Historical MLB Rookie of the Year Futures from Past Seasons

• This page preserves the MLB ROY odds (AL and NL) from past MLB seasons
• The seasons are listed in reverse chronological order, below
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SBD has tracked the MLB Rookie of the Year odds in both the American League and National League each MLB season since 2017. This page preserves the MLB ROY odds from past seasons.

Readers can use the jump links below to see how the odds progressed in each individual season.

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2025 American League Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 Top 10 11 & Up All

2025 AL Rookie of the Year Odds Movement Timeline

• September 12 – The AL ROY race is officially OFF at sportsbooks, with the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz likely to be crowned the winner. He was getting odds as high as -50000 when they were most recently available.
• July 17 – The race for the AL Rookie of the Year will likely be a tight race between the Athletics’ Jacob Wilson (+110) and the Astros’ Cam Smith (+140), though another A’s rookie, Nick Kurtz (+350) could make a late surge if he continues to hammer homers.
• May 7 – Wilson and Campbell continue to distance themselves from the rest of pack. They’re now respectively averaging +150 and +170 to win the AL Rookie of the Year.
• April 10 – We’ve got two new AL ROY favorites, with the Red Sox’s Kristian Campbell and the Athletics’ Jacob Wilson climbing to +230 and +310, respectively.
• February 26 – Yankees’ outfielder Jasson Dominguez has opened as favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year at +450, just ahead of the Red Sox’s Roman Anthony at +650.

2025 National League Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 Top 10 11 & Up All

2025 NL Rookie of the Year Odds Movement Timeline

• September 24 – With just a few games left, Cade Horton’s odds have shrunk to -210, with Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin not far behind at +170.
• September 12 – ANOTHER NL Central pitcher has emerged as the ROY favorite: the Cubs’ Cade Horton, who’s gone 7-1 with 46 Ks and an ERA of 0.84 in his last 10 games, is now getting average odds of -124.
• July 17 – The Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski didn’t just earn himself a shock ASG appearance; after 5 starts, he’s now a very short -210 to win the NL ROY.
• May 7 – Despite hitting just .219 over the past month, the Nationals’ Dylan Crews is back at the top of the NL ROY odds table, averaging +256 to win in 2025.
• April 10 – After a rough three-game start to the season, the Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki ROY odds have dropped to +500.
• February 26 – The Dodgers’ Roki Saski opens at +225 as the NL ROY favorite, just ahead of the Nationals’ Dylan Crews (+350) and the Cubs’ Matt Shaw (+425).

2024 AL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 All Remaining

• September 22: The only MLB player award that’s still a tight race in the AL ROY odds where Luis Gil (-150) is favored over Colton Cowser (+240) and Austin Well (+328).
• August 6: With Wyatt Langford (+1533) missing time due to injury, Colton Cowser (-149) became the odds-on AL ROY favorite, followed by Luis Gil (+254).
• July 11: The Rangers’ Wyatt Langford has jumped back to the top of the AL ROY odds at +121, followed closely by the Yankees’ Luis Gil at +208.
• June 10: Approaching the halfway point of the season, four player have emerged as serious contenders in the AL ROY odds: Luis Gil (-122), Mason Miller (+321), Wilyer Abreu (+546), and Colton Cowser (+800). No one else is shorter than +2000.
• May 29: Miller’s odds have shortened to +157 with Cowser still the second-favorite at +290.
• May 15: The Athletics’ Mason Miller has come roaring onto the AL ROY scene, riding his 103 mph fastball to the top of the table, with odds averaging at +176.
• April 25: Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser has become a sizable +175 AL ROY favorite with Rangers OF Evan Carter second at +371.
• April 10: Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday (+283) is almost even with Langford (+237) at the top of the AL ROY odds two weeks into the season.
• March 26: With the Rangers promoting Wyatt Langford to their Opening Day roster, the outfielder has taken over as the favorite to win AL Rookie of the Year.
• February 1: Jackson Holliday has opened as the favorite to win AL Rookie of the Year.

2024 NL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 All Remaining

• September 22: In one of the wildest odds shifts in recent memory, Jackson Merrill went from a +1517 longshot just six weeks ago to -246 favorite as Paul Skenes faded from a prohibitively short -5000 to +165.
• August 6: The most lopsided race among all the MLB awards is Paul Skenes to win NL ROY at -5000. Jackson Merrill is a distant second-favorite at +1517.
• July 11: Paul Skenes continues to dazzle in his rookie season and is now a -374 favorite, on average, to win NL Rookie of the Year. Second-favorite Jackson Merrill is +319 while former favorite Shota Imanaga has faded to +1650.
• June 10: After a couple rough outings, Imanaga has faded to +123. Skenes is now a close second-favorite at +221.
• May 29: Shota Imanaga has become the odds-on NL Rookie of the Year favorite at -131. Paul Skenes (+567) is the second-favorite after just three starts, sporting a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP.
• May 5: With odds averaging at +155, the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga has passed his compatriot Yamamoto (+356) as favorite for the NL ROY.
• April 25: Cubs infielder Michael Busch (+435) has surpassed Yoshinobu Yamamoto (+499) as the NL ROY favorite with Pirates pitcher Jared Jones (+500) a close third-favorite.
• April 10: Yamamoto (+258) remains the favorite but Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio (+397) is making a strong early push.
• March 14: LAD’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto (+173) starts the year as a heavy favorite in the NL Rookie of the Year odds, followed by SF’s Lee Jung (+597).

2023 AL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 All Remaining Others

• August 9: A strong month has pushed Gunnar Henderson to the top of the 2023 AL Rookie of the Year odds at -216. Oddsmakers see Masataka Yoshida (+219) as his only real competition.
• July 11: Josh Jung (+123) has widened his lead over Masataka Yoshida (+265) while third-favorite Gunnar Henderson (+303) is making a strong push in the AL Rookie of the Year odds.
• June 20: Rangers infielder Josh Jung (+181) has narrowly surpassed Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida (+265) as the 2023 AL Rookie of the Year favorite.
• May 21: Boston outfielder Masataka Yoshida is a heavy favorite two months into the season, sitting at +134, with second-favorite Bryce Miller back at +917.
• March 27: Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson will start the season as the 2023 AL Rookie of the Year favorite.

2023 NL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 3 Top 10 Others

• August 9: Carroll is now the presumptive winner at -2927 thanks to a recent slump from De La Cruz (+2400).
• July 11: De La Cruz (+241) is making a strong push and preventing Carroll (-333) from running away in the NL Rookie of the Year odds at midseason.
• June 20: Also the second-favorite in the NL MVP odds, Diamondbacks standout rookie Corbin Carroll is now a prohibitively short -469 favorite in the 2023 NL Rookie of the Year odds.
• June 5: Corbin Carroll (+100) is nearly an odds-on favorite after a strong couple weeks, while former favorite James Outman has faded to a distant second. 
• May 21: Dodgers outfielder James Outman (+137) has taken over from Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (+202) as the NL ROY betting favorite. 
• March 27: Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker (+372) enters the season as a slight favorite over Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll (+379), with intriguing Mets pitcher Kodai Senga third at +820. 

2022 AL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 2 The Rest All Remaining Players

• Sep. 4: Despite a strong push from Adley Rutschman (+450) over the past month, Julio Rodriguez remains a -600 AL ROY favorite with less than a month to play.
• July 31: The AL ROY odds are off the board at most books. At the sportsbooks that are still offering AL ROY futures, Julio Rodriguez is a -607 favorite, on average.
• June 5: Julio Rodriguez moved into a tie for favorite with Jeremy Pena with both at +210. Third-favorite Bobby Witt Jr is back at +675 and Joe Ryan faded from +600 to +950.
• May 23: Adley Rutschman improved from +2000 to +1250 after getting called up by Baltimore. The top-three favorites remain unchanged: Pena (+240), Rodriguez (+340), and Ryan (+600).
• May 18: Astros infielder Jeremy Pena has become the +290 favorite, improving roughly two-fold (from +575) over the past two weeks. Mariners OF Julio Rodriguez is a close second at +335.
• May 3: Seattle OF Julio Rodriguez has become the favorite at +438, passing both Spencer Torkelson (+475) and Bobby Witt Jr (+488).
• Apr. 25: Houston SS Jeremy Pena shortened from +875 to +775 after an extra-innings walk-off homer against Toronto. He remains the fifth-favorite.
• Apr. 17: Torkelson (+418) has moved into second and is closing the gap on Witt Jr (+305). Guardians OF Steven Kwan moved into the top five, improving from +1600 to +650.
• Apr. 10: Witt Jr has consolidated his status as favorite in the first few games of the season, improving from +295 to +275. Mariners OF Rodriguez shortened from +575 to +440 and now sits second (surpassing Tigers 1B Torkelson).
• Apr. 3: Royals infielder Bobby Witt Jr is a +295 favorite heading into the season with  Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (+475) second and Seattle outfielder Julio Rodriguez (+575) rounding out the top three.

2022 AL Rookie of the Year Favorites

Odds as of Sep. 18, 2022

2022 NL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top 2 The Rest All Remaining Players

• Sep. 4: Strider has separated himself with less than a month to go in the regular season. Strider’s odds have shortened to -360 with Harris second at +270.
• July 31: ATL pitcher Spencer Strider (+138) has a narrow lead over teammate Michael Harris (+220).
• June 5: Mackenzie Gore is now a firm +195 favorite, but Nolan Gorman soared to second, going from +1000 to +235.
• May 23: Suzuki continues to get longer, now sitting at +150. While Gore improved again (+450 to +395), the big mover was Arizona OF Alek Thomas (+2000 to +825). He’s now the third-favorite.
• May 18: Suzuki’s odds have faded from -145 to +100 as Mackenzie Gore continues to close the gap. The Padres P improved from +900 to +450. Cardinals IF Juan Yepez, who wasn’t even on the board before, is now third-favorite at +800.
• May 3: Padres P Mackenzie Gore has shot up to second-favorite, improving from +2500 to +900. But Suzuki maintains a strong lead at -145.
• Apr. 25: Suzuki (who’s slashing .354/.492/.688) is already the odds-on favorite at -140 on average. Second-favorite Green has faded to +775 despite a solid start to the year.
• Apr. 17: Favorite Suzuki shortened again to +170. Reds P Hunter Greene is now second-favorite at +475.
• Apr. 10: Suzuki widened the gap between himself and the field. The Cubs OF shortened from +365 to +250. Second-favorite Cruz faded from +443 to +500.
• Apr. 3: Japanese star Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs is a +365 favorite, followed closely by Oneil Cruz (+443) of the Pirates.

2022 NL Rookie of the Year Favorites

Odds as of Oct. 2, 2022

2021 AL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top Three All Remaining Former Contenders

• Oct. 3: Arozarena wraps up the season as a -180 favorite. Wander Franco’s late-season made him the +350 second-favorite.
• Sep. 26: Mountcastle (+385) shortened again. Arozarena remains the -175 favorite.
• Sep. 20: The Orioles’ Ryan Mountcastle surged from +1800 to +625, becoming the third-favorite. Arozarena also shortened, though, from -160 to -175.
• Sep. 12: Arozarena improved from -140 to -160, while his main competitors either stayed put or got longer.
• Sep. 6: This race is far from over. Arozarena is still the odds-on chalk, but faded from -150 to -140, while Adolis Garcia improved from +435 to +325 and Wande Franco made another big move from +2750 to +775.
• Aug. 30: Arozarena continues to be the odds-on chalk at -150.Second-favorite Adolis Garcia slid further to +435, but third-favorite Luis Garcia improved from +600 to +550 after another stellar start.
• Aug. 22: Arozarena is the odds-on favorite for the first time this season, sitting at -125. Adolis Garcia faded to +400 and Luis Garcia to +600.
• Aug. 16: Arozarena shortened from +255 to +155. Second-favorite Adolis Garcia faded from +300 to +310. Third-favorite Luis Garcia fell from +350 to +390.
• Aug. 11: Arozarena (+225) has taken over as favorite (again) while Adolis Garcia (+300) and Luis Garcia (+350) are close behind.
• Aug. 8: Adolis Garcia’s lead continues to shrink. He faded to +225 while Randy Arozarena (+330) took a big leap into second, just ahead of Luis Garcia (+350).
• Aug. 2: Three players are within striking distance of favorite Adolis Garcia, who faded to +213. Luis Garcia improved to +310; Akil Baddoo went from +1600 to +345; and preseason favorite Randy Arozarena shortened form +900 to +450.
• July 28: Off the board for months, the ROY odds re-opened with Texas’ Adolis Garcia a +150 favorite over Houston pitcher Luis Garcia (+400) and preseason favorite Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena (+900).
• April 12: White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes has been raking early on and is now a top-three ROY favorite at +800.
• March 25:Tampa’s Randy Arozarena, who smashed all manner of franchise playoff records last year, is the early favorite at +350, almost twice as short as second-favorite Jarred Kelenic of the Mariners.

2021 AL Rookie of the Year Favorites

Odds as of Oct. 3, 2021.

2021 NL Rookie of the Year Odds

Top Two All Remaining Players Former Contenders

• Oct. 3: India finishes the year as a -1350 favorite, followed by Rogers at +775.
• Sep. 26: The NL ROY odds stagnated again. India is still -1150.
• Sep. 20: There hasn’t been much  movement lately. Cincinnati’s India (-1150) continues to be a short favorite, followed by Miami’s Rogers (+725)
• Sep. 12: The Cubs’ Frank Schwindel has popped up on the board late in the season at +4000, making him the fourth-favorite.
• Sep. 6: Trevor Rogers is finally back on the field and saw his improve from +800 to +575. India shortened from -875 to -950, though, so probably too little, too late.
• Aug. 30: While India is still a prohibitive favorite at -875, third-favorite Patrick Wisdom jumped all the way from +2500 to +1100 after a strong week for a rebuilding Cubs team that’s turned a corner to some extent.
• Aug. 22: This race is over, according  to oddsmakers. India, who’s powering the Reds’ playoff push, went all the way from -350 to -800.
• Aug. 16: India has become a -350 favorite. Rogers, who hasn’t pitched since July 31st, has faded from +105 to +243.
• Aug. 11: India and Rogers have flip flopped. The Reds’ second baseman is now the -140 favorite, while the sidelined Rogers is +105.
• Aug. 8: The gap between Rogers (-140) and India (+105) shrunk again. Rogers was put on Miami’s family medical emergency list on Aug. 3.
• Aug. 2: India (+183) has moved significantly closer to Rogers (-163) even though Rogers shortened, as well.
• July 28: Finally back online, the NL ROY odds heavily favor Miami starter Trevor Rogers (-130) with Cincinnati 2B Jonathan India (+500) and Atlanta pitcher Ian Anderson (+500) tied for second.
• April 12: Jonathan India has made the biggest move in the first two weeks of the season, going from off the board to +1000 (fifth-favorite).
• Mar. 25: Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes (+325) has opened as the NL ROY favorite, with Miami’s Sixto Sanchez second (+475).

2021 NL Rookie of the Year Favorites

Odds as of Oct. 3, 2021.

2020 American League Top Contenders

Finalists All Players Still on the Board Former Contenders

• Nov. 2: Finalists have been announced. Houston’s Cristian Javier joins Seattle’s Kyle Lewis and Chicago’s Luis Robert.
• Sep. 15: Luis Robert (-110) is now the odds-on favorite, Kyle Lewis (+120) also saw his odds improve.
• Sep. 9: Luis Robert (+125) has inched ahead of Kyle Lewis (+150) in what is still a two-horse race.
• Sep. 3: It’s still a neck-and-neck race between SEA’s Lewis (+150) and CHW’s Robert (+150) with MIN’s Randy Dobnak third at +700.
• Aug. 18: Mariners rookie Kyle Lewis has gone from off the board to +300 co-favorite in the first third of the season. He’s slashing .345/.420/.529 with five homers and 17 RBI in just 22 games.
• July 9: Jesus Luzardo (Oakland, P) has seen his odds improve nearly two-fold since April (+614 to +383) and he is now second-favorite behind Luis Robert.
• Apr. 28: Luis Robert is now the outright favorite at +310.
• Mar. 19: Early bettors are keen on Luis Robert (+400) and Jesus Luzardo (+600), who improved from +550 and +975, respectively, since Mar. 5.
• Mar. 3: Flame-throwing Michael Kopech opens as the AL ROY favorite at +300, followed by Detroit’s own prized pitching prospect Casey Mize at +450.

2020 American League Rookie of the Year Odds

Odds as of Sep. 15, 2020.

2020 National League Top Contenders

Finalists Former Contenders

• Nov. 2: Favorite Jake Cronenworth of the Padres has been named a finalist along with the Phillies’ Alec Bohm and the Brewers’ Devin Williams.
• Sep. 15: Sixto Sanchez (+140) has shot up the board and is now seen as Jake Cronenworth’s (-110) biggest challenger.
• Sep. 9: Jake Cronenworth (-125) continues to lead Dustin May (+150).
• Sep. 3: SD’s Jake Cronenworth is now an odds-on favorite at -120.
• Aug. 18: Heavy preseason favorite Gavin Lux (+1200) has yet to play a game for LAD. But Dodgers’ pitcher Dustin May (the new favorite at +350) has sparkled in his first five starts of 2020, posting a 3.00 ERA and 1.250 WHIP.
• July 9: STL outfielder Dylan Carlson moved from outside of the top five all the way to second-favorite (+1202 to +917) as bettors expect him to see time in the lineup out of the gate.
• Apr. 27: It seems no price is too short for Lux, who improved from +237 all the way to +200 over the last month.
• Mar. 19: If you thought +350 was a short price for Lux, look away. The Dodger infielder is now +238 on average. No one else is shorter than +1000.
• Mar. 3: Gavin Lux is the short-shot, opening at +350. No other player is better than +800 at the outset.

2020 National League Rookie of the Year Odds

Odds as of Sep. 15, 2020.

2019 American League Top Contenders

Top-Three Vote-Getters All Vote-Getters Preseason Favorites

• [July 9] Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on quite a show at the MLB Home Run Derby, hitting 91 dingers, but he’s still behind Brandon Lowe in the odds to win the 2019 AL Rookie of the Year Award.
• [March 13] It should come as no surprise to see that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the shortest opening odds to win the 2019 AL Rookie of the Year Award. The 19-year-old phenom hit .381 last season at four different minor league stops.

2019 American League Rookie of the Year Odds

Odds as of July 9, 2019.

2019 National League Top Contenders

Top-Three Vote-Getters All Vote-Getters Preseason Favorites

• [August 2] Seen as the odds-on favorite less than a month ago, Pete Alonso now looks up at Mike Soroka and Fernando Tatis Jr in NL ROY odds after a cold month of July that saw him hit just .177
• [July 9] Presumptive NL Rookie of the Year winner Pete Alonso added to his growing resume during the MLB All-Star Break by defeating fellow phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the Home Run Derby.
• [March 13] Get used to hearing Victor Robles’ name. The Nationals outfielder has been a mainstay in Baseball’s Prospectus’ top 10 rankings for the past three seasons and hit .288 with Washington last year during a brief call up.

2019 National League Rookie of the Year Odds

Odds as of August 2, 2019.