Here is my ballot for the BBA's Walter Johnson award, which corresponds to the Cy Young Award. Hope you enjoy. NOTE: This originally had 3 people but the BBA told me I needed 5 so I changed it.
Fifth Place: Heath Bell- San Diego Padres: Bell was second in saves for the NL, only one away from league leader Brian Wilson. He only blew three saves and still had an incredible 6-1 record for a closer. He also threw 86 strikeouts. However, he is only a closer which is why he is fifth.
Fourth Place: Tim Hudson- Atlanta Braves: Hudson had a solid season going 17-9 in 34 starts. However, the stat of his that stuck out to me was his 2.83 ERA, which is very good. He had an unimpressive 139 strikeouts, but was still good enough to get on my ballot at 4th.
Third Place: Adam Wainwright- St. Louis Cardinals: Waintwright is a consistently good pitcher. During his 2010 campaign he went 20-11 and only having six games allowing more than three runs. He managed the NL's second best ERA with a 2.42 ERA, and he also got 2 shutouts. He had a very good season which is why he is third.
Second Place: Ublado Jimenez-Colorado Rockies: Ubaldo looked like he would win the Cy Young more than easily in the 1st half of the season. In his first two months he went 10-1 with a .73 ERA. Not to mention he pitched a no-hitter in only his third game of the year. However, he fell apart, going only 9-8 after that, also allowing more than three runs in eight of his last 22 games. Lucky for him, his first half was good enough to get him second in my voting.
First Place: Roy Halladay- Philadelphia Phillies: Halladay is clearly the best choice for the NL Cy Young award. To start, he threw a perfect game that included 11 strikeouts. Speaking of strikeouts, he was 2nd in the league with 219. He led the league with 21 wins, and was third in the NL with a 2.44 ERA. Halladay also led the league in walks, giving only 30 free passes in 33 games, which is less than one per game. Though this award reflects regular season only, he also threw the second ever post-season no-hitter, allowing only one base runner, in his first ever post-season appearance.