Eleven weeks into the season, the American League Cy Young Award race has a clear leader with a compelling cast of pursuers. Yankees ace Cam Schlittler, in a breakout campaign that’s been a follow-up to last season’s masterclass in the postseason, has bolted out of the starting gates and looks to be the early frontrunner. And while the AL Cy Young race lacks the historically deep class of competitors compared to that of the National League, there are still plenty of pitchers in the junior circuit making this interesting.
But it all starts with Schlittler.
