Chris Flores of the New York Yankees dazzled the American League in 2068, stacking up win after win, finishing the season with 19 victories and 1 loss — numbers good enough to reap the American League Cy Young Award.
He made 36 starts, hurled 190.2 innings, yielded 118 hits, struck out 265 batters, walked 37 and ended up with a 2.17 ERA. Opposing teams hit .174 against him.
He received 29 first place votes out of a possible 30. Matt Gilman of the Baltimore Orioles finished second in voting, while Javier Covarrubias of the Houston Astros finished third.
Player – Team – First Place – Total Points
Chris Flores – New York Yankees – 29 – 206
Matt Gilman – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 110
Javier Covarrubias – Houston Astros – 0 – 97
Alex Batista – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 45
Paul Welt – Houston Astros – 0 – 18
Edwin Morel – Toronto Blue Jays – 0 – 12
Nate Howe – Houston Astros – 0 – 10
David Alamillo – Houston Astros – 1 – 7
Alex Vargas – Texas Rangers – 0 – 3
Logan Lowe – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 2