It's reassuring to see that K-Rod didn't get any first place votes. That feeling will last exactly five days, until he finishes ahead of all these guys in the MVP voting on Tuesday. Neyer seemed to think that it would be close between Rodriguez and Lee, although I'm not sure why. I would assume that he knows Cy Young Predictor is almost completely useless for relievers.
I'd be interested to know why four guys picked Halladay over Lee. It's not a ridiculous choice or anything, with his additional innings, better peripherals, and higher opponents' OPS. I'm just curious whether that was the voters' logic. Obviously it is pretty comical that he was left off three ballots entirely.
Noticeably absent from this table is Jon Lester, who I figured would get a couple down ballot votes. I guess some people were drawn to Matsuzaka's record/ERA, some to Mussina's win total, and others to Santana's fantastic peripherals (or possibly just him being the ace of a 100-win team).
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