October 21, 200916 yr Author Sporting News names Zack Greinke, Tim Lincecum AL, NL pitchers of the year One former Royals ace describes current K.C. ace Zack Greinke(notes) as a "complete pitcher." Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke and San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum(notes) are Sporting News' 2009 pitchers of the year, as selected by a panel of 31 major league general managers and assistant GMs. The two aces dominated the major league leader boards this season, though a lack of run support prevented each from making a run at the 20-win plateau. Greinke went 16-8 with a major league-best 2.16 ERA in 33 starts and finished second in the American League with 242 strikeouts. His six complete games ranked second in the majors behind Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay's(notes) nine. And only Halladay (four) had more shutouts than Greinke (three). "He's a complete pitcher—great flow, command of all his pitches and he pitches inside—the best I've seen in a long time at that," former Royals ace Bret Saberhagen told Sporting News. "If he got better run support, he'd have 20 wins." Last 14 winners of this award have also been named the A.L. Cy Young Award winner...
November 17, 200916 yr And your winner is.. . . . . Zach Greinke! Edited November 17, 200916 yr by smalls2598
November 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 01:36 PM) And your winner is.. . . . . Zach Greinke! Good. As long as it wasn't Sabathia.
November 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 01:36 PM) And your winner is.. . . . . Zach Greinke! Excellent.
November 17, 200916 yr voting wasn't even close, Greinke 25 first-place votes & 3 second-place. Felix - 2 1st-place, 23 2nd-place, 1 3rd-place (wasn't named on 2 ballots?) Of course a writer from Michigan gave Verlander the other 1st place vote
November 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 02:17 PM) All is right in the universe. The only award that is even relatively difficult to figure out is the NL Cy Young, and there are quite a few deserving candidates in that race. The MVP winners have to be Mauer and Pujols.
November 18, 200916 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 03:34 PM) The only award that is even relatively difficult to figure out is the NL Cy Young, and there are quite a few deserving candidates in that race. The MVP winners have to be Mauer and Pujols. I still have this horrible feeling that Jeter will steal the MVP away from Mauer.
November 18, 200916 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 07:03 PM) I still have this horrible feeling that Jeter will steal the MVP away from Mauer. I feared Sabathia taking it over Greinke more than I do of anyone taking it over Mauer, and the voters were right about that. They only thing they can even begin to look at is the fact that he missed the first month, but he was still like far and away the best player in the AL.
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