AL Cy Young Award Rankings: Justin Verlander Making a Run at a Repeat

A full week has passed since I last updated my American League Cy Young rankings. It's time to update them again.

This time last week, Los Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver was the clear favorite for the AL Cy Young. The Texas Rangers then proceeded to absolutely destroy him on Sunday.

Weaver's claim to the Cy Young was weakened as a result. Fortunately for him, several other notable AL Cy Young pursuers have also gone through some struggles recently.

All except one. Justin Verlander has been pitching quite well recently, and it's looking now like he may actually be the man to beat in the American League.

That's a question that will be answered within. Here are my updated rankings for the top-five AL Cy Young contenders.

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