Ready for the greatest NL Cy Young Award race ever?

Editor’s note: This bonus piece is part of our coverage of the first quarter of the MLB season. To read our main story, What We’ve Learned from the First 40 Games in 2026, click or tap here. Nobody will cast a Cy Young Award vote for another four and a half months. But it’s never too soon to ask, just for fun:If the NL Cy Young votes were due today, would you vote for …Paul Skenes — a certifiable pitching monster who … has a 1.98 ERA this season … has a 1.09 ERA since coughing up five earned runs in his first inning of 2026 … and is on a mission to become the first man to have a sub-2.00 ERA in three straight seasons since (take a deep breath now) Grover Cleveland Alexander (in 1915-16-17)?Advertisement