Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics: 13-7, 2.56 ERA
Take Gray’s 13 wins with a grain of salt considering the Athletics are in dead last in the AL West. However, his 13 wins are 21 percent of the Athletics’ total wins for the 2015 season.
Gray was a pre-season AL favorite to win the Cy Young, and he’s been one of the only bright spots in Oakland this year. But the fact that he is playing for Oakland may also be his hope for winning the AL Cy Young award, considering his defense and bullpen have let him down on multiple occasions. All that aside, Gray has still been as consistent as prescribed.
Given Keuchel’s recent slight decline, if Gray can post some above average outings — say going at least seven innings and allowing only one or two runs in his remaining starts — he could catch some voters’ eyes and win the AL Cy Young award.