Sully Baseball Podcast – Using the Average Start as a Cy Young Metric – August 14, 2018

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We know the win loss record is problematic as a metric for pitchers. But so are all the confusing new stats. Why not just use the Average Start as a barometer for the Cy Young vote and base the award on how the pitcher actually performed?

That plus avoiding stupid losses in this episode of Sully Baseball.

While we are at it, enjoy the NEW In Memoriam video.

Sully Baseball Regular Season Award Ballot

Awards like MVP and Cy Young are given to the best regular season performers and what they do in the post season can have no bearing on the result.

With that in mind, I will give my award ballot before it is influenced (or Sullied if you will) by October’s results.

AL MVP
JOSE ALTUVE – HOUSTON ASTROS

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Runners Up:
Aaron Judge – New York Yankees, Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Indians.

NL MVP
GIANCARLO STANTON – MIAMI MARLINS

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Runners Up:
Joey Votto – Cincinnati Reds, Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies

AL CY YOUNG
COREY KLUBER – CLEVELAND INDIANS

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Runners Up:
Chris Sale – Boston Red Sox, Carlos Carrasco – Cleveland Indians

NL CY YOUNG
MAX SCHERZER – WASHINGTON NATIONALS

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Runners Up:
Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers, Zack Greinke – Arizona Diamondbacks

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
AARON JUDGE – NEW YORK YANKEES

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Runners Up:
Andrew Benitendi – Boston Red Sox, Chad Green – New York Yankees

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
CODY BELLINGER – LOS ANGELES DODGERS

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Runners Up:
German Marquez – Colorado Rockies, Josh Bell – Pittsburgh Pirates

AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
A. J. HINCH – HOUSTON ASTROS

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Runners Up:
Paul Molitor – Minnesota Twins, Terry Francona – Cleveland Indians

NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
TOREY LOVULLO – ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

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Runners Up:
Bud Black – Colorado Rockies, Craig Counsell – Milwaukee Brewers.

AL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JASON VARGAS – KANSAS CITY ROYALS

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Runners Up:
Mike Moustakas – Kansas City Royals, Michael Brantley – Cleveland Indians

NL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GREG HOLLAND – COLORADO ROCKIES

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Runners Up:
Lance Lynn – St. Louis Cardinals, Eric Thames – Milwaukee Brewers

If anyone on this page also winds up being a big post season hero, then this was quite a year for them!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 18, 2017

The card of the day for Sully Baseball was a Mark Davis Topps Card. I bet you do not know this, but he is a Cy Young winner once traded for a Hall of Famer and another time dealt for an MVP.

I am POSITIVE you didn’t know that.

Pad your resume on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.