Chicago White Sox: Davis Martin gets some early-season Cy Young love in latest poll
The Chicago White Sox entered the 2026 MLB season with a little bit of buzz. Munetaka Murakami signing with the team on a short two-year contract gave fans hope that there would be some offensive fireworks. And there have been. Murakami leads the American League with 18 home runs.
To be honest, there were not many questions surrounding Chicago’s offense. Murakami, along with Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas, guaranteed power. Sure, there are players that have not lived up to their potential at the plate, but that was to be expected with a team so young in rebuilding.
What was a question, though, was how well the starting rotation would perform behind Opening Day starter Shane Smith. As it turns out, the real question should have been how to build the rotation behind Davis Martin.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Davis Martin gets early Cy Young love
Smith, of course, had a horrid start to the season and was sent down to Triple-A. Shortly after, he was put on the injured list. In four starts down in Charlotte, he has a 5.27 ERA.
Meanwhile, Martin emerged as the true ace of the White Sox staff. Through 10 starts, he is 7-1 with a 2.04 ERA.
In their first poll of who may win MLB postseason awards, ESPN revealed that Martin is currently favored to finish second, and could make a run to win it in 2026:
“Every question you might have about whether the surprising White Sox are real, you can ask at the player level about Davis Martin. Nothing Martin, 29, had done to this point of his career portended what he has done over the first two months this season.
“His AL-leading seven wins match his 2025 season total. He has more than halved his ERA (2.04, down from 4.10). And he has sliced his walks while upping his strikeout rate to the tune of three whiffs per nine innings.”
As mentioned above, Martin has never had a run like this ever before in his career. The big question facing everyone in the fan base (and the organization) is if this is now who he really is or if this is just a flash in the pan.
If he can maintain this stellar level of pitching, Martin will firmly be in the talks for Cy Young at the end of the year, especially if Chicago remains in the postseason picture.
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