2024 MLB ROY odds Jackson Merrill surges past Paul Skenes in NL ROY race

2024 MLB Roa odds Jackson Merill surges past Paul sk's an NL race the race for MLB Rookie of the Year in the NL is heating up and there's officially a new favorite at the top of the board Jackson Merill has surged past Paul skem as the player with the shortest odds to win the prestigious award at one point it looked like schem was going to run away with the NL Roa in early August he had become a huge favorite to win the award at 5,000 but now the Pirates play is second let's take a look at the Roa betting board in the National League DraftKings sports book as of August 26 2024 NL ory of the Year ODS Jackson Merill San Diego pedris minus $140 bet $10 to win $17.14 total Paul SK Pittsburgh Pirates plus 110 bet $10 to win $21 total Jackson Chio Milwaukee Brewers plus $6,000 at $10 to win $610 total Tyler Fitzgerald San Francisco Giants plus $6,000 bet $10 to win $610 total sh managa Chicago Cubs plus $10,000 bet $10 to win $1,010 total Michael Bush Chicago Cubs plus $2,000 bet $10 to win $210 total Mason win Street leis Cardinals plus $2,000 bet $10 to win $210 store as of obvious 23 Merill was actually second on the board at minus 105 but on August 25 he helped lift his Padres to a 3-2 victory over the Mets with a walk-off home run after that epic performance his odds shortened to minus 140 that line shifted from plus500 over the past 3 weeks marille now has 19 homers on the year and the pagers are currently 4.5 games back of the first place Dodgers in the National League when foox Sports NLB writer Rowan hner asked FOX MLB lead analyst John Smoltz if he thought Merill had done enough to supplant skin in the Rookie of the Year race he said the following he has I would give him an inside track at finishing the year strong to get him over the edge because I'm not so sure we're going to see schemes finish out the year especially if Pittsburgh falls out of the playoffs that could hurt him in voting he's Dynamic it's not Apples to Apples going back to schem before his debut his nlro odds sat at plus 2500 but he came out of the gates firing and his incredible season earned him a spot on this year's All-Star Game roster from August 23 to August 26 steam moved to plus 110 and from minus 130 over the past several weeks those odds had gotten as short as minus 180 since being called up on May 11 the dynamic right-hander has started 15 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates the no one pick of the the 2023 MLB draft has shined with an 8-2 record 2.16 ER and 130 strikeouts rounding out the top three in the NL is Milwaukee's Jacks and Chio at plus 6,000 now let's take a look at the ROI odds in the American lead as of August 26 2024 Al Ori of the Year ODS Colton cower Baltimore orals minus 550 bet $10 to win $182 total Austin Wells New York Yankees plus $ 800 bet $10 to win $90 total Willer Brew Boston Red Sox plus $2,000 bet the $10 to win $210 total sidan rafella Boston Red Sox plus 2200 bet $10 to win $230 total L Gill New York Yankees plus $3,000 bet $10 to win $310 total Mason Miller Oakland A's plus $3500 bet $10 to win $300 $60 toll Cole Keith Detroit Tigers plus $4,000 bet $10 to win $410 toll Wyatt Lang for Texas Rangers plus $5,000 bet $10 to win $510 total and the AL Colton cower is separating himself from the pack he recently moved to minus 550 fromus 350 mid July his odds to win the award were plus 550 cavner praised cower in his recent MLB Rookie Power Rankings cower is pacing the rookie field with 16 home runs as powerful as he is at the plate I'm not sure he gets enough credit for how Sensational he has been defensively by outs above average he has been one of the best outfielders in baseball LS Gill was second on the board two weeks ago but his odds lengthened to plus 1300 from plus 18800 recently and now he's fifth on the board behind Austin Wells Willer Abu and sedan rafela