#AL Cy Young Award

The Houston Astros boasted one of the best and deepest rotations in baseball last season. It was a very big reason they were able to overcome the Philadelphia Phillies and win the World Series. Now, they've lost Justin Verlander, arguably the best pitcher in baseball and the reigning AL Cy Young award winner. That depth, as well as the true talent…

Between 2012 and 2018, Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale made the All-Star Team all seven seasons and finished between second and sixth in the AL Cy Young Award in all seven. He's also played in exactly 11 games over the last three seasons. Raking in $90 million in salary those three seasons from the Red Sox, he's been one of the biggest financial…

The Texas Rangers may not be a factor in the AL West or AL playoff race this season, but they do have one of the season's biggest surprises in pitcher Martin Perez. Today, Perez will look to continue his hot start against the Chicago White Sox and Lucas Giolito, who will be looking to pick up a valuable win for the home team. While Perez is not yet…

After an All-Star break festooned with nostalgia, home runs, and bullpen dominance, the MLB schedule restarts Thursday, with some 70 games remaining for each team. So before the second half begins, let's dive into the top 10 story lines to monitor between now and October-because there's a whole lot of baseball left, and just as much drama on the…

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Making predictions for an upcoming Major League Baseball season is tough enough following Spring Training, and those prognostications come after watching baseball for six weeks to gain a working knowledge of…

Philadelphia crushed Seattle last night, and with Robbie Ray's regression this season, we're not expecting the reigning Cy Young winner to save the M's this evening. Find out why Aaron Nola should continue to send the home side adrift in our Phillies vs. M The Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners clash in an interleague matchup on Tuesday…

Last night in Oakland, Framber Valdez outdueled the previously unbeaten Paul Blackburn to lead the Houston Astros over the A's in the series opener between the two AL West rivals. Tonight, Cristian Javier will look to do the same against Frankie Montas to lead Houston to its seventh series win in its last nine series. The Astros lost two of three…

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will face off in a battle of AL Central division foes on Saturday night in Chicago. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Twins-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below. Minnesota, with a 67-63 record, are in second place in the AL Central, just one…

In his season opener, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner got off to a winning start with his new team, as Robbie Ray pitched the Seattle Mariners to a win over the Minnesota Twins. This evening, Ray will get the ball as the Mariners look to even up their MLB series with the Chicago White Sox. After edging the Twins 2-1 to open the season behind…

SAN DIEGO - Re-signing Carlos Correa continues to be the Twins' focus at the Winter Meetings, but while they wait for the superstar shortstop and agent Scott Boras to make a franchise-altering decision, plenty of other Twins-related tidbits were circulating around the Manchester Grand Hyatt during the first two days of MLB's annual…

The MLB Winter Meetings are in person for the first time since 2019. And it is sure to be an insane week of big moves across the game of baseball. The Winter Meetings are an annual meeting of MLB front offices where each team hunkers down and tinkers with their rosters. The history of the meetings can be traced back to the 1870s, though it…

In franchise lore, the list of all-time Mets starting pitchers for a while now has looked like this: Tom Seaver, and somewhere below grouped closely are Dwight Gooden and Jacob deGrom. It will stay that way. As of Friday night, deGrom is the ace of the Texas Rangers after signing a five-year deal with $185 million guaranteed. He's a generational…

The 2022-23 offseason will be dominated by discussion, speculation and, ultimately, historic contracts for some of baseball's best and most prominent pitchers. Mets star Jacob deGrom may be the most intriguing free agent-to-be, but veterans Chris Sale, David Price and Justin Verlander figure to have their names in the headlines as teams assess…

The Cleveland Guardians will be looking to bounce back from a rough three-game series when they face the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Cleveland was swept by San Francisco over the weekend after entering the series on a four-game winning streak. Chicago had won six games in a seven-game stretch prior…

Progressive Field showcases a highly intriguing matchup between American League Central rivals on Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota Twins visit the Cleveland Guardians for a matinee clash between teams with winning records. Thursday's tilt also serves as the finale of a five-game series across four days. Minnesota and Cleveland split the first four…

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Seattle Mariners in game one of a four-game set in Seattle. Both teams bring their aces to the mound, but one ace is better than the other. My co-host on Not Gambling Advice wrote up why Shane McClanahan is the next Rays ace, and it's hard to argue. Robbie Ray won the AL CY Young award last year with Toronto, but he…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

With 15 games on today's MLB slate, there's tons of player prop betting value to go around. Today's picks target three of baseball's hottest pitchers - including Julio Urias and Shohei Ohtani - who we're backing to once again dominate on the mound. It's a classic getaway day of MLB action. There are 15 games on the betting board, which includes…

The American League has won eight straight All-Star Games and 20 of the past 24. But it's a slight underdog to the National League (-110) in the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. The total is 8, and the under (-120) is on a 12-2-1 streak. Past the midway point of the season, here's a quick glance at baseball's biggest wagering winners…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti is the Major League Baseball Executive of the Year according to The Sporting News, which released its postseason awards Thursday. Antonetti was the overwhelming choice in a survey of 29 baseball executives, garnering more than twice as many votes as anyone else. Other top…

The Toronto Blue Jays turn 45 in 2022. They open the season Friday night at Rogers Centre, just four days after legal went live and mobile. It's a good time to be an fan in Toronto. The Blue Jays have eight former players in Cooperstown. But not all had Hall of Fame careers while playing for Toronto. Which players would make up the Toronto Blue…

With the Blue Jays 2022 season quickly approaching, pending an agreement between the MLBPA and MLB, I want to look back on left-handed pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu's 2021 performance. Looking at his stats, you can see that last year was definitely one to forget. Was his 2021 season a sign of things to expect again, or will he make a comeback this…

These past few years have been tough for baseball. First the sport was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it dealt with the financial fallout of the shortened 2020 season, and last year the offseason was overshadowed by labor strife and eventually a lockout the shut down the sport for 99 days. Now, finally, we're heading into a somewhat normal…

The Texas Rangers will take on the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rangers-Tigers prediction and pick. The Rangers have been one of the most disappointing teams in the entire MLB. After an incredibly active free agency period, many expected Texas to at least compete in the AL West. Instead,…

It's a loaded 2023 MLB free agency class this year. Especially with starting pitching. We all saw how the Houston Astros rode starting pitching to the 2022 World Series title. Now several teams will be looking to copy that format by loading up on the top starting pitchers in free agency. Just how deep is starting the pitching pool? Nathan…

Baseball's most prestigious individual player awards will be announced this week in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of American, with most of the awards being presented by former award winners. The awards, which will be announced at 6 p.m. ET beginning Monday through Thursday on the MLB Network, start with the Rookie of the Year…

The annual MLB general manager meetings were held last week in Las Vegas, and the event is traditionally the rumor-filled calm before the storm. (It's also not to be confused with the winter meetings, which will take place in San Diego from Dec. 4-7 and is when a ton of wheeling and dealing goes down.) Free agents couldn't sign with new teams until…

Later this evening, the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing the Texas Rangers at the Rogers Centre, the first home opener on Canadian soil since 2019 due to Covid-19 restrictions forcing the club south of the border the last two years. This has fans excited, not just because baseball is back after the lockout negotiations had things looking bleak this…

Load up on the latest MLB odds, betting insights, and trends courtesy of EV Analytics, a cutting-edge sports analytics company trusted by fans and sports media outlets alike to help make informed and data-driven decisions. Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is the frontrunner to win the AL Cy Young award for the third time in his career and he…

The battle for supremacy in the American League East continues Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays (63-42, 33-20 home) seek to maintain their mastery over the Boston Red Sox (63-43-, 30-21 away). Tampa Bay has won three in a row from Boston and will look to complete a sweep of this three-game weekend series. Saturday's 9-5 victory pushed the Rays ahead of…

Baseball is back, and one of the first games on Thursday's jammed-pack Opening Day slate features Cleveland and Detroit at 1:10 pm ET. Cleveland was a playoff team for the fourth time in five seasons in 2020, while the Tigers had the third fewest wins in the Majors. Odds as of March 31st. Not surprisingly, Cleveland is a heavy -205 favorite over…

Game 5 of the 2022 World Series happen in Philadelphia on Thursday night before returning to Houston for Game 6 and a possible Game 7. The Astros evened the series at 2-all in dominant fashion, not only shutting out the Phillies, 5-0, but combining for a complete-game no-hitter behind starter Cristian Javier. It was the first combined no-hitter in…

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The 2020 AL Cy Young winner is off to another strong start, pitching to a 2.98 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with an MLB-leading 77 strikeouts. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports After barely getting any baseball action last night, the MLB betting board is packed with 15 games on Tuesday including an interleague matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland…

In last year's shortened season, the Tampa Bay Rays were the top dog in the American League, advancing all the way to the World Series where they lost in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Below, we look at the Tampa Bay Rays' MLB futures odds, including their projected 2021 win total and World Series odds at BetMGM. Tampa Bay went an AL-best…

With 24 wins in their last 33 games, the Baltimore Orioles enter their final 50 regular season games occupying an AL wild-card spot. Raise your hand if you saw that coming when they were nine games under.500 in early July. If you have your hand up right now, you're either affiliated with the Orioles in some way or a very, very bad liar. As unlikely…

With a little over a month remaining in the 2021 MLB regular season, the oddsmakers have begun to make significant adjustments in their future markets as division races heat up. Focusing on one favorite or spotting a longshot who offers long-term value remains the best way to attack futures betting. The Los Angeles Dodgers (+250) remain…

The Astros are favored in Game 1 of the World Series against the Phillies as Justin Verlander opposes Aaron Nola. The 2022 World Series kicks off Friday Night at Minute Maid Park in Houston as the AL champion Astros host the NL champion Phillies. Likely AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander (1-0, 6.30 postseason ERA) opposes Phillies…

The 2022 World Series kicks off Friday Night at Minute Maid Park in Houston as the AL champion Astros host the NL champion Phillies. Likely AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander (1-0, 6.30 postseason ERA) opposes Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola (2-1, 3.12 ERA). The Astros have yet to lose at home this season (4-0) and are undefeated this…

The Houston Astros have rolled through the 2022 MLB playoffs but their World Series opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies, are dangerous underdogs with surprising star power. Houston is 7-0 this postseason but has won four of those games by a single run, indicating that fortune has favoured them to some degree. The Phillies can't match the Astros'…

The White Sox will go for the sweep against the Rockies on Wednesday as Dylan Cease takes the mound against Colorado's Kyle Freeland. Despite Chicago winning five of its past six games, it still trails Cleveland by three games in the division. That's because the Guardians have also been red-hot as their five-game win streak is currently the longest…

The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of an MLB 2022 American League Division Series Friday, October 14, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Left-hander Nestor Cortes gets the start on the mound in Game 2 for the Yankees, vs. right-hander Shane Bieber for the Guardians. New York leads the…

The Houston Astros host the Seattle Mariners in Game 2 of an MLB 2022 American League Division Series Thursday, October 13, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Left-hander Framber Valdez gets the start on the mound in Game 2 for the Astros, vs. right-hander Luis Castillo for the Mariners. Houston leads the…

First pitch at Yankee Stadium goes at 7:37 pm ET on Thursday, October 13. The weather forecast is calling for rain with 13 mph wind and a temperature of 66 degrees. New York is a -380 favorite to take this set and advance in the MLB playoff bracket. TBS is carrying broadcast of the game. MLB betting trends are displaying that both moneyline and…

We go from best-of-three to best-of-five as the American League Division Series round gets going on Tuesday. Mariners vs. Astros will be the early game with a 3:37 p.m. ET start time and Guardians vs. Yankees will be in primetime with a 7:37 p.m. ET first pitch. Seattle was one of three underdogs (all road teams) to advance from the newly-formed…

Houston was a -215 favorite in Game 1 with Verlander on the mound, but the 39-year-old lasted just 4 innings. The Astros will be counting on a much better effort from Framber Valdez on Thursday, after he posted 17 wins and a 2.82 ERA during the regular season. The 28-year-old comes in cold after posting two of his three worst outings of the…

One of the best stories from this year's MLB Playoffs has been the Seattle Mariners. After making the playoffs for the first time in over 20 years, the Mariners overcame a late 8-1 deficit to take Game 2 and sweep the Toronto Blue Jays. Unfortunately for Seattle, the road just got a whole lot tougher for this Mariners vs Astros ALDS. Do the…

The MLB playoffs continue with the American League Division Series on Tuesday, October 11, and here you can read the best Mariners vs. Astros betting pick and odds. Seattle and Houston will play the first of a best-of-five ALDS series at Minute Maid Park, and the Astros are -205 moneyline favorites on Bovada Sportsbook, while the total is set at…

With the Wild Card Series over, the playoffs now kick into an even higher gear: The Division Series features eight teams that have what it takes to win it all. There are some surprises, some underdogs, some fascinating subplots … and surely much wildness to come. All four Division Series kick off Tuesday. Here's a look at the primary storyline to…