Usually the guy who wins the Triple Crown really is the best pitcher. Looking at the list, I don't...

Usually the guy who wins the Triple Crown really is the best pitcher. Looking at the list, I don't really see any non-deserving Cy Young winners. Well, except for maybe one: Jake Peavy, just four years ago. National League West power pitcher in a pitcher's park ... sound familiar? I argued at the time that Brandon Webb deserved serious consideration. Webb did finish second, but Peavy was listed first on all 32 ballots.

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Webb did deserve consideration.

He finished ahead of Peavy in fWAR by 0.8 of a win. Peavy was ahead of Webb in rWAR by about 0.1 of a win. WAR is park-adjusted from both sources, so it should take care of his concerns about park factors. Both were deserving choices.

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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 17, 2011 9:34 PM PST reply actions