So I want to start this off by saying this is not a bash on Blake Snell, nor do I think he was undeserving of the award. I’m not particularly upset by his selection, although I do believe the voters got it wrong. Why? Well let’s dig in a bit further on each of the players and the seasons they had.
The overall voting came in remarkably close with Snell edging out Verlander with a 169-154 point victory.
I did some research and found an interesting quote on why Snell deserved to win the Cy Young:
“Additionally, Snell played a big role in his team’s surprisingly successful season, pitching dominantly deep into games, sparing the Rays’ hard-working bullpen a few extra innings of work.