<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/kansas-city-royals/mlb-rumors-royals-jarren-duran-trade-lane-thomas-isaac-collins-moves');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Royals want Jarren Duran trade even after Lane Thomas, Isaac Collins moves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sep-9-2025-West-Sacramento-California-USA-Boston-Red-Sox-left-fielder-Jarren-Duran-16-smiles.jpg"><figcaption>© Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Royals want Jarren Duran trade even after Lane Thomas, Isaac Collins moves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T07:49:21-08:00">December 15th, 7:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T07:49:21-08:00">December 15th, 7:49am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-royals-brewers-agree-offseason-trade">Kansas City Royals could look to make yet another splash this winter,</a> and it may surprise both fans and pundits, given their recent moves.</p><p>According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Royals are interested in trading for Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6890000/2025/12/15/royals-red-sox-mlb-free-agency-trades/" rel="noopener">despite already trading for two other outfielders</a> in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/kansas-city-royals/royals-news-sign-former-guardians-nationals-outfielder-lane-thomas-free-agency">Lane Thomas</a> and Isaac Collins earlier this offseason.</p><p>“Even after signing free agent Lane Thomas and trading for Isaac Collins, the Kansas City Royals are open to adding another outfielder – most notably Jarren Duran, if the Boston Red Sox lower their asking price,” Rosenthal wrote.</p><p>“The Royals are under the impression Duran would cost them left-hander Cole Ragans, though the Red Sox view the initial talks as more informal and exploratory, according to people briefed on the conversations.”</p><p>Across 157 games in 2025, Duran bashed 13 triples, hit 16 home runs, and posted a .774 OPS. According to Baseball Savant, he ranked in the 77th percentile in Batting Run Value and the <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jarren-duran-680776?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener">98th percentile in Baserunning Run Value.</a></p><p>It is not known if the Royals would be willing to include Ragans in such a deal for the Red Sox star, but it does not seem as though they would be scared to acquire another outfielder.</p><p>While Duran played some center field for the Red Sox, the Royals would plan to play the All-Star in left field, according to Rosenthal. After acquiring Collins, Kansas City general manager J.J. Picollo made it clear that they have the space to be flexible.</p><p>“I don’t think it locks us into anything,” Picollo told Anne Rogers of MLB.com. “With the defensive versatility, what we think the free agent can do, what we think Isaac can do, there’s still a chance that we may do something else. … I don’t think I’ll sit here and say we’re done. I don’t think that’s the case. But it doesn’t mean we have to get something done.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Royals want Jarren Duran trade even after Lane Thomas, Isaac Collins moves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/why-brewers-isaac-collins-will-win-nl-rookie-of-the-year-award');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Brewers’ Isaac Collins will win NL Rookie of the Year Award');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Milwaukee-Brewers-outfielder-Isaac-Collins.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Brewers’ Isaac Collins will win NL Rookie of the Year Award</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T18:39:26-07:00">September 9th, 6:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T18:39:26-07:00">September 9th, 6:39pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers have been the best team in Major League Baseball since the All-Star Break. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-pat-murphy-syrup-filled-quesadilla">Pat Murphy has found a good mix of snacks and lineup tweaks</a> to lead his team to dominance. However, one of the team’s unsung heroes is outfielder Isaac Collins. The young standout is a National League Rookie of the Year candidate alongside Cade Horton and Drake Baldwin.</p><p>Collins came to the Brewers’ major league team in 2024, but he barely played on the contending team. However, he got valuable experience around his teammates and parlayed it into an effective 2025 campaign. He stepped up when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-tentative-hamstring-injury-recovery">Milwaukee was without Jackson Chourio due to injury</a> and kept the team’s momentum going. He figures to be a big piece of any potential playoff run.</p><p>When it comes to the NL ROTY race, it is a three-player competition for the most part. Horton has been great for the Chicago Cubs, a fellow NL contender. Baldwin has played well for the Atlanta Braves, but a litany of other issues have them on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Despite his team’s struggles, he is as deserving for the award as the other two rookies are.</p><p>Picking a winner out of the trio of young stars is tricky. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-rookie-walk-off-hero-joins-yasiel-puig-mlb-history">Collins’ clutch moments</a> throughout the season might be enough to give him an edge. If the playoffs were included in the calculations, he would have a chance to run away with the award. However, his case is still compelling enough that he deserves the nod, even if it is by the smallest of margins among the voters.</p><p>The Brewers have lofty goals as their regular season comes to an end. They need Collins to continue producing like the ROTY if they want to hit those marks.</p><h2>Collins’ role and his production in it make him the clear favorite</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Milwaukee-Brewers-left-fielder-Isaac-Collins-runs.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Collins is the only NL ROTY candidate that plays every day for a contending team. While it is out of Baldwin’s hands and Horton is a pitcher, that has to mean something in Collins’ favor. The rookie was asked to do a lot when the season began and has done everything Murphy expected from him and more. Without him, Milwaukee would struggle mightily to maintain its success.</p><p>In award races, key moments are just as important as the overall body of work. Luckily for the Brewers outfielder, he has both. Collins’ has come through in clutch for his team, stealing wins for Milwaukee. However, he has also been a key cog in Murphy’s well-oiled machine. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-pat-murphy-isaac-collins-shout-out-fans-showing-out-amid-floods">Collins and his manager have echoed one another</a> when it comes to the Brewers’ dominance this season.</p><p>The outfielder has the moments, but what do his overall numbers look like? In a word, great. Slashing <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/42959/isaac-collins" rel="noopener">.275/.373/.433</a> as a contact hitter is great for any player, much less a rookie. Collins had a couple of “welcome to MLB” moments earlier this year, but he settled in quickly and became a reliable bat. Murphy has put him all over the order and the rookie has excelled everywhere.</p><p>Collins’ 2.5 WAR might be a side-effect of being on a good team. However, the stat impressive for a young player, no matter what situation they find themselves in. He has almost everything going in his favor at this point. All he needs to cement the deal if for Milwaukee to secure the top spot in the NL playoff picture and play a key role in the team winning the pennant.</p><h2>Collins is the most valuable rookie in MLB this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brewers-rookie-Isaac-Collins-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson was an All-Star this season. He and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-first-125-years-insane-achievement">Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski took the league by storm</a> with their red-hot starts to the season. However, Collins has played under the radar, giving his team what it needs without dominating the spotlight. He did not make as big of a splash as his peers, but is every bit as important to his team, if not more so.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-isaac-collins-take-downing-cubs-80th-win">Collins has embodied the attitude the Brewers attacked the season with all year long</a>. Having him play an important position like left field gave Murphy the opportunity to put Christian Yelich at designated hitter. The result has been great for Milwaukee’s offense, one of the best in the league. That should not be ignored when deciding who the NL ROTY Award should go to.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-rookie-makes-franchise-history-scoreless-streak">Horton’s streak of scoreless innings was impressive</a>. Baldwin burst onto the scene and was better than anyone expected. At the end of the day, though, the NL ROTY Award is Collins’ to lose. He is more important to his team than any of the other candidates and has another chance to prove it this fall.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Brewers’ Isaac Collins will win NL Rookie of the Year Award

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He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-milwaukee-joey-ortiz-injury-update-cubs">Milwaukee Brewers avoided what could have been a costly sweep</a> at Wrigley Field by pulling out a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon. The win pushed them to 80 on the season, the first team in Major League Baseball to reach that total in 2025.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/pat-murphy-gets-brutally-honest-on-brewers-slump-vs-cubs">The victory also ended Milwaukee’s three-game losing streak</a>, its first since late April, and restored its lead in the National League Central to seven games with 34 contests remaining.</p><p>“That’s just what got us here, that scratch and claw mentality and staying true to ourselves,” <a href="https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-become-first-team-to-reach-80-wins" rel="noopener">said</a> Isaac Collins, per Adam McCalvy. “That’s the biggest thing. I think sometimes when success comes your way, you kind of forget what got you there. Down the stretch here, it’s going to be huge for us to take it one day at a time.”</p><p>Brice Turang supplied the early offense with a two-run homer in the second inning off Cubs starter Shōta Imanaga, who otherwise dominated by retiring 16 of the next 18 batters and finishing with seven innings of three-hit, two-run ball on 98 pitches. Turang’s blast was his eighth homer of August and 14th of the season, already a career high.</p><p>The Brewers’ bullpen carried the game after starter Quinn Priester struggled with command, allowing three hits, five walks, and a hit batter over 94 pitches. The right-hander exited in the fifth after loading the bases. Nick Mears entered and escaped with only one run allowed on a sacrifice fly by Pete Crow-Armstrong, preserving a 2-1 lead. From there, Mears, Grant Anderson, Jared Koenig, Abner Uribe, and Trevor Megill combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings.</p><p>Uribe created drama in the eighth by walking the first two batters, but recovered with a strikeout and defensive help before Andrew Vaughn made a diving tag at first base to end the threat. Megill then closed the door with a clean ninth inning, recording his 30th save of the year.</p><p>The decisive blow came in the top of the eighth. With two runners on against reliever Ryan Brasier, Isaac Collins, hitless in his last 14 at-bats, lined a two-run single into right-center to put the Brewers up 4-1. It was his first hit since the birth of his son, Carter Michael.</p><p>“That one really felt good,” Collins said, acknowledging his struggles at the plate. “The results weren’t really showing up the last few days.”</p><p>The Brewers are now 15-0 in games Priester has pitched since May 30, including 12 starts, though his chance to set a franchise record for consecutive winning decisions remains on hold.</p><p>Cubs hitters drew eight walks but collected only four hits, continuing a troubling trend. Thursday was their 12th straight game with fewer than 10 hits, tying their longest streak from 2023. It was also the Cubs’ 4,000th loss at Wrigley Field since moving there in 1916, a span in which they hold a .534 home winning percentage.</p><p>Despite the Cubs taking the five-game set 3-2 and clinching the season series 7-6, giving them the tiebreaker if records are tied, the Brewers managed to limit the damage.</p><p>The Cubs will have to regroup as they begin a nine-game West Coast trip, now seven games back with no more head-to-head opportunities against Milwaukee.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers star Isaac Collins’ powerful take after downing Cubs for 80th win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-isaac-collins-emerges-as-nl-rookie-of-the-year-betting-favorite');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Isaac Collins emerges as NL Rookie of the Year betting favorite');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Isaac-Collins-emerges-as-NL-Rookie-of-the-Year-betting-favorite.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Benny Sieu</figcaption></figure><h1>Brewers’ Isaac Collins emerges as NL Rookie of the Year betting favorite</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-13T12:32:09-07:00">August 13th, 12:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-13T12:32:09-07:00">August 13th, 12:32pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-become-third-team-90-years-accomplish-unthinkable-feat">flowers won’t stop growing for the Milwaukee Brewers</a> during a hot summer in 2025. The Brewers are currently in the middle of a series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates, where they are aiming to win their 12th straight game.</p><p>Many players have stepped up during this hot stretch for the Brew Crew. One in particular is one that nobody expected when the season began in April. Rookie Isaac Collins is turning heads and is quickly becoming a fan favorite in Milwaukee.</p><p>On Wednesday, the sportsbooks had no choice but to make his <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=awards" rel="noopener">odds the highest to win</a> the National League Rookie of the Year award. Collins passed rookie Drake Baldwin, who is a catcher for the Atlanta Braves.</p><p>Here are the odds to win NL ROY, courtesy of FanDuel.</p><p>Isaac Collins: -120</p><p>Drake Baldwin: +105</p><p>Cade Horton: +2000</p><p>Jacob Misiorowski: +2000</p><p>Augustin Ramirez: +2500</p><p>Chase Burns: +2500</p><p>Isaac Collins is tearing up the league right now. Not only is he batting second in the lineup now, but Collins has emerged as one of the top hitters for the Brewers. Ahead of the series finale on Wednesday, Collins was hitting .292 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs, and had an insane .840 OPS in 277 at-bats. He has walked 40 times with 13 stolen bases and adds a solid 2.8 WAR to the team.</p><p>On Wednesday, Collins added another RBI double to his resume. At this rate, there is no reason why the rookie won’t win the award. Baldwin has been playing well all season long, but because he is a catcher and doesn’t have as many games played, that may hurt him in the race. However, Baldwin’s stats can’t be counted out. He is hitting .285 with 13 homers, 52 RBIs, and has an .823 OPS in seven fewer at-bats than Collins.</p><p>At this point, it is between these two guys. Collins’ teammate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jacob-misiorowski-highlights-milwaukees-latest-injury-updates">Misiorowski had a chance, but his latest injury</a> took him out of the race.</p><p>Milwaukee is beating the Pirates 6-0, and they are on their way to another series sweep.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Isaac Collins emerges as NL Rookie of the Year betting favorite

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers (73-44) have galvanized an entire state, captivating fans with their fundamentally-sound yet exciting brand of baseball. While becoming the first team to win 70 games this season, this franchise has connected with Cream City on a deeper level. Whether it is because of its undying grit or manager Pat Murphy’s authenticity, this ballclub has garnered legions of undying supporters.</p><p>If one wanted to verify that claim, all they had to do was take a look at the home crowd during Sunday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-milwaukee-magic-continues-walk-off-comeback-win-mets">thrilling comeback win</a> over the New York Mets. Despite severe flooding affecting Milwaukee, 33,700 people piled into American Family Field. The Brewers made sure they did not regret making the trip. William Contreras hit two home runs and Isaac Collins smashed a walk-off dinger in the ninth inning to erase a 5-0 deficit and gift the squad its ninth straight victory.</p><p>The Brew Crew is a National League-best 39-20 when playing in its domain, and that home-field advantage seemed particularly evident in this last battle. Just ask those who experienced it firsthand. The stadium is brimming with pride and gratitude, and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-play-finale-vs-mets-after-flooding-in-milwaukee" rel="noopener">those feelings are reciprocal</a>.</p><p>“I honestly didn’t know if fans were going to be able to make it, and they showed out,” Collins said, per MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. “I love playing for this team and for this city.” The 28-year-old rookie enjoyed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-rookie-walk-off-hero-joins-yasiel-puig-mlb-history">a historic outing</a> and is now batting .295 with eight home runs, 40 RBIs and an .843 OPS through 96 games this season.</p><p>Murphy echoed Collins’ sentiment and noted the unprecedented amount of enthusiasm he personally witnessed on Sunday.</p><p>“I’ve been here 10 years, that’s the best environment that I’ve seen,” the reigning National League Manager of the Year said on what was the debut day of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-selling-pocket-pancakes-viral-pat-murphy-moment">Murph’s Pocket Pancakes</a>. “I don’t know if we added seats or something, I don’t pay too much attention up there. It just seems louder. Wilder.”</p><p>There are 12 inches of rain in some parts of Milwaukee, so Brewers fans and the American Family Field staff deserve their due for getting to the ballpark. And the team deserves its due for giving people an escape during a time of crisis. Thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is enduring these floods.</p><p>Baseball’s feel-good story of the year will try to spread more positivity when it welcomes in the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-68) on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.263	9	54	0.779	16

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.263	9	54	0.779	16

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