National League Rookie of the Year Odds Shift Dramatically
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00:00Well, look, I don't want to do this either because I have a ticket on Skeens to win the
00:10NL Rookie of the Year.
00:12So believe me, I hate this as much as you do.
00:16But here is odds to win the Rookie of the Year, NL Rookie of the Year that's moved over
00:22the recent time.
00:24Forget about way back when.
00:25August 4th, Skeens was minus $8,000 to win, and Jackson Merrill of the Padres was 15-1.
00:33That has now gone to today, Skeens minus $170, and Jackson Merrill plus $1.15.
00:41Now I know, Scotty, that Jackson Merrill has had a tremendous last two weeks, and he's
00:49played very good for the Padres this year.
00:51I'm not disagreeing with any of that.
00:53But, man, it moved that much over the last couple weeks from Skeens.
00:58I mean, the guy was minus $8,000, and now he's minus $170.
01:04Can we get a big Skeens performance tomorrow night at PNC?
01:08Seven innings, 10Ks, one run.
01:11Get him back to nice, cushy minus $500 or something.
01:14Well, I think they need it desperately after losing 10 in a row.
01:18They have crashed and burned.
01:20Their season's over.
01:22They're seven back in a wild card.
01:24It's glad bag time.
01:27But I'll tell you this much.
01:28He lost two games, right?
01:30So people started dropping those tickets.
01:33They started selling those tickets because they don't think he's going to win it.
01:37And if he has another outing where he doesn't win, that'll probably be the end of him.
01:41And then they'll shut him down.
01:44I think that's the thing that is the biggest concern for a lot of people.
01:51And me and you, we've talked about this a lot.
01:53The Pirates have now gone in the tank the last two weeks.
01:58And if that continues, they're going to start to say, it's been a hell of a great first
02:03year for him, but we want to preserve his arm for next year so he can throw more innings
02:08next year, and we're not going to pitch him in September.
02:12Because Merrill's been so good that if he plays the whole month of September and Skeens
02:16doesn't, Scotty, that's going to be a problem for us.
02:19It's going to be a major problem.
02:21And I'm going to get mad.
02:22So I hope that the Pirates continue to pitch him.
02:24And Merrill's playing on a team that's on fire.
02:27And Merrill's been making, hitting home runs, having game-winning catches in center field
02:36to end games.
02:38He's doing everything, defensively and with the bat.
02:42So he's on a hot team.
02:45It makes him a hotter commodity.