Among eight bold predictions for the 2020 MLB season from USA TODAY's Steve Gardner: that Cincinnati Reds ace Luis Castillo will win the National League Cy Young award.
The hardware in question has recently been the exclusive property of Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, but if someone else is going to loosen their grip, the Cincinnati Reds’ right-hander is an intriguing possibility.
Castillo, 27, won 15 games and struck out 226 a year ago, so he’s already in the conversation as one of the league’s top starting pitchers. One of the reasons for his success is that he rarely allows solid contact.