MLB Awards Watch: Top 5 NL ROY candidates thru May

May 31, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (5) is greeted by catcher Yasmani Grandal (9) after scoring against the Chicago Cubs on a sacrifice fly hit by Dodgers left fielder Howie Kendrick (not pictured) in the eighth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports /

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5. Trayce Thompson, LAD

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.266/.333/.514, 7 HR, 1 SB, 131 wRC+, 0.6 fWAR

Trayce Thompson is likely used to being the forgotten one at this point. His brother, NBA superstar, Klay Thompson is in the middle of fighting for his second straight NBA championship. Trayce, himself, was never a top ranked prospect rising through the minors.

The younger Thompson has also been buried behind two other Dodgers rookies this season in statistics and in the minds of baseball experts.

That has not stopped Thompson from producing this season. After a slow start to the season, Thompson was actually the best Dodgers hitter in the month of May, posting a .270/.352/.603 slash line, besting even the great Corey Seager

His 158 wRC+ led the Dodgers for the month and it ranked 18th in all of baseball for the month. Thompson blasted six home runs with a .333 ISO for the month of May overall.

Thompson has forced the Los Angeles Dodgers to give him more playing time this season and there is no reason he should not continue to have success with that playing time.

While he may not even be the best rookie on his own team, he has to be the biggest revelation for the Dodgers in 2016.

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