The following rankings are based on 5x5 Rotisserie scoring.
1- Tim Lincecum
2- Roy Halladay
3- C.C. Sabathia
4- Justin Verlander
5- Felix Hernandez
6- Dan Haren
7- Zach Greinke
8- Jon Lester
9- Josh Beckett
10- Wandy Rodriguez
11- Cole Hamels
12- Ubaldo Jimenez
13- Scott Baker
14- Adam Wainwright
15- Cliff Lee
16- Ricky Nolasco
17- Tommy Hanson
18- Brandon Webb
19- Javier Vazquez
20- Brett Anderson
Top 20 Snubs:
Chris Carpenter, Johan Santana, Clayton Kershaw, Josh Johnson, Yovanni Gallardo
Carpenter/Johnson/Gallardo all had 100+ IP spikes, so I can very easily see an injury laden or down season for all three. Johan is getting older, coming off a bone chip surgery I am cautious. He has had decreasing strike out totals, and an increase in FB%. I am not a fan. Finally, Kershaw will be an ace sometime soon, but just not yet. I am a big fan of this lefty, but we will have to wait another season for the dominance to start. I predict an ERA in the mid 3.00 and a lofty 1.3 WHIP including 200+ k's. A fine season but will have limited Win totals based on his IP's.
Jon Lester:
This guy has beaten cancer, beat up on the Yankees, and despite an extremely unlucky first half, finished the campaign strong with a 3.4 ERA and 225 K's. I think Lester has the potential to break into the top 5 SP's at the end of the season. I am not a fan of drafting starters early, but I think he can be a major major bargain in the 7th of 8th round of drafts.