The Astros are biased, of course, but they could make a reasonable case that Javier had the most value of any rookie this year. After losing a pair of aces in Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander , Houston leaned on their rookie — and he delivered in a big way.
Despite their recent team successes, the Astros had to claw their way into the expanded playoffs in 2020. Javier did some of his best work in the closing stretch, going 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA in five September outings to help Houston reach October.GP: 56 | HR: 11 | AVG: .233 | OBP: .302 | SLG: .436 | OPS+: 101 | 1.6 bWAR
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