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Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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Shields 3rd in Cy Young voting behind Verlander and Weaver

Posted Nov 15, 2011 by Roger Mooney

Updated Nov 15, 2011 at 03:49 PM

ROGER MOONEY

James Shields finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting, behind unanimous winner Justin Verlander of the Tigers and runner-up Jared Weaver of the Angels.

Verlander received all 28 first place votes for 196 points. Weaver was second with 97 points.

Shields, whose 2012 salary bumps up to $8 million with the incentive clause based on a top-five finish in the Cy Young voting, received 66 points. He received five second place votes, nine third place votes, eight fourth place votes and three fifth place votes.

CC Sabathia finished fourth with 63 votes.

Here is the voting:

Name, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Verlander, Tigers           28 196
Weaver, Angels           17 8 2 1 97
Shields, Rays 5 9 8 3 66
Sabathia, Yankees           5 7 9 4 63
Valverde, Tigers           1 3 6 3 28
Wilson, Rangers 1 7 9
Haren, Angels           1 1 2 7
Rivera, Yankees 4 4
Beckett, Red Sox 3 3
Romero, Blue Jays 1 2
Robertson, Yankees 1 1