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Marc S.<<I don't think extra credit should be given for a pitcher's fielding ability in Cy Young voting. If Maddux truly is a great fielder than the runs he saves himself should already show up in his ERA and possibly his win totals. In effect he already gets credit for his fielding.>>
I guess we don't agree on extra credit and what it means. If a pitcher commits a dozen or two errors over the course of a season, any runs that result from those errors are, by definition, unearned and will not impact his ERA.
Marc