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2024 MLB AL & NL Rookie of the Year Odds Tracker

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk

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  • Track how each contender’s odds of winning the AL and NL Rookie of the Year awards change over the course of the 2024 season
  • Luis Gil (AL) and Jackson Merrill (NL) are the favorites in the 2024 MLB Rookie of the Year odds as of late September
  • The charts and graphs below display the average MLB ROY odds at legal online sportsbooks

The 2024 MLB season starts on Thursday, March 28. This page tracks the American League and National League Rookie of the Year races. The graphs below have been generated by averaging the latest odds from reputable online sportsbooks.

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AL Rookie of the Year Odds

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  • 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.

AL Rookie of the Year Favorites

sport icon Player Best Odds Best Odds Bet365 Caesars Sportsbook BetMGM DraftKings
Gil, Luis BetMGM -200 - - -200 -
Cowser, Colton BetMGM +125 - - +125 -
Wells, Austin BetMGM +1300 - - +1300 -
Miller, Mason BetMGM +12500 - - +12500 -
Abreu, Wilyer BetMGM +12500 - - +12500 -

Colton Cowser and Luis Gil are in a tight race for AL Rookie of the Year, with the former slightly favored at -149 on average and the latter close behind at +254.

AL Rookie of the Year odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes from top sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook among others. 

Past 10 AL Rookie of the Year Winners

Year Player Team
2014 Jose Abreu (1B) Chicago White Sox
2015 Carlos Correa (SS) Houston Astros
2016 Michael Fulmer (P) Detroit Tigers
2017 Aaron Judge (OF) New York Yankees
2018 Shohei Ohtani (P/DH) Los Angeles Angels
2019 Yordan Alvarez (DH) Houston Astros
2020 Kyle Lewis (OF) Seattle Mariners
2021 Randy Arozarena (OF) Tampa Bay Rays
2022 Julio Rodriguez (OF) Seattle Mariners
2023 Gunnar Henderson (IF) Baltimore Orioles
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NL Rookie of the Year Odds

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  • 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).

NL Rookie of the Year Favorites

sport icon Player Best Odds Best Odds Bet365 Caesars Sportsbook BetMGM DraftKings
Skenes, Paul BetMGM -350 - - -350 -
Merrill, Jackson BetMGM +220 - - +220 -
Chourio, Jackson BetMGM +15000 - - +15000 -
Imanaga, Shota BetMGM +20000 - - +20000 -

Pirates star Paul Skenes has become a massive favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year, sitting at -5000 on average, which means bettors would have to put $5000 on Skenes just to win $100.

NL Rookie of the Year odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes. 

Past 10 NL Rookie of the Year Winners

Year Player Team
2014 Jacob deGrom (P) New York Mets
2015 Kris Bryant (3B) Chicago Cubs
2016 Corey Seager (SS) Los Angeles Dodgers
2017 Cody Bellinger (1B) Los Angeles Dodgers
2018 Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF) Atlanta Braves
2019 Pete Alonso (1B) New York Mets
2020 Devin Williams (RP) Milwaukee Brewers
2021 Jonathan India (2B) Cincinnati Reds
2022 Michael Harris II (OF) Atlanta Braves
2023 Corbin Carroll (OF) Arizona Diamondbacks

Archived MLB Rookie of the Year Odds: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

Managing Editor

Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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