2007-05-12 13:42:23 · 9 answers · asked by angryhulk 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The Cy Young awards is given to the best pitcher in each league, as decided by veteran members of the BBWAA (BaseBall Writers Association of America). There are no specific statistical standards attached to this award.
2007-05-12 14:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pitcher has to be the best pitcher in the league, which can happen in a number of diiferent ways. Look at Johan Santana, he has one the past 2 AL cy young awards. He is a consistently good pitcher who strikes alot of batters out and also gets the wins. He led the Majors last year with 245 strikouts and was tied for the wins lead with 19.
2007-05-12 13:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Two beat writers from each BBWAA chapter per league city get ballots for the major awards (MVP, CYA, ROY, and Manager). (There's supposed to be no overlap and no repeat voters year to year.) So, there are 28 ballots cast for the AL awards, 32 for the NLs.
The CYA, ROY, and Mgr have three slots on the ballots, with points assigned thus: 5 points for first place, 3 for second, 1 for third. Highest point total wins the league award. Winning 20+ games helps greatly, despite that this one stat is well-established as being one of the least indicative of the pitcher's performance. Old habits die hard no matter how thoroughly discredited they may be.
MVP ballots have ten slots. First place is worth 14 points, second 9 points, third 8 points, and on down to tenth for one point. Again, highest point total wins.
2007-05-12 15:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by being better than his peers. It's voted on by the baseball writers.
They make the selection.
2007-05-12 13:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by sashi d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is won by the vote of baseball writers.
2007-05-12 13:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by kdmarshall33 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guy named Johan Santana usually gets it.
2007-05-12 14:07:52 · answer #6 · answered by haroldandsivakumar 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
best ERA, lots of strikeouts, low number of guys walked, a minimum number of innings pitched.
2007-05-12 13:44:52 · answer #7 · answered by bwonder48 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
by being the best and the best record and stats
2007-05-12 13:47:32 · answer #8 · answered by txdarhmalily 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
who's ever steroids worked the best.
2007-05-12 13:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋