![]() He appears ready to put his name in that conversation again. In the past two years, Max Scherzer, 38, was not a part of the Cy Young race. He became just the third rookie pitcher in Braves history to get 200 strikeouts in a single season.Īlso, Strider surpassed the MLB record Randy Johnson set in 2001 as the fastest pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts in 130 innings. In 20 starts, Strider was 11-5 with a 2.67 ERA, 202 strikeouts and a 13.8 K/9. Strider made history in his first full year in the big leagues. The runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year joined the Braves’ starting rotation in late May. ![]() Spencer Strider introduced himself last year in incredible fashion, and I’m not just talking about his mustache. The Miami Marlins ace has an opportunity to be the first pitcher to win the NL Cy Young award in back-to-back seasons since Jacob deGrom did it in 20. He was second among MLB starting pitchers with 228 ⅔ innings. The Dominican led the NL with six complete games. 212 batting-average and a 1.8 home run percentage. He posted career bests against opposing batters with a. In 32 games, Alcantara was 14-9, 2.28 ERA, 207 strikeouts and a 178 ERA+. Sandy Alcantara had a remarkable season last year, bringing home his first NL Cy Young award. He’s a dark horse to win the award, but don’t question his ability to perform with the best in baseball. He also led the majors by allowing only 5.9 hits per nine innings (H/9). Gallen set the franchise record with 44 ⅓ consecutive scoreless innings at one point in the season. The 27-year-old Gallen the NL with a 0.91 WHIP. He started a career high 31 games, going 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA and 192 strikeouts.Ĭardinals rookie Jordan Walker oozes greatnessīaseball, family helped Dana Brown out of humble startĬristian Javier, Framber Valdez vie for Cy Young Zac Gallen finished fifth in the NL Cy Young race in 2022. Here are the five: Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks Bartolo Colon became the second Dominican to win the Cy Young, and Alcantara became the third in 2022.Īlcantara is one of five pitchers Our Esquina has deemed frontrunners for the 2023 NL Cy Young Award. Martinez won the first of his three Cy Young Awards in 1997, becoming the first Dominican to win that prestigious award. He claimed the Cy Young 25 years after fellow Dominican Republic native Pedro Martinez won the award with the Montreal Expos in 1997. Alcantara was the first Latino to win the NL Cy Young in 25 years. In the National League, the drought had been longer. The hard-throwing righthander became the first native of Latin America to win a Cy Young Award in 12 years, becoming the first since Felix Hernandez won the award in 2012. Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara snapped a couple of streaks last year when he won the NL Cy Young Award.
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