Braves CY Young
Alan Carpenter: Max Fried
Jake Mastroianni: Max Fried
Fred Owens: Max Fried
Sam Peebles: Charlie Morton
Kyle Walter: Charlie Morton
Jon Magel: Max Fried
Matt Melton: Max Fried
Andrew Cicco: Ian Anderson
Payton Wilkerson: Max Fried
Thomas Ashworth: Ian Anderson
Steven Teal: Max Fried
Trent Dickeson: Max Fried
Max Fried is the Ace of the staff. After a slow start to the 2021 season that saw an early stint on the IL, Fried came back as one of the best pitchers in the league. The season culminated with Fried putting together a marvelous performance in game 6 of the World Series.
Coming off that performance many believe that Fried is one of favorites for the NL CY Young award. For the most part, we see Fried being the leader of the rotation in 2022.
Charlie Morton got a few votes as well. Morton has been one of the more underrated stars of the last several years. Each and every year, Morton continues to deliver as one of the best pitchers in the entire league. There is a reason the Braves brought him in, not only is he excellent on the mound, but he provides valuable leadership to the young pitchers on the staff.
The intangibles that Uncle Charlie brings could benefit the Braves staff for years to come.
Finally, Ian Anderson also earns a few votes. Anderson unquestionably has one of the highest ceilings of any pitcher in the organization, he just needs to put it all together. Sometimes it takes a few years for a young pitcher to put it all together and take that next step. Could 2022 be that year for Anderson?