For as long as Julio Urias has been in the Dodger system, there seem to have been rumors of trading him away. I railed against it! I was OK with losing De Leon, Oakes, Sborz, Montas, Holmes, and Cotton, but I felt that Julio Urias had something special. After all, he had at least four pitches and could control them very well. His curve was knee-buckling and his upper 90’s fastball just made his other pitches more devastating. It was a long journey derailed by a freak injury and surgery, but here we are…. finally!
I do not actually believe that Julio Urias will win the NL Cy Young Award in 2021… but I do think he will be in the conversation.