Maybe the National League should hand out three Cy Young awards this season. That seems to be just about the only fair way to handle what’s turned into a ridiculously competitive race between the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, the Nationals’ Max Scherzer, and the Phillies’ Aaron Nola. Following a Tuesday night where deGrom dominated the Cubs and Nola out-dueled Scherzer in Philadelphia, the battle between the trio is fully engaged. But who has the edge going into the season’s final month?
The Case for Jacob deGrom
It starts with his ERA, which is a miniscule 1.