Overview
- Detroit ace Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery and is expected to miss a couple of months, removing an early favorite and reshaping the American League Cy Young race.
- Bet365 now lists Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler as the AL Cy Young favorite at +230, with teammate Max Fried holding the second-shortest odds.
- Schlittler has dominated with a 1.52 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, and 53 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings across eight starts, and his advanced metrics point the same way.
- MLB.com flags a key uncertainty for Schlittler because his current workload projects near 220 innings, far above his 149 2/3 career high last year.
- Beyond New York’s pair, MLB.com highlights José Soriano, Dylan Cease, Jacob deGrom, and Cleveland’s Gavin Williams as threats, noting Cy Young winners often combine elite run prevention with heavy innings or big strikeout totals.