SB Nation's Cy Young Awards

by Tom Dakers on Nov 11, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Toronto Blue Jays News

Yesterday we posted SB's Rookie of the Year voting and Monday we had the Manager of the Year votes. Today it is our Cy Young vote.

The AL vote:

Rk	Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts
1	Zack Greinke	Kansas City Royals	28	1	-	143
2	Felix Hernandez	Seattle Mariners	-	17	6	57
3	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers	-	8	9	33
4	Roy Halladay	Toronto Blue Jays	1	2	11	22
5	CC Sabathia	New York Yankees	-	1	2	5
6	Jon Lester	Boston Red Sox	-	-	1	1

So I voted Greinke, Hernandez and Halladay. I have to be a homer sometimes, I'm not sure who voted for him in the first spot. Even I'd have a hard time rationalizing that vote. I can understand voting for Verlander, he did lead the league in strikeouts, but I felt since Doc pitched in a much much stronger division, he was more deserving of my vote.

The NL vote:

Rk	Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts
1	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants	18	13	-	129
2	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals	9	4	7	64
3	Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	10	42
4	Javier Vazquez	Atlanta Braves	-	5	7	22
5	Dan Haren	Arizona Diamondbacks	-	3	4	13
6	Ubaldo Jimenez	Colorado Rockies	-	1	1	4
7	Cliff Lee	Philadelphia Phillies	-	-	1	1
8	Jair Jurrjens	Atlanta Braves	-	-	1	1

Cliff Lee is a strange vote, seeing as he only made 12 starts in the NL, but to each their own.

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Yeah can’t argue with the choices for AL CY Young, and I don’t think voting Halladay thirdish is being a homer. It is a reasonable vote especially considering you can see others voted the same way.

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by JohnnyG on Nov 11, 2009 8:31 AM EST reply actions

Vazquez

Vazquez was so ridiculously underrated this year it’s insane. His numbers are significantly better than Wainwright in every category but wins (mostly because he got no run support early in the year). And his ERA/WHIP are comparable to Carpenter, except he struck out a ton more batters.

Vazquez isn’t always this great, but you can make a strong argument that he was only a few K’s behind Lincecum this year (who, strangly, didn’t get knocked down for his poor W numbers like Vazquez did).

It’s Lincecum and Vazquez in a dead heat for me, with Wainwright and Carpenter in the next tier back.

by Jevant on Nov 11, 2009 10:28 AM EST reply actions

I agree. Would throw Haren ahead of the Cards duo, too.

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by Sky Kalkman on Nov 11, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

But...

…the AL vote seemed right. Grienke and Hernandez were a pretty clear 1-2. Not much between Verlander/Halladay. I could see either of them getting the 3rd place spot.

by Jevant on Nov 11, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions

Although Cliff Lee only pitched in 12 starts in the NL, he played a big role in the Phillies NL Championship. Heck, he was pretty much the Phillies’ ace in the WS.

by Frag on Nov 11, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions