How is cy young determined

He had a 7. What's next: Buehler is scheduled to make his final start on Sunday against the Brewers. He was less dominant over his final three starts, however, posting a 4. He pitched just two innings in his final outing, with the Brewers opting to get him some extra rest heading into the postseason. Burnes leads the Majors in strikeouts per nine Stock trending: Down Gausman was terrific in his last two outings, racking up 16 strikeouts over 13 innings, while allowing only two runs.

Stock trending: Neutral Scherzer had been lights-out since joining the Dodgers, going with a ridiculous 0. After allowing five runs over five innings against the Rockies in a Sept. Scherzer also ranks second in strikeouts behind Zack Wheeler's He is not in the top Max Scherzer—but this race is close enough that I can see valid arguments for several other pitchers, too.

As of a few weeks ago, I was leaning toward Walker Buehler, and I still think he's a strong candidate. But Scherzer has now squeaked by him in ERA 2. Corbin Burnes is in this mix, too. But the fact that he missed four starts in the spring while on the injured list means that he just doesn't have enough innings to justify putting him over Scherzer.

Is it time for a year-old Scherzer to win his fourth Cy Young of his career, and first since ? I think it just might be. If the season ended today, there would be a few ways voters could look at this. If they prioritize eating innings at a rate rarely seen in this era, Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler may be the choice.

If they prefer the utterly dominant ace who shattered records this season but missed a few starts, Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes would be a worthy selection. The year-old also made headlines this season by setting the record for most strikeouts to begin a season without issuing a free pass and later struck out a record-tying 10 consecutive batters , all of whom went down swinging. But his innings are indicative of the few starts he missed while on the COVID reserve list and his tendency to be pulled earlier than some of his contemporaries, a trend that won't reverse itself while the Brewers are running away with the NL Central.

I'm going to land somewhere in between and go with the Dodgers' Walker Buehler. He ranks fourth with innings pitched, just a complete game and change behind Wheeler. He's one of the closest statistical equals to Burnes, ranking first in adjusted pitching wins 3. He's also pitched 35 more innings than Burnes and 25 more innings than fellow Dodger Max Scherzer, who matches him in most of the rate stats and has pitched better than his new teammate lately. This race will be decided in the season's final few weeks, but for now, I'm going with No.

Remember two months ago when Jacob deGrom was having the best pitching season ever and this race seemed over? Well, things have certainly changed.

He still could receive some down-ballot Cy Young votes, considering he still ranks third in the league with 4. But, without him, there are at least five worthy candidates for whom these next few weeks will be crucial. With this emphasis on the final weeks of the season, Max Scherzer should win the award. He leads the league with a 2. He bet on himself and re-signed with the White Sox this season and won big; he was named an All-Star and has had a terrific season.

The Yankees being in the postseason we feel pretty confident heading into the final weekend could help Cole. And both White Sox starters deserve votes. Elite Sports NY. Mixed results down the stretch open the door for debate. So who should win it?