Cristopher Sánchez named NL Cy Young Award finalist

For a second straight season, Cristopher Sánchez was named a National League Cy Young Award finalist.

The three finalist are Sánchez, the expected winner Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale.

Sánchez, 29, finished with a 2.91 ERA in 33 starts. He finished tied with Boston’s Sonny Gray for an MLB-best 18 wins. For a second straight year, Sánchez also led all pitchers in Baseball-Reference WAR (bWAR) with 8.1. Only Pete Crow-Armstrong (9.8) finished with a higher bWAR than Sánchez.

Sánchez finished second last year to Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes in NL Cy Young Award voting. If he finishes second again, it would be the third consecutive season the Phillies…