No matter his words on twitter last week (and I may be remembering them incorrectly), I don’t believe he would vote for Cahill over Felix, even if Cahill didn’t recently implode.

However, I don’t get that feeling from reading this article.

But remember, this is a performance award, period. And King Felix leads the league in every meaningful sabermetric pitching stat on Earth except adjusted ERA+ (where Buchholz is No. 1 — and Sabathia ranks ninth).

From reading the first paragraph, it sounds like Stark knows where to go to look up DIPS stats, which means he took a trip to places like Fangraphs, Baseball Prospectus and B-Ref (and maybe Statcorner!) — or he’s at least aware of their existences and doesn’t hate them with an irrational vengence. Re-read the words “every sabermetric pitching stat on earth,” again and tell me he’s limiting himself to ERA+.

Even if you compare more traditional numbers, though, Hernandez has an ERA that’s three-quarters of a run lower than Sabathia’s, an opponent OPS that’s 74 points lower, more innings pitched, a better strikeout rate and a better WHIP.

And in the second paragraph, remember, some BBWAA writers would look at opponent OPS and WHIP and say “those damn SABRheads!”. Stark puts them in the “traditional” category in his mind.

Stark gets a thumbs-up from me. Even if he’s no Voros McCracken.