Also I personally would have gone with Greinke over Arrieta, although that's not a knock on Arrieta as he (and Kershaw) both had compelling arguments and would have been deserving.
Greinke was basically dominant the whole season. Arrieta was good until August then he just went into otherworldly territory. If you were to flip his Apr/May results with his Aug/Sept ones and give him the same stats to end the year and he almost certainly doesn't win the award. Definitely benefited from the timing of his hot streak.
But still good for him, hell of an award season for the Cubbies.
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