In just a few short days, the National League Cy Young winner will have been selected. The race could really go either way, and no one's quite sure as to who will win it in the end.
There were some exceptional pitching performances in the National League in 2009. It can be argued that at least 4 or 5 pitchers would have won it hands down in seasons past had they had these seasons then. Some of the best pitchers this past season included the likes of Adam Wainwright, Jair Jurrjens, Clayton Kershaw, and Matt Cain. Not to mention many others.
At the end of the day though, the best pitching was hands down performed by Tim Lincecum, the young hurler with the San Francisco Giants, and Chris Carpenter, the veteran ace pitcher in St. Louis who came back from a two year hiatus that saw him sidelined with injury.
Let's take a look at some quick stats to see who deserves the award. You'll see that the race should be very tight between these two aces.
Tim Lincecum brought the San Francisco Giants back into contention. A steady presence at starting pitcher through the entire season, his numbers were incredible. His low ERA was 2.48 was amongst the best in baseball, and he led all pitchers with 261 strikeouts.
Chris Carpenter, on the other hand, is more likely to see a movie made out of his story. After missing two consecutive seasons with an injury that threatened his career, he somehow managed to pull it together with the best season of his career. No one in baseball expected anything this drastic out of Carpenter, who led the NL in earned run average.
At the end of the day, this race could truly go either way. Carpenter had the better ERA and WHIP, but Lincecum's strikeouts were insane. Carpenter does have the better story to tell, so my prediction would be that he wins. - 30224
There were some exceptional pitching performances in the National League in 2009. It can be argued that at least 4 or 5 pitchers would have won it hands down in seasons past had they had these seasons then. Some of the best pitchers this past season included the likes of Adam Wainwright, Jair Jurrjens, Clayton Kershaw, and Matt Cain. Not to mention many others.
At the end of the day though, the best pitching was hands down performed by Tim Lincecum, the young hurler with the San Francisco Giants, and Chris Carpenter, the veteran ace pitcher in St. Louis who came back from a two year hiatus that saw him sidelined with injury.
Let's take a look at some quick stats to see who deserves the award. You'll see that the race should be very tight between these two aces.
Tim Lincecum brought the San Francisco Giants back into contention. A steady presence at starting pitcher through the entire season, his numbers were incredible. His low ERA was 2.48 was amongst the best in baseball, and he led all pitchers with 261 strikeouts.
Chris Carpenter, on the other hand, is more likely to see a movie made out of his story. After missing two consecutive seasons with an injury that threatened his career, he somehow managed to pull it together with the best season of his career. No one in baseball expected anything this drastic out of Carpenter, who led the NL in earned run average.
At the end of the day, this race could truly go either way. Carpenter had the better ERA and WHIP, but Lincecum's strikeouts were insane. Carpenter does have the better story to tell, so my prediction would be that he wins. - 30224
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