Taking the lead of the central division of the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers are living their best year after a leafy 2019. Accompanied by a fearsome opening rotation, the city of beer may be where the award is defined by pitcher of the year of the Old Circuit.
Having in Brandon woodruff its A’s of rotation, on the arm of Corbin burnes a stellar second option and in the Dominican Freddy peralta the birth of a new star, the Brewers have made their way to the best starting rotation in the entire MLB.
The pitching of the Brewers, you have already experienced these kinds of steps in previous years. Mainly with his relief. Those who saw their closer, Josh Hader win the National League Reliever of the Year award in 2018 and 2019, replicating these honors his teammate Devin Williams in 2020, who was also the Rookie of the Year of the Old Circuit of MLB.
Since Warren Spahn in 1957, the city of Milwaukee does not see in his pitchers a winner of the Cy young on the National League, I dream that this 2021 is closer with the seasons of Brandon woodruff, Corbin burnes Y Freddy peralta.
As a rotation leader, Brandon woodruff has posted a 2.18 ERA, which represents the second-best mark in the league. MLB, equal position with his 0.90 walks and hits per innings pitched (WHIP) average. He ranks sixth in the league with 163 strikeouts in 140.1 innings. Holding on to 7-6 record.
On the other hand, with a record of 7-4, Corbin Burnes ranks third in effectiveness of MLB with its 2.23. Moving to fourth place with his 0.93 WHIP, while he is third with 172 strikeouts passing 121.0 IP of action.
Freddy peralta, is not far behind either, although he has been the most intermittent of the trio. His 2.26 ERA place him in fifth position in the MLB, while his 0.91 of WHIP is third, being eighth in the League in strikeouts with his 162 in 119.1 IP, maintaining a 9-3 belt.
This trio already set a great precedent with the presentation of each of these in the All-Star Game 2021 of the MLB, so together with their numbers, their faces should not go unnoticed when defining the Cy young of the National League.
Out of these three, the other contenders for the award are Walker Buehler for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who appears to be the big favorite at the moment for the award, although Kevin Gousman of the San Francisco Giants and / or Zach Wheeler of the Philiies are not left behind. of Philadelphia.
The simple fact of the record of 71 wins and 47 losses by the Brewers, already marks a jubilant precedent for the city of Milwaukee, who are clearly dominant in the central division of the National League, and a clear message of authority has been the validity throughout the campaign in the hands of its pitchers.