The rookies of the year were announced today in both leagues and neither comes as a shock. The winner in the American League is Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, Evan Longoria. In the National League the award goes to catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Geovany Soto.

Longoria was called up by the Rays in April and led all AL rookies with a .272 batting average, 27 HRs and 85 RBIs. Those are even more impressive numbers when you remember that he missed five weeks after breaking his wrist in early August. Longoria is the first member for the Rays to win the ROY award. He joins Carlos Pena, who received a Gold Glove last week for his play at first base, as the first two players to win awards for the World Series runner-ups. Longoria won the AL ROY unanimously. He's the first to do so since Nomar Garciaparra won the award back in 1997 with the Boston Red Sox.

Soto becomes the first catcher to win this award in either league since Mike Piazza won it with the Los Angeles Dodgers back in 1993. The last Cub to win the ROY was Kerry Wood in 1998. Soto had a great season for a player at any position finishing the season batting .285 with 23 HRs, 35 doubles and 86 RBIs. The only NL rookie to hit more homers this year was the Cincinnati Reds, Joey Votto. He kept Soto from winning the ROY award unanimously as one of the possible votes went Votto's way.

Here's the schedule for the rest of the awards to come in MLB:

NL Cy Young - Tuesday, November 11th
NL/AL Managers of the Year - Wednesday, November 12th
AL Cy Young - Thursday, November 13th
NL Most Valuable Player - Monday, November 17th
AL Most Valuable Player - Tuesday, November 18th

Last week I posted my top five candidates for the Heisman Trophy. After this past weekend's games one player has separated himself from the pack in my opinion. Another has moved up in my rankings. Below are my top five after week eleven and if they're rising or falling.

1. Graham Harrell: In a word, ridiculous! Harrell went 40-for-50 for 456 yards and six touchdowns and no interceptions against Oklahoma State Saturday night. In my opinion the guy has separated himself from the rest of the field and the Heisman is his to lose right now. His stats for the season: 4077 yards, 36 PaTDs, 5 INTs, 6 RuTDs and a completion percentage of 71.7%. Texas Tech has the week off in preparation for another big game against Oklahoma. Even if Harrell falters some in that game, I still don't see how he's not the choice for the Heisman
Stock - Holding Strong

2. Colt McCoy: He was ranked fourth in my rankings last week after Texas lost to Texas Tech. After throwing for 300 yards and five TDs against Baylor this past weekend he jumps up in the rankings. He's thrown for 2,879 yards on the season which is nothing to get excited about, but he's thrown for 28 scores and ran for another seven TDs and 449 yards. His completion percentage of 78% is crazy.
Stock - Up

3. Michael Crabtree: He's the best receiver in the country. With three more scores this past weekend against Oklahoma State, he now has 18 TDs on the season. He put himself on the map and in most "experts" top five last week with his performance and game winning catch and score against Texas. He has 78 catches this season and 1,010 yards. Having Harrell as his QB has definitely helped him come into strong consideration for the Heisman.
Stock - Holding

4. Sam Bradford: His 320 yards and four scores against Texas A&M this past weekend has him in definite consideration for the highest honor in college football. He leads the country in passing TDs with 38 and if it weren't for Harrell, Bradford would probably be leading in the chase for the Heisman right now. His 3,406 yards are second only to Harrell for those in the hunt for the trophy. Even though he's fallen one spot in my rankings, he's still making a stronger case for consideration.
Stock - Up

5. Tim Tebow: He doesn't do anything to excite me or standout, but he's the leader of his team and running a well oiled offensive machine for Florida. He's only thrown for 1,740 and rushed for 354, but he's scored a total of 27 TDs (10 rushing) on the season. He's efficient as well, completing almost 65% of his passes and only throwing two INTs this season.
Stock - Down

On the Bubble
Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma State: 64 Recs, 1,140 yards, 15 TDs  Stock - Up
Javon Ringer - RB - Michigan State: 353 RuAtt, 1,548 yards, 20 TDs  Stock - Holding
Max Hall - QB - Brigham Young: 3,070 Yards Passing, 32 TDs, 7 INTs  Stock - Up
Knowshon Moreno - RB - Georgia: 188 RuAtt, 1,113 yards, 15 TDs  Stock - Down

Here are some injuries to keep your eyes on from Sunday's action:

QUARTERBACKS
Andrew Walter, Oakland Raiders - ankle
Seneca Wallace, Seattle Seahawks - groin

RUNNING BACKS
Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs - knee

WIDE RECEIVERS
Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts - neck
Derrick Mason, Baltimore Ravens - shoulder
Matt Jones, Baltimore Ravens - thigh - Could have return to game

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
John Abraham, Atlanta Falcons - shoulder

LINEBACKERS
Donnie Edwards, Kansas City Chiefs - knee
Nick Barnett, Green Bay Packers - knee
Adalius Thomas, New England Patriots - arm - headed to I.R.

DEFENSIVE BACKS
Corey Webster, New York Giants - groin - Returned to game
Charles Gordon, Minnesota Vikings - ankle - Likely will miss rest of the season
Mike McKenzie, New Orleans Saints - knee - Likely out for the season