Remember when Blake Snell won the 2018 Cy Young Award? The way this offseason has dragged, it does seem like ages ago. But as much as we all enjoyed watching and documenting his historic season, it wasn’t without just a touch of luck, and his winning the award for the best pitcher in the American League certainly wasn’t without controversy:
AL Cy Young Award voting:
Blake Snell: 169 Votes - 17 1st place votes
Justin Verlander: 154 Votes - 13 1st place votes
Corey Kluber: 71 Votes - 0 1st place votes#Rays— John Sabol (@John_Sabol) November 14, 2018Despite the disparity between Snell’s 1.