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January 22, 2021
Don Sutton did not have the flash of Sandy Koufax, or the intimidating presence of Don Drysdale. He lacked the overpowering fastball of Nolan Ryan, and didn’t fill his mantel with Cy Young awards the way that Tom Seaver or Steve Carlton did. He never won a World Series or threw a no-hitter. Yet Sutton earned a spot in the Hall of Fame alongside those more celebrated hurlers just the same. He was one of the most durable pitchers in baseball history, as dependable as a Swiss watch.
Alas, durability does not confer immortality. Sutton died on Monday at the age of 75, after a long battle with cancer. Son Daron Sutton, a former pitcher and broadcaster in his own right, shared the news on Twitter on Tuesday:
Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 1/19/21
Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton died overnight at the age of 75 and received numerous tributes online.
Sutton’s son, Daron, shared the sad news via Twitter.
Saddened to share that my dad passed away in his sleep last night. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot. For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/cvlDRRdVXa
Several former pitchers shared their tributes.
Baseball loses another Hall of Famer ,Don Sutton.Great pitcher , 324 wins,terrific broadcaster , smart,witty,https://t.co/IpVyLgNpVi of a kind. Outpitched me in the last game of 1982 for the pennant! #RIP@masnOrioles
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Winning a Cy Young Award is a testament to an excellent season. It’s also an important line on a pitcher’s resume, and it can often increase his value moving forward. Sometimes, that shows in free agency there have been seven pitchers to become free agents in the offseason immediately following a Cy Young win. Other times, it’s evident in the return a team gets on a deal, trading away a pitcher who recently won an award.
There have been four pitchers to be traded in the offseason immediately following a Cy Young Award. And there have been 29 instances of a pitcher being traded within two seasons of earning the honor, including the offseason after that second season. Blake Snell, who went from the Rays to the Padres two seasons after winning the 2018 American League Cy Young Award, is the most recent.