The BBWAA confers a Cy Young Award on a National League pitcher today. For me it comes down to Johan Santana and Tim Lincecum. Santana led the majors in ERA. Lincecum, however, struck out over 2.5 more batters per nine than Johan, while allowing home runs at half the rate.

Both are extremely deserving, although my guess is Tim's better record will sway voters. Let me point out that a big reason for LIncecum's low ERA, however, came from his six starts against the Padres. He posted an 0.62 ERA in those games.

Santana, on the other hand, pitched the most against the Phillies, five times. His stats against one of the best offensive teams in the league were quite impressive. In other words, the Mets put Johan out for their toughest opponent and he came through.

If I had a ballot, it would be:

1. Johan Santana
2. Tim Lincecum
3. CC Sabathia

Sabathia's short NL season deserves recognition, but it's tough for me to put him ahead of two pitchers who performed extremely well for a whole season in the league. We'll find out the winner at 2 PM EST this afternoon.