We've reached a point on our list where the top guys all appear to be starting pitchers, but we are having a hard time deciding what order to put them in. This past round, the voting results were a tie between Marcus Stroman and Yordano Ventura, as Stroman received one more first place vote, but two fewer votes over all. Second place voting also helped to differentiate deGrom, as he received as many first place votes as Stroman but no second place votes, to fall clearly into third place.
So, we are going to have a two way run off between Marcus Stroman and Yordano Ventura. Definitely an "apples to apples" comparison between the two of them.
Complete results of this round are as follows: Marcus Stroman 17 points, Yordano Ventura 17 points, Jake deGrom 12 points, Nick Castellanos (write in) 4 votes, Javier Baez, Joe Panik, Rougned Odor (write in) and Jake Odorizzi (write in) all had three points. Two points for Taijuan Walker and Travis d'Arnaud (write in). One point for Paxton. Zero for Dellin Betances.
So whose future do you prefer, Yordano Ventura or Marcus Stroman?
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