2025 Cy Young Odds: Burnes Joins NL Fray in Arizona

While Tarik Skubal is the AL Cy favorite and Paul Skenes leads the NL board, Corbin Burnes is among the arms just below the top options after signing a lucrative six-year deal with the Diamondbacks.

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Jason Wilson • Publishing Editor
Jan 3, 2025 • 13:37 ET • 7 min read
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Not every free-agent domino has fallen just yet during this MLB offseason, but enough shuffling has happened for 2025 Cy Young odds to become available.

Corbin Burnes is back in the National League after signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks, joining a packed race including the likes of Blake Snell, Zack Wheeler, and reigning Cy Young winner Chris Sale. 

Now we wait for Roki Sasaki, Jack Flaherty, Nick Pivetta, and a few others to find new homes. For now, here are the 2025 MLB Cy Young odds.

Odds to win AL Cy Young award 2025

Player DraftKings FanDuel bet365
Tigers Tarik Skubal +400 +400 +400
Red Sox Garrett Crochet +600 +600 +600
Royals Cole Ragans +900 +850 +900
Rangers Jacob deGrom +1100 +1000 +1000
Yankees Gerrit Cole +1600 +1600 +1400
Mariners Logan Gilbert +1600 +1600 +1600
Astros Framber Valdez +1700 +1700 +1800
Twins Pablo Lopez +1700 +1600 +1600
Rays Shane McClanahan +2000 +2000 +2000
Mariners George Kirby +2200 +2000 +2200
Astros Hunter Brown +2500 +2500 +2500
Orioles Grayson Rodriguez +2500 +2500 +2500
Yankees Max Fried +2500 +2500 +2500
Mariners Luis Castillo +2500 +2500 +2500
Blue Jays Kevin Gausman +2500 +2500 +2500
Red Sox Tanner Houck +3000 +3000 +3000
Yankees Luis Gil +3000 +3000 +3000
Mariners Bryce Miller +3500 +3500 +3500
Mariners Bryan Woo +3500 +3000 +3500
Guardians Tanner Bibee +3500 +3000 +3000

Odds as of 1-3-2025.

AL Cy Young odds analysis

1/3/2025: Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is favored to repeat as AL Cy Young winner, but he's not without competition. The Boston Red Sox echoed a previous trade from many moons ago by acquiring young left-hander Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox. After a breakout year in 2024, Crochet is poised to take another step — at least oddsmakers think so.

Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole, and Shane McClanahan are all coming off injury-ravaged seasons. Cole looked more like himself in the postseason, but can we truly count on a full season of work from deGrom now? Granted, he has the stuff, but he's also never been bad when healthy. Nevertheless, he's been limited to 41 innings over the first two years of his five-year deal with Texas.

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Odds to win NL Cy Young award 2024

Player DraftKings FanDuel bet365
Pirates Paul Skenes +300 +300 +300
Phillies Zack Wheeler +750 +750 +750
Braves Chris Sale +800 +800 +800
Dodgers Blake Snell +1000 +1000 +1000
Diamondbacks Corbin Burnes +1200 +1200 +1200
Padres Dylan Cease +1600 +1500 +1600
Dodgers Tyler Glasnow +1700 +1600 +1600
Braves Spencer Strider +2200 +2200 +2200
Marlins Sandy Alcantara +2200 +2000 +2200
Padres Michael King +2200 +2000 +2000
Reds Hunter Greene +2200 +2200 +2200
Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto +2500 +2500 +2500
Giants Logan Webb +2500 +2500 +2500
Mets Kodai Senga +2800 +2500 +2800
Brewers Freddy Peralta +2800 +2500 +2500
Diamondbacks Zac Gallen +3000 +3000 +3000
Cardinals Sonny Gray +3000 +3000 +3000
Cubs Shota Imanaga +3000 +3000 +2800
Dodgers Shohei Ohtani +3000 +3000 +2800

Odds as of 1-3-2025.

NL Cy Young analysis

1/3/25: Paul Skenes is the betting favorite to win NL Cy Young after winning Rookie of the Year in 2024. He was a finalist for the Cy, though he didn't stand much of a chance to win since he didn't pitch a full season. Still, his numbers were more than worthy.

Corbin Burnes in Arizona is of great intrigue. The Diamondbacks didn't appear to be on the radar for the right-hander before they inked him to a six-year contract. His strikeout rate has rapidly declined, but he's durable and continues to throw quality innings.

The wild card is Roki Sasaki, who will also feature heavily in either league's Rookie of the Year race. I mention him in the NL section because the Dodgers and Padres have seemed like the most likely landing spots for his services based on early reports. He could go virtually anywhere, though, so it remains to be seen where he'll slot in.

Previous Cy Young Award winners

Here are the last 10 winners of the AL and NL Cy Young Award, with Cleveland and the New York Mets each leading the way with three. Overall, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have the most Cy Youngs all time (12), followed by the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves with eight and the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Mets with seven apiece.

Previous AL Cy Young winners

Year American League Winner
2024 Tigers Tarik Skubal
2023 Yankees Gerrit Cole
2022 Astros Justin Verlander
2021 Blue Jays Robbie Ray
2020 Guardians Shane Bieber
2019 Astros Justin Verlander
2018 Rays Blake Snell
2017 Guardians Corey Kluber
2016 Red Sox Rick Porcello
2015 Astros Dallas Keuchel

Previous NL Cy Young winners

Year National League Winner
2024 Braves Chris Sale
2023 Padres Blake Snell
2022 MarlinsSandy Alcantara
2021 Brewers Corbin Burnes
2020 Reds Trevor Bauer
2019 Mets Jacob deGrom
2018 Mets Jacob deGrom 
2017 Nationals Max Scherzer
2016 Nationals Max Scherzer
2015 Cubs Jake Arrieta

Pitchers with multiple Cy Young awards

Twenty-two pitchers have won multiple Cy Young Awards, led by Roger Clemens' seven trophies. Of those 22 winners, five are still active in the majors.

Pitcher Number of Cy Young Awards (Years)
Roger Clemens 7 (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004)
Randy Johnson 5 (1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Steve Carlton 4 (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982
Greg Maddux 4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Seven different pitchers 3
11 different pitchers 2

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MLB Cy Young odds explained

Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. When Shane Bieber looked to have the AL Cy Young locked up in 2020, his odds had a minus (-) sign ahead of the number.

  • Shane Bieber -300

That means that a bettor in September had to wager $300 to win $100 by betting on Bieber. Before this year's race even began, every candidate had a (+) sign in front of their number.

  • Jacob deGrom +550

With deGrom's preseason odds, a bettor stands to profit $550 for every $100 wagered on him.

If American odds aren't your thing, simply use a tool like our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.

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