Los Angeles Dodger's pitcher Clayton Kershaw won the NL Cy Young Award, but the voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America clearly shows (as if you needed any other proof) that the Phillies rotation dominated the regular season.
Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels all finished in the top five in voting.
Halladay (19-6, 2.35 ERA) came in 2nd place with 4 1st place votes, 21 2nd place votes, and 7 3rd place votes for 133 points.
Lee (17-8, 2.40 ERA) finished right behind him in 3rd place, with 5 2nd place votes, 17 3rd place votes, 9 4th place votes, and 1 5th place vote for 90 points.
Hamels (14-9, 2.79 ERA) took 5th place with 2 4ht place votes, and 13 5ht place votes, for 17 points.
Kershaw (21-5, 2.28 ERA) won the award with 27 1st place votes, 3 2nd place votes, and 2 3rd place votes, for 207 points.
The Arizona Diamondback's Ian Kennedy (21-4, 2.88 ERA) came in 4th with 1 1st place vote, 3 2nd place votes, 6 3rd place votes, 18 4th place votes, and 3 5th place votes for 76 points.
Detroit Tiger's ace Justin Verlander (25-4, 2.40 ERA) won the AL Cy Young, but no surprise there, considering his dominance in 2011. The question with him is if he can win the AL MVP.
Schneider signs one year deal
Brian Schneider will back up Carlos Ruiz for another year.
Schneider signed a one-year, $800,000 deal with incentives that can make the deal worth $1 million in total, according to CSNPhilly.com's John Finger.
Schneider (35) will most likely continue catching for Vance Worley. The 12 year veteran has worked well with Worley playing a key part in the young pitcher's success thus far.
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