Today in Major League Baseball it was time to pick who would win the AL CY Young Award. There were many choices to pick from in the American League. First there is, Zack Greinke from the Kansas City Royals. Greinke in 2009 put up one of his best seasons with an ERA of 2.16, 16 wins, 8 losses, 242 strikeouts (second most in the AL), and 229.1 innings pitched. Second choice was right hander Roy "Doc" Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays who won a CY Young back in 2003. But in 2009 Halladay would have a fine season with an ERA of 2.79, 17 wins, 10 losses, 208 strikeouts, and 239.0 innings pitched. He was also injured a few times this season and still put up those numbers. Third choice was gunslinger Felix Hernandez, from the Seattle Mariners. 2009 was probably one Hernandez's best years with an ERA of 2.49, 19 wins, 5 losses, 217 strikeouts, and 238.2 innings pitched. Forth choice was the 6'7, 290 IBS big dog C.C. Sabathia, from the New York Yankees. Sabathia who already won a CY Young Award in 2007 who would have another great year in 2009 winning his first World Series and having a ERA of 3.37, 19 wins, 8 losses, 197 strikeouts, and 230.0 innings pitched. Last choice was the 26 year old Justin Verlander, from the Detroit Tigers who would have one of his better years in 2009. Verlander had an ERA of 3.45, 19 wins, 9 losses, 269 strikeout (most in the AL), and 240.0 innings pitched. So out these five outstanding pitchers, who would win the AL CY Young Award?
Zack Greinke would win the AL CY Young Award putting up one his best performances in 2009. Who would have thought Greinke would become one of your big time pitchers in 2009, where about 4 years ago Greinke wasn't even one of your big time pitchers with an ERA of 5.80, 5 wins, 17 losses, 114 strikeouts, and 183.0 innings pitched in 2005. In 2008 he would than try to turn it around with an ERA of 3.47, 13 wins, 10 losses, 183 strikeouts, and 202.1 innings pitched. In 2009 the Kansas City Royals would finish second to last in the American League Central tied with the Cleveland Indians with 65 wins and 97 losses and that's just great that Greinke could put up those numbers. 2009 was definitely one to remember for Zack Greinke who wins the 2009 AL CY Young Award.
Zack Greinke is the fourth Kansas City Royal in their history to win the AL CY Young Award. The first was Bret Saberhagen back in 1985 with an ERA of 2.87, 20 wins, 6 losses, 158 strikeouts and 235.1 innings pitched. In 1989 Saberhagen would yet again win the AL CY Young Award with a 2.16 ERA, 23 wins, 6 losses, 193 strikeouts, and 262.1 innings pitched. The third person came in 1994 with David Cone who had an ERA of 2.94, 16 wins, 5 losses, 132 strikeouts, and 171.2 innings pitched. Greinke is now one of the best big time pitchers in the AL and yet plays for not such a great team; you still must fear him when you come up to bat. We hope he can bring the same dominate pitcher he was in 2009 to the 2010 season come opening day in April.
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