Analyzing the Cy Young Favorites in the National League

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00:00Let me put this one to you this way as we take a look at the National League Cy Young.

00:09If there was no Rookie of the Year voting, if it didn't exist, would Imanaga be the favorite

00:15to win the Cy Young?

00:17Because I just, and you know me, I follow baseball closely, I just don't understand

00:20this early into the season.

00:22Why is Imanaga not the favorite?

00:25I don't get it.

00:27He has been the best pitcher in baseball this season, statistically, yet he's not even

00:33the favorite to win the Cy Young.

00:35Yeah, and look at the snub that Tyler Glassnow is getting here, Craig.

00:41I mean, outside of his start last night where he finally, you know, kind of got beat up

00:45a little bit, but he's been next to unhittable the entire year on a team that's likely going

00:49to win their division, have the best record in the National League when it's all said

00:52and done, and he's going to be the ace of the staff with 20 wins.

00:55I mean, that's the guy I would look at right now.

00:57We talked about his being very early, but still, Glassnow's stuff translates, right?

01:01We've seen him pitch an entire season in an area like Tampa that didn't have the lineup

01:05that the Dodgers have, and you know, there's going to be a whole lot of Ws stacking up

01:09for him, and as much as we don't focus on pitchers' wins anymore as the main determinant

01:14of the Cy Young, when a guy wins 22, 23 games in a season, it's always going to draw voters'

01:18attention, and Glassnow is trending that way.

01:21So between him and Suarez, it almost feels like you're getting a little bit of value

01:24on both those guys.

01:26I think Imanaga, you know, once we get more tape on him, once, you know, hitters are getting

01:31more film on him and able to digest a little more, and he's starting to see some of these

01:35teams a second and third time around, then maybe you'll start to see the numbers start

01:39to change a little bit.

01:40That's with Imanaga at this point, Greg.