It’s not surprising that he won it, but it’s surprising how long it’s been since he last won it.
Corey Kluber was fantastic by any standard you want to use in August. Are you fan of win/loss records? He was 5-0 in six August starts. Like things that actually matter? He allowed just 11 earned runs with 44 strikeouts and 13 walks in 40.2 innings.
Baseball can no longer ignore his tremendous season — he has been named the American League’s Pitch of the Month for August. Shockingly enough, this is first POTM award since September 2014, the final month of Cy Young-winning season.