Gerrit Cole Emerges as Strong Favorite for AL Cy Young Race
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00:00 Let's bring the American League Cy Young race into the fold on because Gary Cole last night
00:06 grabs himself a win for the New York Yankees.
00:09 He does so with six innings of work, two earned runs, two walks, seven strikeouts, strengthening
00:14 his position as the favorite at minus 185.
00:18 Luis Castillo seems to be the only legitimate contender here at plus 230.
00:23 12 to 1 on Kevin Gausman, 15 to 1 Sonny Gray, and then you've got 40 to 1 prices for your
00:29 next pitcher.
00:30 So this is a two man race at most a four man race based on the odds.
00:37 What do you see in the AL Cy Young market?
00:39 Yeah, by the way, the commercial break, fill me in on what actually happened to the Angels
00:43 over the past couple of days where you were off.
00:45 I would like to know exactly what the deal was there.
00:47 But having said that, here are called Luis Castillo.
00:49 Kevin, it's a runaway here for me.
00:50 Look, I'm not a Yankee backer, but Gary Cole is the only, as I said, shining light for
00:55 the New York Yankees here in 2023 when the team isn't doing very well and they're under
00:59 500.
01:00 Know what?
01:01 Every fifth day you can count on Gary Cole to have a dominant start.
01:03 And that's what we look at.
01:04 And also, Kevin, I don't really think there's bonus points here.
01:07 Like, hey, Castillo's going to win the Cy Young because the Mariners are surging and
01:11 could actually wind up being the best overall team in the American League when it's said
01:15 and done.
01:16 But we've seen that before in Seattle.
01:17 I mean, heck, they had a starting pitcher in King Felix that didn't even have a 500
01:22 record on the mound and was the Cy Young and should have done that.
01:25 So you take all the team accolades out of it when you're dealing with the Cy Young.
01:29 It's Gary Cole for me, a minus 185 price.
01:31 He's going to win that again, unless he has five starts in September and an eight ERA.
01:36 I don't expect that he's a dominant pitcher.
01:38 And you know what, Kevin, the only thing left for the Yankees to do this season is find
01:42 a couple of prospects, but they know Gary Cole, how much it means to him.
01:45 If he wins a Cy Young, they'll be gearing up with their best lineups and also their
01:49 best strategies.
01:50 Every time Cole takes the mound the rest of the way.
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