Every American League Team's Top Candidate for AL Rookie of the Year (Julio Rodriguez Sets the Pace)

The Rookie of the Year award in baseball is one of the tougher ones to predict, as you need to account for injuries, midseason call ups and unexpected players coming out and making the team. 

Julio Rodriguez and Jeremy Pena currently lead the way in the American league, but the surprise call up of top prospect Adley Rutschman could shift things as the summer goes on. 

Let’s break down each team’s top candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, based on the latest odds at WynnBET: 

Leading Candidate in AL Rookie of the Year Odds for Every Team

American League East Division

• New York Yankees: Estevan Florial (+15000)
• Boston Red Sox: Triston Casas (+7000)
• Baltimore Orioles: Adley Rutschman (+1500)
• Toronto Blue Jays: Nate Pearson (+10000)
• Tampa Bay Rays: Josh Lowe (+5000)

American League Central Division

• Chicago White Sox: Jake Burger (+7500)
• Minnesota Twins: Joe Ryan (+900)
• Detroit Tigers: Spencer Torkelson (+2500)
• Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (+750)
• Cleveland Guardians: Steven Kwan (+2500)

American League West Division

• Houston Astros: Jeremy Pena (+160)
• Los Angeles Angels: Reid Detmers (+4000)
• Texas Rangers: Josh Jung (+10000)
• Seattle Mariners: Julio Rodriguez (+125)
• Oakland Athletics: Daulton Jeffries (+10000)

Don’t Buy Adley Rutschman’s Inflated Rookie of the Year Price

Adley Rutschman is the best catching prospect in baseball, but he’s struggled in his first 20 games in the MLB. 

Rutschman is hitting just .176 on the season, and yet WynnBET has given him the fifth shortest odds to win AL ROY. 

With Julio Rodriguez, Jeremy Pena, Bobby Witt Jr. and Joe Ryan all contributing and playing well right now, there is no reason to touch Rutschman at +1500 when he should be closer to +7500 in the odds.

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record here.