While I certainly understand why Dereck Rodriguez might not win NL Rookie of the Year, for him to not even be mentioned in the running is a crying shame.
This is the NL Rookie of the Year award. It shouldn’t have anything to do with anything other being the best rookie of the year. Whether or not that rookie’s team is in playoff contention should not matter, and their predicted future shouldn’t matter either.
That’s the only reason I can figure why guys like Jack Flaherty and Walker Buehler are being ranked above Rodriguez.