From Rook to Cy? Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish has been unbelievable. With 105 strikeouts in only 74.1 innings pitched, Darvish is on pace to reach the 300 K plateau. No pitcher has done that since 2002 (Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson). He's been truly unbelievable, and almost pitched a perfect game against the Astros (8.2 Perfect Innings). Darvish has been almost as commanding as the 2010 Roy Halladay where we compare their stats:

2010 Roy Halladay: 21-10, 2.44 ERA, 219 SO/250.2 IP, 7.9 SO/9, 7.30 SO/BB  
2013 Yu Darvish (on pace for): 21-6, 3.03 ERA, 315 SO/223 IP, 12.7 SO/9, 4.77 SO/BB

Halladay truly had a great season, leading him to the 2010 NL Cy Young. But, Darvish looks like he could be on pace to have a BETTER season than Doc, which would be hard to believe. 

He's almost a lock for an All-Star, and may be the 2013 AL Cy Young. But, remember what happened to Ubaldo Jimenez? He fell apart after the All-Star break, after almost being a "lock" for the Cy Young. 

Jimenez, though, was pitching in Colorado, where the ball flies out of. Obviously, Texas can have the same effect during the summer, but Darvish seems so commanding, which will help him along the way. 

At this point, Yu would have my vote for the Cy Young. He may even get to 300 SOs.