Will Yordan Alvarez win the 2026 AL Comeback Player of the Year award?

Prediction markets currently give a 39% probability that Will Yordan Alvarez win the 2026 AL Comeback Player of the Year award?. This contract trades at 39¢ on Polymarket, closing December 19, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity with only $5 in 24-hour volume against $1.28M open interest, creating a dangerously wide 20¢ spread and inflated 252% implied yield on the Yes side that likely reflects pricing inefficiency rather than true opportunity.

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39¢
Bid/Ask 33/44¢·Spread 11¢·Vol $0·OI $1,303.651·Closes Dec 19, 2026·241d remaining
0x4e4a62addcdac231845ca46966d1871e811aa89eb7e1bae073a9ba646ca43584
7-day price1232 snapshots · 3 regime
62¢39¢ current
Apr 1213¢Apr 22

Analysis

5d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity with only $5 in 24-hour volume against $1.28M open interest, creating a dangerously wide 20¢ spread and inflated 252% implied yield on the Yes side that likely reflects pricing inefficiency rather than true opportunity. The price has collapsed 18¢ over seven days (from 45¢ to 37¢) while realized volatility sits at an extraordinary 2682%, suggesting either new information about Alvarez's injury status or thin-market volatility rather than fundamental repricing. With 247 days to expiration and a neutral regime, this appears to be a speculative position with minimal liquidity depth—traders should be cautious of the wide bid-ask spread and consider that the high yield may simply reflect the difficulty of exiting a position in this illiquid contract.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 American League Comeback Player of the Year award for the 2026 MLB Season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by MLB rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 MLB season is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from Major League Baseball; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 237.0%
IY (No) 96.9%
Adj IY 118%
CRI 2
Overround 1.1%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)237.0%
IY (No)96.9%
Adj IY118%
CRI2
Overround1.1%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
11¢
Computed
4/22/2026, 1:54:15 AM
Indicators computed 4/22/2026, 1:53:18 AM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x4e4a62addcdac231845ca46966d1871e811aa89eb7e1bae073a9ba646ca43584 yes 100

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