The case for CY Feilx..

Seems to me, it's down to two...

feliX
cY
Zack

The basics?

felix
19 w
.791 wp
2.49 era
217 k

zack
16 w
.666 wp
2.16era
242 k

even up there - two gold stars each...

No decisions?

• Felix - 10 w/ an era of 2.15
• Zack - 9 w/ an era of 2.35

Advantage Felix...

Run support?

• 4.37 per game for Felix
• 3.78 per game for Zack

back to even (Zack getting it done despite the Royals ineptitude)...

Complete games?

• Felix - 2
• Zack - 6

Zack takes the lead...

Team winning percentage?

• M's won 25 of the 34 games Felix pitched
• Royals only won 17 of the 33 Zack pitched (only one more than his personal win total

Again, speaks more to the Royals offense (or lack thereof) so I'll give this one to Feilx
back to even....

Strength of schedule?

• 18 of Felix's starts were vs. the top six teams in the AL, compared to 12 for Zack
• 10 of Felix's starts were vs. eventual playoff teams, compared to only 5 for Zack

advantage: Felix

Of course I'm biased, but that's my case and I'm sticking to it!

If Zack wins, I really won't be too disappointed - he's certainly deserving. It was great that there was a legitimate race between two such strong and exciting arms - knowing that, because of their youth, it may be the first of many to come.

But, CY or no CY, Jackie Z needs to draw from a nearly bottomless inkwell when it comes to putting pen to paper in order to keep Mr. Hernandez in a Mariner uniform. Then, Felix will have many, many, many years to prove his CYness in Seattle :-)