When Gerrit Cole was unceremoniously booed off the mound yesterday by the Yankee faithful in the Bronx after surrendering a seven-spot in an 11-1 loss, it was not only indicative of the New York Yankees’ playoff hopes taking a hit, but also of Cole’s Cy Young chances.
Enter Robbie Ray: in what is a miraculous turnaround from last season, he is now officially, for the first time, the odds-on favourite in the race to win the American League Cy Young Award (at least according to Las Vegas).
In 2020, all Robbie Ray did was post the worst year of his career—a 6.