Jacob deGrom waltzed to the 2018 NL Cy Young award:
Jacob deGrom, whose won-lost record was 10-9, had the fewest victories for a Cy Young Award-winning starting pitcher in a full season.
The previous low was 13 by the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez in the AL in 2010. The Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela was also a 13-game winner in the NL in 1981, but that season was shortened by nearly a third due to a players’ strike. The previous lowest victory total for a Cy Young winner in the NL was the Giants’ Tim Lincecum, who was 15-7 in 2009.
DeGrom also had fewer victories than two relievers who won Cy Young Awards – Mike Marshall, the 1974 NL winner who was 15-12 for the Dodgers, and Sparky Lyle, the 1977 AL winner who was 13-5 for the Yankees. The lowest victory total for any Cy Young Award winner was Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, who had a 2-3 record in 2003.
So we had the lowest innings total by a starter and the lowest win total by a starter. It’s good to see the quality of pitching is winning out. I would have liked to see Kyle Freeland finish higher. He had a great season in a tough ballpark for pitchers.
Congratulations to deGrom on a great season and his well deserved recognition.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2PxoTpl
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