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Sabermetrics system: Stats redefine award winners

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:19:52 +0000

Tim Lincecum helped explain his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, saying, "You can see where it's taken a turn to complete numbers and stats and what people do with that. It puts more options in the voters' heads." Zack Greinke, his American League counterpart, is more specific. He introduces things called FIP and VORP into the discussion.

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Zack Greinke: A Look Back at His 2009 Cy Young Season

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:54:28 +0000

As you might have heard, we have a brand new Cy Young award winner that happens to pitch for the Kansas City Royals. His name is none other than Zack Greinke. Greinke won the award last week after turning on one of the best pitching seasons that Royals fans have seen since the days of Brett Saberhagen and David Cone. With the award, he became just the third K.C. pitcher to win the prestigious award. The other two of course, being the aforementioned Saberhagen and Cone. Now, let's talk about Mr. Greinke's season for a minute. Greinke posted the lowest ERA by a starting AL pitcher since Pedro Martinez's breakout season in 2000, which saw him post a microscopic 1.74 ERA. Zack continuously mowed down batter after batter at times, and seemingly looked pretty close to un-hitable. He did this by starting off the season strong, and finishing the season strong as well. His only low point of the season was during the middle of the year, which saw him struggle from time to time, but he didn't let this ...

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Greinke mentioned on four MVP ballots

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +0000

Zack Greinke received mention on four ballots in the American League MVP voting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Monday.

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Contract talks break down between Marlins, Johnson

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:12 +0000

Sporting News staff reports The agent for Marlins ace Josh Johnson told The Miami Herald that he doesn't expect the righthander to sign a contract extension with the team. Talks broke down recently, and agent Matt Sosnick doesn't expect them to pick up again. "The Marlins sort of knew it was now or never," he told the newspaper. As a result, The Miami Herald speculated the Marlins will be forced to trade Johnson after the 2010 season -- if not sooner. Johnson reportedly is asking for a four-year deal similar to the one signed by Royals ace Zack Greinke (four years, $38 million), but the Marlins won't go beyond three years. Johnson has two more years of salary arbitration before he will become a free agent. Johnson went 15-5 with a 3.23 ERA this season and is 34-16 with a 3.40 ERA in his five-year career.

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New-age stats shed light on Cy Youngs (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:56 +0000

For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories -- the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware.

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Subtle tweaks elevate Greinke's game

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Zack Greinke was his usual low-key, understated self as he made his way through the aftermath of his selection as American League Cy Young Award winner.

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Greinke a most deserving Cy Young winner

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:21 +0000

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Royals ace Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:00 +0000

Zack Greinke fidgeted a bit and spoke softly. Winning the Cy Young Award brought up a whole lot of unwanted attention.

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K.C.'s Greinke is AL Cy Young

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, easily beating out Felix Hernandez after a season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke went 16-8 with a major-league-low 2.16 ERA for the Royals. Hernandez was 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for...

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Zack Greinke earns AL's Cy Young Award

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Kansas City ace easily beats out Seattle's Felix Hernandez. > Kansas City ace easily beats out Seattle's Felix Hernandez.

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Former Spokane Indian Zack Greinke Wins AL Cy Young For 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:38:10 +0000

Starting pitcher Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals has won the American League Cy Young Award, defeating Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners and Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. Greinke pitched for the Spokane Indians in 2002 for his first season. Greinke compiled a record of 16-8, an ERA of 2.16 and a WHIP of 1.073, as opposed the record of Hernandez at 19-5, an ERA of 2.49 and a WHIP of 1.135. For those who don't know, WHIP is Walks plus Hits in Innings Pitched, which is similar to the ERA but is a more individually based statistic, while the ERA is a mix of individual performance and the performance of the defense. The edge that Greinke appears to have had is the streak of five shutouts to open the season for the Royals. I had favored Hernandez because I thought he had been more consistent over the course of the season, and used the compilation of more wins and fewer losses as the tie-breaker, because both the Royals and Mariners gave little run support to either pitcher, ...

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MLB to award 2012 All-Star Game to Kansas City

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:51:10 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Call it a doubleheader sweep for the Royals on Tuesday. First, ace Zack Greinke is named AL Cy Young Award winner. Hours later, it's reported that the 2012 All-Star Game will be played at Kauffman Stadium. ComcastNet New England, citing a major league source, says that Kansas City has been awarded the game. An official announcement should come no later than next month at the winter meetings, the site reports. The Royals were competing with the Boston Red Sox for the game. The Sox wanted to mark the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park with the Midsummer Classic. But as Comcast's Sean McAdam puts it, "MLB typically awards the game to cities and host teams with new ballparks or renovated facilities," and Kauffman underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2009. Kansas City last hosted the All-Star Game in 1973, the year Kauffman Stadium (then known as Royals Stadium) opened. Angel ...

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Another Roy Halladay Cy Young Calibre Season

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:00 +0000

I hate to say it...but for the fourth year in a row, Roy Halladay crafted another Cy Young calibre season and had nothing to show for it. The Baseball Writers Association of America did the right thing by giving the Cy Young to Zack Greinke. Though not your typical runaway candidate, Greinke did everything right on a team that played so horribly wrong throughout the season. Greinke didn't have an impressive win/loss record, however he certainly made up for it all other categories. The voting went down pretty much as expected, but I would have liked to see Doc finish a little higher than fifth place. Ultimately, I guess it doesn't really matter because you either win the Cy Young award or you don't—there isn't any purple fifth-place-finish ribbon like there was at the track & field meet in public school. Out of all the votes, the one that stands out like a sore thumb was the ballot which included Justin Verlander as a first place vote. This is just another example of a voter not digging ...

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Should Kansas City Royals Give Serious Consideration to Trading Zack Greinke?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:37:56 +0000

Zack Greinke's win of the 2009 Cy Young Award should be considered one of the best accomplishments in recent baseball history. The Kansas City Royals weren't a bad team in 2009, they were awful. Greinke's dominance on a 97-loss team speaks to his greatness. The Royals are in the very competitive but winnable AL Central. Any great team needs an "ace" of the pitching staff to always depend on, but the Royals have almost an entire roster full of holes to fill in order to compete with Minnesota, Detroit, and Chicago. Kansas City is one of the smallest markets in baseball and must be creative with their money and players in order to compete. Would trading Zack Greinke be the smartest move for the long-term success of the organization? At first thought, most fans would immediately say absolutely not. It would be a very difficult sell for the organization trading their most marketable star and hope fans would still come out to watch an awful team. Trading Greinke could be a lethal blow to a ...

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Come To Think Of It: MLB Writers Take Steps Forward and Back in Award Voting

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:36:34 +0000

Perhaps there is hope for the writers who vote for the Major League Baseball awards, after all. Then again, it's always one step forward, two steps back with these guys. One might hope that the preponderance of advanced statistical evidence might educate voters for awards such as Cy Young, MVP, ROY and the Gold Glove. After all, as younger and (hopefully) more enlightened writers obtain voting rights, the subjective manner of awarding players should improve. One possible example of this is Zack Greinke winning the Cy Young award today. In the "old" days, many voters used such sad stats as won-loss records as a judge of the best pitcher. In that regard, Greinke wouldn't have had a chance. His victory total (16) matched that of Arizona's Brandon Webb three years ago for the fewest by a starting pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in a non-shortened season and was the fewest by an AL starter to win in a full-length season. But Greinke won in overwhelming fashion over King Felix of Seattle, who ...

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Ted Keith: Like it or not, Cy puts Greinke in well-deserved spotlight

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:41:51 +0000

Zack Greinke may not like being the center of attention, but Ted Keith says the Royals ace had better get used to it after winning the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday.

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Greinke a most deserving Cy Young winner

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:28:30 +0000

Zack Greinke may have had a low win total on a bad team, but voters still got it right. He's the AL's best pitcher, Jon Paul Morosi says.

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Royals ace Greinke wins AL Cy Young

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:49:18 +0000

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke had a 16-8 record with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners. Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.

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Greinke earns all but 3 first-place votes to win AL Cy Young

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:36:32 +0000

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke, who quit baseball three years ago not knowing if he wanted to ever pick up another baseball, ...

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Greinke's brilliance, game by game

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

The numbers add up to something and someone special, most notably Zack Greinke's 2.16 ERA, best in the Major Leagues. And six complete games, four shutouts, 242 strikeouts, an opponents' anemic average of .230 and all the rest.

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Greinke humbled by Cy, team honors

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:59:00 +0000

The biggest surprise of Zack Greinke's victory in the American League Cy Young Award sweepstakes was the wide margin of his victory.

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Sox can attest: Greinke a deserving Cy Young winner

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:02:35 +0000

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Now on the clock: Don Wakamatsu

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:03 +0000

As brilliant as Felix Hernandez was in 2009, it was harder to muster up a passionate Cy Young case for him, because Zack Greinke was demonstrably just slightly better. And the voters agreed.

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Zack Greinke of Royals wins AL Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:45:00 +0000

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Greinke most definitely deserving

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:00 +0000

The voting for the Cy Young Award continues to be much tidier than the voting for Most Valuable Player. The victory of Kansas City's Zack Greinke in the 2009 American League Cy Young voting proves that point.

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Greinke Wins His First Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:40 +0000

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Zack Greinke of Royals wins AL Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:45 +0000

NEW YORK - Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke...

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Royals' Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:29:05 +0000

Just three years after social anxiety disorder almost completely derailed his career, Royals ace Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez.

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Greinke wins AL Cy Young; CC finishes 4th

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:23:17 +0000

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Royals ace Greinke wins AL Cy Young

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:13:48 +0000

He may play for Kansas City, but Zack Greinke is a big-time winner. Exhibit A: He's just been handed the AL Cy Young award.

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AL award goes to Grienke; CC behind Hernandez, Verlander

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:13:31 +0000

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez and CC Sabathia after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke went 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went...

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Zack Greinke of Royals wins AL Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:29 +0000

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Kansas City Royals' Zack Greinke wins American League Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:23 +0000

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Greinke receives all but 3 first-place votes to win AL Cy Young

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:48 +0000

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zach Greinke, who quit baseball three years ago not knowing if he wanted to ever pick up another baseball, easily won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday.

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Mariners' Felix Hernandez finishes second in AL Cy Young voting

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:03 +0000

Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke wins award.

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Zack Greinke of Royals wins AL Cy Young Award

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:03:19 +0000

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

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Greinke gets one more win: AL Cy Young

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Zack Greinke won again on Tuesday -- this time taking the Cy Young Award as the American League's best pitcher.

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Felix vs. Greinke: Cy Young day of reckoning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:38:03 +0000

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AL Cy Young: Why I voted for King Felix

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:50 +0000

Zack Greinke ran away with the American League Cy Young Award today, picking up 25 of the 28 first-place votes. Mine was not one of them. I listed Felix Hernandez first on my ballot, and Greinke second, though the decision was a very difficult one for me. During the final month of the season, I watched six pitchers closely, monitoring each outing as I began to think about my ballot. Greinke, Hernandez, CC Sabathia, Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander and Mariano Rivera all warranted consideration in my eyes, and while I played around with the ballot in my head, I had an open mind as I watched the race unfold. When the season was over, the race had come down to two pitchers: Greinke and Hernandez. In my eyes, they were dead even. I could make a strong case for either guy, but in the end, here were the factors that went into my final decision: 1) Hernandez had a bit of a slow start, but after mid-May, he was 15-2 with a 1.99 ERA, showing excellence over the final 4 ½ months of the season. ...

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Zack Greinke favored to edge Felix Hernandez for AL Cy Young

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:01 +0000

SEATTLE - Felix Hernandez was the epitome of a Cy Young-caliber pitcher in 2009, and it was a beautiful thing to watch. He was dominant. He was clutch. He was consistent....

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Mariners Felix Hernandez looks like second-best in AL Cy Young race

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:29:03 +0000

King Felix was great in 2009. But Kansas City's Zack Greinke was better, and will probably win Cy Young on Tuesday.

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Verlander a dark horse for AL Cy Young

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0000

Maybe Justin Verlander really is a long shot to beat out Zack Greinke, Felix Hernandez and others for the American League Cy Young award. But then again, his season in itself seemed like a long shot.

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