While Shohei Ohtani won the AL MVP award for his historic two-way season for the Los Angeles Angels in 2021, he was never truly in contention for the Cy Young Award, as the team limited his innings on the mound and his numbers didn’t match up with the best pitchers […]
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AL Cy Young Odds: Shane McClanahan, Justin Verlander Separating from the Pack
Justin Verlander is a 39-year-old veteran who’s already won two Cy Young Awards in his 17-year career. Shane McClanahan is pitching in only his second major league season with the Tampa Bay Rays. But while they may have vastly different resumes, these two pitchers are likely to duel for the […]
AL Cy Young Odds: Robbie Ray Passes Gerrit Cole as Favorite in Tight Race
Gerrit Cole and Robbie Ray have emerged as the two clear favorites to win the AL Cy Young Award this year. But both aces struggled in their last starts, potentially opening the door for a dark horse to join the race down the stretch. Ray went just 4.2 innings for […]
AL Cy Young Award Odds: Lance Lynn Overtakes Gerrit Cole as Favorite
Gerrit Cole has conspicuously struggled – at least, by his lofty standards – since Major League Baseball began enforcing rules against pitchers using sticky substances on the ball. That has opened the door for other contenders to make cases for the AL Cy Young Award, including Chicago White Sox starter […]
2020 Cy Young Odds: Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom Favorites
The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas released odds on the projected winners of the 2020 Cy Young award for both MLB leagues, and a pair of pitchers in the Big Apple are favorites. Gerrit Cole, who recently signed a record-setting deal with the New York Yankees, is the favorite to […]