AL Cy Young

The schedule is going out the window this weekend. Apparently I forgot to include the most important awards of all: the AL and NL MVPs. So, let's ignore my previous proclamations and play two today. You always win in the end Ernie Banks.

Winner: Cliff Lee

It's easy to play two when one of them is a rout like this one. No need to empty the bullpens today fellas; this ones under control. Cliff Lee is having one of the best seasons by a lefthanded pitcher of all time. Yes, I said it. One of the best of all time.

Just look at the numbers: First in the AL in wins (22-3), first in the AL in ERA (2.54), ninth in strikeouts (170). His .880 winning percentage is ridiculous, falling just shy of Ron Guidry's 25-3 record for highest winning percentage by a starting pitcher in MLB history. Lee's 2.54 ERA is the best by an AL Cy Young Award winner since Pedro Martinez was in his prime with a 1.74 ERA in 2000.

Bonus points go to Lee for doing all of this for a Cleveland team that is currently 79-80. Lee has personally won more than 1/4 of the games the Indians won this year. CC Sabathia couldn't do that in Cleveland and he will probably make more than $20 million on the free agent market next year.

Runner up: Roy Halladay

In any other year he would be a slam dunk. His 20-11 record gives him the second-most wins in the league and his 2.74 ERA also only trails Lee. Halladay is also third in strikeouts (206) and first in innings pitched with a remarkable 246 this year. The man is just a horse and he's everything you could want in an ace. He shows up to pitch every five days, he goes deep into games and he gives you results.

If I could pick one player to build a franchise around it would be Roy Halladay without question.