RA Dickey and David Price Win Cy Youngs

I guess there is something else that Justin Verlander didn't get this year.

The award voting in baseball has been a bit predictable in 2012 with Mike Trout and Bryce Harper winning the Rookie of the Year awards. The Cy Young Awards have been a bit more surprising. RA Dickey won the NL Cy Young which isn't that surprising to anyone who's followed RA Dickey this year. It is surprising, possibly, that he's a 38 year old (37 during the season) Knuckleballer who's a late bloomer. Dickey went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA and 230 K's. He's the 2nd best in Wins and ERA in the NL while first in strikeouts in the NL.

Finally the unique knuckleball get recognition through RA Dickey. Sorry Tim Wakefield, RA Dickey is now King of the Knuckler.

The AL Cy Young was a bit closer and surprising. Everyone thought it would be a lock for Justin Verlander who had a great regular season keeping the Detroit Tigers alive along with the help of Miguel Cabrera. But the award went to David Price of the Rays. Price had apparently beaten Verlander in the ballot box by 4 points marking it as one of the tightest races in the history of the award. Verlander was 17-8 with a 2.64 ERA with 239 K's while David Price was 20-5 with a 2.56 ERA (AL Best) and 205 K's. Price was tied for most wins in the AL with Jared Weaver of the Angels who also was 20-5.

Looking at the numbers, you could see why David Price was given the award over Justin Verlander despite Justin's great year with the Tigers. This is definitely an award that people will be talking about for a while. I know that this isn't the MVP award but Price in a way earned this award by being an MVP kind of pitcher. Despite the horrible hitting of the team, the Rays were kept alive almost to the very end of the regular season because of their pitching staff. It sort of reminds me a bit of the Giants in that respect. They just need the right sparks in lineup to get into the postseason next year.

Anyway, congrats to Dickey and Price on their awards and for being the Aces of 2012.