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National League Rookie of the Year Odds Shift Dramatically
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8/15/2024
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Well, look, I don't want to do this either because I have a ticket on Skeens to win the
00:10
NL Rookie of the Year.
00:12
So believe me, I hate this as much as you do.
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But here is odds to win the Rookie of the Year, NL Rookie of the Year that's moved over
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the recent time.
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Forget about way back when.
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August 4th, Skeens was minus $8,000 to win, and Jackson Merrill of the Padres was 15-1.
00:33
That has now gone to today, Skeens minus $170, and Jackson Merrill plus $1.15.
00:41
Now I know, Scotty, that Jackson Merrill has had a tremendous last two weeks, and he's
00:49
played very good for the Padres this year.
00:51
I'm not disagreeing with any of that.
00:53
But, man, it moved that much over the last couple weeks from Skeens.
00:58
I mean, the guy was minus $8,000, and now he's minus $170.
01:04
Can we get a big Skeens performance tomorrow night at PNC?
01:08
Seven innings, 10Ks, one run.
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Get him back to nice, cushy minus $500 or something.
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Well, I think they need it desperately after losing 10 in a row.
01:18
They have crashed and burned.
01:20
Their season's over.
01:22
They're seven back in a wild card.
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It's glad bag time.
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But I'll tell you this much.
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He lost two games, right?
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So people started dropping those tickets.
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They started selling those tickets because they don't think he's going to win it.
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And if he has another outing where he doesn't win, that'll probably be the end of him.
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And then they'll shut him down.
01:44
I think that's the thing that is the biggest concern for a lot of people.
01:51
And me and you, we've talked about this a lot.
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The Pirates have now gone in the tank the last two weeks.
01:58
And if that continues, they're going to start to say, it's been a hell of a great first
02:03
year for him, but we want to preserve his arm for next year so he can throw more innings
02:08
next year, and we're not going to pitch him in September.
02:12
Because Merrill's been so good that if he plays the whole month of September and Skeens
02:16
doesn't, Scotty, that's going to be a problem for us.
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It's going to be a major problem.
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And I'm going to get mad.
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So I hope that the Pirates continue to pitch him.
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And Merrill's playing on a team that's on fire.
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And Merrill's been making, hitting home runs, having game-winning catches in center field
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to end games.
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He's doing everything, defensively and with the bat.
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So he's on a hot team.
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It makes him a hotter commodity.
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