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 | Rivera Is FPL's Best Rookie Tuesday, December 8th, 2043 Rookies are supposed to be seen, but not heard. But that wasn't the case with Ocala's Manuel Rivera. He spoke up loudly and often this season on his way to winning the Florida Prospect League Rookie of the Year Award for 2043. To be accurate, the 20-year-old right fielder let his performance do the talking. In his debut season Rivera piled up some good stats, hitting .418, driving in 27 runs and scoring 22 times, while playing in 27 games. The River Monsters newcomer also had 11 doubles, 1 triple and 6 home runs. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 32. Miguel González of the Vero Beach Mad Popes finished second in voting with 9 first place votes, while Nathaniel Davis of the Tampa Hustlers finished third with 6 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Manuel Rivera - Ocala River Monsters - 16 - 109 Miguel González - Vero Beach Mad Popes - 9 - 89 Nathaniel Davis - Tampa Hustlers - 6 - 40 Jeff Skinner - Tampa Hustlers - 1 - 13 Tierney Care - Sarasota Black Sox - 0 - 13 Dalton Hensley - Palm Bay Aviators - 0 - 8 Ricardo Yánez - Miami Mounties - 0 - 6 Christian Garrigues - Panama City Blazers - 0 - 4 Tom Bennett - Vero Beach Mad Popes - 0 - 3 Clyde Irvin - Fort Lauderdale Pioneers - 0 - 3 |   |
