Sanchez over Miz for NL Cy Young? Schlittler for Cy .... and MVP? Latest on MLB's awards races

A season rich in National League starting pitching has reshaped the NL awards conversations, even as preseason Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes sits below expectations. ESPN’s MLB analysis focuses on AXE, a performance index that the writer uses to identify “awards-worthy” outcomes, noting the NL Cy Young top 10 is filled with pitchers at or above 130 AXE. Betting markets increasingly favor young Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski, whose pitching AXE is 150.9, and the article argues he’s also leading the NL with a sub-2.00 ERA while anchoring the league’s best regular-season team. By a game-score win-loss method, Misiorowski posts 24–4, translating to a MLB-best 40.57 Fibonacci win score.