Fantasy Baseball: Who Is The Top Fantasy Pitcher For 2010??

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 24, 2010 1:00 PM EST in Baseball Comment 7 comments

I was checking out the recent 5x5 mixed league mock draft results over at Rotosynthesis and saw that Felix Hernandez was chosen in the first round, 6th overall, ahead of Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke and Roy Halladay,

Here are their 2009 stats:

Name	W	ERA	IP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	xFIP
Zack Greinke	16	2.16	229.1	9.5	2	4.75	0.43	0.232	1.07	0.313	79.30%	2.16	3.15
Tim Lincecum	15	2.48	225.1	10.4	2.72	3.84	0.4	0.209	1.05	0.297	75.90%	2.48	2.87
Roy Halladay	17	2.79	239	7.83	1.32	5.94	0.83	0.258	1.13	0.313	79.00%	2.79	3.05
Felix Hernandez	19	2.49	238.2	8.18	2.68	3.06	0.57	0.229	1.14	0.289	76.70%	2.49	3.42

Who do you think is the best fantasy starting pitcher for 2010?

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Who is the best fantasy starting pitcher for 2010?

Felix Hernandez

37 votes

Tim Lincecum

185 votes

Zack Greinke

37 votes

Roy Halladay

83 votes

342 votes | Poll has closed

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If anyone says someone other than Lincecum, they’re wrong.

by Ian, yo on Jan 24, 2010 2:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

There’s no plausible argument against Lincecum and his back to back 260 K seasons. Felix is a true stud but his ceiling is not as high as Lincecum’s. Halladay has been great for 2 years in a row but people are seemingly forgetting about his lack of strikeout ability several years ago and the fact that he has been injured. Greinke? No thanks. I’ll take the guy with the pedigree and track record. I’d take Haren over Greinke.

Another note on Halladay. His GB rate has been eroding a bit, especially in the 2nd half last season. Could just be a reversible blip, but if it’s not, he might be in a bit of trouble in that ballpark.

by ILLZ on Jan 24, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

very intuitive of you

I voted Lincy, but can definitely see a case for Halladay moving from the AL East to the NL. I don’t think a 20 Win season for Roy is a ridiculous goal.

by rmarx on Jan 24, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs