The Yankees haven’t had a Cy Young Award winner since Roger Clemens in 2001, and indeed only five Yankees have won the award since its introduction in 1956. They’re the Bronx Bombers for a reason, pitching has never been the first thing you think of when it comes to the organization.
And so perhaps its fitting that in the season where the pitching staff has overdelivered, and the offense has been mediocre, the Yankees have their best chance at seeing a Cy Young winner in the Bronx in 21 seasons. Gerrit Cole entered the season as the odds-on favorite to capture the AL hardware, and he’s mostly delivered on that promise this year.