This week’s three-game series with the Padres will feature the top candidates for NL rookie of the year honors, with Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. and Chris Paddack looking to contend with Mets’ Pete Alonso.
But to Mickey Callaway, the only thing to consider is Alonso’s numbers.
“He’s in first in everything. I think that’ll work [for his rookie of the year case], if he just sits right where he is,” Callaway said before Tuesday’s first game of the series at Citi Field. “I get to see Pete every day, it’s not just the numbers he’s putting up, it’s the intangibles that he brings to our team.