The Cy Young Award is the ultimate goal for pitchers in the major leagues. It is associated with prestige and dominance and means that, for at least a year, no hurler was better than the winner. The Cleveland Guardians haven’t…
Writer Andres Chavez highlights Cleveland Guardians pitchers Gavin Williams and Parker Messick as prime future contenders to win the Cy Young Award by 2027. The Guardians have not featured a Cy Young winner since Shane Bieber received the honor in 2020, but Chavez argues the club's development system has produced two top-tier arms capable of securing the trophy.
Williams led the American League with 248 strikeouts during the regular season and posted a 2.16 ERA across 16.2 postseason innings. Meanwhile, rookie left-hander Messick registered a 2.56 ERA with 193 strikeouts during the regular season, establishing himself as a candidate for both AL Rookie of the Year and future Cy Young contention.
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