We’ve known for a while that, despite his remarkable season, San Francisco Giants left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodón would not win the organization’s first Cy Young Award since Tim Lincecum in 2009. Last week, the three finalists for the award were announced, and Rodón wasn’t one of them.
I called that a snubbing. Little did I know just how much of a snubbing it would be.
It turns out Rodón wasn’t even close to being a finalist, as he finished sixth in voting behind, in order, Miami Marlins righty Sandy Alcántara (who received first-place votes from all 30 voters), Atlanta Braves lefty Max Fried, Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Julio Urías, Philadelphia Phillies righty Aaron Nola, and Arizona Diamondbacks righty Zac Gallen.