AL Cy Young - '06

[noonanberg]

Santana's out of the equation I think. He hasn't been as dominant as in other years. I think a huge factor will be wins. If Halladay or Verlander can hit 20 they'd have to get serious consideration. How long Liriano is shelved for will be important, too. If Papelbon can get over 40 saves and keep his ERA at a dollar store level it will be tough for someone to steal it from him. Schilling will be in the running too. After all he is leading the league in wins, and has a good shot at 20. If his ERA is respectable he could be a sleeper. I think for Liriano and Papelbon ERA is the key. Verlander, Halladay and Schilling need the wins, and of course a half decent ERA.