Who are the best starting pitchers in baseball? While there are a number of starting pitchers who are playing well up until this point in the 2009 baseball season, here are the best of the best:
1) Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals
While he has certainly cooled off from historically hot start, Greinke still has fantastic stats. He has an 8-2 record with an ERA of 1.72 and a WHIP of 0.99.
2) Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
Coming into this season, experts were split on what to expect from Cueto. The 23-year-old out of the Dominican Republic is besting most every expectation so far. …read more

After seeing all of the hoopla surrounding Jay Bruce’s debut this week in Cincinnati, I started to wonder if he will turn into the franchise-type player everyone expects him to be. Then, I started to think about some of the players that are great now and wondered what their debut seasons were like. So, today on the ‘Thursday 10′, I’m posting my list for the “Top 10 Worst Major League Baseball Debuts by All-Star Players since 1988.” If you’re not with me yet, I’ll explain. I’m looking back at guys that have been named MLB All-Stars …read more