Lost in all the hyperbole and column inches spent on Brad Penny and Jake Peavy thus far is the fantastic season Chris Young has quietly been putting together for the San Diego Padres. Mercifully selected to the NL All-Star Team via online balloting, Young is now 9-3 on the season with a microscopic 1.85 ERA after pitching seven shutout innings against the NL's most potent lineup last night.
Against the Phillies, he allowed two hits, three walks (all to Ryan Howard) and struck out six, while no runners landed past second base. This ex-Princeton basketball standout is our pick for the best pitcher in baseball this season. Sure, Santana will probably pass him prior to October, but we feel some attention is warranted. He gets no run support (he's won five 1-0 games this season) and he plays on the West Coast, so he's facing an uphill climb in the Cy Young voting. But we'll remember.
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