-league players. Beckham, 22, batted .270 (102-378) with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBI in 103 [...]

While the 2009 season was filled with a lot more reasons to be disappointed than pleased, not everything went wrong with the White Sox this year.  There are actually a few reasons to be optimistic about the next few years to come if Jake Peavy's performance in September is an indication of things to come. Then there's the one they call Bacon.  I spent the first two months of the season making a

Sox infielder wins TSN rookie award Manager Ozzie Guillen believes the bulk of the White Sox's 2010 roster is set, and Gordon Beckham gave him another reason to feel optimistic about it.

Chicago White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year, the publication announced Tuesday.