Cam Schlittler has all but wrapped up the American League Cy Young Award.
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Schlittler → wrap → Award
The Pinstriped phenom is a -25000 favorite to become the seventh Yankee to win the honor at bet365 Sportsbook, and the biggest prediction markets, Kalshi and Polymarket, have him priced at 96 percent.
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him → become → percent
There are no sure things in baseball nor in betting, but this one is pretty darn close.
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one → be → betting
While Schlittler will be making room for at least one award this winter, a debate has begun to spark up about whether the 25-year-old should also garner heavy consideration for another: AL MVP.
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old → make → another
No pitcher has won the award in either league since Clayton Kershaw did so for the Dodgers in 2014.
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Kershaw → win → 2014
He went 21-3, pitched to a 1.77 ERA and 0.86 WHIP, and racked up 239 strikeouts against just 31 walks in 198 1/3 innings.
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He → go → innings
By season’s end, the future Hall-of-Famer had a WAR of 8.2.
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Famer → have → 8.2
Plenty has changed in baseball in the 12 years since Kershaw dominated the league, but Schlittler’s resume pops just as much.
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resume → change → league
He leads the league in innings pitched, ERA, WHIP, and scoreless starts, and he’s second in strikeouts and quality starts.
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he → lead → strikeouts
His 5.9 WAR at FanGraphs lags behind just Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. (6.5) and Houston’s Yordan Alvarez (6.0) in the American League.
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WAR → lag → League
Alvarez, who was a Triple Crown threat for much of the year, is the -4000 favorite to be named AL MVP.
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who → name → year
Schlittler is currently priced at 50/1 at bet365 Sportsbook, making him the third-favorite, sandwiched between Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and Witt Jr.
Caminero, who leads the American League with 41 home runs, is 14/1.
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who → price → runs
Those odds suggest that the race is over.
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race → suggest → ?
At -4000, Alvarez owns a 97.6-percent implied probability.
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Alvarez → own → probability
Kalshi has it a shade lower at 89 percent.
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it → have → percent
If that was the case, why did the Schlitter-for-MVP talks get so loud that his teammates shared their thoughts?
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teammates → get → thoughts
The answer is because the right-hander has a legitimate claim to the award.
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hander → have → award
With Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, and Carlos Rodon all injured for large chunks of the season, Schlittler was the only Yankee starter that Aaron Boone was able to send out every five days.
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Boone → injure → that
He took that responsibility head-on in his second season in the majors, delivering a 1.95 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, and 228 strikeouts in 184 2/3 innings so far.
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He → take → innings
Without that level of dominance, the Yankees could be scrapping for a wild-card spot; instead, they’re still in the hunt for the best record in the American League.
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they → scrap → League
Schlittler has two starts remaining, likely against the Diamondbacks on Saturday and a potentially massive one versus the Rays on Thursday.
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Schlittler → have → Thursday
If he is able to replicate what he did in his most recent outing against the Mets in those final two appearances, he’ll have plenty of voters thinking long and hard about whether he deserves this award.
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he → replicate → award
At 50/1 odds this late in the season, it’s a chance worth taking.
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it → ’ → season
The Play: Cam Schlittler to win AL MVP (50/1, bet365)
Why Trust New York Post Betting
Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry.
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Leboff → win → industry
He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
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punters → love → sports
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