Cy Young Odds 2026: Schlittler and Misiorowski Favored Before Wednesday
Cam Schlittler of the Yankees and Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers are heavy favorites to win the 2026 AL and NL Cy Young awards, which the BBWAA announces Wednesday, November 11, at 7 PM ET on MLB Network. Schlittler is -1600 at DraftKings and Misiorowski is -8000, as of November 8, 2026.
The same show names the first BBWAA Relief Pitcher of the Year in each league, a new award for 2026.
2026 AL Cy Young odds
| Finalist | DraftKings | Caesars | FanDuel | Polymarket | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Schlittler, Yankees | -1600 | -1800 | Not listed | 99% | 1.95 ERA, 239 K, 33 starts |
| Dylan Cease, Blue Jays | +900 | +800 | +3300 | 1% | 2.40 ERA, 239 K, 169 IP |
| Parker Messick, Guardians | Not listed | +9000 | Not listed | Under 1% | 2.56 ERA, 193 K, 186.1 IP |
Schlittler made every scheduled start and led AL pitchers in FanGraphs WAR as of September 1, per Just Baseball. Cease matched his 239 strikeouts in 169 innings after missing a couple of weeks with an injury.
Cease finished second in the AL Cy Young voting with the White Sox in 2022, per MLB.com. Messick is also an AL Rookie of the Year finalist.
2026 NL Cy Young odds
| Finalist | DraftKings | Caesars | FanDuel | Polymarket | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers | -8000 | -1600 | -20000 | 99% | 1.80 ERA, 252 K, 13 K/9 |
| Chris Sale, Braves | +2000 | +850 | +2700 | 1% | 2.16 ERA, 200 K, 162.2 IP |
| Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies | +8000 | +8000 | Not listed | 1% | 2.91 ERA, 231 K, 207 IP |
Misiorowski struck out 13 batters per nine innings and then helped the Brewers win the World Series. Sale had the second-best ERA among the finalists at 2.16.
Sanchez, the 2025 NL runner-up to Paul Skenes, threw 207 innings, the second most in baseball, and went 18-7, per MLB.com and Covers. His 2.91 ERA is the gap voters are unlikely to look past.
VegasInsider's BetMGM column still carried stale preseason rows for several pitchers, so we used the current DraftKings, Caesars and FanDuel prices. Our free plays across every sport in season are on the free picks page.
2026 Relief Pitcher of the Year finalists
| League | Finalist | Saves | ERA | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bryan Baker, Rays | 41 of 44 | 1.44 | 63 |
| AL | Cade Smith, Guardians | 41 of 46 | 1.95 | 107 |
| AL | Louis Varland, Blue Jays | 35 of 37 | Not listed | Not listed |
| NL | Mason Miller, Padres | 38 of 41 | 1.67 | 129 |
| NL | Jhoan Duran, Phillies | 33 of 35 | 1.82 | 84 |
| NL | Trevor Megill, Brewers | 30 of 33 | Not listed | 69 |
2026 is the first season the BBWAA has voted on a reliever award, per MLB.com. The winners are revealed on the same Wednesday broadcast as the Cy Young.
Mason Miller struck out 16.6 batters per nine innings, the standout rate among the six relievers.
How Cy Young voting works
Two BBWAA writers from each market vote in each league, 30 per league. Ballots rank five pitchers and are due before the postseason, so October starts do not count.
First place earns 7 points, then 4, 3, 2 and 1. The pitcher with the most points wins.
No play on AL or NL Cy Young as of November 8, 2026. The favorites are priced past -1500 at every book, and the longshot prices sit well above what Polymarket shows, which is where books keep their margin.
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