Zack Greinke was named the National League Outstanding Pitcher at the 2015 Players Choice Awards on Monday, MLB announced.
Greinke beat out his Los Angeles Dodgers teammate, Clayton Kershaw, and Jake Arrieta for the award—and was quite frankly dominance personified in 2015.
The 32-year-old veteran led the National League in pitching WAR (9.3), ERA (1.66) and WHIP (0.84). He was second in wins (19), fourth in innings pitched (222.2) and 11th in strikeouts (200). He helped lead the Dodgers back to the postseason and combined with Kershaw to give the team the most dangerous one-two punch atop a rotation in all of baseball.
And now, he's in line to get paid in a big way, as he opted out of his contract with the Dodgers this offseason to become a free agent. The Dodgers had baseball's highest payroll in 2015 and now will have to decide if they can afford to re-sign Greinke this offseason, as he'll garner a huge paycheck on the market.
Most of the top teams in baseball will probably make a push to sign the 32-year-old this winter. After his performance in 2015, he'll likely be worth every penny.
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