Top 100 Early Pitching Rankings.
| 1. Tim Lincecum – This kid just keeps throwing heat each and every year, and there is nothing but upside for him in 2010. Draft high if you’re thinking pitcher first. |
| 2. Cliff Lee – Seattle is a bit more hitter friendly than Philly, but Lee has his best years still ahead of him and one of the best closers in the business in Aardsma. |
| 3. Zach Greinke - Greinke silenced the critics last year, and this year should be a breakout season for the young ace. Greinke was a first rounder last year, and should be one this year. |
| 4. Roy Halladay - Well it finally happened, Philly got their man and you can be sure that Halladay will settle in very quickly as the Phillies will afford him an increase in environmental stability. |
| 5. Josh Beckett – Beckett just doesn’t quit and his ability to mow down hitter after hitter seems to get better with time. If you are lucky enough to get Beckett and Lester you’ll have one stacked team. |
| 6. Felix Hernandez – This guy is just scary good. A blazing fastball, and an arm that won’t quit. |
| 7. Johan Santana – Santana didn’t quite live up to his expectations last year, but he is still an elite pitcher. If the aforementioned are no longer on the board pick Santana up immediately. |
| 8. Kevin Slowey – Slowey was cruising along with a 10-3 record and a 7 to 1 SO to BB ratio average before he tried to play through a nasty wrist injury. I feel bad putting him this low on the list. |
| 9. C.C. Sabathia – Sabathia has power and dominance that can’t be ignored, his only knock is hi endurance. |
| 10. Roy Oswalt - Oswalt will undoubtedly go into the HOF one day, and there is no reason to shy away from his innate ability to throw strikes. He could be on the boards later. |
The Rest:
11. Jake Peavy
12. Adam Wainwright
13. Jon Lester
14. Cole Hamels
15. Chris Carpenter
16. Carlos Zambrano
17. Brandon Webb
18. John Lackey
19. David Price
20. Justin Verlander
21. Dan Haren
22. Wandy Rodriguez
23. Ricky Porcello
24. Jair Jurrjens
25. Rich Harden
26. Yovanni Gallardo
27. Ted Lilly
28. Kevin Milwood
29. Joe Saunders
30. Randy Wells
31. Clayton Kershaw
32. Ubaldo Jimenez
33. John Danks
34. Chad Billingsley
35. Mark Buehrle
36. Scott Kazmir
37. J.A. Happ
38. Jered Weaver
39. Joba Chamberlain
40. Tim Hudson
41. Matt Garza
42. Bronson Arroyo
43. Gavin Floyd
44. Aaron Harang
45. Andy Pettitte
46. Jorge De La Rosa
47. Ricky Romero
48. Jamie Shields
49. Brett Anderson
50. Jeremy Guthrie
51. Javier Vazquez
52. Josh Johnson
53. A.J.Burnett
54. Matt Cain
55. Braden Looper
56. Max Scherzer
57. Ricky Romero
58. Scott Baker
59. Joel Piniero
60. Kyle Lohse
61. Tommy Hanson
62. Francisco Liriano
63. Aaron Cook
64. Ryan Dempster
65. Derek Lowe
66. Erik Bedard
67. Ben Sheets
68. Homer Bailey
69. Pedro Martinez
70. Phil Hughes
71. Clay Buchholz
72. Ervin Santana
73. Diasuke Matsuzaka
74. Edwin Jackson
75. Shaun Marcum
76. Johnny Cueto
77. Matt Latos
78. Scott Feldman
79. Nick Blackburn
80. Justin Masterson
81. Randy Wolf
82. John Maine
83. Brett Myers
84. Huroki Kuroda
85. Joe Blanton
86. Jason Marquis
87. Jonathan Sanchez
88. Chris Young
89. Trevor Cahill
90. Justin Duchscherer
91. Scott Olsen
92. Luke Hochevar
93. Fausto Carmona
94. Jeff Neimann
95. Wade Davis
96. Carl Pavano
97. Mike Pelfrey
98. Ian Snell
99. Kevin Correia
100. Tom Gorzelanny
