Will Spencer Jones win the 2026 AL Rookie of the Year award?

Prediction markets currently give a 9% probability that Will Spencer Jones win the 2026 AL Rookie of the Year award?. This contract trades at 9¢ on Polymarket, closing December 19, 2026. Spencer Jones is priced at a significant discount despite holding 21% implied probability, with the Yes side offering an extraordinary 556% annualized yield—a red flag suggesting either severe illiquidity or mispricing given the $0 24-hour volume and wide 41¢ spread.

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9¢
Bid/Ask /18¢·Spread 18¢·Vol $0·OI $5,826.569·Closes Dec 19, 2026·241d remaining
0x697cc8ae2b40f6c37f32ebaf78a95db38b785b72447384bea7c067b3ae416451
7-day price75 snapshots · 6 regime
33¢9¢ current
Apr 125¢Apr 20

Analysis

5d ago

Spencer Jones is priced at a significant discount despite holding 21% implied probability, with the Yes side offering an extraordinary 556% annualized yield—a red flag suggesting either severe illiquidity or mispricing given the $0 24-hour volume and wide 41¢ spread. The market has experienced extreme volatility (5187% realized), dropping sharply from 33¢ to 21¢ over seven days, while the 18.79 vol ratio and high cliff risk indicate this is a thin, speculative market vulnerable to large price swings on minimal information flow (0.5 arrivals/hour). With 247 days to expiry and only $4.3M open interest, traders should be cautious of execution risk and consider whether the yield reflects genuine opportunity or simply the illiquidity premium typical of niche sports betting markets.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 American League Rookie 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) 1530.7%
IY (No) 15.0%
Adj IY 765%
CRI 10
Overround 2.4%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1530.7%
IY (No)15.0%
Adj IY765%
CRI10
Overround2.4%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
18¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 9:53:34 PM
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 9:38:18 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x697cc8ae2b40f6c37f32ebaf78a95db38b785b72447384bea7c067b3ae416451 yes 100

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