Sánchez has the lead in baseball-reference's version of WAR, while Skenes leads in Fangraphs and both are close enough to be within the margin of error. Overall, it seems awfully close with Skenes slightly in front. He has the name recognition and the stuff, too.

Sale, the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner, is on the Braves’ 60-day injured list as he recovers from a fractured left ribcage. His start in Columbus will be his third rehab appearance, following two outings with Class AAA Gwinnett last week.

In his first season with the Red Sox, Crochet has the most wins and strikeouts in the AL, and is 2.43 ERA is just behind Skubal's at 2.42.

Tarik Skubal continues to hit milestones as the Detroit Tigers ace attempts to become the rare American League pitcher to win consecutive Cy Young awards.

At this point in the Major League Baseball season, no one dares to argue who the best pitcher in the circuit is. Although Paul Skenes, Zack Wheeler, Garrett Crochet or Christopher

Leader trend: Judge has come back to the pack a little but in terms of the AXE standings, the only thing he has relinquished is the top overall spot across the majors -- and baseball doesn't give out a Platinum MVP trophy. (Though maybe it should?)

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider revealed that Shane Bieber will make his first start in nearly 17 months on Friday.

In 2023, his breakout season in the minors, Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony knew his overall numbers were obscuring his struggles against left-handed pitching. Anthony, a left-handed hitter, was named Boston’s minor league hitter of the year while batting .219 against lefties.

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Blue Jays debut for former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber has officially been set in stone.

Last season, Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal won the AL Cy Young Award resoundingly, nabbing a rare pitching triple crown. This year, the contest is a little tighter.

Jovani Moran also struggled in last night’s game, and it’ll be his last Red Sox appearance for a while. The reliever was demoted to Worcester after the game, with Brennan Bernardino getting the call back up to the show. Bernardino threw four innings in his brief stint down the pike, allowing one run. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)