Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
As I write, the Phillies are leading the Astros 7-0 in the bottom of the sixth of game 3. How sweet would it be if this thing never got back to Houston?
Pretty darn sweet, says me.
Okay, on to today’s topic: I asked the AN community to vote on the A’s 2022 Cy Young winner, aka the team’s best pitcher of the year, and Cole Irvin was your near-unanimous pick. Here’s the line that earned the honors:
- Irvin, 2022: 3.98 ERA, 181 IP, 128 K, 36 BB, 25 HR, 4.