Justin Verlander was elevated to demigod status this summer -- for no real reason -- and should easily waltz to the Cy Young Award. Did the SB Nation baseball scribes vote the same way? Results after the jump.
Num | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Justin Verlander | 22 | 2 | 162 | |||
2 | CC Sabathia | 2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 96 | |
3 | Jered Weaver | 5 | 10 | 4 | 58 | ||
4 | James Shields | 3 | 8 | 6 | 31 | ||
5 | C.J. Wilson | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | ||
6 | Dan Haren | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | ||
7 | Josh Beckett | 3 | 3 | ||||
8 | David Price | 1 | 2 | ||||
9 | Jon Lester | 1 | 2 | ||||
10 | Brandon McCarthy | 2 | 2 | ||||
11 | Mariano Rivera | 1 | 1 | ||||
12 | Doug Fister | 1 | 1 | ||||
13 | Felix Hernandez | 1 | 1 | ||||
14 | Gio Gonzalez | 1 | 1 |
I was one of the two CC Sabathia voters. I voted Sabathia-Verlander-Haren-Wilson-McCarthy. Sabathia had a better FIP and xFIP and a higher WAR, while also not pitching against the Royals every week.