The Yankees had a moment to celebrate last night, as Cam Schlittler was officially crowned the AL Cy Young Award winner for 2026. Schlittler was the heavy favorite after a dominant end to what was a historic campaign, and the only real question was whether he would win it unanimously or not, and in the end he did. It’s the third time that a Yankee has unanimously won the Cy Young, Schlittler joining Ron Guidry in 1978 and Gerrit Cole in 2023. That he’s done so in his second season (and his first
full season) in The Show is a remarkable feat, and it’ll be a treat to watch Cam in this rotation for years to come. Hopefully, next year’s offense does him better and both he and the Yankees can rack up some more wins.
We’ve got plenty to cover as award season continues to roll on, with the MVP announcement coming in later tonight. Before that though, Josh starts our day off with his thoughts on why the owners are so uniformly in pursuit of a salary cap and John delivers a report card for Max Fried fresh off his second season in pinstripes. Andrew goes into the history books with Carl Mays and the tragic highlight of his career on his birthday, and then Peter will discuss the ways that Cam Schlittler proved his skepticism wrong after the newly-minted Cy Young’s cup of coffee in 2025.
Questions/Prompts:
1. With Schlittler heading the staff entering next year, who do you expect to be the team’s No. 2 pitcher?
2. Who ya got winning AL MVP tonight? How about NL MVP?
