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2019 NL Cy Young Finalists: who will win

By Tyler Roberts

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Washington Nationals in game three of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Washington Nationals in game three of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Who wins the NL Cy Young?

Max Scherzer dominated, but did he do enough to win?

Max Scherzer had an incredible season and no matter what happens with this award, it really won’t matter for him.  He has the ultimate prize that no one else on this list has this season and that is a World Series title.

‘Mad Max’ went 11-7 this year with a 2.92 ERA and 243 strikeouts with 33 walks and 18 home runs allowed.  This year was the first year in 4 years where he didn’t lead the NL in strikeouts at the end of the season.  He only started 27 games compared to deGrom’s 32.  He doesn’t win the durability contest.

He was an All-Star this year for the 7th season in a row and led the NL in strikeouts per 9 innings with 12.7.  When you take his strikeout to walk ratio, he led all of baseball with a 7.36.  He had an amazing season, the fact is there is one other pitcher who simply had a better year, despite not having some of the flashier statistics as Scherzer or deGrom for that matter.

The only disappointing thing about this season is he will finish second in the Cy Young voting for the second year in a row.  Again, the man has a World Series title, I think he’ll be okay.

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