I think this debate is over before it even begins ... as CC Sabathia has pretty much torn through the NL since moving to Milwaukee.
But I guess I would love to see some numbers of who in MLB have been the best pitchers in the second half (not since the all-star break, but after most teams hit 81 games. Since I am in NY and I have a NY Bias I will use the Yankees schedule and use the date that they played their 81st game as the starting point for this conversation: The Yankees Played their 81st game of the season on June 28th - so I will use that day as the start of the second half.
I feel that Wins and Losses are irrelavent as they have more to do with run support and how will the opposing pitcher pitches - so they are out of my equation. Here is how I score the pitchers:
((3 x IP) + K - BB - H - ER)
A few thoughts:
Only Roy Halladay is on the list from AL
Tim Lincecum not only had a great first half, but is kicking ass in the second half too. He is my pick for NL Cy Young even though only Brandon Webb will probably eclipse the 20 win mark.
The Mets have 2 pitchers on the list in Santana and Perez. They were my preseason picks for NL Cy Young - and the second half has really shown they have the ability. It makes me thiunk back to good old 2004 when these 2 were the talk of baseball as young pitchers. Santana has lived up to the hype. Although I still think I am the biggest Ollie fan out there, I am not ready to say he has performed - but by the looks of things he is on his way.
