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3 reasons Sandy Alcantara deserves the NL Cy Young Award over Max Fried and others contenders

By Jared Bloom Modified 14 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Miami Marlins v Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Alcantara is the frontrunner to win the National League Cy Young Award, and for good reason. While the Miami Marlins have had a disappointing season, Alcantara has shined. The ace has attained a 12-7 record, a 2.43 earned run average (ERA), and 177 strikeouts on the season. Sandy Alcantara has outperformed most pitchers in the league this year. While having a 12-7 record, Alcantara has pitched four complete games this season. No other pitcher in the league has played more than two complete games. Most pitchers haven't even had a single complete game this year. He has more complete games himself than any team does as a whole. ESPN Stats & Info@ESPNStatsInfoSandy Alcantara has 4 complete games this season.

That's more than any other TEAM in the league.804149Sandy Alcantara has 4 complete games this season.That's more than any other TEAM in the league. https://t.co/xraI2MyckY Alcantara has been a workhorse for the Marlins this year. Along with leading the league in complete games, he has a dominant lead in innings pitched as well. He has pitched 196.2 innings so far this year. He has thrown 15.1 more innings than Miles Mikolas of the St. Louis Cardinals, who has thrown 181.1 innings this year. The Marlins have put this workload on Alcantara for a reason: he has been dealing this year. The Marlins ace has a great fastball that he averages 98 MPH on, but it's his changeup where he's most effective. He uses his changeup as a put-out pitch on two strikes and averages around 92 MPH on it. His changeup is only about 6 MPH slower than his fastball and fools hitters into striding too early. Rob Friedman@PitchingNinjaSandy Alcántara, Disgusting 93mph Changeup. ?48121Sandy Alcántara, Disgusting 93mph Changeup. ? https://t.co/Y1hKueJV5h Alcanatara has been efficient this year. He leads all National League pitchers in wins above replacement (WAR) with 6.8. Max Fried of the Atlanta Braves is quite a way away from Alcantara with a 5.5 WAR. Sandy Alcantara is third in all of the National League in WAR, including fielders. Baseball Reference@baseball_ref2022 NL Pitching WAR Leaders:

Sandy Alcantara (6.8)
Max Fried (5.5)
Aaron Nola (5.0)
Carlos Rodon (4.9)

All Leaders: hubs.li/Q01m9tLK01322022 NL Pitching WAR Leaders:Sandy Alcantara (6.8)Max Fried (5.5)Aaron Nola (5.0)Carlos Rodon (4.9)All Leaders: hubs.li/Q01m9tLK0 https://t.co/c4SKIhOBSu

Is Sandy Alcantara s workload finally catching up to him

Sandy Alcantara still possesses these insane statistics while coming off of two bad games in a row. In his last two starts, Alcanatara has failed to get past the sixth inning, only going five to six innings. With that said, he still has a controlling lead on innings pitched this season. Some believe that this is a sign of Alcantara starting to fatigue. It would make sense with the workload that has been put on him this year. People around the league believe that Max Fried will surpass Alcantara by the end of the season. The only statistic that Fried has over Alcantara is his record. Fried has a 13-6 record this year, giving him one more win than Alcanatara. Max Fried will have to hope that the Marlins shut down Alcanatara for him to have a chance to win the NL Cy Young Award. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Gaelin Leif × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी