Monday, March 2, 2009

Top 5 Starting Pitchers

Ok so everyone knows that in fantasy baseball you have to obtain a top starting pitcher for your team and if you are one of the few that don't get one of these you guys, you have some trouble throughout your season with lesser pitchers who don't get you the big points like the big boys do. So just quickly I'll go over the top 5 starting pitchers with Pros and Cons and if you should take them on draft day.

CC Sabathia, New York Yankees
Well everyone knows who CC aka "The hamburglar", the 300 pound phenom pitcher, who could of won last years National League CY Young award only if he would of got into the national league a little earlier then he did. Well the first thing i love about this guy is that he is a work horse, you can count on him giving you 200+ innings plus give you 200+ strike outs. He has a wicked slider that is just devastating to anyone he faces. The downfalls i see in CC is that he is indeed like 300 pounds, so he has to be basically dying out there in the summer heat. I think the biggest downfall is that the past 2 years in the playoffs he has a 1-4 record with a 7.92 ERA over those 4 games. The win he got in the playoffs wasn't a pretty one, he went 6 innings, gave up 3ER and walked 6 guys. So i really want to see what this guy is going to do under the pressure of pitching in New York which is like someone pitching in the post season.
Fantasy DRAFT YES or NO? I would definitely take him but not my first choice.

Johan Santana, New York Mets


This guy is in my opinion the best left hander in the game and future multiple National league CY Young Award winner. Johan is going to have a CY Young season with the addition of JJ Putz and K-rod. Last year the mets blew at least 7 games for Johan, so with the new revamped bullpen, Johan will be a 20+ winner this year.
Fantasy DRAFT YES or NO? He is going to have a great season and is the #1 pitcher on draft day and should be taken within the first 2 rounds.

Tim Lincecum, San Fransisco Giants

I wish this kid didn't pitching on the team that he does, if he had the hitting behind him like the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, etc.. he would be a 24+ game winner at the least. This kid managers to go 18-5 on a team that there best hitter is Aaron Rowand. This kid i believe is going to have a great year for the reason of this being his 3rd year pitching in the majors.
Fantasy DRAFT YES or NO? I would definitely take this kid on draft day as my second choice.

Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks
You can't go wrong with a sinker ball pitcher who can win 20+ games and get you 180 strikeouts and is on a team that has some great up coming stars in Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton. He is going to have another great season with a good team who plays in one of the worst divisions in baseball.
Fantasy DRAFT YES or NO? Yes i would take him as my last choice in the Top 5.
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Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
This is another one of those pitchers i wish was on a better team but the blue jays aren't to bad so its not as bad as Tim Lincecum,. This guy is a work horse and will give you 220+ innings with 150+ strikeouts.
Fantasy DRAFT YES or NO? I would definitely take him on draft day he will have a great season.

I can't for fantasy baseball this year and watching the Mets becoming World Series Champions.
Fantasy Baseball Chef

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