1.) Roy Halladay- Phi
2.) Tim Lincecum- SSF
3.) Dan Haren- LAA
4.) Felix Hernandez- SEA
5.) Cliff Lee- PHI
6.) Justin Verlander- DET
7.) Josh Johnson- FLA
8.) Jon Lester- BOS
9.) David Price- TAM
10.) James Shields- TAM
11.) CC Sabathia- NYY
12.) Jered Weaver- LAA
13.) Trevor Cahill- OAK
14.) Tommy Hanson ATL
15.) Cole Hamels- PHI
16.) Clayton Kershaw- LAD
17.) Shaun Marcum- MIL
18.) Matt Garza- CHC
19.) Matt Cain- SF
20) Kyle Lohse- STL
Notes:
Dan Haren gets 2.8 run support/game. That is an absurd number for a team who usually puts up runs. He has 9 quality starts out of 10, and once the Angels start scoring runs, he could be in line for a Cy Young in the AL. Currently has a .85 WHIP and 66 K's.
Matt Garza- You won't see him on many top 20 lists, but Garza is a strikeout machine with 68 over the year. He reminds of Rick "Wild Thing Vaughn" just striking people out, but also getting drilled every now and then. He isn't in the AL East anymore, and it looks like he has just gotten unlucky with his W-L record so far this year. If he is available in your league, go after him now.
ADVICE- GO GET HIM
David Price- 56 K's with a 1.08 WHIP, excellent numbers for an AL East pitcher. People have been saying for years that price has CY Young stuff, but I think this is the year he is going to dominate.
ADVICE: GO GET HIM
Kyle Lohse- Probably the least sexy pitcher in my top 20, you can't ignore the numbers this guy is putting up this year. In 8 of his last 9 starts, Lohse has registered a quality start, pitching 8 innings in his last two contests. He will pick up wins in STL, and his ridiculous ground ball rate means that not too many guys in the NL will be taking Lohse out of the park this year. He is now working on a career and league best WHIP of .90. Something about the half-crooked smile of Lohse makes me want to get rid of him.
ADVICE: SELL HIGH
Where is Jaime Garcia?
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