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The fantasy baseball landscape is shifting sand, and I’m here to update my rankings in the hopes that the sand doesn’t shift too much more before the season begins. If the season begins. I know. That thought hurts me, too.
Anyway, a while ago I tackled my top 15 at each hitting position, and you can find those here:
This week, I’m zeroing in on starters, as some of the injury concerns we once had are now alleviated given the potential for an abbreviated season. We’ve taken some big hits recently, losing guys like Noah Syndergaard and Chris Sale for the season. But the delayed start also means we can be hopeful for guys like Justin Verlander, Mike Clevinger, Blake Snell, James Paxton, and others. I’m also more excited for guys like Clayton Kershaw and Charlie Morton—total studs who I was formerly more worried about due to innings management over the course of a full season...but not as much fretting if we get a shorter season. You should see such reflected in the rankings.
As always, tell me if I missed someone. It does feel like there are a ton of injuries to keep up with, so it’s possible I make another pass in the near future...and it could be fun to combine my ranks with Garrett’s from a week ago, and see what sticks!
Heath’s Top 75 Starters for 2020
Rank | Name | Team |
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Rank | Name | Team |
1 | Gerrit Cole | NYY |
2 | Jacob deGrom | NYM |
3 | Max Scherzer | WAS |
4 | Justin Verlander | HOU |
5 | Walker Buehler | LAD |
6 | Shane Bieber | CLE |
7 | Jack Flaherty | STL |
8 | Stephen Strasburg | WAS |
9 | Mike Clevinger | CLE |
10 | Luis Castillo | CIN |
11 | Lucas Giolito | CWS |
12 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD |
13 | Patrick Corbin | WAS |
14 | Blake Snell | TAM |
15 | Charlie Morton | TAM |
16 | Aaron Nola | PHI |
17 | Yu Darvish | CHC |
18 | Chris Paddack | SDP |
19 | Tyler Glasnow | TAM |
20 | Jose Berrios | MIN |
21 | Zack Greinke | HOU |
22 | Mike Soroka | ATL |
23 | Brandon Woodruff | MLW |
24 | Corey Kluber | TEX |
25 | Zack Wheeler | PHI |
26 | Trevor Bauer | CIN |
27 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS |
28 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK |
29 | Sonny Gray | CIN |
30 | Lance Lynn | TEX |
31 | Max Fried | ATL |
32 | David Price | LAD |
33 | Dinelson Lamet | SDP |
34 | Frankie Montas | OAK |
35 | Zac Gallen | ARI |
36 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI |
37 | James Paxton | NYY |
38 | Julio Urias | LAD |
39 | Mike Minor | TEX |
40 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | TOR |
41 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE |
42 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA |
43 | Matthew Boyd | DET |
44 | Robbie Ray | ARI |
45 | Carlos Martinez | STL |
46 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC |
47 | Kenta Maeda | MIN |
48 | German Marquez | COL |
49 | Sean Manaea | OAK |
50 | Andrew Heaney | LAA |
51 | Lance McCullers | HOU |
52 | Luke Weaver | ARI |
53 | Jake Odorizzi | MIN |
54 | Masahiro Tanaka | NYY |
55 | Marcus Stroman | NYM |
56 | Joe Musgrove | PIT |
57 | Mike Foltynewicz | ATL |
58 | Jose Urquidy | HOU |
59 | Miles Mikolas | STL |
60 | Dylan Bundy | LAA |
61 | Caleb Smith | MIA |
62 | Mitch Keller | PIT |
63 | Michael Kopech | CWS |
64 | Dylan Cease | CWS |
65 | Alex Wood | LAD |
66 | Adrian Houser | MLW |
67 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA |
68 | Griffin Canning | LAA |
69 | Ryan Yarbrough | TAM |
70 | Chris Archer | PIT |
71 | Nate Pearson | TOR |
72 | Spencer Howard | PHI |
73 | Josh James | HOU |
74 | A.J. Puk | OAK |
75 | Aaron Civale | CLE |