American League Cy Young Odds: Justin Verlander at Top

The baseball season is creeping toward the All-Star Break, but there’s still plenty of time to make a wager on the American League Cy Young Award.

Before digging into the baseball betting lines for individual games, don’t forget about Major League Baseball futures, including the American League Cy Young Award.

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, one each for the American League and National League. The award was first presented in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955.

Last season, Toronto Blue Jays ace Robbie Ray walked away with the award, and Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees was the runner-up. But this is a whole new season and there are plenty of talented arms ready to make their bid.

Odds to Win 2022 AL Cy Young Award

Justin Verlander +450
Kevin Gausman +500
Gerrit Cole +750
Alek Manoah +800
Dylan Cease +900
Shohei Ohtani +1000
Shane McClanahan +1000
Nestor Cortes +1200
Shane Beiber +2000

Here’s a deep dive into the candidates to help with making MLB betting picks.

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Justin Verlander, Houston Astros +475

Houston Astros’ ace Justin Verlander pitched a gem against the Minnesota Twins on May 10, finishing with eight strong innings and allowing just one hit.

On May 15, Verlander didn’t go deep against the Washington Nationals, but he put forth another solid outing, pitching five innings and allowing just two hits and picking up the victory. Verlander pitched his third scoreless outing, blanking the Texas Rangers in six innings, allowing six hits.

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Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays +500

The Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman started the season strong, winning three of four decisions, but he has lost two of lastsix and continues to be the most consistent arm in the Blue Jays rotation. He pitched seven innings and allowed three earned runs against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 13, with the team failing to give him much of any run support and ultimately putting a loss on his record.

The right-hander lost his latest start a week ago against the Seattle Mariners.

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Dylan Cease, Chicago White Sox +900

Dylan Cease is one reason the Chicago White Sox are angling for a playoff spot. After a loss to the New York Yankees two weeks ago, Cease had a nice bounce-back performance against the Kansas City Royals on May 17, picking up his fourth win on the season as he pitched into the sixth inning and allowed no earned runs while striking out nine.

Cease is currently sporting a 4-1 record with a 3.09 ERA.

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Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees +750

Gerrit Cole, the runner-up for last season’s Cy Young, had a shaky start to the season for the Yankees, where he allowed eight runs on nine hits and couldn’t get past the fifth inning in three games.

Recently, though, the Yankees’ ace has been money. He’s won four of his last five starts, with the other a no-decision. In that time, he has lowered his ERA from 6.35 to 2.89, allowing 22 hits and six runs in those five games.

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Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay Rays +1000

It’s been an up and down season for Shane McClanahan, but the Tampa Bay Rays lefty has shown signs of bouncing back. Two weeks ago, McClanahan put together one of his best starts of the season against the Los Angeles Angels, finishing with a no-decision after pitching seven innings and allowing no earned runs and striking out 11.

McClanahan followed up his performance against the Angels by picking up a victory against the Detroit Tigers a week ago, pitching seven strong innings and allowing just one earned run.

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Shohei Ohtani, L.A. Angels +1000

It seems teams are starting to solve Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani. In his last two starts, he hasn’t factored into the decision. In those two games, he’s gone six innings and given up just eight hits and three runs.

The Angels star two-way player has a record of 3-2 on the campaign, with an ERA of 2.78.

Here’s a list of the Cy Young Award winners from the last decade.

In Chronological Order \| One Winning Pitcher From Each League (2012-2021)
Year	LG	Cy Young Award Winner ^(Qty)	Team ^(Qty)	Threw	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	SV
2012	AL	David Price ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	Tampa Bay ⁽¹⁾	L	20-5	2.56	211.0	205	0
2012	NL	R.A. Dickey ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	New York ⁽⁵⁾	R	20-6	2.74	233.2	230	0
2013	AL	Max Scherzer ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	Detroit ⁽⁵⁾	R	21-3	2.90	214.1	240	0
2013	NL	Clayton Kershaw ^{(2 \|}^ASG⁾	Los Angeles ⁽¹¹⁾	L	16-9	1.83	236.0	232	0
2014	AL	Corey Kluber ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland ⁽⁴⁾	R	18-9	2.45	235.2	269	0
2014	NL	Clayton Kershaw ^{(3 \|}^MVP^\|^ASG⁾	Los Angeles ⁽¹²⁾	L	21-3	1.77	198.1	239	0
2015	AL	Dallas Keuchel ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	Houston ⁽³⁾	L	20-8	2.48	232.0	216	0
2015	NL	Jake Arrieta ⁽¹⁾	Chicago ⁽⁵⁾	R	22-6	1.77	229.0	236	0
2016	AL	Rick Porcello ⁽¹⁾	Boston ⁽⁷⁾	R	22-4	3.15	223.0	189	0
2016	NL	Max Scherzer ^{(2 \|}^ASG⁾	Washington ⁽²⁾	R	20-7	2.96	228.1	284	0
2017	AL	Corey Kluber ^{(2 \|}^ASG⁾	Cleveland ⁽⁵⁾	R	18-4	2.25	203.2	265	0
2017	NL	Max Scherzer ^{(3 \|}^ASG⁾	Washington ⁽³⁾	R	16-6	2.51	200.2	268	0
2018	AL	Blake Snell ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	Tampa Bay ⁽²⁾	L	21-5	1.89	180.2	221	0
2018	NL	Jacob deGrom ^{(1 \|}^ASG⁾	New York ⁽⁶⁾	R	10-9	1.70	217.0	269	0
2019	AL	Justin Verlander ^{(2 \|}^ASG⁾	Houston ⁽⁴⁾	R	21-6	2.58	223.0	300	0
2019	NL	Jacob deGrom ^{(2 \|}^ASG⁾	New York ⁽⁷⁾	R	11-8	2.43	204.0	255	0
2020	AL	Shane Bieber ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland ⁽⁶⁾	R	8-1	1.63	77.1	122	0
2020	NL	Trevor Bauer ⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati ⁽¹⁾	R	5-4	1.73	73.0	100	0
2021	AL	Robbie Ray ⁽¹⁾	Toronto ⁽⁵⁾	L	13-7	2.84	193.1	248	0
2021	NL	Corbin Burnes ⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee ⁽³⁾	R	11-5	2.43	167.0	234	0