At various points throughout the 2025 season, four different members of the Milwaukee Brewers looked like shoo-ins to at least be finalists for the NL Rookie of the Year Award at season's end. A strong start out of the gates put starting pitcher Chad Patrick near the top of the NL ROY leaderboard as the calendar turned from May to June. Then, Jacob Misiorowski's electric first five starts, which led to one of the most improbable All-Star selections of all time, had Brewers fans almost certain that he would be the NL ROY when all was said and done.
MLB's early 2026 Rookie of the Year leaderboard is riddled with NL Central talent
