NL Cy Young Rankings 2026: Where Does Pirates' Paul Skenes Land in Competitive Race?
Paul Skenes could become the first back-to-back Cy Young Award winner since Jacob deGrom accomplished the feat in 2018 and 2019.
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Since a brutal Opening Day start that saw him fail to escape the first inning, Paul Skenes has rediscovered his dominant form. The Pirates ace has not allowed more than one earned run in seven of his last nine starts, and he leads the league with a career-low 0. 71 WHIP.
Skenes has firmly re-entered the Cy Young conversation, proving that his Opening Day stumble was nothing more than a fluke. If the 23-year-old is able to maintain this level of excellence, he very well could become the first back-to-back winner in the National League since Jacob deGrom accomplished the feat in 2018 and 2019. Which pitchers could block Skenes' path to another Cy Young Award?
Here's where Skenes lands in the current NL Cy Young rankings as June approaches. NL Cy Young rankings 2026 (All stats current as of May 23) 1. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers While Skenes has been stellar, Ohtani is the leader on this list.