As expected, Zack Wheeler has been named one of three finalists for the National League Cy Young Award — the second time he’s earned his way onto the shortlist.
Chris Sale and Paul Skenes are the other two finalists, with the former the favorite to win the award for the first time in his career after seven straight top-six American League finishes during his tenure with the two Soxes. Sale has the edge over Wheeler in ERA (2.38 to 2.57), strikeouts per nine innings (11.4 to 10.1), walks per nine (2.0 to 2.3), bWAR (6.2 to 6.1) and fWAR (6.