Just in case you hadn’t heard, Rays ace, David Price, won the 2012 AL Cy Young Award, narrowly edging out the 2011 Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander. According to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, (BBWAA) “Price (20-5, 2.56 ERA) was named first on 14 of the 28 ballots cast by two writers in each league city, second on 13 ballots and third on one to score 153 points, based on a tabulation system that rewards seven points for first place, four for second, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Verlander (17-8, 2.64 ERA) received 13 first-place votes, 13 seconds and two thirds for 149 points. The other first-place votes went to Rays closer Fernando Rodney (2-2, 0.60 ERA, 48 SV), who finished fifth overall among the nine pitchers who gained mention.”
We here at Raysbaseball.co are pleased as punch with the 2012 Cy Young Award results. Not only did Price take the award, (and deservedly so) closer Fernando Rodney ended up in the top five, no easy feat for a relief pitcher. You can see the voting below. It bears mentioning that RA Dickey won the Cy Young on the NL side.
