With 30 first-place votes, Cole was unanimously voted the best pitcher in the AL for this past season.
Even with the Yankees struggling to finish above .500, he more than held his own, going 15-4, as he allowed more than three earned runs in a game just five times out of 33 starts.
Cole obviously beat them out in a number of stats, and also had the narrative on his side on being arguably the best and most well-known active pitcher who had yet to win a Cy Young.
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