Is a legendary NL Rookie of the Year race brewing?
The Pittsburgh Pirates quickly called up 2023 No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes to the big leagues, who has taken baseball by storm after four starts, but was still off the pace from the Cubs outstanding rookie starter, Shota Imanaga, who was putting up not just ROY numbers, but Cy Young numbers through his first 10 starts of the year.
However, after skipping his start last week, Imanaga returned to the mound on Wednesday and was promptly blasted by the Milwaukee Brewers, his first blemish of the season.