So I'm 2/3 in the Awards season predictions so far. Zack Greinke overwhelmingly won the Cy Young, getting 25 of 28 first place votes. Felix Hernandez had two first place votes and some Detroit homer (probably the same guy who voted Magglio Ordonez for MVP a few years back) voted Justin Verlander as the last first place vote. Greinke dominated the American League this season and deserved the award. Good for the voters getting it right.
Yankees ace CC Sabathia (13 points) and Toronto ace--and current Hot Stove fodder--Roy Halladay (11 points) were the other two pitchers receiving votes.
And a note to those Yankee fans who want to bury Joba Chamberlain and/or Phil Hughes in the bullpen, check out the career numbers progression for Greinke:
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I agree, well deserved. ESPN I think was doing a poll question on whether Greinke would play for the Yankees at some point during his career.
ReplyDeleteI think the more interesting question is will KC put together a team around Greinke so that they can actually become a more competitive ballclub?
They're trying, but unless they spend their money correctly, they can't succeed. The isn't that the Royals don't spend money; it's that when they spend money, they get long-term contracts for guys like Jose Guillen who end up becoming unmovable.
ReplyDeleteThey have a good GM and some interesting players, but I don't know if they'll be able to put it together sometime soon.
Or, for that matter, if we'll ever see Greinke even come close to approach the season he had this year