The AL Rookie of the Month will probably be Adley Rutschman, who has hit .261/.397/.446 (145 wRC+) while playing well at the hardest defensive position. Steven Kwan has a case too, with his .296/.386/.418 line (134 wRC+) and more walks than strikeouts. But George Kirby deserves serious consideration.
The Westchester Wizard has had a magical August. His 1.32 FIP trails only Justin Verlander in all of MLB (min. 20 IP). As you’d expect from Kirby, his leading skill is limiting walks, and he issued just three free passes all month. Only Corey Kluber walked fewer. In fact, of the 120 batters he faced, just 16 of them even got to three-ball counts, and Kirby ended up striking out six of those.