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To: spitsong who wrote (14178)9/16/2010 5:01:36 PM
From: spitsong  Read Replies (4) of 29239
 
2010 AL Cy Young contenders (3)

Leaders            W-L   CG   IP    BB   K    ERA  WHIP   BAA  comments
----------------  -----  --  -----  --  ---  ----  ----  ----  --------------------------------------
Felix Hernandez   11-11   5  225.2  63  214  2.39  1.09  .220  Last start: L vs Angels; 4 ER in 6.1 IP
David Price       17-6    2  186.2  73  167  2.75  1.21  .222  8 shutout innings in ND at Yankees
Trevor Cahill     16-7    1  177.2  59  102  2.84  1.08  .210  1-1 in last two starts; 6 ER in 12 IP
Jered Weaver      12-11   0  204.0  51  218  2.96  1.05  .215  1-0 in last two starts; 1 ER in 15 IP
CC Sabathia       19-6    2  217.0  68  179  3.03  1.18  .236  8 shutout innings in ND vs Rays
Jon Lester        17-8    2  190.0  71  208  3.17  1.17  .220  Last start: W at Mariners; 1 ER in 8 IP
Cliff Lee         11-8    7  192.1  15  166  3.28  1.01  .241  Last start: W vs Yankees; 1 ER in 8 IP

Also-ran           W-L   CG   IP    BB   K    ERA  WHIP   BAA  comments
----------------  -----  --  -----  --  ---  ----  ----  ----  --------------------------------------
Clay Buchholz     16-7    1  159.2  63  110  2.48  1.23  .229  1-1 in last two starts; 6 ER in 8 IP
C.J. Wilson       14-6    2  180.0  84  150  3.25  1.24  .213  Last start: ND vs Yankees; 4 ER in 3 IP
Francisco Liriano 14-7    0  178.1  55  189  3.28  1.24  .248  Last start: W at White Sox; 3 ER in 6 IP

Matt Garza and Gio Gonzalez drop from contention.

The race tightened up this past week, with Felix losing in a game he bore some blame for (though his offense was shut out -- again -- while he was in the game), at the same time every other serious contender but Clay Buchholz and Trevor Cahill improved. I think any one of the guys characterized here as "Leaders" have a shot at this thing if they ace it down the stretch.

Despite some excellent numbers and jaw-dropping stuff this year, I think Felix needs at least two more wins -- and preferably four -- for serious consideration. Yes, the Mariners offense is historically bad, but not many Cy Young voters are going to reward a guy with a so-so record like his, and with the Mariners losing seven straight and rolling over on their way to another 100-loss season, he's not getting enough help. Buchholz and Lester both got wins against the M's this past week, while Weaver gave up just 1 run in 8 innings in a no-decision against them.

Better teams are making it harder on their Cy Young rivals.
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