Lester's Case for the Cy Young

The Cy Young Award campaigns are beginning to get heated this time of year. The baseball media has zeroed in on four prime candidates: Zack Greinke, C.C. Sabathia, Justin Verlander, and Felix Hernadez. Each of these pitchers has a great resume, but Jon Lester has had quite the season. Where does he stack up against the competition? ERA 1)Zack Greinke - 2.14 - 1st in AL 2)Felix Hernandez - 2.45 - 2nd in AL 3)C.C. Sabathia - 3.31 - 6th in AL 4)Jon Lester - 3.33 - 7th in AL 5)Justin Verlander - 3.44 - 9th in AL While Lester is not in Greinke or King Felix's territory, his is virtually tied with Sabathia and sits just in front of Verlander. Lester could very well move to third by the end of the season. Strikeouts 1)Justin Verlander - 245 (10.14 K/9) - 1st in AL 2)Zack Greinke - 224 (9.58 K/9) - 2nd in AL 3)Jon Lester - 215 (9.94 K/9) - 3rd in AL 4)Felix Hernandez - 196 (8.15 K/9) - 4th in AL 5)C.C. Sabathia - 186 (7.59 K/9) - 7th in AL Lester...