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To: spitsong who wrote (16945)	10/3/2011 7:08:49 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 29239

Nice handicapping, Spit. I would move Kennedy up to the top tier based on his strong close.

To: spitsong who wrote (16945)	10/5/2011 7:50:46 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 29239

Fister's Unexpected Great Season fangraphs.com

To: spitsong who wrote (16945)	9/27/2012 2:59:22 PM
From: spitsong	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29239

2012 NL Cy Young contenders Leader W-L CG IP BB K ERA WHIP BAA WAR comments ----------------- ----- -- ----- -- --- ---- ---- ---- --- ------------------------------------- R.A. Dickey 19-6 5 220.0 52 209 2.66 1.04 .223 5.2 First knuckleballer to win? A Step Behind W-L CG IP BB K ERA WHIP BAA WAR comments ----------------- ----- -- ----- -- --- ---- ---- ---- --- ------------------------------------- Clayton Kershaw 12-9 2 211.2 58 211 2.68 1.04 .214 5.4 Playoff race + hip injury = ouch Matt Cain 16-5 2 214.1 50 191 2.77 1.04 .222 3.7 Finishing strong Kyle Lohse 16-3 0 205.0 37 134 2.77 1.08 .236 4.1 All three losses by one run Johnny Cueto 19-9 2 210.0 48 164 2.83 1.18 .253 5.7 Just 5-4 in last 10 starts Gio Gonzalez 20-8 2 193.1 73 201 2.84 1.12 .204 4.6 First in majors to 20 wins Not Quite W-L CG IP BB K ERA WHIP BAA WAR comments ----------------- ----- -- ----- -- --- ---- ---- ---- --- ------------------------------------- Jordan Zimmerman 12-8 0 189.1 41 148 2.90 1.16 .250 4.5 8 ER in 3.2 IP vs. Cards on 9/1 Cole Hamels 16-6 2 208.1 51 208 3.11 1.13 .238 4.0 Another excellent year Madison Bumgarner 16-10 2 204.1 47 187 3.26 1.11 .233 2.3 Just 5-4 in last 10 starts Honorable Mention W-L CG IP BB K ERA WHIP BAA WAR comments ----------------- ----- -- ----- -- --- ---- ---- ---- --- ------------------------------------- Stephen Strasburg 15-6 0 159.1 48 197 3.16 1.15 .230 2.8 Not enough IP even before shutdown Cliff Lee 6-8 0 198.0 28 195 3.18 1.13 .257 3.9 Just 6 wins?! WAR is from baseball-reference.com: baseball-reference.com A new documentary, "Knuckleball!", which came out earlier this month, might help ex-Ranger, ex-Mariner, ex-Twin R.A. Dickey on his way to a Cy Young award -- amazingly, no knuckleballer has ever won a Cy Young, but this year Dickey has the numbers to make it happen. mlb.mlb.com Kershaw has what might usually be a season-ending hip injury, with probably the only reason he hasn't been shut down being that his Dodgers are not far from a playoff spot, though the hot Cards are pulling away fast. With Kershaw's remaining innings limited, it looks like either Dickey or Hamels will get the strikeout title. If Dickey gets it and maintains his ERA lead, he's only one win away from tying Gio for the Wins lead and at least a partial pitching triple crown, which would give him an almost insurmountable edge for the Cy Young, I think. I personally do not believe that Gio or Zimmerman has a realistic shot at the Cy Young because they just haven't pitched enough innings -- Gio may finish the season with just over 200, but I don't believe his other numbers are enough to make up for it, especially when the only thing he really has going for him is that he has 20 wins, which two more pitchers (Dickey and Cueto) might match, and both have other numbers that are mostly better than Gio's.