Rarely do you see a pitcher that gets traded in the middle of the year that is Cy Young caliber, much less the reigning AL Cy Young winner.  However, the Brewers' acquistion is something special and there is now the chance that Sabathia could enter into discussion as a NL Cy Young candidate this season.

The lefty picked up another win last night by pitching seven solid innings to remain perfect with the  Brewers, who extended their winning streak to eight games. Sabathia allowed one run and nine hits and lowered his ERA with Milwaukee to 1.55. Sabathia (7-0) has been sensational for the Brewers in eight starts since being acquired from Cleveland in a trade on July 7. The reigning AL Cy Young winner won his 10th straight decision to extend his career high. Sabathia looks like his former Cy Young self and still has a lot to pitch for with free agency looming.

Meanwhile, Brandon Webb has statred to get out his funk but still is not running away with the honors. He leads the league with 17 wins and is fourth in ERA at 2.88. Those are very respectable numbers for sure. Are they good enough though to shun Sabathia from consideration?

If Sabathia continues his amazing run and leads the Brewers to the playoffs, or even better a league title, he should receive not only consideration for the Cy Young but also warrant talk as the MVP. The Brewers have not been to the playoffs since 1982 and put in all on the table to rent this guy and he has delivered.

Milwaukee sits at 70-51 and trail the Cubs by 3.5 games in the NL Central, but lead the NL Wildcard by 4 games over St. Louis.