I am happy to see that the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) got this one right for once. Zack Greinke was by far and away the best pitcher in the American League this year, and in MLB in my honest opinion. Don't let the fact that he was on a 97-loss team fool you; Greinke was rock solid despite his team's performance. Even though his 16-8 record seems pedestrian, his other numbers were not; they were phenomenal. He finished with a 2.16 ERA, which was tops in baseball, and he accomplished that in the AL, no less. His WHIP was a sick 1.07. He also recorded 252 strikeouts to just 55 walks, and he only surrendered 11 home runs in 229.1 innings. He was damn near unanimously selected, as he received 25 of the 28 first place votes from the writers.
He also became just the third Royals pitcher to ever receive the honor, joining Bret Saberhagen (1985 and 1989) and David Cone (1994). You probably won't see me hand out too many compliments to players on rival AL Central teams, but in this instance, the accolades are well-deserved. Congrats to Greinke, and it should be a blast watching him pitch next year (except for against the Sox).
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