The Chicago Cubs should be well represented in the NL Cy Young voting this year. Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks have both made strong cases for the award. Whether that’s enough is anyone’s guess, as the voters tend to favor others like Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner and Max Scherzer. It took an unreal second half by Jake Arrieta to snag the award away last season.
But the case for Lester is a legitimate one. His September (and one October start) was stupendous, finishing with a 5-1 record and a 1.