Nov 19
RHP Justin Verlander was a distant third in the recent voting for the American League Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Verlander, 19-9 and the league strikeout leader with 269, had 14 points to place behind winner RHP Zack Greinke of Kansas City (134 points) and RHP Felix Hernandez of Seattle (80 points). It was the team's highest finish in Cy Young balloting since LHP Willie Hernandez won in 1984.
