Paul Skenes is in a dead heat with Shota Imanaga for the National League Rookie of the Year.
The Pirates flamethrower is just a hair away from dethroning Imanaga, who has slowed down after a red-hot start for the Cubs, as the award favorite at
Skenes has crashed the party with just six big league starts, although they were about as dominant as they can get. The race is shaping up to be a three-man one, with Dodgers pitcher and preseason favorite Yoshinobu Yamamoto right behind the pair at +350.Skenes, though, has been the popular pick among the betting public. The right-hander had attracted 20.1 percent of bets and 23.1 percent of the handle at BetMGM on Tuesday morning, both easily the best in the field.
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