In 2021, Julio Urias was the only 20-game winner in MLB. In 2022, he was somehow even better, leading the National League with a 2.16 ERA. Despite his dominant season, eight Cy Young voters didn’t even think Urias was one of the five best pitchers in the NL, leading to his third-place finish in the Cy Young race.
While the voters still haven’t figured out just how good Julio is, those closest to him get it. We’ve already covered what pitching coach Mark Prior had to say about him, but catcher Austin Barnes was on Access SportsNet on Wednesday and had some glowing praise, too.