Yankees Ace Cam Schlittler Builds AL MVP Case With 1.94 ERA and 7.0 bWAR

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

25-year-old Cam Schlittler enters his final start with a 1.94 ERA, 234 strikeouts and 7.0 bWAR, making a serious case to add AL MVP to an expected Cy Young.
190 2/3 innings and every scheduled start gave New York a stabilizing ace while Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Max Fried and Ryan Weathers all missed time with injuries.
48-41 without Aaron Judge still got the Yankees to 91-67 and home-field advantage in the AL Wild Card Series, even as the offense hit just .229 with a .297 OBP since June 1.
21 starts allowing one run or fewer set a Yankees record and put Schlittler in rare company, with only Dean Chance in 1964 and Blake Snell in 2018 matching that feat at age 25 or younger.
Schlittler's edge over hitters such as Yordan Alvarez, Bobby Witt Jr. and Junior Caminero would make him the first AL pitcher to win MVP since Justin Verlander in 2011.