Multiple "Pitcher of the Year" Awards Option

[lightgrenade07]

I'd like to see an option where we can select how many pitchers in a given subleague can win that league's equivalent of a Cy Young.

Perhaps set the default to 1 for obvious reasons, but then you could add a drop-down allowing anywhere up to 5 per subleague. (Perhaps do the same for the Reliever of the Year award, too?)

This would produce better balance in terms of how many pitchers can receive postseason recognition, vs position players.

Right now, when you look at the silver slugger award, that's 8 guys per league (9 if you count DH) who can get that end-of-season award as a hitter.

However, only 1 pitcher can get a Cy Young (2 if you count "Reliever of the Year"). So there's way more slots for hitters than for pitchers in those awards.

I come from a basketball background, where yes, you have the All Star team, but then at the end of the year you also have the All-NBA team, which is somewhat more elite, and there's a relative balance among the positions. If I could do multiple Cy Youngs in a subleague, here's what I'd envision:

-I treat the Silver Slugger as "All-League Hitter." This represents the best lineup you could create in a subleague.
-I treat the Cy Young as "All-League Pitcher." This represents the best pitching rotation you could create in a subleague.
-Maybe keep the Reliever of the Year award, make that "All-League Reliever."

This way, there's 8 or 9 award slots for hitters, 5 or 6 award slots for pitchers, and together they'd represent the best lineup and the best pitching rotation you could possibly build in that league.

8 or 9 hitters, 5 or 6 pitchers - that's way more balanced than what we currently have.

And if you like things the way they are, just set the # of Cy Youngs to "1."