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RotoKing's 2008 Starting Pitcher Rankings as of May 12, 2008
Rank Starting Pitcher
Team
Pre-season Rank
Eligibility Notes
1
Johan Santana
MIN
1
SP
2
Jake Peavy
SD
2
SP
3
Brandon Webb
ARZ
3
SP
4
Cole Hamels
PHI
5
SP
5
Carlos Zambrano
CHC
8
SP
6
C.C. Sabathia
CLE
4
SP
7
Dan Haren
ARZ
11
SP
8
Josh Beckett
BOS
13
SP
9
Aaron Harang
CIN
14
SP
10
Daisuke Matsuzaka
BOS
15
SP
11
John Lackey
LAA
6
SP
12
Erik Bedard
BAL
17
SP
13
Scott Kazmir
TB
9
SP
14
Feliz Hernandez
SEA
18
SP
15
Chris Young
SD
16
SP
16
Roy Oswalt
HOU
7
SP
17
Tim Lincecum
SF
21
SP
18
Ben Sheets
MIL
22
SP
19
Brett Myers
PHI
20
SP
20
Justin Verlander
DET
12
SP
21
Roy Halladay
TOR
26
SP
22
Matt Cain
SF
25
SP
23
A.J. Burnett
TOR
23
SP
24
Adam Wainwright
STL
34
SP
25
Javier Vazquez
CWS
32
SP
26
Jered Weaver
LAA
27
SP
27
James Shields
TB
37
SP
28
John Maine
NYM
36
SP
29
John Smoltz
ATL
10
SP Return date still in question, would be 19th starter or 9th closer if fully healthy...
30
Pedro Martinez
NYM
24
SP Expected return just a couple weeks away...
31
Rich Harden
OAK
28
SP May be on a pitch count for a couple more starts, top 10 starter as long as he's healthy...
32
Andy Pettitte
NYY
35
SP
33
Chad Billingsley
LAD
33
SP
34
Derek Lowe
LAD
44
SP
35
Fausto Carmona
CLE
41
SP
36
Brad Penny
LAD
43
SP
37
Clay Buchholz
BOS
45
SP
38
Shawn Marcum
TOR
53
SP
39
Tim Hudson
ATL
62
SP
40
Chien-Ming Wang
NYY
67
SP
41
Randy Johnson
ARZ
50
SP
42
Jeremy Bonderman
DET
38
SP
43
Rich Hill
CHC
39
SP Don't let Hill fall off your radar just because the Cubbies sent him down...
44
Micah Owings
ARZ
57
SP
45
Ervin Santana
LAA
61
SP
46
Francisco Liriano
MIN
29
SP
47
Matt Garza
TB
47
SP
48
Dontrelle Willis
DET
46
SP Back from the DL this week...
49
Homer Bailey
CIN
48
SP Call up has to be looming after Belisle's lastest shelling...
50
Brian Bannister
KC
66
SP
51
Chuck James
ATL
49
SP
52
Phil Hughes
NYY
30
SP
53
Cliff Lee
CLE
90
SP Hottest pitcher in the league, but remember his ceiling is only so high...
54
Ian Snell
PIT
52
SP
55
Dustin McGowan
TOR
54
SP
56
Ted Lilly
CHC
64
SP
57
Joe Blanton
OAK
59
SP
58
Daniel Cabrera
BAL
81
SP Control problems may be a thing of the past...
59
Tom Gorzelanny
PIT
40
SP
60
Kevin Slowey
MIN
56
SP
61
Mike Mussina
NYY
69
SP
62
Jason Schmidt
LAD
63
SP
63
Johnny Cueto
CIN
101
SP Don't worry about his ERA. Cueto's ratio's are excellent and his ERA is bound to drop.
64
Edinson Volquez
CIN
101
SP Buyer beware... WHIP is higher than ERA...
65
Chris Carpenter
STL
74
SP
66
Max Scherzer
ARZ
101
SP
67
Zach Greinke
KC
101
SP
68
Kelvim Escobar
LAA
31
SP
69
Bronson Arroyo
CIN
55
SP
70
Barry Zito
SF
51
SP
71
Dave Bush
MIL
70
SP
72
Jair Jurrjens
ATL
101
SP
73
Doug Davis
ARZ
72
SP
74
Greg Maddux
SD
83
SP
75
Mark Buehrle
CWS
60
SP
76
Jon Garland
LAA
65
SP
77
Kevin Millwood
TEX
73
SP
78
Scott Baker
MIN
101
SP
79
Scott Olsen
FLA
101
SP
80
Carlos Villanueva
MIL
101
SP
81
Joe Saunders
LAA
101
SP
82
Dana Eveland
OAK
101
SP
83
Anibal Sanchez
FLA
84
SP
84
Glen Perkins
MIN
86
SP
85
Mark Prior
SD
87
SP
86
Shawn Hill
WAS
75
SP
87
Jose Contreras
CWS
99
SP
88
Bartolo Colon
BOS
89
SP
89
Manny Parra
MIL
101
SP
90
Jon Lester
BOS
77
SP
91
Curt Schilling
BOS
100
SP
92
Oliver Perez
NYM
96
SP
93
Jeremy Guthrie
BAL
98
SP
94
Freddy Garcia
FA
93
SP
95
Justin Duchscherer
OAK
101
SP
96
Ryan Dempster
CHC
101
SP
97
Andy Sonnanstine
TB
101
SP
98
Jonathan Sanchez
SF
101
SP
99
Garrett Olson
BAL
101
SP
100
Jesse Litsch
TOR
101
SP
New Arrivals: 63. Johnny Cueto, CIN; 64. Edinson Volquez, CIN; 66. Max Scherzer, ARZ; 67. Zach Greinke, KC; 72. Jair Jurrjens, ATL; 78. Scott Baker, MIN; 79. Scott Olsen, FLA; 80. Carlos Villanueva, MIL; 81. Joe Saunders, LAA; 82. Dana Eveland, OAK; 89. Manny Parra, MIL; 95. Justin Duchscherer, OAK; 96. Ryan Dempster, CHC; 97. Andy Sonnanstine, TB; 98. Jonathan Sanchez, SF; 99. Garrett Olson, BAL; 100. Jesse Litsch, TOR;
Dropped Out: 19. Yovani Gallardo, MIL; 42. John Patterson, TEX; 58. Chris Capuano, MIL; 68. Brandon McCarthy, TEX; 71. Anthony Reyes, STL; 76. Noah Lowry, SF; 78. Boof Bonser, MIN; 79. Jeremy Sowers, CLE; 80. Jeff Francis, COL; 82. Orlando Hernandez, NYM; 85. Ryan Ketchner, TOR; Kei Igawa, NYY; 91. Mike Pelfrey, NYM; 92. Gil Meche, KC; 94. Clay Hensley, SD; 95. Nate Robertson, DET; 97. Chris Sampson, HOU;

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