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In my last Top 50 starting pitchers rankings piece, I missed some obvious choices in the top 50 including Kris Medlen, Shelby Miller, Sonny Gray, and others. Today, I rank my top 75 starters for 2014, and a few guys who were in my previous Top 50 dropped in this updated rankings piece.
You will see Tyson Ross and Sonny Gray ranked pretty high, but I like the high ground ball rate and strikeout rates they possess and they limit the free pass.
You can find all of my early 2014 position rankings in the links below:
Before I get to my rankings, here are links to the articles I wrote about a week ago, that takes a look at ground ball pitchers and the top starting pitchers based on strikeouts per 100 pitches:
Starting Pitcher Draft Strategy: Strikeouts per 100 Pitches
Starting Pitcher Draft Strategy: Target Ground Ball Pitchers, part 1
Starting Pitcher Draft Strategy: Target Ground Ball Pitchers, part 2
Here are my Top 75 Starting Pitchers for 2014:
|
Rank |
Name |
W |
L |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
GB% |
HR/FB |
ERA |
FIP |
|
1 |
Clayton Kershaw |
16 |
9 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
46.00% |
5.80% |
1.83 |
2.39 |
|
2 |
Yu Darvish |
13 |
9 |
11.9 |
3.4 |
41.00% |
14.40% |
2.83 |
3.28 |
|
3 |
Adam Wainwright |
19 |
9 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
49.10% |
8.10% |
2.94 |
2.55 |
|
4 |
Felix Hernandez |
12 |
10 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
51.40% |
10.00% |
3.04 |
2.61 |
|
5 |
Cliff Lee |
14 |
8 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
44.30% |
10.90% |
2.87 |
2.82 |
|
6 |
Max Scherzer |
21 |
3 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
36.30% |
7.60% |
2.90 |
2.74 |
|
7 |
David Price |
10 |
8 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
44.90% |
8.60% |
3.33 |
3.03 |
|
8 |
Stephen Strasburg |
8 |
9 |
9.4 |
2.8 |
51.50% |
11.10% |
3.00 |
3.21 |
|
9 |
Cole Hamels |
8 |
14 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
42.70% |
9.10% |
3.60 |
3.26 |
|
10 |
Jose Fernandez |
12 |
6 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
45.10% |
7.10% |
2.19 |
2.73 |
|
11 |
Chris Sale |
11 |
14 |
9.5 |
1.9 |
46.60% |
12.50% |
3.07 |
3.17 |
|
12 |
Justin Verlander |
13 |
12 |
9.0 |
3.1 |
38.40% |
7.80% |
3.46 |
3.28 |
|
13 |
Zack Greinke |
15 |
4 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
45.60% |
8.60% |
2.63 |
3.23 |
|
14 |
Madison Bumgarner |
13 |
9 |
8.9 |
2.8 |
46.80% |
8.20% |
2.77 |
3.05 |
|
15 |
Anibal Sanchez |
14 |
8 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
45.40% |
5.80% |
2.57 |
2.39 |
|
16 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
19 |
9 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
47.60% |
9.50% |
3.25 |
3.36 |
|
17 |
Hisashi Iwakuma |
14 |
6 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
48.70% |
11.80% |
2.66 |
3.44 |
|
18 |
Mike Minor |
13 |
9 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
35.00% |
8.80% |
3.21 |
3.37 |
|
19 |
Mat Latos |
14 |
7 |
8.0 |
2.5 |
45.10% |
6.90% |
3.16 |
3.10 |
|
20 |
Matt Cain |
8 |
10 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
37.70% |
10.80% |
4.00 |
3.93 |
|
21 |
James Shields |
13 |
9 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
41.60% |
8.60% |
3.15 |
3.47 |
|
22 |
Gerrit Cole |
10 |
7 |
7.7 |
2.2 |
49.10% |
8.10% |
3.22 |
2.91 |
|
23 |
Homer Bailey |
11 |
12 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
46.10% |
10.20% |
3.49 |
3.31 |
|
24 |
Alex Cobb |
11 |
3 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
55.80% |
14.80% |
2.76 |
3.36 |
|
25 |
Doug Fister |
14 |
9 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
54.60% |
9.00% |
3.68 |
3.27 |
|
26 |
Francisco Liriano |
16 |
8 |
9.1 |
3.5 |
50.50% |
8.30% |
3.02 |
2.92 |
|
27 |
Matt Moore |
17 |
4 |
8.6 |
4.6 |
39.40% |
8.00% |
3.29 |
3.95 |
|
28 |
Jered Weaver |
11 |
8 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
30.80% |
7.80% |
3.27 |
3.82 |
|
29 |
Andrew Cashner |
10 |
9 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
52.80% |
7.90% |
3.04 |
3.29 |
|
30 |
Hyun-Jin Ryu |
14 |
8 |
7.2 |
2.3 |
50.60% |
8.70% |
3.00 |
3.24 |
|
31 |
Gio Gonzalez |
11 |
8 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
43.90% |
9.70% |
3.36 |
3.41 |
|
32 |
Johnny Cueto |
5 |
2 |
7.6 |
2.7 |
50.90% |
17.10% |
2.82 |
3.81 |
|
33 |
C.J. Wilson |
17 |
7 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
44.40% |
7.20% |
3.39 |
3.51 |
|
34 |
Jon Lester |
15 |
8 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
45.00% |
8.30% |
3.75 |
3.59 |
|
35 |
Kris Medlen |
15 |
11 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
45.00% |
9.40% |
3.11 |
3.42 |
|
36 |
Clay Buchholz |
12 |
1 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
47.70% |
4.50% |
1.74 |
2.78 |
|
37 |
Sonny Gray |
5 |
3 |
9.2 |
2.9 |
53.60% |
8.90% |
2.85 |
2.83 |
|
38 |
A.J. Burnett |
10 |
11 |
9.9 |
3.2 |
56.50% |
9.10% |
3.30 |
2.80 |
|
39 |
Patrick Corbin |
14 |
8 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
46.70% |
10.10% |
3.41 |
3.43 |
|
40 |
Jeff Samardzija |
8 |
13 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
48.20% |
13.30% |
4.34 |
3.77 |
|
41 |
CC Sabathia |
14 |
13 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
44.70% |
13.00% |
4.78 |
4.10 |
|
42 |
Shelby Miller |
15 |
9 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
38.40% |
10.10% |
3.06 |
3.67 |
|
43 |
Julio Teheran |
14 |
8 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
37.80% |
10.10% |
3.20 |
3.69 |
|
44 |
Derek Holland |
10 |
9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
40.80% |
8.80% |
3.42 |
3.44 |
|
45 |
R.A. Dickey |
14 |
13 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
40.30% |
12.70% |
4.21 |
4.58 |
|
46 |
Tyson Ross |
3 |
5 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
55.60% |
7.40% |
3.06 |
2.92 |
|
47 |
Danny Salazar |
2 |
3 |
11.3 |
2.6 |
34.40% |
13.70% |
3.12 |
3.16 |
|
48 |
Justin Masterson |
14 |
10 |
8.9 |
3.6 |
58.00% |
10.80% |
3.52 |
3.40 |
|
49 |
Chris Archer |
9 |
7 |
7.1 |
2.7 |
46.80% |
11.70% |
3.22 |
4.07 |
|
50 |
Michael Wacha |
3 |
1 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
44.20% |
6.80% |
2.83 |
3.25 |
|
51 |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
13 |
9 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
43.90% |
9.00% |
3.30 |
3.43 |
|
52 |
Corey Kluber |
10 |
5 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
44.90% |
12.70% |
3.92 |
3.36 |
|
53 |
John Lackey |
10 |
13 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
46.80% |
13.30% |
3.52 |
3.86 |
|
54 |
Hiroki Kuroda |
11 |
13 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
46.60% |
10.30% |
3.31 |
3.56 |
|
55 |
Zack Wheeler |
7 |
5 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
43.20% |
10.20% |
3.42 |
4.17 |
|
56 |
Jarrod Parker |
12 |
8 |
6.1 |
2.9 |
41.20% |
10.50% |
3.97 |
4.40 |
|
57 |
Bartolo Colon |
18 |
6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
41.50% |
6.00% |
2.65 |
3.23 |
|
58 |
Martin Perez |
10 |
6 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
48.10% |
12.00% |
3.62 |
4.23 |
|
59 |
Ervin Santana |
9 |
10 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
46.20% |
12.40% |
3.24 |
3.93 |
|
60 |
Kyle Lohse |
11 |
10 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
40.20% |
10.80% |
3.35 |
4.08 |
|
61 |
Tony Cingrani |
7 |
4 |
10.1 |
3.3 |
33.80% |
13.10% |
2.77 |
3.85 |
|
62 |
Jhoulys Chacin |
14 |
10 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
46.80% |
6.20% |
3.47 |
3.47 |
|
63 |
Lance Lynn |
15 |
10 |
8.8 |
3.4 |
43.10% |
7.40% |
3.97 |
3.28 |
|
64 |
Matt Garza |
10 |
6 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
38.60% |
11.60% |
3.82 |
3.88 |
|
65 |
Tim Lincecum |
10 |
14 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
45.30% |
12.10% |
4.37 |
3.74 |
|
66 |
Nathan Eovaldi |
4 |
6 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
43.80% |
6.40% |
3.39 |
3.59 |
|
67 |
Scott Kazmir |
10 |
9 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
40.90% |
11.60% |
4.04 |
3.51 |
|
68 |
Jon Niese |
8 |
8 |
6.6 |
3.0 |
51.50% |
8.20% |
3.71 |
3.58 |
|
69 |
Josh Johnson |
2 |
8 |
9.2 |
3.3 |
45.10% |
18.50% |
6.20 |
4.62 |
|
70 |
Marco Estrada |
7 |
4 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
37.60% |
11.90% |
3.87 |
3.86 |
|
71 |
Wade Miley |
10 |
10 |
6.5 |
2.9 |
52.00% |
12.50% |
3.55 |
3.98 |
|
72 |
Mike Leake |
14 |
7 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
48.70% |
11.50% |
3.37 |
4.04 |
|
73 |
Chris Tillman |
16 |
7 |
7.8 |
3.0 |
38.60% |
14.20% |
3.71 |
4.42 |
|
74 |
Yovani Gallardo |
12 |
10 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
49.20% |
11.90% |
4.18 |
3.89 |
|
75 |
Rick Porcello |
13 |
8 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
55.10% |
14.20% |
4.43 |
3.57 |
Let's hear your thoughts on my Top 75 starters for next season. Who is ranked too high? Who is ranked too low? Let's discuss in the comments section.
