On Wednesday it was announced that the Giants ace, right-handed pitcher Logan Webb, had finished second for the National League Cy Young Award.
Among NL starters with at least 100 innings pitched, Webb led the league in innings (216), was seventh in ERA (3.25), fourth in FIP (3.16), first in ground ball rate (62.1%), first in walks allowed per nine innings (1.29), fifth in fWAR (4.9), and second in bWAR (5.5).
Webb's results on the five-player ballots highlight just how unique this Cy Young race was, and how much certain numbers disagreed with others.
It can be easy to take greatness for granted in the moment, especially for a franchise as storied as the Giants. So to help keep you from doing that, here's your reminder that Webb's runner-up finish is the highest a Giant has landed in Cy Young voting since Tim Lincecum won the award in 2009.
Webb has made it clear that winning games is far more important to him than winning awards, so I'd say it's time for the Giants to start doing exactly that.
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