He led the National League with 255 strikeouts. But his 2018 season — when he won his first Cy Young — might have been better. In 2018 he went 10-9 with a Major League-leading 1.70 ERA.

According to USA Today writer Bob Nightengale, Skenes could win the Cy Young and do so while breaking deGrom’s record of fewest wins for a Cy Young winner, which he set in 2018 with 10 victories.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom won the NL prize for the second straight year. He received 29 of 30 first-place votes, becoming the 11th pitcher to win Cy Youngs in consecutive years.

Right-handed starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is in his 12th major-league season and third as a member of the Texas Rangers. The 37-year-old veteran originally debuted for the New York Mets in 2014 ...

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He posted a 21-17 combined record during his two Cy Young seasons in 2018 and 2019. If he can win seven decisions during the second half, DeGrom will set a new career-best with 16 wins.