November 15, 2023

King Cole

Gerrit Cole of the Yankees takes home the AL Cy Young Award for 2023. He swept the first place votes:

Yankees’ right-hander Gerrit Cole unanimously won the American League MVP Award, marking the 11th time an AL pitcher has swept the voting.

BBWAA.com

Eleven times but only seven players, as Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Johan Santana, and Justin Verlander won unanimously twice.

Cole was an easy choice as his 7.4 rWAR led the majors among pitchers. He posted the best ERA with the most innings in the AL, a combination that is tough to beat, tossing two shutouts along the way. His strikeout rate dropped this season, but despite that he owned the lowest hits per nine in the AL. It was a truly superlative season for this era. Congratulations to Cole on the much deserved award!

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