Our MLB awards previews continue with the American League Cy Young. Don\u2019t be alarmed if you notice that many of the guys on this list got knocked around in their first starts of the season. It happens, for some reason. <\/p>\n
View The MLB Cappers Leaderboard For 2009 \u00a0– Picks Packages for 2010 On Sale Now! \u2014\u2013><\/strong><\/p>\n Here are my top 10 American League arms.<\/p>\n 1. JON LESTER (+200 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n It took awhile for everyone to notice, but we now know that Lester, not Josh Beckett, is Boston\u2019s true ace. The hard-throwing lefty whiffed 225 batters in 2009 and went 7-2 with a 2.82 ERA after the All-Star break. He\u2019s good enough to overcome his tough divisional competition.<\/p>\n 2. FELIX HERNANDEZ (+200 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n Believe all the hype and Doc Gooden comparisons. King Felix is still quite young, turning 24 this week, yet he has several All-Star-caliber seasons under his belt already. He missed the Cy Young by a hair last season and still has room to improve, meaning he\u2019s an excellent pick for the award this season.<\/p>\n 3. ZACK GREINKE (+300 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n The defending champ was untouchable last season and it\u2019s understandable if bettors simply expect him to replicate his success in 2010. But I can\u2019t help but wonder if last year was Greinke\u2019s peak and if he\u2019s due for a minor regression. He\u2019ll also struggle to pick up wins with a poor team around him in K.C. again.<\/p>\n 4. JUSTIN VERLANDER (+350 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n Any question marks about Verlander\u2019s control or mental makeup appear long gone. The big righty throws hard and led the majors in strikeouts last season. Having a relatively weak Detroit lineup around him may hurt his win total but Verlander should still post good enough numbers to hang in the Cy Young race. 5. C.C. SABATHIA (+400 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n All C.C. does is win games and he already has a Cy Young under his belt, so he\u2019s a sneaky-good pick. The drawback is that his consistently poor Aprils often leave him too far back in the award race to recover.<\/p>\n 6. CLIFF LEE (+300 to win)<\/strong><\/p>\n Few pitchers have a better situation around them than Cliff Lee does. He goes from a hitter\u2019s haven in Philadelphia to a big, pitcher-friendly park in Seattle and has a great defense behind him. But his abdominal injury has kept him off the field early on and may hinder his effectiveness.<\/p>\n 7. MATT GARZA (No odds listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n Garza doesn\u2019t get much fanfare just yet because of his oddly low win totals but the guy is a big-game pitcher who seems to do his best work against good teams. Voters may finally take notice if he continues to improve with the Rays.<\/p>\n 8. JOSH BECKETT (No odds listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s no longer Boston\u2019s No. 1 guy but he\u2019s still a darned good pitcher who puts together sizzling streaks at various points every season. He\u2019s also still young enough to post a career year any time now.<\/p>\n 9. JERED WEAVER (No odds listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get much better than his current makeup, which is that of a No. 2 starter, but he wins games like crazy and voters are consistently swayed by that misleading stat.<\/p>\n 10. JAKE PEAVY (No odds listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n I suppose you could take a flier on Peavy and hope he can recapture the dominance of his San Diego heyday. But he has more red flags than a Turkish embassy this season. Coming off an injury, moving from a pitcher\u2019s park to a hitter\u2019s park, facing the DH instead of a pitcher…yuck.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Looking for AL Cy Young Odds and lines plus are you ready to start\u00a0MLB baseball betting? 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