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2024 MLB odds: Evan Carter, Colton Cowser new favorites for AL ROY

Updated Apr. 16, 2024 1:35 p.m. ET

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The MLB season is underway and slow starts for some of baseball's top prospects have meant major changes to the Rookie of the Year oddsboard.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto remains the favorite in the National League (+250), he is no longer the overwhelming favorite, with the Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio closing in.

Meanwhile, in the American League, the Texas Rangers' Evan Carter and Baltimore Orioles' Colton Cowser have emerged as the new favorites to win AL ROY (+300).

RELATED: Rangers or Astros in 2024? Best AL lineup? Most clutch hitter?

What other rookies have shown promise early in their career?

Let's take a look at the early favorites for ROY in each league at DraftKings Sportsbook, and give you FOX Sports Wagering Expert Chris "The Bear" Fallica's best bet for the NL ROY award.  

2024 AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ODDS: *

Evan Carter, Texas Rangers: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Colton Cowser, Baltimore Orioles: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Parker Meadows, Detroit Tigers: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Austin Wells, New York Yankees: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Nolan Schanuel, Los Angeles Angels: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Brayan Rocchio, Cleaveland Guardians: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)

* odds as of 4/16/24

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2024 NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ODDS: *

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers: +250 (bet $10 to win $35 total)
Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Jared Jones, Pittsburgh Pirates: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Jung Hoo Lee, San Francisco Giants: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

* odds as of 4/16/24

NL Rookie of the Year Pick via Chris "The Bear" Fallica:

Yoshiobu Yamamoto and Jackson Chourio have gotten the headlines and are of shorter odds, but the Marlins' Max Mayer is worth a play here. 

Mayer was the third overall pick in 2020 and has looked good this spring, as he’s just about back from Tommy John surgery. 

With Sandy Alcántara out, there should be a spot in the rotation when Meyer is ready. He’s got the stuff to make good on all the hype.

PICK: Max Meyer (+4000) to win NL ROY (at time of the pick)

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