Internet Cy Young

The IBWAA voted for Cy Young in both leagues:

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its Cy Young category Wednesday, with the Tampa Bay Rays’ Blake Snell winning the group’s American League prize, and Jacob deGrom, of the New York Mets, being selected in the National League vote.

This is the tenth annual election for the IBWAA in the Cy category.

Election results are as follows:

AL Cy Young:

1st Place: Blake Snell, Tampa Bay Rays – 731 points
2nd Place: Justin Verlander, Houston Astros – 462
3rd Place: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox – 336
4th Place: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians – 298
5th Place: Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros – 150

NL Cy Young:

1st Place: Jacob deGrom, New York Mets – 828 points
2nd Place: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals – 564
3rd Place: Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies – 389
4th Place: Kyle Freeland, Colorado Rockies – 155
5th Place: Patrick Corbin, Arizona Diamondbacks – 92

Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.

The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.

There is a difference between the IBWAA and the BBWAA, as Chris Sale finished third here, while Corey Kluber made the top three in the writers vote.

I discussed various prediction models this morning.

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