Cristopher Sanchez finishes 2nd in Cy Young voting, Jesus Luzardo 5th

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 30: Cristopher Sánchez #61 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during Game Two of the National League Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by

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What makes a reliever of the year?

What is the story about?

We all knew that Jacob Misiorowski was going to finish with the NL Cy Young award thanks to his historic season. The real race was for second place.

Now, we know who took that spot.

Sanchez finishing second is no real surprise. Chris Sale may have been better to some, but the fact that Sanchez threw almost 7 full games more than Sale obviously accounted

for something.

Jesus Luzardo finishing fifth is a nice surprise. He was truly great this past season, ascending to ace status for many.