Blake Snell of the Rays won the American League Cy Young Award. Chris Sale received two second-place votes and finished fourth.
Snell's 1.89 ERA was only the fourth time since 1973 (when the AL deviated from proper baseball practice by permitting a DH) that a starting pitcher finished a season with an ERA below 2.00. The other three: Pedro Martinez (1.74 in 2000), Fat Billy from Ohio (1.93 in 1990), and Ron Guidry (1.74 in 1978).
Snell finished the season strong, allowing only nine runs over his final 11 starts (61.2 innings, 1.17 ERA). His batting average allowed of .