Trader consensus in the NL Comeback Player of the Year market shows a dead heat among Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott (45%), Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (44.5%), and Mets starter Sean Manaea (43.5%), driven by their sharp early-2026 resurgences after subpar 2025 seasons marked by control issues, injury woes, and regression. Scott boasts a 2.03 ERA with 13 strikeouts in limited action, trimming walks after a 4.74 ERA campaign; Imanaga dominates with a career-best 2.17 ERA, .147 opponent batting average, and elite 37.8% K-rate over 29 innings in April starts featuring elevated velocity; Manaea eyes rebound from late-2025 struggles (5.64 ERA) despite a 6.55 early mark, buoyed by peripherals. The bunched probabilities underscore early-season volatility, with position players like Michael Harris II (healthy return) and injury returnees Sandy Alcantara and Brandon Woodruff lurking amid a pitcher-heavy field.