2025 AL Cy Young Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Odds below courtesy of DraftKings Sports Book as of Wednesday, March 5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2024: Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023: Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022: Justin Verlander, Houston Astros <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021: Robbie Ray, Toronto Blue Jays <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020: Shane Bieber, Cleveland Indians<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tarik Skubal is the favorite to repeat as the American League Cy Young Award winner (+400), but Garrett Crochet is next in line after being set free from the lowly Chicago White Sox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The 25-year-old enters his debut season as a member of the Boston Red Sox with sky-high aspirations after posting a 3.58 ERA with 209 strikeouts across only 146 innings pitched in his first full season as a starting pitcher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Crochet’s record suffered (6-12) due to playing on a 41-win (dead last) Pale Hose team and his innings were limited after recovering from Tommy John surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now he’s playing on a revamped Red Sox squad that is projected to win close 90 games while potentially competing for a playoff spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Crochet has one of the nastiest four-seam fastballs in the MLB, a pitch opponents batted only .198 against with a .295 slugging percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He threw the pitch 1,287 times (1,095 to right-handed hitters) and he allowed 16 extra-base hits, 11 of which were doubles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything sets up perfectly for Crochet to compete for his first Cy Young Award now that he’s playing on a contender a year removed from surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Seth Lugo pitched primarily out of the bullpen for the majority of his Big-League career, but he found some success as a starter in 2023 with San Diego and then he broke out with a huge season for the Kansas City Royals in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lugo finished second in the American League Cy Young voting after making his first All-Star team with a 16-9 record, 3.00 ERA and 181 strikeouts across 206+ innings pitched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He utilized a ridiculous nine-pitch mix while increasing his whiff rate from 26.8% to 33.9% from 2023 to 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lugo is projected to be the #2 starter in Kansas City behind Cole Ragans (+900) and he has the advantage of playing his homes games in the pitcher’s park that is Kauffman Stadium which make him an interesting target at 45 to 1 odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTarik Skubal<\/td> +350<\/td><\/tr> Garrett Crochet<\/td> +400<\/td><\/tr> Cole Ragans<\/td> +1000<\/td><\/tr> Logan Gilbert<\/td> +1200<\/td><\/tr> Gerrit Cole<\/td> +1200<\/td><\/tr> Jacob DeGrom<\/td> +1600<\/td><\/tr> George Kirby<\/td> +2000<\/td><\/tr> Hunter Brown<\/td> +2200<\/td><\/tr> Framber Valdez<\/td> +2200<\/td><\/tr> Shane McClanahan<\/td> +2500<\/td><\/tr> Pablo Lopez<\/td> +2500<\/td><\/tr> Max Fried<\/td> +2500<\/td><\/tr> Grayson Rodriguez<\/td> +3000<\/td><\/tr> Luis Castillo<\/td> +3500<\/td><\/tr> Tanner Bibee<\/td> +3500<\/td><\/tr> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n AL Cy Young Previous Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
AL Cy Young Award 2025 Prediction: Garrett Crochet (+400)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
AL Cy Young Award 2025 Long Shot Prediction: Seth Lugo (+4500)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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