A Way-Too-Early Look At The Cy Young Award Race

Early injuries to AL anchors Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet have opened up the race, putting Yankees’ breakout Cam Schlittler (MLB‑leading 1.50 ERA/0.84 WHIP) and surprise arms like Parker Messick and Davis Martin into the conversation.
Pitching is unusually dominant — seven starters with sub‑2.00 ERAs (first time since 2015) — with NL frontrunner Cristopher Sánchez and reigning winner Paul Skenes leading a stacked field.
Plenty of fun storylines to watch: flamethrowers Jacob Misiorowski and Chase Burns, Shohei Ohtani’s innings limits complicating a Cy Young chase, and comeback bids from Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom.