Every year at around this time at MLB Pipeline, we try to look into our crystal ball and find a Rookie of the Year candidate for each team. In 2025 , we picked two of the three American League finalists in the A’s Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox. And we singled out one of the NL finalists: Braves catcher Drake Baldwin.

On the heels of the winners being announced, we’re back at it again, picking one prospect per team who could be named Rookie of the Year in 2026.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage, RHP ( No. 1 / MLB No. 26 )

Yesavage was already going to be Toronto’s best chance at a Rookie of the Year in 2026 when he debuted in the Majors in September … and then the posts

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