Sabathia Wins AL Cy Young
Josh Beckett? C.C. Sabathia? You liked Beckett (60%) over Sabathia (27%) in our poll. The voters have spoken in favor of the large left-hander representing Cleveland. This surprises me somewhat because it’s actually the right call.
If I had a vote that counted for anything, mine would have been for Sabathia. He and Beckett put up very similar numbers this year, but Sabathia pitched about 40 more innings. Here are the top 10 pitching win shares totals in the AL for 2007:
- Sabathia 23.7
- Carmona 22.6
- John Lackey 22.0
- Javier Vazquez 19.6
- Dan Haren 19.0
- Erik Bedard 18.7
- Beckett 18.6
- Kelvim Escobar 18.3
- J.J. Putz 18.2
- Johan Santana 18.1
Not that win shares are the end-all and be-all, but still. And how sick is it that in a down season, Santana still ranks among the top 10?
Anyway, congratulations to C.C. Sabathia. Nicely done…
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