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If Cy Young = best stats ... I agree that Felix has had a much better season than Sabathia.
We're not arguing about that. We're arguing about what the criteria for the Cy should be.
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But if Cy Young = best stats, then Liriano has more $ value than Felix, AND he's done it in a pennant race.
It's not like Felix clearly has "the best stats." Do you use WAR and $ value, or do you use xFIP, or do you use K/BB ratio, or do you use ERA, or what?
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Part of the subtext here, is that I don't care for sabertistas' focus on the hypothetically best pitcher (if you assume HR/F and BABIP and S% should have been league average).
Though that isn't a complaint against Felix' 2010.