Red Sox's Rick Porcello Wins AL Cy Young Award

Rick Porcello became just the fourth pitcher in Red Sox history to win the American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday — pretty impressive for a guy who won just nine games in 2015 and started last season as the Sox's No. 4 pitcher.

This past season, Porcello won 22 games, lost only four, and compiled a stingy 3.15 ERA. He joins Jim Lonborg, Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez as the only Red Sox pitchers to win the prestigious pitching award.

Gordon Edes, team historian for the Boston Red Sox, strategic communications adviser at Fenway Sports Group. He tweets @GordonEdes.