As September draws near and the divisional and wild card races heat up, scoreboard watching becomes a secondary pastime of many baseball fans.
This year, many can keep an eye on a crowded race for the American League Cy Young Award as well.
As many as a dozen pitchers now have at least a reasonable case to be named the AL’s best pitcher, creating one of the deepest fields and biggest headaches for those voting for the award in recent memory. Nearly every team has a pitcher in the conversation. This week one of the dozen could rise to the top of the list and by the end of the season not be in the top 10.