(05-07-2018 12:36 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Man, Chris Sale is really snakebit with regards to the Cy Young.... He's off to a great start- thru 8 games he's 3-1 with a 2.02 ERA. But he probably wouldn't get a single 1st place vote right now- not with Verlander and Cole dominating so far. He's a distant 4th in the tracker that we used last year. And will fall further probably after tomorrow, when Kluber makes his next start(only 0.3 behind right now).

I do think the Red Sox have been so much smarter with Sale.
last year thru 8 starts he had thrown 58.2 innings and 868 pitches
this year thru 8 starts he's thrown 49 innings and 777 pitches.
so 9.2 fewer innings in 8 starts and 91 fewer pitches. That's gigantic.

It'll be really interesting to see if that makes an impact for him later on. If this doesn't work, I don't know what will....

I agree, it's a great plan of action. Definitely something to pay attention to as the season goes on. And yeah, he just can't catch a break in regards to the award. Last year Kluber caught insane fire and this year Cole has put up 2.5 fWAR and is on pace for one of the best seasons of all-time. He's unlikely to keep it up, but those 7 starts happened and they count.