Updated 2022 Cy Young Award Odds: Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Corbin Burnes
Injuries continue to be the story when it comes to early Cy Young odds, especially in the National League. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom has yet to throw a pitch this season and is likely out until July. Now, the New York Mets will be without Max Scherzer, who has won the award twice in the National League and once more in the American League, for approximately two months after he suffered an oblique injury on Wednesday. Scherzer’s odds dropped from around +450 at most sportsbooks to a high of +4500 at FanDuel Sportsbook.
2020 winner Trevor Bauer hasn’t pitched since the beginning of last season and is currently appealing a two-year suspension. As a result, 2021 winner Corbin Burnes is currently the favorite for the award almost by default.
In the American League, the clock is being turned back a few years. 39-year-old Justin Verlander, who entered the season having thrown just six innings since the end of the 2019 season due to Tommy John surgery, is currently the favorite at most sportsbooks. Whether or not he will be able to throw enough innings to actually take home the award remains to be seen, but he has the early edge over Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, and Gerrit Cole.
Let’s take a look at the current 2022 MLB Cy Young Odds across all of the major sportsbooks.
2022 Cy Young Winner Odds
| PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTIONS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CORBIN
BURNES
MIL – SP |
+350
|
+350
|
+350
|
+475
|
+500
|
NL
|
+300
|
+300
|
+600
|
+750
|
|
JUSTIN
VERLANDER
HOU – SP |
+500
|
+500
|
+500
|
+500
|
+550
|
NL
|
+450
|
+450
|
+1300
|
+1400
|
|
KEVIN
GAUSMAN
TOR – SP |
+650
|
+650
|
+700
|
+700
|
+500
|
NL
|
+725
|
+725
|
+1600
|
+1600
|
|
DYLAN
CEASE
CWS – SP |
+700
|
+800
|
+850
|
+800
|
+850
|
NL
|
+700
|
+700
|
+850
|
+900
|
|
CARLOS
RODON
SF – SP |
+700
|
+700
|
+650
|
+800
|
+700
|
NL
|
+700
|
+700
|
+1200
|
+1600
|
|
GERRIT
COLE
NYY – SP |
+750
|
+750
|
+750
|
+700
|
+750
|
NL
|
+700
|
+700
|
+425
|
+475
|
|
PABLO
LOPEZ
MIA – SP |
+750
|
+900
|
+950
|
+1200
|
+1500
|
NL
|
+750
|
+750
|
+4000
|
+3300
|
|
SHOHEI
OHTANI
LAA – SP,DH |
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
NL
|
+1100
|
+1100
|
+2000
|
+2500
|
|
SHANE
MCCLANAHAN
TB – SP |
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1200
|
NL
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1600
|
+1600
|
|
ALEK
MANOAH
TOR – SP |
+1100
|
+1100
|
+1100
|
+1100
|
+1100
|
NL
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+3000
|
NL
|
|
WALKER
BUEHLER
LAD – SP |
+1200
|
+1000
|
+1000
|
+1200
|
+1200
|
NL
|
+1100
|
+1100
|
+750
|
+850
|
|
NESTOR
CORTES
NYY – SP,RP |
+1600
|
+1600
|
+1600
|
+1500
|
+1300
|
NL
|
+1400
|
+1400
|
NL
|
NL
|
|
SHANE
BIEBER
CLE – SP |
+2000
|
+1500
|
+2500
|
+2000
|
+1200
|
NL
|
+2000
|
+2000
|
+750
|
+750
|
|
MAX
SCHERZER
NYM – SP |
+2000
|
+2000
|
+4500
|
+450
|
+500
|
NL
|
+550
|
+550
|
+650
|
+800
|
|
MAX
FRIED
ATL – SP |
+2000
|
+1700
|
+1600
|
+2000
|
+2000
|
NL
|
+1500
|
+1500
|
+1100
|
+1300
|
|
LOGAN
GILBERT
SEA – SP |
+2000
|
+2000
|
+2500
|
+2200
|
+2000
|
NL
|
+2300
|
+2300
|
NL
|
NL
|
|
JOE
MUSGROVE
SD – SP |
+2000
|
+1700
|
+2000
|
+2000
|
+2000
|
NL
|
+1750
|
+1750
|
+2200
|
+2000
|
|
LUCAS
GIOLITO
CWS – SP |
+2000
|
+2000
|
+2500
|
+2500
|
+2000
|
NL
|
+2800
|
+2800
|
+850
|
+900
|
|
BRANDON
WOODRUFF
MIL – SP |
+2200
|
+2500
|
+2500
|
+2200
|
+2000
|
NL
|
+2200
|
+2200
|
+800
|
+850
|
|
ZAC
GALLEN
ARI – SP |
+2500
|
+2500
|
+2500
|
+3000
|
NL
|
NL
|
+2500
|
+2500
|
NL
|
NL
|
|
ZACK
WHEELER
PHI – SP |
+2500
|
+2000
|
+2500
|
+2000
|
+3000
|
NL
|
+2500
|
+2500
|
+650
|
+800
|
|
CHRIS
BASSITT
NYM – SP |
+3000
|
+3000
|
+3500
|
+3000
|
+3000
|
NL
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
+1800
|
+1800
|
|
SANDY
ALCANTARA
MIA – SP |
+3000
|
+2000
|
+2000
|
+3000
|
+3000
|
NL
|
+3000
|
+3000
|
+1300
|
+2500
|
|
KYLE
WRIGHT
ATL – SP |
+3500
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
NL
|
NL
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
NL
|
NL
|
|
LOGAN
WEBB
SF – SP |
+3500
|
+3500
|
+3000
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
NL
|
+3500
|
+3500
|
+1500
|
+1600
|
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