Hey guys, I like JDG as much as you do, but let me make this super simple…
Quoting MLB.com about the CYA: “Named for the winningest pitcher in baseball history, the Cy Young Award is voted upon by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America prior to the beginning of the postseason.”
So there you go.
Now, we know JDG had a great season but he won’t be the WINNINGEST whether or not that makes you sad or you hate the stat. Therefore, I have created the ED WALSH AWARD which will go to the pitcher with the grooviest ERA.
Big Ed has a career 1,816 ERA in 14 seasons. Thus we name the award after him. The award will be issued by me every year when I remember to do it and need a blog post on a slow rainy day.
Congratulations to Jacob deGrom, winner of the 2018 Ed Walsh Award!
