Logan Webb is more than just the face and leader of the San Francisco Giants, and he’s more than just the last Giants pitcher to hit a home run. He’s also a Cy Young Award finalist.
A few years ago, MLB switched from announcing award winners out of the blue to announcing finalists for each award. It adds a little bit of extra drama, but more importantly, gives us more opportunity to celebrate more players.
On Monday those finalists were announced, and Webb was named one of the three candidates to win the National League Cy Young Award, alongside fellow NL West aces Zac Gallen of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres.