Johan Santana wins A.L. Cy Young award

Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana won the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday.

Santana has now won the award two out of the last three years. He was an unanimous choice for the award this year. New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay finished second and third respectively.

2006 AL Cy Young Voting
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Johan Santana 28 0 0 140
Chien-Ming Wang 0 15 6 51
Roy Halladay 0 12 12 48
Francisco Rodriguez 0 1 2 5
Joe Nathan 0 0 3 3
Kenny Rogers 0 0 3 3
Justin Verlander 0 0 2 2
Scoring: 5 points for 1st-place vote, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd.

Santana is just 27 years old and thinks he can still improve. "In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments," Santana said. "I still believe that I can be better."