Will Zack Wheeler win the 2026 NL Comeback Player of the Year award?

Prediction markets currently give a 12% probability that Will Zack Wheeler win the 2026 NL Comeback Player of the Year award?. This contract trades at 12¢ on Polymarket, closing December 19, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.29M open interest, and the price has collapsed 55% over seven days from 45¢ to 20¢, suggesting significant negative information arrival about Wheeler's injury recovery prospects or competing candidates.

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12¢
Bid/Ask /24¢·Spread 24¢·Vol $0·OI $1,141.66·Closes Dec 19, 2026·241d remaining
0x124fe35b5c7f2ff6acee1c340aa502abca7d5a24c0aafa44083b13f3014ad1a0
7-day price911 snapshots · 3 regime
49¢12¢ current
Apr 1210¢Apr 21

Analysis

5d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.29M open interest, and the price has collapsed 55% over seven days from 45¢ to 20¢, suggesting significant negative information arrival about Wheeler's injury recovery prospects or competing candidates. The 592% implied yield on the Yes side combined with a realized volatility of 2,766% and 18.19 vol ratio indicates wild price swings typical of thin, speculative markets where small trades move prices dramatically. With 247 days until expiry and a neutral regime, this appears to be a dead market where the initial hype around Wheeler has faded, making any position highly risky given the wide 10¢ spread and potential for further repricing as the 2026 season approaches.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 National 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) 1110.0%
IY (No) 20.6%
Adj IY 555%
CRI 7
Overround 1.8%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1110.0%
IY (No)20.6%
Adj IY555%
CRI7
Overround1.8%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
24¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:27:11 PM
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:23:18 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x124fe35b5c7f2ff6acee1c340aa502abca7d5a24c0aafa44083b13f3014ad1a0 yes 100

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