Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers
March 24, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Miscellaneous
One of the most underrated aspects of fielding a quality fantasy baseball team is to draft high end starting pitching. While a big bat is always sexier, it’s difficult to overestimate how much top of the line starting pitching can help you throughout your fantasy campaign.
Without further ado, here’s the ExpertFantasy rankings of the top 20 fantasy basketball starting pitchers:
Tim Lincecum of the Giants tops our fantasy pitcher rankings (Image: Newscom)
1. Tim Lincecum
2. Johan Santana
3. C.C. Sabathia
4. Brandon Webb
5. Roy Halladay
6. Cole Hamels
7. Jake Peavy
8. Dan Haren
9. James Shields
10. Chad Billingsley
11. Francisco Liriano
12. Josh Beckett
13. Felix Hernandez
14. Cliff Lee
15. Edinson Volquez
16. Ricky Nolasco
17. Roy Oswalt
18. Scott Kazmir
19. Jon Lester
20. Daisuke Matsuzaka
One name that is on the rise is Ricky Nolasco. After Nolasco threw a no-hitter in spring training, fantasy baseball owners have taken notice. Don’t be surprised if he’s one of the top ten starting pitchers off the board in your fantasy baseball draft.
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