The New York Yankees Fantasy Report

If you are a Yankees fan, you are used to seeing the team bashed as if they a dimwit with an unlimited credit card ran the team. Nevertheless, the fact is this is one of the best-managed teams in sports. They should be a model for other teams rather than just the envy of them. They have a very deep farm system. Although not filled with many elite prospects, the depth of B and C prospects is impressive. The vast majority of those prospects are pitchers. The Yankees recognize that nothing is more valuable or more difficult to acquire than pitching. After years known as an organization that would not give a rookie a chance – they are successfully integrating youngsters onto the team on a regular basis. Then they use the savings that these young players provide, and the massive revenue (that years of winning and good business bolstered) to sign the very best players available.

Last year the very best players were CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, and Mark Teixeira. It should be noted that these players took the roster spots of players whose massive contracts had finally expired – Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Carl Pavano, and so forth. The depth in the system had also made trades for Nick Swisher, Damaso Marte, and Xavier Nady possible. Now that depth may result in the acquisition of Roy Halladay and the level of hatred for all things Yankees would certainly reach new heights. However, it makes some sense. George King of the New York Post calls the Yankees and Red Sox favorites for Halladay because of their ability to part with major league ready talent (or close enough) and to provide Halladay with the Sabathia-like contract he is certain to demand.

Meanwhile, the Yankees could be losing two key players to free agency. Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, and Andy Pettitte are free agents. Pettitte is not as likely to leave for another team, as he is to retire. However, Damon and Matsui look like prime targets for teams seeking outfielders but unwilling or unable to meet the contract demands of players like Matt Holliday and Jason Bay. Ironically, if the Yankees do lose both Damon and Matsui, it increases the chance that they will go after a Holliday or a Bay. Despite their willingness to include young players in the mix, it is unlikely that the Yankees would go into the season with Nick Swisher, Brett Gardner, and Melkey Cabrera starting in the outfield.

Fantasy Focus

Alex Rodriguez, 3B
After Alex Rodriguez’s gutsy season, he has won quite a bit of respect from me. After a pre-season that included accusations of (and later admitting) PED use, a tell-all book from Selena Roberts, and surgery to repair a muscle tear in his hip, I had no faith that A-Rod would perform. But he did. He had some help. Derek Jeter turning back the clock and Mark Teixeira providing an MVP quality season took away much of the unwanted attention. For the first time since coming to New York, Rodriguez just played baseball. In just 124 games, he managed to hit 30 homers and collect 100 RBI.

However, there are still some questions to answer. Does he need further surgery on his hip and how will that affect his play offensively and defensively? Do you believe his story about quitting PED use after the 2003 season? If not, how will he react? If he is only stopping their use now, how much will his performance degrade? Right now, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I believe many players stopped their PED use after the 2003 season with serious testing implemented. There are many rumors that A-Rod may not even need the more invasive version of the hip surgery. In any case, Chase Utley’s season provides a ton of reasons to hope for the best. I think A-Rod belongs back in the first round. He needs to prove some things before he returns to the Top 5, but Top 10 is a lock.

Phil Hughes, RHP and Joba Chamberlain, RHP
After the General Manager meetings, the New York media swarmed onto GM Brian Cashman with questions about the direction the team would take in 2010. One of the revelations was that Cashman and the Yankees had not yet made a decision about the starting/relieving status of either Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes. Cashman indicated that he thought of both players as starters who could also pitch in relief. Both will be part of a large group of starting candidates in Spring Training. The acquisition of Roy Halladay would almost certainly cost the Yankees one of the two pitchers. In that scenario, I believe that the remaining young player would be in the rotation with Sabathia, Burnett, Halladay, and Chien-Ming Wang or Andy Pettitte.

Phil Hughes had a great season for the Yankees. Fans tend to forget just how highly the Yankees think of Phil Hughes. When Wang went down to injury, Hughes stepped up and performed in the rotation. He was not untouchable as a starter but his talent was on obvious display and it would have been nice to see him stay there. However, when Wang returned (it was a short-lived return) Hughes campaigned to stay and pitch in the bullpen. He not only pitched well there but he may have been the MVP of the pitching staff by bridging the gap between the starters and Mariano Rivera.

Hughes finished the season with excellent fantasy stats including an 8-3 record, 3 saves (3BS), 3.03 ERA (3.22 FIP), 1.12 WHIP, and 10.05 K9. Looking a little deeper, Hughes had solid control (2.93 BB9), kept the ball in the park (0.84 HR9) – the Homerun rate may look on the lucky side but he has been displaying that ability his entire career despite being a flyball pitcher. One of the skills that Hughes seems to have is inducing infield flyballs, which obviously do much less damage than the other sort does. Hughes did not seem to have his previously excellent curveball this season. However, in the bullpen it wasn’t needed. His fastball was excellent and his cutter was a solid pitch. If Hughes can rediscover his curve I believe he will be an excellent starter and is worthy of fantasy consideration. If only one of the two is in the rotation, I believe it will be Hughes.

Joba Chamberlain seems to pitch better in the bullpen because he does not attempt to conserve his energy to make it through multiple innings. However, that is not the only reason he looked better as a reliever in 2009. In the first half of the 2009 season, Chamberlain pitched like an average major league starter (with excellent potential) which is just fine for a young player in his first season in a major league rotation. It is even more impressive when you consider that Chamberlain spent just one season in the minors has pitched just 364.3 innings since being drafted. Even for a college player that is a miniscule amount. Now consider that this young and inexperienced pitcher was skipped whenever it was possible in the first half as part of the attempt to limit his innings. Then in the second half, the Yankees hit on a plan to give him 8-10 days between starts. This quickly proved to be a disastrous idea. The Yankees adjusted the plan to allowing him to pitch regularly in the rotation but with a ridiculously low pitch count that made it difficult for Joba to escape even the third inning. The second half was a disaster.

Chamberlain has excellent stuff and if he works on developing his other pitches, he can be a very good starter. There is little point in going into the numbers. He was below average and way off his previous career marks in almost every category. The Yankees still see Chamberlain as a starter but they may not have a spot for him in the rotation in 2010. He will have to earn it. Keeper League owners whose rosters allow Joba to be benched indefinitely should definitely consider holding onto him. With experience, Joba still projects to be an impressive pitcher. However, those in year-to-year leagues are cautioned to avoid Chamberlain as a starter. He will experience ups and down consistent with young pitchers. If Chamberlain in a reliever he should be treated as a very good set-up reliever and next in line for saves should anything happen to Mariano Rivera (knock on wood). In fact he should probably be considered next in line even if he spends the season starting.

Searching for Sleepers

David Robertson, RHP
The most underrated player on the Yankees is probably David Robertson. Illustrated beautifully by the way manager Joe Girardi ignored him during the playoffs. Despite a high walk rate (4.74), Robertson earned a 3.30 ERA and 3.05 FIP. He seems to strikeout batters (12.98 K9) almost at will and despite being a groundball pitcher he keeps the ball in the park, which looked like quite the feat at times this season. He has the stuff to close and probably should become next in line for saves should Joba be established as a starter when Rivera retires.

Francisco Cervelli, C
It is strange the way the Yankees have used Cervelli. He played at four different levels in 2008 and then played at four different levels again in 2009. The Yankees obviously like him as a defensive catcher and he looks like the favorite to backup to Jorge Posada in 2010. Posada is bad enough defensively that I can easily see the Yankees giving Posada lots of at-bats at designated hitter, especially if they do not re-sign Hideki Matsui. If that happens, I believe that Cervelli would make a fine one-dollar catcher. However, this is where the Yankees strange usage makes it hard to predict what he’s capable of doing with consistent at-bats. I think he will make solid contact and hit for a good average but without any real power. Batting in the Yankees lineup on a regular basis should be good for his Run and RBI totals, making him of use in AL-only leagues.

Best Team Blogs for the New York Yankees:

YanksBlog.com - http://www.yanksblog.com/`

Replacement Level Yankees Weblog - http://www.replacementlevel.com/

Was Watching - http://waswatching.com/

Respect Jeter’s Gangster - http://respectjetersgangster.blogspot.com/

Bronx Banter - http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/

LoHud Yankees Blog - http://yankees.lhblogs.com/

River Ave Blues - http://riveraveblues.com/

The Yankees Re-Boot their Pitching Staff

Sometimes I wonder why the Yankees (and every other big market team) have to see things fail before they make the moves that seem so obvious to me and I'm certain many others. The Yankees finally placed Chien-Ming Wang on the disabled list to give him time to re-build his arm strength. Brian Bruney and Cody Ransom also hit the disabled list. They recalled closer of the future Mark Melancon and the talented David Robertson to fill roles in the bullpen. Angel Berroa who looked great this spring had to wait for Cody Ransom of all people to get hurt before getting a job.

I thought it was obvious at the end of the 2008 season that those two players would have big roles to play in the 2009 bullpen. It also seemed as if the Yankees knew it too. But rather than give them jobs to start the season they insist on working with lesser talents and blow a few games before doing what they knew months ago they would do eventually. But maybe I'm missing some subtle ability in Cody Ransom and some skill that Robertson and Melancon were missing that a few weeks in the minor leagues solved...

Owners in American League-only should grab Melancon as soon as possible. He should take over the eighth inning role this season and eventually replace Mariano Rivera as the Yankees closer. David Robertson is another option for the Yankees that I like a lot. He has great stuff and should provide strikeouts in bunches. He has control issues at times like most young pitchers but has shown improvement lately. The Yankees released Humberto Sanchez which seemed unnecessary to me. I can think of a few names I would rather dump before giving up on him. Though again, the Yankees probably have some information I don't. Seriously, they probably do.

Phil Hughes, who I suggested to anyone who listened as a bullpen candidate out of spring training, is expected to get the call on Tuesday to start in Wang's spot. He is probably getting two starts on the road which is not really a bad thing. I sincerely believe that Hughes will never ride a minor league bus again. I'll be picking him up in every league possible. It wasn't so long ago that Hughes was more highly thought of than Joba Chamberlain.

Speaking of Joba...the Yankees need to stop babying him so much. I respect that they want to be responsible with his arm and put restraints on his pitch counts but I think its holding him back. From watching him, I think Joba pitches better when his arm is well stretched. In the bullpen he always seemed to pitch better when he had multiple outings in a week. When he went long stretches his control would leave him. This is not an argument that he should return to the pen. But rather that the Yankees should extend his pitch count a little and stop skipping him in the rotation. I still love Joba as a fantasy option he just won't do much good for fantasy owners or the Yankees until they stop treating him with kid gloves.

Mark Melancon Statistics

Mark Melancon Profile

Mark Melancon Spring Report

Five Spring Training Questions Without Answers

There is no longer any doubt that Chase Utley will be ready and in the lineup for the Phillies on Opening Day. His plate discipline and patience should be unaffected. Judging by the small example we've seen in spring training he'll have no problem driving the ball. The only aspect of his game that we have yet to see is the stolen base. If the stolen base is no longer part of Utley's arsenal how will that change his value? He would still be one of the better second basemen in the National League due to his ability to hit for average and power in a loaded lineup.

If Joba Chamberlain can duplicate his performance as a starter in 2008 for the entire 2009 season he will easily be a top ten starter. The question remains if health and the Yankees will allow him to do it. He hasn't had a very encouraging spring for anyone concerned. His velocity has been down and he has appeared to be far less intense than would be ideal. It could be just a spring training issue. His velocity was down last spring and it exploded when he moved to the bullpen. Is this a Joba who is being ultra careful not to get hurt and to preserve his arm for a long season? Or is this a Joba already injured and trying to pitch through pain?

What about the Red Sox pitching staff? There are too many available bodies with another collection of arms that should be ready for the majors in in May/June. Justin Masterson is still in the running for a starting role according to recent reports and so is Clay Buchholz. What will happen with Tim Wakefield, Brad Penny, and John Smoltz if they are all effective and ready if Masterson and Buchholz are pitching well behind Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Jon Lester? Rather than become clearer, this situation has become murkier. Let's not even get into the bullpen...

What is the right price to pay for Alex Rodriguez? There is noise about his rehab going well but when have you ever heard that rehab was going horribly? The cloud of controversey around him seems to get bigger and darker everyday. Even if he comes back and is effective in say June the injury risk will remain huge since effectively his injury has been patched not fixed. Will this make the problem worse in the long run? What if he comes back in 2010 and has lost a step? Minus stolen bases doesn't A-Rod become Aramis Ramirez? Not bad but not someone you want to pay first round value to have.

It probably isn't bugging others as much as me but who the hell is going to be in the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield, especially in left field? Nyjer Morgan is a speedy fourth outfielder who the Pirates seem willing to give an extended opportunity. Andrew McCutcheon is the most talented option but the Pirates will want to send him down long enough to delay arbitration by a year. Steve Pearce deserves an opportunity but doesn't seem to be very appreciated by management considering the way he's been dismissed as a possibility for two straight seasons. Brandon Moss has battled injury and is probably another fourth outfielder ultimately but maybe he's another David Murphy (another Red Sox cast away). The one lock is Nate McClouth who is probably the center fielder but if the Pirates are going to start a mediocre offensive option like Morgan wouldn't make sense to have him in center to maximize the defensive possibilities? I personally believe it may be a mish-mash of option the entire season.

Top Relievers / Closers Ranked By FIP

This is the last of the lists of rankings by position. Now we get to the good stuff the sleepers and potential busts.

Name	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	FIP
Joey Devine	9.66	2.96	0	0.224	1.97
Hong-Chih Kuo	11.16	1.95	0.39	0.296	1.99
Takashi Saito	11.49	3.06	0.19	0.35	2
Jonathan Papelbon	10	1.04	0.52	0.313	2.01
Mariano Rivera	9.81	0.76	0.51	0.232	2.03
Joba Chamberlain	11.31	3.6	0.26	0.322	2.19
Grant Balfour	12.65	3.7	0.46	0.233	2.22
Arthur Rhodes	10.19	4.08	0	0.319	2.23
Brian Fuentes	11.78	3.16	0.43	0.317	2.24
Jorge Campillo	7.06	2.08	0	0.266	2.26
Jonathan Broxton	11.48	3.52	0.26	0.328	2.26
Kerry Wood	11.4	2.44	0.41	0.331	2.32
Brad Lidge	11.94	4.54	0.26	0.317	2.41
Billy Wagner	9.96	1.91	0.77	0.258	2.66
Scott Eyre	11.22	2.45	0.7	0.342	2.7
Matt Thornton	10.29	2.54	0.67	0.276	2.75
Chad Qualls	8.67	2.2	0.49	0.294	2.77
Joe Nathan	9.84	2.39	0.67	0.245	2.79
Ramon Ramirez	8.79	3.89	0.25	0.294	2.84
Craig Breslow	7.47	3.64	0.19	0.261	2.96
Ramon Troncoso	9	2.84	0.47	0.336	3
Kirk Saarloos	4.7	1.17	0.39	0.354	3.05
Jeff Samardzija	8.13	4.88	0	0.312	3.06
Jose Arredondo	8.11	3.25	0.44	0.25	3.1
Mark Hendrickson	5.51	2.48	0.28	0.272	3.13
Mike Adams	10.19	2.62	0.96	0.276	3.13
Carlos Villanueva	9.4	2.12	0.91	0.285	3.17
Will Ohman	8.13	3.38	0.46	0.299	3.17
Frank Francisco	11.79	3.69	0.99	0.295	3.18
Shawn Camp	7.09	2.52	0.46	0.322	3.21
Francisco Rodriguez	10.14	4.48	0.53	0.302	3.22
Rafael Perez	10.14	2.71	0.94	0.313	3.22
Jerry Blevins	8.36	3.11	0.48	0.296	3.24
Jason Grilli	8.28	4.56	0.24	0.313	3.24
Damaso Marte	9.83	3.6	0.69	0.295	3.24
Garrett Mock	10.04	5.54	0.35	0.265	3.25
Joakim Soria	8.82	2.54	0.67	0.215	3.25
Matt Lindstrom	6.75	4.08	0.16	0.321	3.27
LaTroy Hawkins	6.97	3.19	0.44	0.283	3.28
Matt Capps	6.54	0.84	0.84	0.272	3.28
Chris Sampson	4.96	1.61	0.44	0.247	3.29
Justin Hampson	5.58	2.93	0.29	0.308	3.3
Joe Beimel	5.88	3.86	0	0.32	3.3
Sergio Romo	8.74	2.12	0.79	0.171	3.31
Manny Delcarmen	8.72	3.39	0.61	0.266	3.32
Adam Russell	7.62	3.46	0.35	0.361	3.32
Ryan Madson	7.29	2.5	0.65	0.305	3.33
Taylor Buchholz	7.6	2.44	0.68	0.234	3.33
Justin Masterson	7.6	3.15	0.52	0.277	3.34
Heath Bell	8.19	3.23	0.58	0.291	3.34
Trever Miller	9.14	4.15	0.42	0.321	3.36
Saul Rivera	6.96	3.75	0.32	0.336	3.37
Jim Johnson	4.98	3.67	0	0.258	3.38
Scott Downs	7.26	3.44	0.38	0.264	3.39
J.P. Howell	9.27	3.93	0.6	0.259	3.39
Bobby Jenks	5.55	2.48	0.44	0.261	3.41
Tony Pena	6.44	2.11	0.62	0.329	3.42
Dan Giese	5.4	3.04	0.34	0.305	3.43
Bobby Seay	9.27	3.99	0.64	0.353	3.43
Joe Nelson	10	3.67	0.83	0.286	3.45
Cesar Jimenez	7.16	2.6	0.65	0.325	3.46
Huston Street	8.87	3.47	0.77	0.288	3.47
Vladimir Nunez	6.61	5.23	0	0.32	3.5
Russ Springer	8.05	3.22	0.72	0.265	3.51
David Robertson	10.68	4.45	0.89	0.344	3.53
Darren Oliver	6	2	0.62	0.286	3.53
Bill Bray	10.34	4.6	0.77	0.369	3.54
Franklyn German	6.23	5.4	0	0.281	3.55
Wil Ledezma	9.09	5.88	0.27	0.307	3.55
Brandon Morrow	11.54	3.68	1.23	0.187	3.57
Buddy Carlyle	8.47	3.73	0.72	0.285	3.58
Brian Tallet	7.51	3.51	0.64	0.3	3.61
Hideki Okajima	8.71	3.34	0.87	0.272	3.62
Juan Cruz	12.37	5.4	0.87	0.28	3.62
Carlos Marmol	11.75	4.23	1.03	0.185	3.62
Brian Bruney	8.07	4.18	0.56	0.194	3.63
Darren O'Day	6.02	2.91	0.42	0.335	3.64
Ryan Rowland-Smith	7.58	4.08	0.58	0.293	3.65
Sean Green	7.06	4.1	0.34	0.324	3.65
Jeremy Affeldt	9.19	2.87	1.03	0.329	3.66
Horacio Ramirez	3.13	2.17	0.24	0.323	3.67
Dennys Reyes	7.58	2.91	0.78	0.282	3.67
Jose Valverde	10.38	2.88	1.25	0.302	3.67
B.J. Ryan	9	4.34	0.62	0.285	3.68
Jeff Bennett	6.14	4.35	0.22	0.277	3.69
Brad Ziegler	4.53	3.32	0.3	0.246	3.72
D.J. Carrasco	6.98	3.26	0.47	0.262	3.73
Geoff Geary	6.33	3.94	0.42	0.237	3.74
Chad Durbin	6.47	3.59	0.51	0.292	3.77
Francisco Cordero	9.98	4.86	0.77	0.314	3.77
Leo Nunez	4.84	2.79	0.37	0.28	3.77
Cory Wade	6.43	1.89	0.88	0.227	3.78
J.J. Putz	10.88	5.44	0.78	0.36	3.78
Jesse Carlson	8.25	3.15	0.9	0.235	3.8
Kevin Gregg	7.6	4.85	0.39	0.261	3.8
Roy Corcoran	4.83	4.46	0.12	0.278	3.81
Scot Shields	9.09	4.12	0.85	0.304	3.81
Doug Brocail	8.39	2.75	1.05	0.298	3.83
Clay Rapada	6.33	5.91	0	0.296	3.84
Clay Hensley	6.35	6.09	0	0.287	3.84
Brandon Lyon	6.67	1.97	1.06	0.355	3.84
Joel Hanrahan	9.92	4.48	0.96	0.306	3.84
Brian Stokes	6.51	2.28	0.98	0.301	3.85
Brian Wolfe	5.73	2.45	0.82	0.25	3.86
Jared Burton	8.9	3.84	0.92	0.318	3.86
Kameron Loe	5.87	2.35	0.88	0.332	3.88
Justin Miller	8.29	3.86	0.77	0.322	3.88
Eddie Guardado	5.27	3.04	0.64	0.268	3.9
Ryan Speier	5.82	3.18	0.53	0.307	3.9
Cla Meredith	6.27	3.07	0.77	0.328	3.91
Seth McClung	7.99	5.62	0.43	0.291	3.92
Robinson Tejeda	9.6	4.69	0.89	0.229	3.93
Brian Shouse	5.79	2.45	0.88	0.268	3.93
Brian Wilson	9.67	4.04	1.01	0.336	3.93
Jon Rauch	8.29	2.01	1.38	0.299	3.96
Manny Corpas	5.65	2.6	0.79	0.33	3.96
Edwar Ramirez	10.25	3.9	1.14	0.285	3.96
Kyle McClellan	7.02	3.09	0.83	0.318	3.96
Joe Smith	7.39	4.41	0.57	0.271	3.97
Jesse Crain	7.18	3.45	0.86	0.306	3.98
Aquilino Lopez	6.98	2.52	1.03	0.324	3.98
Trevor Hoffman	9.13	1.79	1.59	0.268	3.99
R.A. Dickey	5	3.5	0.5	0.227	3.99
Boof Bonser	9.52	2.77	1.38	0.388	4
Dennis Sarfate	9.98	6.75	0.42	0.268	4.01
Jamey Wright	6.4	3.74	0.53	0.331	4.01
Al Reyes	7.54	3.97	0.79	0.297	4.06
Keiichi Yabu	6.35	4.24	0.4	0.294	4.06
Matt Herges	6.44	3.36	0.7	0.353	4.06
Chad Bradford	2.58	2.28	0.46	0.271	4.08
Santiago Casilla	7.69	3.58	0.89	0.357	4.09
Lance Cormier	5.9	4.46	0.52	0.326	4.11
Steven Shell	7.38	3.6	0.9	0.225	4.11
Fernando Rodney	10.93	6.69	0.67	0.324	4.12
Rudy Seanez	6.23	5.19	0.42	0.281	4.15
Chad Gaudin	7.5	2.83	1.17	0.326	4.15
Julian Tavarez	8.4	4.61	0.82	0.397	4.16
Brandon League	6.27	4.09	0.55	0.271	4.16
Jorge Julio	10.2	5.7	0.9	0.322	4.17
Mike Gonzalez	11.76	3.74	1.6	0.282	4.17
Jose Veras	9.83	4.53	1.09	0.311	4.19
Clay Condrey	4.43	2.48	0.78	0.33	4.19
Javier Lopez	5.76	4.1	0.61	0.275	4.19
Blaine Boyer	8.38	3.13	1.25	0.317	4.2
Doug Waechter	6.54	2.98	0.99	0.297	4.21
Ron Mahay	6.82	4.04	0.84	0.292	4.21
Salomon Torres	5.74	3.71	0.68	0.283	4.22
Scott Linebrink	7.77	1.75	1.55	0.267	4.23
Octavio Dotel	12.36	3.9	1.61	0.292	4.24
Tyler Yates	7.73	5.03	0.74	0.315	4.24
Tyler Walker	8.27	3.54	1.18	0.283	4.24
Edward Mujica	6.28	2.33	1.16	0.333	4.27
Jon Lieber	5.04	1.21	1.21	0.313	4.3
Mike Wuertz	6.04	4.03	0.81	0.294	4.3
Duaner Sanchez	6.79	3.55	0.93	0.285	4.3
Chris Perez	9.07	4.75	1.08	0.278	4.33
George Sherrill	9.79	5.57	1.01	0.307	4.33
David Weathers	5.97	3.89	0.78	0.319	4.36
Boone Logan	8.93	2.98	1.49	0.393	4.36
Leonel Rosales	5.4	4.5	0.6	0.311	4.4
Rafael Betancourt	8.11	3.17	1.39	0.323	4.4
Tom Gordon	7.89	5.16	0.91	0.327	4.41
Mark Lowe	7.77	4.81	0.85	0.366	4.42
Mitch Stetter	11.01	6.75	0.71	0.229	4.43
Glendon Rusch	5.3	4.34	0.72	0.29	4.44
Guillermo Mota	7.89	4.42	1.11	0.289	4.45
Neal Cotts	10.85	3.28	1.77	0.35	4.45
Luis Ayala	5.95	2.85	1.07	0.32	4.47
Royce Ring	6.45	4.03	0.81	0.39	4.48
Jack Taschner	7.31	4.5	0.94	0.35	4.49
Dan Wheeler	7.19	2.98	1.36	0.202	4.49
Brad Thompson	3.82	3.06	0.76	0.298	4.49
Bob Howry	7.51	1.66	1.66	0.354	4.49
Jesus Colome	6.97	4.94	0.76	0.275	4.5
Mike Lincoln	7.29	3.07	1.28	0.284	4.51
Ron Villone	9	6.66	0.72	0.311	4.51
Alan Embree	8.32	4.38	1.17	0.304	4.53
Andrew Brown	7.2	5.4	0.77	0.221	4.53
John Grabow	7.34	4.38	1.07	0.251	4.54
Jason Frasor	7.99	6.08	0.76	0.259	4.55
Masa Kobayashi	5.66	2.26	1.29	0.318	4.55
Casey Fossum	6.1	3.92	0.87	0.311	4.56
Jensen Lewis	7.09	3.68	1.09	0.309	4.59
Matt Albers	5.26	4.54	0.72	0.25	4.59
Pedro Feliciano	8.44	4.39	1.18	0.332	4.59
Randor Bierd	6.14	4.66	0.74	0.365	4.63
Nick Masset	5.9	3.57	1.09	0.32	4.63
David Aardsma	9.06	6.47	0.74	0.338	4.65
J.C. Romero	7.93	5.8	0.76	0.239	4.66
Freddy Dolsi	5.48	5.29	0.57	0.308	4.68
Kevin Hart	7.48	5.86	0.65	0.402	4.69
Sean Marshall	7.52	3.76	1.37	0.256	4.69
Zach Miner	4.63	5.44	0.4	0.275	4.7
Warner Madrigal	5.73	3.82	1.09	0.28	4.71
Ryan Franklin	5.83	3.43	1.14	0.308	4.75
Gary Glover	6.13	3.64	1.16	0.329	4.77
Logan Kensing	8.95	5.37	1.14	0.299	4.79
Alex Hinshaw	10.66	6.58	1.13	0.286	4.82
Alberto Castillo	7.96	3.46	1.04	0.323	4.82
Jason Isringhausen	7.59	4.64	1.05	0.338	4.87
Aaron Heilman	9.47	5.45	1.18	0.326	4.91
Chan Ho Park	6.27	3.58	1.28	0.303	4.91
Osiris Matos	6.97	3.92	1.31	0.352	4.92
Scott Schoeneweis	5.4	3.65	1.11	0.276	4.97
Scott Proctor	10.71	5.59	1.63	0.35	4.97
Todd Coffey	5.06	2.7	1.35	0.31	4.97
Josh Rupe	5.34	4.63	0.81	0.299	4.99
Wesley Wright	9.22	5.5	1.29	0.27	5
Franquelis Osoria	4.6	1.78	1.48	0.355	5.04
Juan Rincon	6.34	3.9	1.3	0.335	5.07
Gary Majewski	6.07	3.37	1.35	0.391	5.08
Matt Guerrier	6.96	4.36	1.41	0.315	5.08
Ross Ohlendorf	8.1	4.28	1.58	0.359	5.11
Luis Vizcaino	9.59	3.72	1.96	0.32	5.13
Carlos Muniz	6.17	2.7	1.54	0.287	5.15
Denny Bautista	6.56	6.27	0.9	0.304	5.15
Sean Burnett	6.67	5.4	1.11	0.298	5.16
Phil Dumatrait	5.66	5.66	0.87	0.306	5.16
Doug Slaten	5.57	3.9	1.11	0.289	5.17
Renyel Pinto	7.79	5.43	1.25	0.254	5.2
Manny Acosta	5.26	4.42	1.19	0.257	5.21
Yasuhiko Yabuta	5.97	4.06	1.43	0.301	5.23
T.J. Beam	4.73	3.94	1.18	0.261	5.23
Bryan Corey	4.4	2.4	1.6	0.3	5.27
Randy Flores	5.96	7.01	0.7	0.366	5.27
Joaquin Benoit	8.6	7	1.2	0.288	5.29
Kip Wells	7.59	7.31	0.84	0.283	5.29
Edgar Gonzalez	7.71	3.86	1.71	0.316	5.32
Dustin Nippert	5.9	5.45	1.13	0.373	5.35
Joe Thatcher	5.96	4.56	1.4	0.407	5.35
Billy Sadler	8.53	5.48	1.22	0.252	5.37
Brian Falkenborg	7.66	4.84	1.61	0.333	5.37
Brian Bass	4.11	3.09	1.41	0.306	5.46
Jason Hammel	5.15	4.09	1.42	0.288	5.46
Tim Byrdak	7.64	4.72	1.63	0.243	5.46
David Riske	5.74	5.31	1.28	0.307	5.47
Mike Timlin	5.84	3.65	1.64	0.323	5.48
C.J. Wilson	7.96	5.24	1.55	0.314	5.48
Kyle Farnsworth	9.1	3.28	2.24	0.335	5.49
Craig Hansen	6.22	8.35	0.58	0.273	5.51
Vinnie Chulk	4.55	2.27	1.71	0.269	5.53
Todd Jones	3.02	3.89	1.08	0.303	5.6
Joel Zumaya	8.49	8.49	1.16	0.324	5.75
Chris Britton	4.7	4.3	1.57	0.312	5.78
Justin Speier	7.41	3.57	1.99	0.285	5.81
Jimmy Gobble	7.67	6.54	1.42	0.353	5.85
Troy Percival	7.49	5.32	1.77	0.181	5.87
Keith Foulke	6.68	3.77	2.03	0.246	5.94
Jorge Sosa	4.98	4.57	1.66	0.346	5.95
Cha Seung Baek	5.14	3.54	1.93	0.232	5.95
Charlie Manning	7.93	6.64	1.71	0.249	6.06
Eric Gagne	7.38	4.27	2.14	0.274	6.13
Dave Borkowski	6	3.5	2.25	0.367	6.3
Joel Peralta	6.49	2.39	2.56	0.271	6.3
Miguel Batista	6.46	6.85	1.52	0.207	6.43
Fernando Cabrera	9.85	5.4	2.86	0.32	6.87
Jamie Walker	5.68	2.61	2.84	0.33	6.92
Kelvin Jimenez	4.12	5.62	1.87	0.289	6.92
Oscar Villarreal	5.02	4.06	2.87	0.26	7.67