Miami Marlins News: Trevor Rogers wins May NL Rookie of the Month

Not only are the impressive outings beginning to pile up for the young Miami Marlins starting pitcher, but the accolades are beginning to pile up as well.

While the Miami Marlins starting rotation has arguably been the group that has impressed the most during the 2021 season up to this point, there is one player in particular that has impressed above everyone else.

That player is indeed 23-year old left-hander Trevor Rogers. After a rough 2020 season where he made his MLB debut, Rogers is opening eyes in 2021.

As mentioned previously, Rogers had a rough 2020. Making his big league debut during the shortened season, Rogers made seven starts where he posted a 1-2 record with a 6.11 ERA. Arguably the exact opposite so far in 2021, Rogers continues to impress.

Miami Marlins SP Trevor Rogers wins back-to-back NL Rookie of the Month awards.

Rogers was already previously named the NL Rookie of the Month for April where he went 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA. Dominating the competition in April, Rogers did exactly the same in May.

During the month of May, Rogers posted a 3-1 record with a 2.34 ERA in six starts made. Rogers also struck out 38 batters, the same number as last month, as well as only allowing one run in four of his six starts made.

For the season, Rogers now sports a 6-3 record with a 1.87 ERA, the sixth lowest in all of baseball.  Rogers also sports an impressive 10.9 K/9, and has allowed one run or less in seven of his eleven starts.

The numbers quite frankly don’t do it justice how good Rogers has been so far this season. Arguably the Marlins ace up to this point, it’s evident that Rogers has made the necessary adjustments from 2020 to 2021, in particular allowing less hard contact and one fewer walk per game.

So, is Rogers the current favorite for another NL Rookie of the Month? NL Rookie of the Year? NL Cy Young? If he keeps pitching the way he currently is, the answer may be 100% yes to all three.