I've heard a lot of talk about the AL Cy Young voting since it was announced and everyone seems to be in complete agreement that C.C. Sabathia deserved it based on the following numbers:
Sabathia went 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 209 strikeouts, pitching a major league-high 241 innings. He finished the voting with 119 points.
Josh Beckett, 20-7, became the only big leaguer to win 20 games since 2005, compiling a 3.27 ERA with 194 strikeouts in 200 2/3 innings. He finished the voting with 86 points.
So the only thing separating these two candidates was the fact that C.C. pitched 40 more innings? Well, good for him. It took him forty extra innings to win one less game than Beckett. I don't get why this was never brought up in any of the discussions I heard. Granted, those discussions were about staff meetings, what time to close the office on Friday and office supplies, but still, I never heard one mention of this. Anyway, congratulations C.C., you're the AL Cy Young winner for 2007.
Too bad the votes are cast before the playoffs start. C.C. was 1-2 with an 8.80 ERA and 13 walks in three playoff outings. Beckett mowed through the Indians two times in the AL championship series and went 4-0 with a 1.20 ERA in four postseason starts, striking out 35 and walking two. Congratulations, you're a World Series Champion!
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