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SPORT FANATICS FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER RANKINGS : STARTING PITCHERS

 

The rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The player rankings were determined for a typical 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using wins, saves, ERA, WHIP and strikeouts for pitchers.

 

RANKINGS:    C     1B     2B     SS     3B     OF     OF2     DH     SP     SP2     RP     RP2

 

POS RANK TIER RANK PLAYER MLB LINK LG TEAM POS AGE FP 2010 W 2010 S 2010 K 2010 ERA 2010 WHIP COMMENTS
126 9 Chris Volstad MLB NL FLA SP 23.5 34.61 8 0 88 4.68 1.44  
127 9 Joba Chamberlain MLB AL NYY SP 24.5 34.60 5 0 82 3.98 1.35 Lost to Phil Hughes for 5th starter spot, will be Rivera's setup man. 
128 9 Jeff Francis MLB NL COL SP 29.2 34.58 8 0 92 4.64 1.45 Had February 2009 shoulder surgery. Missed all of the 2009 season, will begin the 2010 season on the DL with shoulder injury.
129 9 Erik Bedard MLB AL SEA SP 31.1 34.55 5 0 74 3.77 1.28 Probably out until June as he is recovering from shoulder surgery. Many think his return might be out past June.
130 9 Pedro Martinez MLB Z ZFA SP 38.5 34.35 5 0 66 4.05 1.25  
131 9 Oliver Perez MLB NL NYM SP 28.6 34.23 7 0 128 4.75 1.51  
132 9 Aroldis Chapman MLB NL CIN SP 22.6 33.69 6 0 124 4.50 1.51 Elite prospect from Cuba. Left-hander who can throw 100 mph. Had a great spring, but will not start the year in the majors so that he can work on control issues. With that said, he should be stashed on keeper rosters.
133 10 Garrett Mock MLB NL WAS SP 27.0 31.89 5 0 78 4.24 1.39 Won 5th spot in the WAS rotation to begin the year.
134 10 Luke Hochevar MLB AL KC SP 26.6 31.10 7 0 99 4.93 1.46  
135 10 Sean Gallagher MLB NL SD SP 24.3 30.97 6 0 77 4.30 1.40  
136 10 Felipe Paulino MLB NL HOU SP 26.5 30.82 6 0 101 4.69 1.48  
137 10 Chris Tillman MLB AL BAL SP 22.0 30.45 5 0 74 4.40 1.37 Good pitching prospect who had a decent spring. Will start year in the minors, but he should be in the majors before long.
138 10 Carlos Carrasco MLB AL CLE SP 23.0 30.26 6 0 73 4.50 1.39 Was the main element of the C.Lee with PHI last summer. Prospect with excellent potential, may get shot at starting rotation as early as 2010. 
139 10 Freddy Garcia MLB AL CHW SP 33.8 29.44 6 0 75 4.61 1.41  
140 10 Tom Gorzelanny MLB NL CHC SP 27.7 29.34 6 0 73 4.46 1.42 Won a spot in the starting rotation to begin the season. Whoever is pitching better between him and Silva after Lilly returns from injuries will stay in the rotation.
141 10 Kyle Davies MLB AL KC SP 26.6 28.68 8 0 110 4.94 1.54  
142 10 Aaron Laffey MLB AL CLE SP 25.0 27.84 9 0 74 4.66 1.52  
143 10 Sean Marshall MLB NL CHC SP 27.6 27.82 4 0 62 3.98 1.36 Lost out to Silva and will work out of the bullpen to begin the season.
144 10 Robinson Tejeda MLB AL KC SP 28.0 27.70 5 0 90 4.47 1.47  
145 10 Jarrod Washburn MLB Z ZFA SP 35.7 27.25 5 0 59 4.53 1.38  
146 10 Manny Parra MLB NL MIL SP 27.4 27.13 6 0 89 4.72 1.50  
147 10 Kyle Kendrick MLB NL PHI SP 25.6 26.70 7 0 48 4.50 1.43  
148 10 Brett Cecil MLB AL TOR SP 23.8 26.45 5 0 68 4.53 1.43 Was expected to have a spot in the starting rotation, but will be headed to the minors to begin the season.
149 10 Todd Wellemeyer MLB NL SF SP 31.6 26.34 6 0 82 4.64 1.49 Wellemeyer will serve as SF 5th starter to begin the season.
150 10 Carlos Villanueva MLB NL MIL SP 26.4 26.01 4 0 60 4.18 1.34  
151 10 J.D. Martin MLB NL WAS SP 27.3 25.49 5 0 42 4.16 1.33  
152 10 James McDonald MLB NL LAD SP 25.5 25.40 4 0 63 4.23 1.38 Lost out in bid for 5th starter spot in LAD rotation to begin the season. We think he will be the LAD 5th starter sometime this season.
153 10 Daniel McCutchen MLB NL PIT SP 27.5 24.82 4 0 61 4.62 1.37 Beat out Kevin Hart for the 5th rotation spot.
154 10 Jaime Garcia MLB NL STL SP 23.7 24.71 5 0 64 4.37 1.43 Won the 5th starter spot in STL rotation.
155 10 Nate Robertson MLB NL FLA SP 32.6 24.55 6 0 75 4.82 1.47 Traded to FLA late in Spring Training, will be in their starting rotation.
156 10 Rick VandenHurk MLB NL FLA SP 24.9 24.53 4 0 63 4.46 1.39 With the acquisition of N.Robertson, VandenHurk has been bumped back to AAA.
157 10 Braden Looper MLB Z ZFA SP 35.4 24.50 6 0 53 4.73 1.40  
158 10 Trevor Cahill MLB AL OAK SP 22.1 24.28 6 0 53 4.42 1.43 Lost out to G.Gonzalez for the 5th starter spot.
159 10 Tim Wakefield MLB AL BOS SP 43.7 23.92 6 0 61 4.86 1.44 Wakefield will be in the starting rotation while Matsuzaka is out for the first month of the season. 
160 10 Aaron Poreda MLB NL SD SP 23.5 23.86 4 0 61 4.12 1.41  
161 10 Dustin McGowan MLB AL TOR SP 28.0 23.37 4 0 63 4.47 1.39 Missed part of 2008 and all of 2009 with shoulder and knee surgeries. Recovery is slow, so he will not be ready for Opening Day.
162 10 David Hernandez MLB AL BAL SP 24.9 23.29 5 0 88 5.00 1.49 Beat out Tillman and Berken for the 5th spot in the BAL rotation.
163 10 Wade LeBlanc MLB NL SD SP 25.7 22.59 5 0 54 4.58 1.40  
164 10 Andy Sonnanstine MLB AL TB SP 27.1 22.58 4 0 47 4.63 1.35  
165 10 Jeremy Bonderman MLB AL DET SP 27.4 22.56 5 0 74 4.68 1.48  
166 10 Jeremy Sowers MLB AL CLE SP 26.9 22.45 6 0 58 4.88 1.47  
167 10 Chris Narveson MLB NL MIL SP 28.3 22.32 5 0 71 4.85 1.46  
168 10 Rodrigo Lopez MLB NL ARI SP 34.3 22.07 5 0 61 4.82 1.44 With a good spring training, earned a spot in the starting rotation.
169 10 Jamie Moyer MLB NL PHI SP 47.4 21.92 6 0 57 4.88 1.45  
170 10 Scott Richmond MLB AL TOR SP 30.6 21.72 5 0 75 5.03 1.47 Out until at least mid-May with shoulder injury.
171 10 Brian Tallet MLB AL TOR SP 32.5 21.38 4 0 66 4.52 1.46 Won a spot in the starting rotation to start the season.
172 10 Madison Bumgarner MLB NL SF SP 20.7 20.49 3 0 44 4.23 1.35 20 year old has good long-term potential, but will begin the season in the minors.
173 10 Jeremy Hellickson MLB AL TB SP 23.0 20.33 3 0 47 4.29 1.35  
174 10 Chien-Ming Wang MLB NL WAS SP 30.0 20.31 5 0 55 4.72 1.48 Had shoulder surgery in July 2009. Will miss the first 6-8 weeks of the season in 2010.
175 10 Billy Buckner MLB NL ARI SP 26.6 20.17 5 0 68 4.84 1.50  
176 10 Bryan Augenstein MLB NL ARI SP 23.7 20.15 4 0 38 4.49 1.35  
177 10 Tim Stauffer MLB NL SD SP 27.8 19.97 4 0 51 4.52 1.45  
178 10 Brian Duensing MLB AL MIN SP 27.1 19.75 4 0 46 4.54 1.43  
179 10 Kevin Mulvey MLB NL ARI SP 24.9 19.26 4 0 50 4.72 1.41  
180 10 Jhoulys Chacin MLB NL COL SP 22.2 19.11 4 0 50 4.46 1.44  
181 10 Sean West MLB NL FLA SP 23.8 19.07 5 0 60 4.85 1.51 Will begin the season in the minors, could make it back to the big leagues if the back end starters do not pan out.
182 10 Rich Hill MLB NL STL SP 30.1 19.00 3 0 59 4.53 1.45 Had shoulder surgery in 2009, could not beat out Garcia for the 5th spot in the STL rotation.
183 10 Craig Stammen MLB NL WAS SP 26.1 18.85 4 0 45 4.60 1.41 Won a spot in the WAS rotation to begin the year.
184 10 Charlie Haeger MLB NL LAD SP 26.5 18.84 5 0 57 4.64 1.51 The knuckleballer won the 5th starter spot in the LAD rotation.
185 10 Derek Holland MLB AL TEX SP 23.5 18.25 4 0 52 4.78 1.43  
186 10 Fernando Nieve MLB NL NYM SP 27.7 17.82 4 0 53 4.76 1.45  
187 10 Jake Arrieta MLB AL BAL SP 24.1 17.69 4 0 61 4.75 1.54  
188 10 Hector Rondon MLB AL CLE SP 22.1 17.68 3 0 54 4.52 1.42  
189 10 Vin Mazzaro MLB AL OAK SP 23.5 17.46 4 0 47 4.60 1.45  
190 10 Scott Olsen MLB NL WAS SP 26.2 17.32 3 0 55 4.71 1.47 Will begin season in the minors.
191 10 Mike Leake MLB NL CIN SP 22.4 16.89 3 0 45 4.88 1.39 Leake won the 5th starter spot, but he is just holding it for when CIN decides to bring Chapman up to the big leagues.
192 10 Yusmeiro Petit MLB AL SEA SP 25.4 16.78 3 0 37 4.50 1.32  
193 10 Kyle Drabek MLB AL TOR SP 22.3 16.75 4 0 38 4.45 1.39 Blue chip prospect in the Roy Holliday trade that TOR coveted. Very polished pitcher who is ready for the majors.
194 10 Nelson Figueroa MLB NL NYM SP 35.9 16.33 3 0 44 4.48 1.46  
195 10 David Purcey MLB AL TOR SP 28.0 16.23 3 0 61 4.82 1.51  
196 10 Micah Owings MLB NL CIN SP 27.5 16.07 4 0 52 4.92 1.46  
197 10 Dustin Nippert MLB AL TEX SP 28.9 16.02 3 0 47 4.61 1.44 Will begin the season in the bullpen as a long reliever.
198 10 Jason Vargas MLB AL SEA SP 27.2 15.86 4 0 52 4.77 1.49 Won a spot in the starting rotation while Lee and Bedard are out with injuries.
199 10 Brandon McCarthy MLB AL TEX SP 26.8 15.82 3 0 39 4.67 1.40  
200 10 Matt Maloney MLB NL CIN SP 26.2 15.78 3 0 39 4.59 1.37  
201 10 Armando Galarraga MLB AL DET SP 28.2 15.69 3 0 49 4.78 1.45 Will begin the season in AAA.
202 10 Andrew Cashner MLB NL CHC SP 23.6 15.41 3 0 43 4.43 1.45  
203 10 Edinson Volquez MLB NL CIN SP 26.8 15.30 3 0 40 4.16 1.41 Had Tommy John surgery in August 2009, will miss most, of the 2010 season.
204 10 Jo-Jo Reyes MLB NL ATL SP 25.4 15.25 4 0 53 4.84 1.51  
205 10 Jesse Litsch MLB AL TOR SP 25.1 15.22 3 0 38 4.79 1.42 In June 2009, underwent ligament replacement Tommy John surgery. Missed almost all of 2009, expected back in July 2010. 
206 10 Mitchell Boggs MLB NL STL SP 26.1 15.20 4 0 49 4.68 1.52  
207 10 Junichi Tazawa MLB AL BOS SP 23.8 14.90 3 0 34 4.60 1.40  
208 10 Bartolo Colon MLB AL CHW SP 36.9 14.82 3 0 41 4.79 1.43  
209 10 Doug Fister MLB AL SEA SP 26.2 14.64 3 0 39 4.67 1.44 Won a spot in the starting rotation while Lee and Bedard are out with injuries.
210 10 Chad Gaudin MLB AL OAK SP 27.0 14.59 3 0 50 4.83 1.50  
211 10 Jeff Samardzija MLB NL CHC SP 25.2 14.39 4 0 54 4.96 1.51  
212 10 Andrew Miller MLB NL FLA SP 24.9 14.30 3 0 55 4.79 1.54 Plenty of raw talent, but control problems continue to cause his struggles.
213 10 Scott Lewis MLB AL CLE SP 26.5 14.14 3 0 20 3.88 1.26  
214 10 Yorman Bazardo MLB NL HOU SP 25.7 14.03 4 0 35 4.93 1.45  
215 10 Ross Detwiler MLB NL WAS SP 24.1 13.93 3 0 47 4.65 1.49 Had surgery in February 2010 to repair a torn hip flexor, will probably be out until June 2010.
216 10 Kevin Hart MLB NL PIT SP 27.4 13.92 3 0 49 4.82 1.50 Lost to Daniel McCutchen for the 5th rotation spot.
217 10 Tim Alderson MLB NL PIT SP 21.4 13.90 3 0 39 4.74 1.47  
218 10 Anthony Swarzak MLB AL MIN SP 24.6 13.81 3 0 44 5.02 1.47  
219 10 Luke French MLB AL SEA SP 24.6 13.39 3 0 44 4.90 1.48  
220 10 Josh Outman MLB AL OAK SP 25.6 13.39 2 0 34 4.25 1.37 Had Tommy John surgery in June 2009, may be ready to join OAK in July 2010.
221 10 D.J. Carrasco MLB NL PIT SP 33.0 13.37 3 0 42 4.56 1.48  
222 10 Clay Mortensen MLB AL OAK SP 25.0 13.18 3 0 47 4.91 1.49  
223 10 Matt Harrison MLB AL TEX SP 24.6 12.74 4 0 49 5.25 1.53 Will begin the season as the 5th starter until Tommy Hanson returns from minor injury.
224 10 Dana Eveland MLB AL TOR SP 26.4 12.54 3 0 44 4.84 1.53 Had an outstanding spring and is in the SP rotation to start the season due to injuries to several TOR pitchers.
225 10 Jenrry Mejia MLB NL NYM SP 20.5 12.40 2 0 37 4.38 1.38  
226 10 Collin Balester MLB NL WAS SP 23.8 12.35 3 0 39 4.84 1.46  
227 10 Brian Moehler MLB NL HOU SP 38.3 12.16 3 0 43 5.13 1.48  
228 10 Carlos Silva MLB NL CHC SP 31.0 11.65 3 0 36 5.13 1.48 Won a spot in the starting rotation to begin the season. Whoever is pitching better between him and Gorzelanny after Lilly returns from injuries will stay in the rotation.
229 10 Mark Hendrickson MLB AL BAL SP 35.8 11.49 3 0 33 5.00 1.46  
230 10 Shairon Martis MLB NL WAS SP 23.0 11.37 3 0 37 4.97 1.49  
231 10 Glen Perkins MLB AL MIN SP 27.1 11.08 4 0 37 5.02 1.52  
232 10 Amaury Rivas MLB NL MIL SP 24.3 11.02 2 0 24 4.20 1.35  
233 10 Matt Palmer MLB AL ANA SP 31.1 10.84 4 0 39 4.95 1.55  
234 10 Alfredo Figaro MLB AL DET SP 25.8 10.43 3 0 31 5.10 1.47  
235 10 Dontrelle Willis MLB AL DET SP 28.2 10.43 4 0 55 5.41 1.56 With N.Robertson trade, Willis appears to have won the 5th starter position.
236 10 Sergio Mitre MLB AL NYY SP 29.1 10.26 3 0 35 5.18 1.48  
237 10 Sean O'Sullivan MLB AL ANA SP 22.6 9.97 3 0 28 5.11 1.44  
238 10 Brad Lincoln MLB NL PIT SP 24.9 8.93 2 0 26 5.00 1.45  
239 10 Greg Smith MLB NL COL SP 26.3 8.88 3 0 42 5.23 1.54  
240 10 Jason Berken MLB AL BAL SP 26.4 8.77 3 0 35 5.40 1.49  
241 10 Livan Hernandez MLB NL WAS SP 35.1 8.05 3 0 42 5.21 1.57 Won a spot in the WAS rotation to begin the year.
242 10 Trevor Reckling MLB AL ANA SP 20.9 7.58 2 0 24 4.87 1.47  
243 10 Tim Redding MLB NL COL SP 32.2 7.38 2 0 32 5.28 1.53  
244 10 Jeff Suppan MLB NL MIL SP 35.3 7.08 3 0 39 5.18 1.58  
245 10 Justin Lehr MLB Z ZFA SP 32.7 6.82 2 0 14 4.57 1.44  
246 10 Paul Byrd MLB Z ZFA SP 39.4 6.19 1 0 13 4.85 1.37  
247 10 Clay Hensley MLB NL FLA SP 30.6 5.91 2 0 29 5.40 1.56 With the acquisition of N.Robertson, Hensley has been bumped back to the bullpen. He had won the 5th starter spot.
248 10 Dustin Moseley MLB AL ANA SP 28.3 5.27 2 0 24 5.28 1.52  
249 10 Lenny DiNardo MLB AL OAK SP 30.6 5.04 1 0 20 4.77 1.44  
250 10 Eric Hurley MLB AL TEX SP 24.6 4.76 1 0 23 5.52 1.51 Had torn rotator cuff surgery in January 2009 and missed the entire season. Will not be ready until 4-6 weeks into the season.

 

POS RANK: Sport Fanatics rank for the position you are viewing.

LG RANK: The ranking given to a particular player for the entire group of players that have projected 2010 statistics (1150 players). Please note the overall rank is strictly based on projected fantasy points, it does not consider position scarcity like the ADP or our Tier Rankings do. This is why with catchers and relief pitchers in particular, the overall rank may look significantly different than the ADP or suggested Tier Rankings.

TIER RANK: The tier rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2010 season. The tier rankings were determined for a typical 12 team, 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using batting average, runs, runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases for hitters and by using wins, saves, ERA, WHIP and strikeouts for pitchers. Note that these rankings may not coincide with our positional player rankings as position scarcity (Catchers, Closers), category specialties (SB & Saves) and multiple position eligibility (players who have played in more than 20 games at more than one position last season) may have players in tiers higher then their actual fantasy points generated rankings.

Tier 1 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in round 1.

Tier 2 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 2-3.

Tier 3 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 4-6.

Tier 4 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 7-10.

Tier 5 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 11-15.

Tier 6 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 16-20.

Tier 7 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 21-25.

Tier 8 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 25-30.

Tier 9 - Players that produce at and/or are typically drafted in rounds 30+.

Tier 10 - Players that produce at and/or are typically not drafted in any draft format.

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LG: AL=American League, NL=National League. "Z" means they are still an unsigned free agent.

POS: Lists positions that we believe they will play during the 2010 season. SP=Starting Pitcher, RP=Relief Pitcher

AGE: Is the age of the player as of April 1, 2010.

FANTASY POINTS: Formula derived by Sport Fanatics using the 5 scoring categories to determine player rankings. Also a good tool to use to compare value to other positions and determine tiers when there is a drop off in fantasy production for each position.

COMMENTS: Available for top players at each position, injury comments and playing time comments.

 

 

 

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