Paul Skenes took just 10 months to go from No. 1 overall pick to a major league horse, an ace whose dominance and staying power past the sixth inning seemed to hail from a bygone era. Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander’s dominance was rewarded with the National League Rookie of the Year award.

But they knew Gil was throwing the heck out of the ball in Florida in March. They probably didn’t expect Gil to win the AL Rookie of the Year award in November. But that’s what happened when the 26-year-old righthander beat out Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser in a squeaker in voting announced on Monday night.