Array
It’s been almost three months since Dylan Cease allowed more than one earned run in a start — the longest streak by any player in MLB history. So why isn’t he the AL Cy Young favorite?
That’s a question that’s becoming increasingly hard for oddsmakers to answer amid a historic stretch for the White Sox ace, who is priced just behind current favorite Justin Verlander (-130) at BetMGM ahead of their showdown on Tuesday. Cease (+165) is closing in on the three-time award winner, while former favorite Shane McClanahan (+900) is the only other player priced shorter than +3500.
And if current trends prevail, it’s only a matter of time before Cease seizes the top spot after one of the best 14-start stretches we’ve ever seen.
Just three months ago, none of this felt possible. Cease entered the year among the Cy Young favorites, but a rocky start to the season was punctuated by a miserable seven-run outing in three innings on May 24 — ballooning his ERA to 4.24, seventh-worst among qualified AL starters at that time.
