(11-14-2019 12:03 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-14-2019 12:00 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 08:32 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 07:05 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  deGrom and Verlander win Cy Young. Close vote. Think Cole is happy for his ex-teammate?

Ryu and Scherzer tied for 2nd (Ryu got the only other 1st place vote); Strasburg and Flaherty tied for 4th.

actually they updated- Ryu 2nd, Scherzer 3rd, Flaherty 4th, and Strasburg 5th....

Flaherty 3 votes away from Scherzer for 3rd.

Based on some of those votes I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the BBWAA struggles with their maths. One guy in Philly thinks Kershaw had a better season than Ryu (and Buehler, and Scherzer, and Corbin, etc...)

yeah, if the season ended August 15. But bad for Kershaw, it didn't...

I think you're being really generous here. Kershaw was pitching well but was still the third best pitcher on his team on August 15; certainly not third in the NL. Ryu's ERA was almost HALF of Kershaw's at that point.

Quote:I hate to say it, but I think Kershaw in 2-3 years is just like King Felix or Lincecum....

The guy is still a perfectly serviceable #3 or #4 pitcher. It's definitely sad to see the decline but he hasn't (yet) dropped of the cliff like those guys.
If he can stay healthy it seems like he can continue to be a 3-4 fWAR guy for at least the next couple years to the end of his contract. The question is what happens in 2022 after the end of his current deal. Wouldn't be surprised to see him retire at that point, but if healthy I also wouldn't be surprised to see him sign a short term deal with the Rangers so he can go back to Texas. I'd obviously prefer him to retire a Dodger but it's hard to imagine LA signing him at that point.