Trio Of Aces Headline National League Cy Young Odds as April Ends
By Hunter Mulholland
Contributing Sports Writer
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With the Major League Baseball season in full swing, a trio of the league's best arms are leading the pack in National League Cy Young Award race. This includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who has rocketed up the boards since the beginning of the season on the back of a 0.93 ERA.
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, fresh off a Rookie of the Year win last season, is hunting Dwight Gooden as the only other pitcher to win the Cy Young in his sophomore season following a Rookie of the Year win. Skenes is off to a good start with a 2.87 ERA and 30 strikeouts through five starts. Skenes is the current favorite on ESPN Bet at +250.
The ace of the Dodgers' staff, Yamamoto, in his second season coming from Japan, has improved mightily on his 3.00 ERA from his first season. Yamamoto began the season as a potential dark horse but has pitched his way to the top of the conversation. Yamamoto has been lights out in the beginning of the season with a 0.93 ERA and 38 strikeouts over five starts. He currently sits in the second position in the odds at +425.
Cincinnati Reds started Hunter Greene has begun the season hot, landing him in the third spot on the odds list at +500. The former second overall pick in 2017 took his time getting to the big leagues and in 2024, his third season, was able to break out, finishing in eighth place for the NL Cy Young. Coming off that strong season, he has continued on his path toward his first career Cy Young posting a 2.35 ERA in his first five starts with 35 strikeouts.
In a deep National League, the trio of aces have made a statement early, posting impressive stats and show no signs of slowing down as the dog days of summer approach.
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