After San Francisco Giants emerging star Buster Posey ran away with Rookie of the Year honors a season ago, the '11 rookie class seems to be more of a level playing field with a wide selection of newcomers including a hard-throwing left-handed reliever and several talented Braves prospects. Here is my list: 5. Julio Teheran The Columbia native has been very impressive in his two-plus seasons in the minor leagues. He has compiled a 3.20 lifetime ERA in the minors and has 243 strikeouts to just 62 walks during that time.