Numbers that matter: Use these AL stats to size up Cy Young  How
FIP, SIERA and strikeout percentage figure into conversation
Published Friday, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:28 pm EDT Last updated 4
months and 2 days ago Text size A A A   This week, we'll look at
the three primary candidates in the AL Cy Young race. To be
clear, these aren't the only three candidates (sorry, Hiroki
Kuroda, Chris Sale and others), but just three we've chosen to
highlight (all stats through Thursday):  Felix Hernandez,
Seattle Mariners  Felix Hernandez: His stats speak volumes. (AP
Photo)  Remember when Hernandez won the 2010 AL Cy Young award
despite his 13-12 record (a horribly misleading number when
defining his outstanding season)? That outcome is considered a
landmark moment in the new school/old school baseball tug-of-
war.  INSTANT REPLAY: Right or wrong? | PIRATES: These Bucs
won't stop | Fantasy Source  Well, King Felix has been even
better this season, and he'll probably need a similar-thinking
panel of voters to claim his second