<p>The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/aaronjudge-opens-the-door-to-a-possible-exit-from-the-new-york-yankees-20220719-0044.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>American League</strong></a> features some of the best pitchers in the game. And while the National League may have the strongest<strong> <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-winners-list-of-world-series-champions-by-year-20211027-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Series</a> candidate </strong>in the <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/dodgers-injury-news-who-will-replace-walker-buehler-20220816-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>,</strong> even they should have a lot of trouble against some of the<strong> AL’s elite rotations.</strong></p>
<p>Needless to say, some pitchers will always <strong>stand out from the rest of the pack</strong>. Some guys have been dominant from day one and haven’t taken their feet off the gas as we reach the key stretch of the season.</p>
<p>That’s why today, we’ll honor them by letting you know everything there is about the top three candidates to take home the<strong> Cy Young award in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-shohei-ohtani-and-the-japenese-players-with-the-most-career-home-runs-20220810-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American League</a>. </strong>Who’ll win? Let’s break it down.</p>
<h2>MLB News: 3 Leading Candidates For American League Cy Young</h2>
<h3>3. Dylan Cease</h3>
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<p><strong>Dylan Cease</strong> continues to improve on a yearly basis, and he’s been more dominant this year than most of the early Cy Young candidates. His slider has been nearly-unhittable, and he’s been the lone bright spot on the <strong>Chicago White Sox’s </strong>rotation.</p>
<p>As of now, he boasts a <strong>12-6 record </strong>with a 2.27 ERA, 1.122 WHIP, 190 strikeouts, and 62 walks over 147.0 IP and 26 starts. He’s forcing swings-and-misses at a historical rate and is just getting better.</p>
<h3>2. Shane McClanahan</h3>
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<p><strong>Kevin Cash</strong> and the <strong>Tampa Bay Rays </strong>continue to pull Cy Young candidates out of their bag on a yearly basis. This time, southpaw <strong>Shane McClanahan</strong> has been the jewel of an overly-dominant rotation.</p>
<p>McClanahan currently owns an 11-5 record with a 2.20 ERA and an absurd 0.862 WHIP. He’s made 24 starts and thrown 147.1 innings, striking out 182 and handing out <strong>just 30 free passes</strong> in his second year in the Majors.</p>
<h3>1. Justin Verlander</h3>
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<p>The year is 2022, yet <strong>Justin Verlander </strong>continues to dominate as he did in the early 2010s. He’s turning back the clock and having one of the best seasons of his career, which is a lot to say for a 2-time Cy Young.</p>
<p>The undisputed ace of the<strong> Houston Astros, </strong>Verlander, came back from injury to log a 16-3 record with a 1.84 ERA, 0.855 WHIP, and 154 strikeouts to just 26 walks over 152 innings of work. That’s just remarkable.</p>

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MLB News: Justin Verlander and leading candidates for AL Cy Young