Mansfield Fox

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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Should Johan Santana Win the AL Cy Young?

As of today, Santana, who won last night against Texas, is 4th in wins, 2nd in ERA, and 1st in strikeouts. The other serious candidates, as I see it, are Pedro Martinez, who's second in Ks, fifth in wins and ninth in ERA; Curt Schilling, who's tied for second in wins, and is fifth in ERA and fourth in strikeouts; and maybe Mark Mulder, who's first in wins, eighth in ERA, and twelfth in strikeouts. Obviously, what these guys do down the stretch is going to determine who wins the award, and somebody (Jake Westbrook? El Duque?) may make a late charge to steal the award. But is it fair to say that, as of right now, Santana has the inside track?