Everyone who’s watched Jake Peavy over the past few years expected a Cy Young at some point. And while I wasn’t surprised that he won, I guess I’m a little surprised that he walked away with all 32 first place votes. Brandon Webb took 31 of the 32 second place votes and Aaron Harang was the only other pitcher who had a first place vote. This was a ballot where the writers at least all went in lockstep.
In the meantime, the Padres are trying to lock up Peavy with a long term deal. Letting him away would not just seriously hamper the team but it’d also cause a ton of fan resentment because Peavy has become the face of the franchise. And I couldn’t think of a better guy to build a team around then a legimitate number one pitcher like Peavy.