2013 Rankings: Starting pitchers
Updated: February 21, 2013, 11:02 PM ET
By
Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com
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Rank | Player | Eligible Positions | Player Rater* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Verlander | Det | 30 | 2 | |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | 25 | 3 | |
| 3 | Felix Hernandez | Sea | 26 | 11 | |
| 4 | Stephen Strasburg | Wsh | 24 | 18 | |
| 5 | David Price | TB | 27 | 4 | |
| 6 | Matt Cain | SF | 28 | 5 | |
| 7 | Cole Hamels | Phi | 29 | 8 | |
| 8 | Cliff Lee | Phi | 34 | 22 | |
| 9 | Gio Gonzalez | Wsh | 27 | 6 | |
| 10 | Jered Weaver | LAA | 30 | 7 | |
| 11 | Madison Bumgarner | SF | 23 | 14 | |
| 12 | Zack Greinke | LAD | 29 | 20 | |
| 13 | R.A. Dickey | Tor | 38 | 1 | |
| 14 | Adam Wainwright | StL | 31 | 36 | |
| 15 | Johnny Cueto | Cin | 27 | 10 | |
| 16 | CC Sabathia | NYY | 32 | 16 | |
| 17 | Roy Halladay | Phi | 35 | 77 | |
| 18 | Yu Darvish | Tex | 26 | 29 | |
| 19 | Chris Sale | CWS | 24 | 13 | |
| 20 | Mat Latos | Cin | 25 | 21 | |
| 21 | Jordan Zimmermann | Wsh | 26 | 23 | |
| 22 | Matt Moore | TB | 23 | 64 | |
| 23 | James Shields | KC | 31 | 15 | |
| 24 | Max Scherzer | Det | 28 | 25 | |
| 25 | Kris Medlen | Atl | RP | 27 | 9 |
| 26 | Yovani Gallardo | Mil | 27 | 31 | |
| 27 | Dan Haren | Wsh | 32 | 78 | |
| 28 | Josh Johnson | Tor | 29 | 67 | |
| 29 | Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | 38 | 19 | |
| 30 | Lance Lynn | StL | 25 | 34 | |
| 31 | Doug Fister | Det | 29 | 44 | |
| 32 | Ian Kennedy | Ari | 28 | 43 | |
| 33 | Brandon Morrow | Tor | 28 | 40 | |
| 34 | Jake Peavy | CWS | 31 | 17 | |
| 35 | Anibal Sanchez | Det | 29 | 59 | |
| 36 | Brett Anderson | Oak | 25 | 128 | |
| 37 | Tim Lincecum | SF | 28 | 148 | |
| 38 | Jarrod Parker | Oak | 24 | 42 | |
| 39 | Wade Miley | Ari | 26 | 24 | |
| 40 | Jon Lester | Bos | 29 | 131 | |
| 41 | Derek Holland | Tex | 26 | 73 | |
| 42 | Jonathon Niese | NYM | 26 | 28 | |
| 43 | Tim Hudson | Atl | 37 | 39 | |
| 44 | Mike Minor | Atl | 25 | 49 | |
| 45 | Jeff Samardzija | ChC | 28 | 48 | |
| 46 | Matt Harrison | Tex | 27 | 27 | |
| 47 | C.J. Wilson | LAA | 32 | 55 | |
| 48 | Tommy Milone | Oak | 26 | 52 | |
| 49 | Jeremy Hellickson | TB | 25 | 46 | |
| 50 | Ryan Vogelsong | SF | 35 | 30 | |
| 51 | Jaime Garcia | StL | 26 | 116 | |
| 52 | Phil Hughes | NYY | 26 | 47 | |
| 53 | Matt Garza | ChC | 29 | 100 | |
| 54 | Edwin Jackson | ChC | 29 | 51 | |
| 55 | A.J. Burnett | Pit | 36 | 26 | |
| 56 | Ryan Dempster | Bos | 35 | 32 | |
| 57 | Homer Bailey | Cin | 26 | 35 | |
| 58 | Brandon McCarthy | Ari | 29 | 84 | |
| 59 | Kyle Lohse | FA | 34 | 12 | |
| 60 | Tommy Hanson | LAA | 26 | 106 | |
| 61 | Trevor Cahill | Ari | 25 | 50 | |
| 62 | James McDonald | Pit | 28 | 65 | |
| 63 | Jason Vargas | LAA | 30 | 33 | |
| 64 | Clay Buchholz | Bos | 28 | 103 | |
| 65 | Josh Beckett | LAD | 32 | 129 | |
| 66 | Marco Estrada | Mil | 29 | 63 | |
| 67 | Matt Harvey | NYM | 24 | 104 | |
| 68 | Wandy Rodriguez | Pit | 34 | 54 | |
| 69 | Chris Capuano | LAD | 34 | 38 | |
| 70 | Wei-Yin Chen | Bal | 27 | 57 | |
| 71 | Shaun Marcum | NYM | 31 | 86 | |
| 72 | Hisashi Iwakuma | Sea | RP | 31 | 66 |
| 73 | Ivan Nova | NYY | 26 | 142 | |
| 74 | Mark Buehrle | Tor | 34 | 37 | |
| 75 | Justin Masterson | Cle | 28 | 149 | |
| 76 | Ross Detwiler | Wsh | 27 | 56 | |
| 77 | Chad Billingsley | LAD | 28 | 68 | |
| 78 | Bud Norris | Hou | 28 | 119 | |
| 79 | Bartolo Colon | Oak | 39 | 62 | |
| 80 | Johan Santana | NYM | 34 | 143 | |
| 81 | Brandon Beachy | Atl | 26 | 53 | |
| 82 | Ricky Nolasco | Mia | 30 | 107 | |
| 83 | Rick Porcello | Det | 24 | 179 | |
| 84 | Gavin Floyd | CWS | 30 | 87 | |
| 85 | Paul Maholm | Atl | 30 | 41 | |
| 86 | Andy Pettitte | NYY | 40 | 89 | |
| 87 | Jason Hammel | Bal | 30 | 71 | |
| 88 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | LAD | 26 | -- | |
| 89 | Jacob Turner | Mia | 21 | 163 | |
| 90 | Vance Worley | Min | 25 | 161 | |
| * rank among 2012 eligibles only at the listed position | |||||
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