Historical Cy Young Futures from Past Seasons
By Sascha Paruk
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- This page preserves the MLB Cy Young odds (AL and NL) from past MLB seasons
- The seasons are listed in reverse chronological order, below
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SBD has tracked the MLB Cy Young odds in both the American League and National League each MLB season since 2017. This page preserves the MLB Cy Young odds from past seasons.
Readers can use the jump links below to see how the odds progressed in each individual season.
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
2025 American League Cy Young Odds
AL Cy Young Award Race Timeline
- September 24 – Tarik Skubal is getting Cy Young odds as high as -20000 going into the final weekend of the season, with Garrett Crochet (+1000) and Hunter Brown (+12000) the only other contenders.
- September 12 – Stat heads will tell you the race is closer, but sportsbooks still have Tarik Skubal (-4000) well out in front of Garrett Crochet (+1600) to win the AL Cy Young award.
- July 17 – Skubal still tops the table, but Garrett Crochet is making some moves. The Red Sox ace is averaging 8.5 Ks in his last 5 starts and is now getting +240 to win the AL Cy Young.
- May 7 – Tarik Skubal is back at the top of the odds table. He’s now getting +250 after posting 19 Ks in his last two starts while giving up just one run.
- April 10 – The Mariners’ Logan Gilbert has seen his Cy Young odds shorten from +1080 to +612, after posting a 2.55 ERA and 25 Ks despite going 0-1 in three starts.
- February 26 – Fresh off his 2024 Cy Young win, the Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal sits at +400 to be named the top AL pitcher in back-to-back season. He’s just ahead of the Red Sox’s Garrett Crochet (+600) and the Royals’ Cole Ragans (+900).
2025 National League Cy Young Odds
NL Cy Young Award Race Timeline
- September 24 – With an ERA currently at 1.97, Paul Skenes (-15000) has distanced himself from Cristopher Sanchez (+1400) and Freddy Peralta (+5000) for the NL Cy Young.
- September 12 – The NL Cy Young race is also coming down to two pitchers with comparable stats, and yet sportsbooks have Paul Skenes (-20000) well out in front of Cristopher Sanchez (+1600).
- July 17 – Coming out of the All-Star Break, it’s Zack Wheeler (-125), Paul Skenes (-105), and everybody else. The pair have distanced themselves from their Cy Young-contending contemporaries.
- May 7 – Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been dominant. Over the past month, the Dodgers’ big 2024 signing has won three and struck out 30 while giving up just one run. He’s now getting CY Young odds as short as +270.
- April 10 – Make room for Spencer Schwellenbach at the top of the odds table! The Braves righty’s ERA is still 0.00 after two starts and, with a WHIP at a league-best 0.286, is now averaging +733 to win the NL Cy Young.
- February 26 – Pirates’ sensation Paul Skenes, fresh off an ROY win in ’24, as a big favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. Sitting at +300, he opens ahead of Zack Wheeler (+750) and 2024 NL Cy Young winner Chris Sale (+800).
2024 American League Cy Young Odds
- September 22: Skubal has become the presumptive winner at -5000 odds. No other player is shorter than +2750 (Emmanuel Clase).
- August 6: Skubal has become a -189 odds-on favorite with Burnes now the +200 second-favorite. Seth Lugo (+800) is the only other pitcher shorter than +2800.
- July 11: Skubal (+103) and Burnes (+236) continue to lead the AL Cy Young odds. Third-favorite Seth Lugo is back at +1090.
- June 10: Skubal has shortened to +133, widening the gap on Burnes (+481), while Tanner Houck is a distant third-favorite in the AL Cy Young odds at +1071.
- May 29: Skubal (+209) has now overtaken Burnes (+409) as the 2024 AL Cy Young favorite.
- April 25: Skubal (+470) has almost caught Burnes (+447) after the latter had a pedestrian last couple starts.
- April 10: Burnes has been rock-solid through three starts and has shortened to +436 on average. Detroit ace Tarik Skubal is now the second-favorite at +588.
- March 16: Gerrit Cole has been diagnosed with elbow nerve inflammation and will not throw for 3-4 weeks. As a result, his Cy Young odds have faded to +2500 and Corbin Burnes has taken over as the new favorite.
- February 27: Reigning champ Gerrit Cole (+523) starts as favorite in the 2024 AL Cy Young odds with Kevin Gausman (+700) a close second
2024 National League Cy Young Odds
- September 22: Chris Sale (-2857) appears to be just over a week away from finally winning his first Cy Young award in his first season in the NL. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is the distant second-favorite at +1067.
- August 6: The NL Cy Young odds are a thrilling three-horse race between Chris Sale (+111), Zack Wheeler (+222), and dazzling rookie Paul Skenes (+213).
- July 11: Chris Sale’s renaissance continues at a rapid pace and the Braves ace is now the +130 NL Cy Young favorite, followed closely by Zack Wheeler at +138.
- June 10: Wheeler (+219) continues to separate from the pack. Second-favorite Glasnow is back at +688.
- May 29: In his first season with the Braves, Chris Sale is having a bounce-back season for the ages, already 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA. Sale has improved to fourth in the NL Cy Young odds at +670, trailing Zach Wheeler (+298), Shota Imanaga (+401), and Ranger Suarez (+580).
- April 25: Wheeler (+429) remains the favorite with Peralta (+515) now the sole second-favorite and Webb (+850) moving into third in the NL Cy Young odds.
- April 10: Devastating injury news for Strider (likely out for the season with a UCL issue) has allowed Zack Wheeler (+520) to move into the top spot in the NL Cy Young odds with Zac Gallen and Freddy Peralta (both +750) tied for second.
- February 27: Spencer Strider (+545) has opened as the favorite in the 2024 NL Cy Young odds over Zack Wheeler (+810) and Logan Webb (+1050).
2023 American League Cy Young Odds
- August 28: Cole (-217) remains the favorite, but Seattle’s Luis Castillo is making a strong push and moved to second-favorite at +304.
- August 9: Cole (-249) had opened a wide gap between himself and second-favorite Valdez (+590). Gausman (+600) is now third-favorite in the AL Cy Young odds. .
- July 24: Cole (+179) has taken over as the betting favorite in the AL Cy Young odds, slightly ahead of Valdez (+369), McLanahan (+420), and Gausman (+550).
- July 11: Valdez (+201) is the new betting favorite in the 2023 AL Cy Young odds at the All-Star break, followed closely by Cole (+347) and Gausman (+350).
- June 5: Shane McClanahan (+356) had surpassed Gerrit Cole (+412) as the AL Cy Young betting favorite, with Framber Valdez (+775) now third.
- Feb. 23: New Rangers ace Jacob deGrom has opened as the +500 favorite in his first year in the American League.
2023 National League Cy Young Odds
- September 5: Back-to-back disaster starts by Gallen led to him fading all the way to fourth at +2040, while Snell (-216) is now a heavy favorite to win his second career Cy Young award.
- August 28: Gallen is now an odds-on favorite at -104, but the NL Cy Young odds remain a three-player race with Strider (+222) and Snell (+298) squarely in contention.
- August 9: The 2023 NL Cy Young odds remain a tight race with Gallen (+205) now just a hair ahead of Snell (+270).
- July 24: Gallen (+211) is maintaining a slight lead over Strider (+300) and Snell (+375) in the NL Cy Young odds as of late July.
- July 11: The top-three favorites in the 2023 NL Cy Young odds at midseason are Gallen (+195), Kershaw (+319), and Strider (+406).
- June 5: The NL Cy Young odds have turned into a two-horse race between Spencer Strider (+199) and Zac Gallen (+235). Third-favorite Clayton Kershaw is way back at +1100.
- Feb. 23: The opening odds see reigning-winner Sandy Alcantara roughly level with 2021-winner Corbin Burnes at the top of the board (+500) with the Mets’ prized offseason acquisition, Justin Verlander, third.
2022 American League Cy Young Odds
- Sep. 4: The AL Cy Young has become a two-horse race between Verlander (-152) and Cease (+105) with only a few starts remaining for each.
- July 31: McClanahan (+158) is narrowly favored over Verlander (+223) with Cease (+825) a distant third.
- June 5: Verlander (+475), Cole (+550), McLanahan (+625), Cortes (+675), and Gausman (+725) are currently the top-five favorites.
- May 17: Verlander shortened again (+500) as did second-favorite Gausman (+625) while Cole (+775) and Cease (+925) both lost ground. Ohtani remains fifth at +950.
- May 8: Bieber faded badly to +1400, while Verlander (+625) and Gausman (+675) now sit first and second in the AL Cy Young odds.
- Apr. 25: Bieber has become the favorite at +575. Verlander moved into second (+750) while Cole faded to fourth (+1000).
- Apr. 17: Dylan Cease improved from +1650 to +875 and is now the third-favorite. Justin Verlander also moved into the top five (+1300).
- Apr. 10: Cole faded slightly from +438 to +450, while second-favorite Bieber improved from +775 to +700. Framber Valdez shot up from +7000 to +5000 after pitching 6.2 scoreless innings in his first start.
- Apr. 3: Gerrit Cole (+438) is favored over Shane Bieber (+775) and Lucas Giolito (+1050) in the opening AL Cy Young odds; reigning champion Robbie Ray (+1200) is the fourth favorite.
2022 AL Cy Young Favorites
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Justin Verlander (HOU) | -20000 |
| Dylan Cease (CHW) | +7000 |
| Shohei Ohtani (LAA) | +12000 |
| Framber Valdez (HOU) | +25000 |
| Alek Manoah (TOR) | +50000 |
Odds as of Oct. 2, 2022
2022 National League Cy Young Odds
- Sep. 4: Alcantara is now a -450 favorite with roughly four weeks to go in the season. Fried has moved into second but at a distant +1200.
- July 31: Alcantara is a -165 favorite with roughly two months to go. Burnes has faded to a +638 second-favorite.
- June 5: Scherzer’s oblique injury has led to Burnes becoming the sole favorite at +450, but Miami’s Sandy Alcantara has skyrocketed from +2750 to +575 over the past two weeks and now sits a close second.
- May 17: Scherzer and Burnes are now tied at +490 with third-favorite Rodon fading to +700. Pablo Lopez jumped to fifth-favorite at +1600.
- May 8: Scherzer improved to +500 and remains the NL Cy Young favorite, slightly ahead of Burnes (+525) and Rodon (+600).
- Apr. 25: Clayton Kershaw continues his throwback season (2.65 ERA, 0.588 WHIP). He’s tied for fourth-favorite at +1200.
- Apr. 17: SF’s Carlos Rodon moved into the top five, improving from +1750 to +1100. Teammate Logan Webb is now sixth at +1300.
- Apr. 10: Woodruff faded from +1200 to +1450 after dismal first start. Rodon improved from +2100 to +1750 after going 6.2 innings of one-run ball in his opening start.
- Apr. 3: Max Scherzer, now with the Mets, has opened as the favorite at +650, followed by reigning-champion Corbin Burnes (+775).
2022 NL Cy Young Favorites
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Sandy Alcantara (MIA) | -20000 |
| Julio Urias (LAD) | +10000 |
| Zac Gallen (ARI) | +10000 |
| Max Fried (ATL) | +50000 |
| Aaron Nola (PHI) | +50000 |
| Kyle Wright (ATL) | +50000 |
| Edwin Diaz (NYM) | +50000 |
Odds as of Oct. 2, 2022
2021 American League Cy Young Odds
2021 Top Contenders
- Oct. 3: Ray improved to -513 with Cole (+390) tossing an egg in his final outing.
- Sep. 26: Ray faded to -198 as Cole improved to +153. Their last two starts will say who takes home this award.
- Sep. 20: Ray shortened significantly (-100 to -265), while Cole faded from -118 to +228 after getting shelled by Cleveland for seven earned runs in 5.2 innings.
- Sep. 16: Another 13-strikeout gem from Ray moved him to -100, while Cole faded from -140 to -118.
- Sep. 13: Ray (+160) improved significantly, again. He’s now only a short distance behind Cole (-133), who faded badly.
- Sep. 6: Cole improved again, slightly, going from -265 to -278. Robbie Ray is officially the second-favorite at +310 while Lance Lynn faded to +445.
- Sep. 3: A season-high 15 Ks in his last start led to Cole improving to -265, his best odds of the season. Robbie Ray also improved rom +445 to +360.
- Aug. 30: Cole (-163) is back to being the odds-on favorite as Lance Lynn (+198) faltered a little in late August.
- Aug. 22: Cole is putting together a nice coda to his season. His odds improved to +158, and he’s only a stone’s throw behind Lynn (-150) at this point.
- Aug. 16: Lynn improved to -218. Cole also shortened (from +350 to +315) while third-favorite Rodon took a big drop from +310 to +700.
- Aug. 11: Lynn’s odds keep getting shorter, modestly improving from -170 to -178 over the last few days.
- Aug. 8: Lynn shortened again from +102 to -170. This is the first time this season someone not named Gerrit Cole is an odds-on favorite. Rodon is second at +310. Cole is third at +350.
- Aug. 2: An ugly 5.1-inning, seven-run outing against the Rays has dropped Cole to second-favorite (+200) behind Lynn (+102), who continues to pitch gem after gem.
- July 28: Lance Lynn (+325) inched closer to Gerrit Cole (-113) and Carlos Rodon (+245) in a race that is growing tighter by the week.
- July 19: The three-horse race between Cole (-113), Rodon (+195), and Lynn (+390) tightened further this week.
- July 13: Odds-on favorite Cole fade from -161 to -126 while second-favorite Rodon improved from +288 to +238 and third-favorite Lynn from +575 to +440.
- July 5: Another ugly start from Cole has done little to impact his status as odds-on favorite; he faded slightly from -164 to -161. Both Rodon (+288) and Lynn (+575) shortened minimally.
- June 28: Gerrit Cole faded from -174 to -164 after an ugly start against the Red Sox. Carlos Rodon improved significantly from +550 to +300. His stats are generally better than Cole’s (2.06 ERA vs 2.66 ERA).
- June 21: Chicago’s duelling aces (Lynn and Rodon) are doing their best to keep Cole from running away with this race. Cole improved from -145 to -175, but Rodon went from +850 to +550 and Lynn from +950 to +550.
- June 14: Cole is still at -145 on average, but erstwhile second-favorite Bieber has faded to +650, behind Glasnow (+600), meaning Cole’s advantage over the field has grown again.
- June 7: The gap between Cole (-145) and everyone else has widened. Bieber remains second, but distantly so, now sitting at +575 on average.
- May 25: Cole (-113) is shorter than even-money for the first time this season, joining deGrom in the NL as odds-on favorites.
- May 20: John Means leads the AL in ERA (1.70), WHIP (0.754), and WAR (2.9) yet is still back at +1500, while Gerrit Cole shortened from +165 to +113.
- May 4: American League ERA-leader Danny Duffy (0.60 ETA) is finally on the board at +3650, the ninth-shortest odds on the board.
- Apr. 27: Cole (+273) and Bieber (+350) engaged in a 2-1 pitchers’ duel last weekend and both saw their odds shorten
- Apr. 20: Cole (+300) and Bieber (+367) remain the top two, but Glasnow has shortened from +867 to +583.
- Apr. 12: The gap between Cole (+310) and second-favorite Bieber (+425) grew wider. Jose Berrios (+1750 to +1400) and Lance Lynn (+1800 to +1533) improved the most among the top-ten favorites.
- Apr. 6: Third-favorite Lucas Giolito has dropped a little further behind Gerrit Cole (+315) and Shane Bieber (+368), while fourth-favorite Tyler Glasnow improved from +1025 to +875.
- Mar. 25: Chris Sale has dropped off most odds boards – and is a longshot at others – as it becomes clear Boston’s ace will pitch half a season at most.
- Feb. 13: Despite winning the 2020 vote unanimously Shane Bieber (+400) finds himself behind Gerrit Cole (+350) in the opening odds.
Closing 2021 AL Cy Young Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Robbie Ray (TOR) | -513 |
| Gerrit Cole (NYY) | +390 |
| Lance Lynn (CHW) | +3550 |
| Carlos Rodon (CHW) | +7000 |
| John Means (BAL) | +10000 |
| Shohei Ohtani (LAA) | +22500 |
Odds as of Oct. 3, 2021.
2021 National League Cy Young Odds
2021 Top Contenders
- Oct. 3: At the end of the regular season, Burnes (+100) and Scherzer (+115) are almost even.
- Sep. 26: Scherzer had a rough outing in Colorado last time out and saw his odds fade to -163. Burnes threw one-run gem against the Mets and shortened to +108.
- Sep. 20: Scherzer ran his scoreless-innings streak to 36.2 innings (five straight starts) and his odds shortened to -210 as a result. Burnes faded from +145 to +200 after giving up three runs over six innings against the Cubs.
- Sep. 16: A late-season surge from Scherzer has put him on top (+105) with Burnes right behind (+145). Buehler has faded badly to +350.
- Sep. 12: Buehler (+168) and Burnes (+173) are almost level now, but don’t count out veteran three-time-winner Max Scherzer, who’s been lights out recently. Scherzer improved from +1300 to a +228 third-favorite over the past week.
- Sep. 6: A rough outing from Buehler in a big-time spot against San Francisco led to him fading back to plus money, while Burnes has stayed sharp and improved to +170.
- Sep. 3: Buehler (-125) and Burnes (+188) have turned this into a two-man race.
- Aug. 30: Buehler (-115) is in negative odds for the first time this season. Second-favorite Burnes faded slightly from +200 to +213.
- Aug. 22: Wheeler (+325) has faded to third. Buehler (+150) continues to lead the way. Burnes (+200) has moved into second in the tight three-way race.
- Aug. 16: The top-two stayed pretty steady. Wheel went from +173 to +178. Buehler improved slightly from +323 to +300. The biggest movement was Burnes going from +700 to a +340 third-favorite.
- Aug. 11: Wheeler (+173) improved significantly again, while second-favorite Buehler faded from +273 to +323 and third-favorite Woodruff from +433 to +513.
- Aug. 8: Wheeler (+240) has taken over as favorite after pitching another high-profile gem against the division-rival Mets. Buehler (+273) is a close second.
- Aug. 2: Jacob deGrom’s arm injury has turned this race on its head. He faded from -1200 to +950 with the news he’ll be out until September. Walker Buehler is now the tepid +325 favorite with five pitchers shorter than +500.
- July 28: Despite missing time due to injury, deGrom remains a -1200 favorite. Second-favorite Gausman improved from +1700 to +1350.
- July 13: At the All Star break, deGrom is a -1215 favorite. Second-favorite Woodruff faded from +1350 to +1500, signalling just how much of a fait accompli this race is.
- July 5: deGrom is at unprecedented -850 odds with well over half a season to play.
- June 28: deGrom shows no signs of slowing down. He improved from -303 to -505. second-favorite Woodruff faded from +775 to +1000.
- June 21: In what has become an academic race for second-place, Woodruff (+775) took over as the top competition for deGrom (-303), surpassing Milwaukee teammate Burnes (+1000).
- June 14: deGrom moved from -183 to -240 while Brewers teammates Burnes and Woodruff, the second and third-favorites, faded (+550 to +775 for Burnes; +750 to +850 for Woodruff).
- June 7: Several pitchers in the NL are having incredibly good seasons, but deGrom is unhittable right now. His odds shortened again from -133 to -145. Burnes remains second (+550).
- May 31: Woodruff (+750) is closing in on Brewers teammate Burnes (+600) for second in the NL Cy Young odds, while deGrom (-134) remains the odds-on favorite.
- May 20: While deGrom improved again (-120 to -134), so too did Woodruff (+1933 to +1650), Scherzer (+2167 to +1700), Darvish (+1933 to +1800, and Flaherty (+3667 to +1900) – who sit third through sixth, respectively, in the NL Cy Young odds.
- May 5: deGrom is now favored over the field at -120. Burnes (+450) is the only other NL pitcher shorter than +1300.
- Apr. 27: deGrom has shortened from +240 to +117. He leads the majors with a 0.31 ERA and is tied for first with a 0.55 WHIP.
- Apr. 20: Corbin Burnes (+550) is second only to Jacob deGrom after three completely dominant starts. He’s surrendered just four hits, one run, and zero walks in 18.1 innings of work.
- Apr. 12: Jacob deGrom has started strong and seen his odds shorten from +350 to +300. Trevor Bauer has faded from +700 to +733.
- Apr. 6: Miami’s Sandy Alcantara (+2400) has a 1.50 ERA and 17 strikeouts in two starts (12.0 IP). He wasn’t on the board to start the year. Now he’s just outside the top ten.
- Mar. 25: The early money is on deGrom. Already the favorite, the two-time winner shortened from +500 to +388, while second-favorite Bauer faded from +700 to +725.
- Feb. 13: Oddsmakers believe Jacob deGrom (+500) will rebound from a down season, in which he only finished third in Cy Young voting.
Closing 2021 NL Cy Young Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Corbin Burnes (MIL) | +100 |
| Max Scherzer (LAD) | +115 |
| Zack Wheeler (PHI) | +875 |
| Walker Buehler (LAD) | +1400 |
| Brandon Woodruff (MIL) | +15000 |
| Julio Urias (LAD) | +17500 |
| Kevin Gausman (SF) | +20000 |
Odds updated on Oct. 3, 2021.
2020 American League Cy Young Odds
Top Contenders
- Nov. 2: The finalists in the AL are Shane Bieber (Cleveland), Kenta Maeda (Minnesota), and Hyun-Jin Ryu (Toronto). The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
- Sep. 15: The race is over, according to oddsmakers. Bieber is a -2500 favorite.
- Sep. 2: The odds are now Bieber vs the field, and Bieber is favored at -138 on average. No other AL pitcher is shorter than +600.
- Aug. 24: Bieber has gotten even shorter (+188 to +150), as has Lance Lynn (+750 to +500).
- Aug. 18: A day after the odds reopened, Bieber (+188) overtook Cole (+215) to become the AL Cy Young favorite.
- Aug. 17: Even though Cole has stumbled a bit out of the gate (by his standards), he remains a slight favorite over the red-hot Shane Bieber (+170 vs +200).
- July 9: Almost all of the top-ten favorites got slightly longer over the last two weeks, except outright favorite Gerrit Cole, who remains +270.
- June 26: Bieber’s odds are now tied with Verlander at +588; evidently bettors like him more in a shorter, 60-game season.
- Apr. 28: Chris Sale’s Tommy John surgery opened the door for Shane Bieber (+900) to enter the top three.
- Mar. 19: Justin Verlander improved from +900 to +500 over the last month, closing the gap on ex-Houston teammate Gerrit Cole, who dropped form +282 to +320.
- Feb. 26: Gerrit Cole (+282) continues to lead the pack, while Shane Bieber has improved handsomely from +1500 to +1200.
- Feb. 6: Though he was edged out by former teammate Justin Verlander in the final vote last year, new Yankee Gerrit Cole enters 2020 as the favorite at +275 on average.
Closing 2020 AL Cy Young Odds
| Player | 2020 AL Cy Young Odds |
|---|---|
| Shane Bieber (Indians) | -2500 |
| Kenta Maeda (Twins) | +1000 |
| Lance Lynn (Rangers) | +1000 |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu (Blue Jays) | +3300 |
| Gerrit Cole (Yankees) | +5000 |
Odds updated on Sep. 15, 2020.
2020 National League Cy Young Odds
Top Contenders
- Nov. 2: The finalists in the NL are Trevor Bauer (Cincinnati), Yu Darvish (Chicago), and Jacob deGrom (New York). The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
- Sep. 15: Don’t look now, but here comes two-time defending champ Jacob deGrom. His +150 odds are second only to Yu Darvish (+110).
- Sep. 9: It’s a two-horse race between Darvish (+175) and Fried (+225). The next set of contender is back at +600.
- Sep. 2: Bauer, deGrom, and Gray have all faltered lately, allowing the lights-out Darvish to take over as the outright favorite (+275 on average).
- Aug. 24: Trevor Bauer (+375) has consolidated his position as the favorite, while Yu Darvish (+500) has moved into a tie with Jacob deGrom for second-favorite.
- Aug. 18:A day’s worth of betting action sent Luis Castillo (+1200) and Aaron Nola (+1200) into the top five, bumping out Max Scherzer (+1500) and Jack Flaherty (+1550).
- Aug. 17: Trevor Bauer (+300) has taken over as favorite, sporting a preposterous 0.93 ERA and 0.569 WHIP through three starts.
- July 9: The betting market has corrected; the favorites all got a little longer with the 60-game season set to begin in two weeks. There is increased variability in a short season as the top arms do not have as much time to separate themselves.
- June 26: Many top NL arms actually saw their odds get better when the 60-game season became official, including deGrom (+331), Buehler (+588), and Flaherty (+738).
- Apr. 28: The top-three favorites (deGrom, Scherzer, Buehler, Flaherty) all got shorter, while most second-tier contenders went the other way.
- Mar. 19: Seriously, what do bettors know about Darvish? He’s now +825, which puts him fifth in the odds. DeGrom has fallen from +294 to +425.
- Feb. 27: Yu Darvish has improved the most in the early betting period, going from +3150 to +1827.
- Feb. 6: Jacob deGrom is favored to become just the third pitcher to ever win three straight Cy Young awards, opening at +275.
2019 American League Cy Young Odds
Top Contenders
- [Oct 2] Astros teammates Verlander and Cole are the only two pitchers on the board at season’s end, with Cole (-140) slightly favored to win his first Cy Young.
- [Sept 2] After no-hitting the Jays, Justin Verlander is now the odds-on favorite to win the AL Cy Young
- [Aug 2] The race in the AL is now neck-and-neck between Houston teammates Justin Verlander (+150) and Gerrit Cole (+180), while Tampa’s Charlie Morton rounding out the top three.
- [July 9] Lance Lynn has charged into the top 3 in AL Cy Young odds after picking up his MLB-Best 11th win.
- [March 4] Blake Snell defied the odds last year after sportsbooks had him pegged as a +27500 longshot to win the AL Cy Young Award. He won’t sneak up on anyone this season after leading the American League in wins, ERA, and ERA+ in 2018.
Closing 2019 AL Cy Young Odds
| Player | 2019 AL Cy Young Odds |
|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole (Astros) | -140 |
| Justin Verlander (Astros) | +100 |
Odds updated on October 2, 2019.
2019 National League Cy Young Odds
Top Contenders
- [Oct 2] An electric stretch run for deGrom (-250) vaulted him to odds-on favorite. He wasn’t even in the top five a month ago. He gave up just 12 hits, two walks, and one run over his final four starts (28.0 IP), while striking out 35 batters.
- [Sept 2] Scherzer has closed the gap between he and Ryu after the Dodgers pitcher has allowed 18 earned runs in his last three starts
- [Aug 2] An injury to Max Scherzer has but Hyun-Jin Ryu back to the top of the odds at -150. He continues to lead the majors in ERA and WHIP among starters.
- [July 9] Max Scherzer is now the odds-on favorite to win the NL Cy Young award after going undefeated in June.
- [March 4] It’s no surprise to see Max Scherzer among the top candidates to win the 2019 NL Cy Young Award. The Washington ace led the National League in wins, complete games, shutouts, innings, strikeouts, batters faced, and WHIP in 2018.
Closing 2019 NL Cy Young Odds
| Player | 2019 NL Cy Young Odds |
|---|---|
| Jacob deGrom (Mets) | +150 |
| Stephen Strasburg (Nationals) | +175 |
| Jack Flaherty (Cardinals) | +500 |
| Max Scherzer (Nationals) | +1000 |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu (Dodgers) | +1200 |
Odds updated on October 2, 2019.
2018 American League Cy Young Odds
2018 AL Cy Young Finalists Odds
Blake Snell, Justin Verlander, and Corey Kluber were named the finalists for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award. The winner was announced on November 14th at 6:00 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
2018 AL Cy Young Finalists & Odds
All odds taken on 11/07/18.
Snell became the overwhelming favorite to win the 2018 AL Cy Young Award after leading the league in wins and ERA.
2018 AL Cy Young Preseason Favorites
Kluber has some serious competition in the AL, where he finds himself behind Red Sox fireballer Chris Sale. The 29-year-old has led the league in strike outs in three of the last four years and his fastball is as lively as ever.
2018 National League Cy Young Odds
2018 NL Cy Young Finalists Odds
Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, and Aaron Nola were named the finalists for the 2018 NL Cy Young Award. The winner was announced on November 14th at 6:00 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
2018 NL Cy Young Finalists & Odds
DeGrom came out on top in Cy Young voting despite the fact that Max Scherzer led the National League in wins, complete games, shutouts, innings, strikeouts, batters faced, and WHIP.
2018 NL Cy Young Preseason Favorites
For the second straight year, Scherzer’s Cy Young odds are a little longer than those of Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers southpaw had a sensational season in 2017 and likely would have won the award were it not for a bout of back tightness that caused him to miss five starts.
Sascha Paruk
Managing Editor
Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
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