While the favorites seem comfortable in the MVP races, Cy Young is a different story.
Garrett Crochet is on top of the MLB odds to win AL Cy Young, but four different pitchers are drawing odds at +1000 or shorter. Meanwhile, Hunter Greene is pushing Paul Skenes in the National League.
Let's take a look at the Cy Young odds board as pitchers seem to be fully stretched out.
Odds to win AL Cy Young award 2025
| Player |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Garrett Crochet |
+210 | +220 | +210 |
 Tarik Skubal |
+425 | +450 | +425 |
 Logan Gilbert |
+550 | +800 | +650 |
 Cole Ragans |
+600 | +700 | +650 |
 Max Fried |
+1800 | +1400 | +1600 |
 Hunter Brown |
+2000 | +1800 | +1800 |
 Jacob deGrom |
+3000 | +3500 | +3300 |
| Framber Valdez |
+3000 | +2500 | +2800 |
| Bryan Woo |
+4000 | +3500 | +3500 |
| Jack Flaherty |
+4500 | +4500 | +4500 |
 Gavin Williams |
+4500 | +6000 | +5000 |
 Kevin Gausman |
+4500 | +4500 | +4500 |
 Joe Ryan |
+5000 | +6000 | +5500 |
| Bryce Miller |
+5000 | +6000 | +5500 |
| Nathan Eovaldi |
+5000 | +5000 | +5000 |
| Luis Castillo |
+5000 | +6000 | +5500 |
 Drew Rasmussen |
+5000 | +6000 | +5500 |
Odds as of 4-14-2025.
AL Cy Young odds analysis
Garrett Crochet arguably had his best start as a member of the Boston Red Sox yet, and it poetically came against his former team, the Chicago White Sox. Crochet didn't allow a hit through six innings and ultimately finished with 11 strikeouts over 7 1/3 frames. The lefty has topped 95 pitches in three straight, so concerns about his durability appear to be waning.
Kansas City Royals southpaw Cole Ragans is among the four hurlers drawing odds shorter than +1000 across the board. After allowing three earned runs over five innings in his first start of the season, he's surrendered three total earned runs over his ensuing 18 2/3 innings across three starts. He's punched out 10+ in all three and has looked virtually unhittable.
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Odds to win NL Cy Young award 2025
| Player | |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Skenes |
+300 | +300 | +300 |
 Hunter Greene |
+300 | +370 | +340 |
 Spencer Schwellenbach |
+550 | +600 | +600 |
 Zack Wheeler |
+900 | +950 | +900 |
 Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
+1500 | +1600 | +1600 |
| Spencer Strider |
+2000 | +3000 | +2500 |
 Shota Imanaga |
+2000 | +2500 | +2200 |
 Logan Webb |
+2000 | +3000 | +2500 |
 Sandy Alcantara |
+2200 | +3000 | +2500 |
| Cristopher Sanchez |
+2500 | +2500 | +2500 |
 Michael King |
+3000 | +2000 | +2500 |
 Kodai Senga |
+3000 | +6000 | +4500 |
| Dylan Cease |
+3500 | +3500 | +3500 |
 Corbin Burnes |
+4000 | +4200 | +4000 |
| Zac Gallen |
+4000 | +3500 | +3500 |
| Chris Sale |
+4500 | +6500 | +5500 |
| Tyler Glasnow |
+4500 | +5500 | +5000 |
| Jesus Luzardo |
+4500 | +3000 | +3500 |
| Robbie Ray |
+5000 | +5000 | +5000 |
 Sonny Gray |
+5000 | +5500 | +5000 |
 MacKenzie Gore |
+5000 | +6000 | +5500 |
Odds as of 4-14-2025.
NL Cy Young analysis
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has the worst start of his career, and now he's on the cusp of falling out of favorite status.
I don't think this has much of anything to do with books being gunshy about him, because he'll bounce right back up on the heels of his next great start, but it's also in response to how well Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene has pitched. The 25-year-old feels like he's been around forever, sitting just outside the potential he flashed as a high-end prospect.
The wait might be over. Through four starts, Greene is 2-1 with a 0.98 ERA and 0.58 WHIP. He has 31 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings and has finished seven or more frames in three straight. Perhaps most impressive is three of his four starts have come at home. Great American Ballpark is famously home run-prone and hitter-friendly and he's seemingly tamed it, allowing just two earned runs over 20 2/3 innings in Cincinnati.
A tip of the cap to San Diego Padres right-hander Michael King, who put together his first ever complete-game shutout on Sunday when he blanked the Rockies, allowing just two hits while striking out eight.
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Cy Young betting splits
AL Cy Young
Highest Ticket%
- Garrett Crochet, Red Sox - 9.8%
- Cole Ragans, Royals - 9.1%
- Tarik Skubal, Tigers - 8.1%
Highest Handle%
- Garrett Crochet, Red Sox - 14.8%
- Tarik Skubal, Tigers - 12.2%
- Cole Ragans, Royals - 10.5%
Biggest Liability
- Gavin Williams, Guardians
NL Cy Young
Highest Ticket%
- Paul Skenes, Pirates - 9.9%
- Zack Wheeler, Phillies - 9.5%
- Hunter Greene, Reds - 7.7%
Highest Handle%
- Paul Skenes, Pirates - 13.9%
- Zack Wheeler, Phillies - 9.1%
- Hunter Greene, Reds - 7.5%
Biggest Liability
- Spencer Schwellenbach, Braves
Data courtesy of BetMGM.
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 | Tarik Skubal |
| 2023 | Gerrit Cole |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander |
| 2021 | Robbie Ray |
| 2020 | Shane Bieber |
| 2019 | Justin Verlander |
| 2018 | Blake Snell |
| 2017 | Corey Kluber |
| 2016 | Rick Porcello |
| 2015 | Dallas Keuchel |
Previous NL Cy Young winners
| Year | National League Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Sale |
| 2023 | Blake Snell |
| 2022 | Sandy Alcantara |
| 2021 |  Corbin Burnes |
| 2020 | Trevor Bauer |
| 2019 | Jacob deGrom |
| 2018 | Jacob deGrom |
| 2017 | Max Scherzer |
| 2016 | Max Scherzer |
| 2015 | 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
Detroit Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal is again favored after winning the award in 2024.
Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Paul Skenes is drawing the shortest odds after finishing as a finalist in 2024 and winning NL Rookie of the Year.
Detroit Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal was unanimously named AL Cy Young while veteran Atlanta Braves LHP Chris Sale won in the NL.
Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young awards throughout his career. Only one other pitcher, Randy Johnson, has even won five.
Jacob deGrom won both the 2018 and 2019 NL Cy Young awards. Immediately before him, Max Scherzer won in back-to-back seasons in 2016-17.
