2013 Fantasy Baseball Position Rankings

A Look Back at our 2013 Consensus Starting Pitcher Rankings - Part 3

Ray reviews the Part 3 of the Fake Teams 2013 Consensus Starting Pitcher rankings and profiles three starting pitchers whose value increased this season and three whose value dropped this season.

By Ray Guilfoyle@faketeams Oct 18, 2013, 7:00am EDT

I continue with my review of the Fake Teams 2013 Consensus Position Rankings by looking at our fantasy starting pitcher rankings from last November-December timeframe. Below are links to the positions that have been reviewed to date:

Starting Pitchers - Part 1

Starting Pitchers - Part 2

The list of pitchers we ranked from 51 - 100 is full of guys who performed terribly, but there are also a number of pitchers who performed above expectations and will see their 2014 draft day values increase as a result. Among the pitchers who pitched above expectations are: Pirates starter Francisco Liriano, Cardinals starter Shelby Miller, Rays starter Alex Cobb and Mariners starters Hisashi Iwakuma. All four of these guys are proof that you can wait on pitching and do well in fantasy leagues. Who saw Liriano pitching like he did this season? I ceratainly didn't, but you have to hand it to the Pirates for taking a chance on him and thank their pitching coaches for transforming him into the dominant pitcher we saw several years ago.

Now let's take a look at the starting pitchers we ranked 51 - 100:

Rank	Player	Ray	Bret	Jason	Craig	Score
51	Jeremy Hellickson	53	49	52	55	211
52	Tim Hudson	48	48	57	61	206
53	Kyle Lohse	39	67	72	41	201
54	Homer Bailey	58	38	45	80	199
55	Phil Hughes	57	52	36	83	192
56	Matt Harrison	61	40	39	92	188
57	Marco Estrada	65	61	63	44	187
58	Edwin Jackson	68	50	68	49	185
59	Josh Beckett	51	68	58	65	178
60	Trevor Cahill	81	71	37	56	175
61	Clay Buchholz	78	43	81	43	175
62	Wade Miley	63	60	53	74	170
63	Brandon McCarthy	54	66	79	59	162
64	Jason Hammel	71	73	77	58	141
65	Tommy Hanson	70	87	46	79	138
66	Casey Kelly	62	79	91	57	131
67	Derek Holland	NR	53	51	86	125
68	Shaun Marcum	72	74	83	66	125
69	Wandy Rodriguez	64	76	84	72	124
70	Edinson Volquez	75	56	70	96	123
71	Mark Buehrle	67	90	80	76	107
72	Shelby Miller	55	91	NR	63	106
73	Andy Pettitte	56	58	96	NR	105
74	Colby Lewis	34	NR	76	NR	100
75	James McDonald	66	85	86	84	99
76	Johan Santana	NR	84	60	73	98
77	Chris Capuano	73	70	NR	75	97
78	Tyler Skaggs	92	78	75	81	94
79	Chad Billingsley	60	65	NR	NR	85
80	Wily Peralta	89	80	NR	62	84
81	Michael Fiers	69	94	69	NR	83
82	Cory Luebke	77	NR	98	60	80
83	Trevor Bauer	96	83	73	89	79
84	Dan Straily	86	88	92	77	77
85	Jason Vargas	NR	69	67	NR	74
86	A.J. Griffin	79	72	90	NR	74
87	Wei-Yin Chen	83	NR	88	71	73
88	Alex Cobb	82	59	NR	NR	69
89	Ricky Nolasco	95	NR	62	93	65
90	Chris Tillman	NR	77	NR	68	65
91	Tommy Milone	80	NR	71	NR	59
92	Ervin Santana	NR	82	NR	69	59
93	Francisco Liriano	NR	NR	66	87	57
94	Scott Baker	NR	75	NR	78	57
95	Bud Norris	NR	89	65	NR	56
96	Paul Maholm	NR	NR	74	82	54
97	Hisashi Iwakuma	NR	NR	93	70	47
98	Clayton Richard	NR	97	NR	67	46
99	Ricky Romero	NR	63	NR	NR	42
100	Felix Doubront	NR	NR	64	NR	41

Three Up

Ervin Santana, KC

The Royals took on his salary in an effort to bolster their rotation this season, and the move turned out very well for them. Even though he won just nine games this season, he lowered his ERA from 5.16 to 3.24 and his walk rate by almost a walk every nine innings. We ranked him at #92 in our top 100 and he will probably move up at least 40-45 spots heading into 2014.

Francisco Liriano,. PIT

Now here's a pitcher who will move up at least 60 spots from where we ranked him last year (#93). Liriano had a terrific season in Pittsburgh, going 16-8 with a 3.02 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 163-63 strikeout to walk rate in 161 innings this season. If he can continue striking out a batter per inning and inducing ground balls at a 50% clip, he could duplicate his 2013 performance next season.

Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA

We whiffed on Iwakuma huh? Iwakuma had a terrific season in the Mariners rotation, winning 14 games with a 2.66 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and a 185-42 strikeout to walk rate in 219.2 innings this season. Iwakuma is the starter who won't dominate with a high strikeout rate, but his 7.58 K/9 isn't shabby. Combine that with a sub - 2.00 walk rate and a 49% ground ball rate, and you have a top 25-30 starting pitcher on your hands.

Three Down

Edwin Jackson, CHC

Pitching for a bad Cubs team, Jackson had his worst season as a big leaguer, going 8-18 with a 4.98 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, and a 135-59 strikeout to walk rate in 175.1 innings. His strikeout rate dropped, his walk rate bumped up a bit, but one positive to take away from his season is the increase in his ground ball rate to 51%. He has the talent to turn things around, and he is still just 30 years old.

Josh Beckett, LAD

I was high on Beckett coming into the season, as we saw his strikeout rate increase once he returned to the National League last season. He got knocked around this season, before landing on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury. I am not sure where he fits in the Dodgers rotation next season, especially with Chad Billingsley returning from Tommy John surgery, and the rumors that the team has interest in trading for Rays ace David Price.

Tommy Hanson, LAA

Hanson is not the starter we saw at the top of the Braves rotation just two to three seasons ago. He battled a forearm injury this season, and struggled when he was healthy, winning just four games with an ERA over 5.00. He is not draftable in 2014.

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