2019 MLB Season: September NL Cy Young race update
3. Max Scherzer, SP, WSN
The ace of one of the most impressive and elite rotations in baseball has been dominant once again. Max Scherzer continued to add to his legacy this season. The three-time Cy Young award winner is currently 10-5 through 25 starts with a 2.56 ERA and 216 strikeouts through 154.2 innings pitched.
Having well over 200 strikeouts in less than 160 innings shows signs of dominance. Scherzer has always been able to make batters look silly.
He is currently third in the NL in strikeouts, second in ERA and second in WHIP with a 1.00.
He missed time due to back issues and that is the main reason why he is not going to win his fourth Cy Young in 2019 MLB season.
He has been beyond impressive this season but has not pitched enough innings as other strong and dominant candidates. However, since his ERA is one of the best in the NL, he could possibly be on the top of that category at the end of the season.
He still is a heavy contender for the award and has a chance to win it if he ends up leading the league in multiple categories, a combination of strikeouts, ERA or WHIP.