2014 Quick Hits: Doug Fister, Washington Nationals

I think Fister has been underrated the last few years. He did seem to come out of nowhere and excelled with the Detroit Tigers under less than ideal circumstances for a control pitcher. Pitching in front of a defense that at its best did very little to assist the pitching staff, Fister excelled. But he can be even better. His strikeout numbers are no great shakes but the move to the National League should provide a small boost.

Pitching in the National League in front of a far superior defensive team, Fister should see his WHIP drop like a rock. If you still have your doubts about Fister consider this: Of starters with at least 75 innings pitched, Fister's 2.04 ERA is the lowest of any active starter against National League teams according to the Washington Post. I think He's a top 25 starter this season, easy.

Many Top-Rated Starting Pitchers Were Amateur Draft First-Rounders

By Ben Hargrove

Whether you play in fantasy baseball leagues for money or for fun, it is important that you pay attention to which players were drafted highly in real-life fantasy baseball leagues. That’s because there is a correlation between the two.

14 of the 17 starting pitchers drafted highest in Yahoo! fantasy drafts this season were selected in the first round of Major League baseball’s June amateur draft. Two pitchers – Felix Hernandez and Yu Darvish – were international pitchers not subject to the draft. The only pitcher in the top 17 who was drafted outside of the first round was Cliff Lee, who was a fourth-round pick of the Montreal Expos in 2000. 

Two top-rated starting pitchers were first-overall picks (Stephen Strasburg, 2009, and David Price, 2007). Justin Verlander was picked second overall in 2004. But being drafted first or second does not guarantee stardom. The three other pitchers picked first or second from 2002 to 2007 were Bryan Bullington, drafted first by the Pirates in 2002, Luke Hochevar, drafted first by the Royals in 2006 and Greg Reynolds, drafted second by the Rockies in 2006.  And it’s not as if 2006 was a weak year for pitchers - Clayton Kershaw (drafted seventh by the Dodgers), Tim Lincecum and Max Scherzer were all picked in the top 11.

Six of the top-rated 14 were top-ten picks (Verlander, Kershaw, Strasburg, Price, Madison Bumgarner (drafted tenth by the Giants in 2007) and Zack Greinke (drafted sixth by the Royals in 2002)).

Five of the 14 were picked in the second ten – Jered Weaver, Angel s (2004, 12th pick), Chris Sale, White Sox (2010, 13), Cole Hamels, Phillies (2002, 17), R.A. Dickey, Texas (1996, 18) and CC Sabathia (1998, 20).

Matt Cain was drafted 25th by the Giants in 2002, Adam Wainwright was drafted 29th by the Braves in 2000 and Gio Gonzalez was a supplemental first-rounder, going 38th to the White Sox in 2004.

Five other pitchers picked in the top 30 starting pitchers in Yahoo! fantasy drafts were first-rounders: Roy Halladay, Toronto (1995, 17), Scherzer, Arizona (2006, 11), Brandon Morrow, Seattle (2006, 5), Lincecum, Giants (2006, 10) and Ian Kennedy, Yankees (2006, 21).

In 2013, breakout young pitchers Matt Harvey of the Mets (2010, 7) and Shelby Miller of the Cardinals (2009, 19) were drafted in the first round. Mike Minor went seventh to the Braves in 2009.

Miami rookie Jose Fernandez was drafted 14th in 2011.  Trevor Bauer, now with Cleveland, was drafted third by Arizona in 2011.

In late May, Baltimore called up Kevin Gausman (2012, 4), St. Louis called up Michael Wacha (2012, 19) and Arizona called up Tyler Skaggs (a supplemental first-rounder drafted 40th by the Angels in 2009).

 Ben Hargrove writes on fantasy baseball leagues for money topics for sites like DraftStreet.com.             

2013 Sleeper: Jaime Garcia

The fraying in his shoulder will keep a lot of owners away from Jaime Garcia. It will also drive his price way down, possibly into the lower single digits. That provides you with an opportunity to purchase a very talented pitcher on the cheap. Garcia has a great swinging strike rate with a solid K9 that should improve. He has good control and a nice groundball rate. He plays for a very good Cardinals team with a nice defense.  For what should be a very small investment you could win big. Garcia is already throwing and will face hitters today (Saturday, Feb. 16^th).

Jaime Garcia will face hitters for the first time today since his abortive two-inning playoff performance against the Washington Nationals last October when he throws batting practice to a group of Cardinals position players headed by David Freese.

Today is the first day that pitchers will throw batting practice. Following Garcia, who had shoulder problems much of last season, will be Shelby Miller, who will pitch to a group of hitters including Yadier Molina and Matt Carpenter.

Garcia made nine starts at the end of the 2012 season but was forced out of a playoff game after just two innings against the Washington Nationals after experiencing some shoulder stiffness. Garcia was declared fully healthy in November after several sessions with the Cardinals coaching and medical staffs. He has been throwing regularly since early January without set-backs or problems.

Said pitching coach Derek Lilliquist, "He looks incredibly strong. His arm strength is there and he's in a good frame of mind. We look for good things from Jaime."

"It was one of the toughest things I've had to experience in my career," Garcia said. "But you move forward, you learn from the bad and take the good things and move forward and that's what I did this offseason. I went home and had a good, positive mentality and I did everything asked of me to do and worked as hard as I possibly could and I've been saying this the whole time since the Winter Warm-up but I'm feeling healthy, I'm strong and I just want to take it one day at a time.

"I came into camp like any other pitcher and obviously there's things I have to take care of which are a part of my career, doing my rehab stuff (between starts), but that's just part of it. But checkups with doctors, we're all clear of that. It's been normal the whole time."

The Continuing Search For Wins...

After linking to last year's article in yesterday's Free Draft Kit post, I was asked by a few people for an updated list of the pitchers most likely to add wins to your roster. Remember that the keys are tons of innings, at least a 7.5 K9, and a strong groundball rate. I like the GB rate to be at least 40 percent but I'm flexible if the K9 rate is very high.

I included pitchers with 160-plus innings this year with the hope that we might find a few pitchers ready to make an innings leap. Not many made the cut, due to our high standards.

Name	IP	W	K/9	K/BB	GB%	BABIP	BB/9	SIERA	xFIP
Zack Greinke	171.2	16	10.54	4.47	47.30%	0.318	2.36	2.66	2.56
Brandon Morrow	179.1	11	10.19	2.94	36.00%	0.299	3.46	3.31	3.53
Clayton Kershaw	233.1	21	9.57	4.59	43.20%	0.269	2.08	2.81	2.84
Anibal Sanchez	196.1	8	9.26	3.16	44.30%	0.31	2.93	3.29	3.25
Cliff Lee	232.2	17	9.21	5.67	46.30%	0.291	1.62	2.72	2.68
Tim Lincecum	217	13	9.12	2.56	47.90%	0.281	3.57	3.46	3.36
Michael Pineda	171	9	9.11	3.15	36.30%	0.258	2.89	3.36	3.53
Yovani Gallardo	207.1	17	8.99	3.51	46.60%	0.291	2.56	3.22	3.19
Justin Verlander	251	24	8.96	4.39	40.20%	0.236	2.04	2.99	3.12
Matt Garza	198	10	8.95	3.13	46.30%	0.306	2.86	3.31	3.19
Gio Gonzalez	202	16	8.78	2.16	47.50%	0.287	4.05	3.78	3.73
David Price	224.1	12	8.75	3.46	44.30%	0.281	2.53	3.27	3.32
CC Sabathia	237.1	19	8.72	3.77	46.60%	0.318	2.31	3.14	3.02
Ubaldo Jimenez	188.1	10	8.6	2.31	47.20%	0.314	3.73	3.74	3.71
Mat Latos	194.1	9	8.57	2.98	42.80%	0.284	2.87	3.48	3.52
Felix Hernandez	233.2	14	8.55	3.31	50.20%	0.307	2.58	3.22	3.15
Jon Lester	191.2	15	8.55	2.43	50.50%	0.286	3.52	3.59	3.62
Bud Norris	186	6	8.52	2.51	39.70%	0.294	3.39	3.73	3.73
Ryan Dempster	202.1	10	8.5	2.33	44.10%	0.324	3.65	3.79	3.7
Roy Halladay	233.2	19	8.47	6.29	50.90%	0.298	1.35	2.79	2.71
Madison Bumgarner	204.2	13	8.4	4.15	46.00%	0.322	2.02	3.18	3.1
C.J. Wilson	223.1	16	8.3	2.78	49.30%	0.287	2.98	3.44	3.41
A.J. Burnett	190.1	11	8.18	2.08	49.20%	0.294	3.92	3.89	3.86
Josh Beckett	193	13	8.16	3.37	40.10%	0.245	2.42	3.43	3.58
Chris Capuano	186	11	8.13	3.17	42.70%	0.311	2.56	3.6	3.67
James Shields	249.1	16	8.12	3.46	46.20%	0.258	2.35	3.29	3.25
Cole Hamels	216	14	8.08	4.41	52.30%	0.255	1.83	3.03	3.02
Max Scherzer	195	15	8.03	3.11	40.30%	0.314	2.58	3.63	3.7
Ian Kennedy	222	21	8.03	3.6	38.60%	0.27	2.23	3.44	3.5
Wandy Rodriguez	191	11	7.82	2.41	45.20%	0.289	3.25	3.8	3.72
Colby Lewis	200.1	14	7.59	3.02	34.10%	0.265	2.52	3.88	4.1
Javier Vazquez	192.2	13	7.57	3.24	34.20%	0.279	2.34	3.78	3.87
Jered Weaver	235.2	18	7.56	3.54	32.50%	0.25	2.14	3.67	3.8

The names I find most interesting as potential bargains are Anibal Sanchez, Ubaldo Jimenez, Bud Norris, Ryan Dempster, A.J. Burnett, Chris Capuano and Max Scherzer. These pitchers are the ones on this list I would give the greatest odds of having a breakout season as well as coming at a potential discount for various reasons.

2011 Best Starting Pitcher Performances (ranked by xFIP)

The best starters in MLB ranked by xFIP. Visit fangraghs.com for more great numbers.

Name	Team	Age	W	ERA	CG	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	tERA	xFIP
Zack Greinke	Brewers	27	16	3.83	0	171.2	10.54	2.36	1	1.2	0.318	3.54	2.56
Cliff Lee	Phillies	32	17	2.4	6	232.2	9.21	1.62	0.7	1.03	0.291	3.1	2.68
Roy Halladay	Phillies	34	19	2.35	8	233.2	8.47	1.35	0.39	1.04	0.298	2.46	2.71
Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	23	21	2.28	5	233.1	9.57	2.08	0.58	0.98	0.269	2.52	2.84
CC Sabathia	Yankees	30	19	3	3	237.1	8.72	2.31	0.64	1.23	0.318	3.75	3.02
Cole Hamels	Phillies	27	14	2.75	3	213	8.15	1.86	0.76	0.98	0.254	2.93	3.02
Cory Luebke	Padres	26	5	3.31	0	100.2	9.92	2.59	0.98	1.09	0.276	3.58	3.03
Madison Bumgarner	Giants	21	13	3.21	0	204.2	8.4	2.02	0.53	1.21	0.322	3.12	3.1
Justin Verlander	Tigers	28	24	2.4	4	251	8.96	2.04	0.86	0.92	0.236	3.09	3.12
Felix Hernandez	Mariners	25	14	3.47	5	233.2	8.55	2.58	0.73	1.22	0.307	3.34	3.15
Brandon Beachy	Braves	24	7	3.68	0	141.2	10.74	2.92	1.02	1.21	0.307	3.46	3.16
Yovani Gallardo	Brewers	25	17	3.52	1	207.1	8.99	2.56	1.17	1.22	0.291	3.57	3.19
Matt Garza	Cubs	27	10	3.32	2	198	8.95	2.86	0.64	1.26	0.306	3.55	3.19
James Shields	Rays	29	16	2.82	11	249.1	8.12	2.35	0.94	1.04	0.258	3.47	3.25
Anibal Sanchez	Marlins	27	8	3.67	3	196.1	9.26	2.93	0.92	1.28	0.31	3.77	3.25
Jonathon Niese	Mets	24	11	4.3	0	157	7.91	2.52	0.8	1.4	0.331	3.77	3.27
Tommy Hanson	Braves	24	11	3.6	0	130	9.83	3.18	1.18	1.17	0.268	4	3.29
Brandon McCarthy	Athletics	27	9	3.32	5	170.2	6.49	1.32	0.58	1.13	0.296	3.28	3.3
Dan Haren	Angels	30	15	3.19	4	237.1	7.24	1.25	0.76	1.03	0.272	3.22	3.3
Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	36	11	3.45	4	237.1	7.24	2.09	0.61	1.26	0.312	3.85	3.31
Jaime Garcia	Cardinals	24	13	3.56	2	194.2	7.21	2.31	0.69	1.32	0.318	3.42	3.31
David Price	Rays	25	12	3.49	0	224.1	8.75	2.53	0.88	1.14	0.281	3.39	3.32
Josh Johnson	Marlins	27	3	1.64	0	60.1	8.35	2.98	0.3	0.98	0.239	2.54	3.32
Tim Lincecum	Giants	27	13	2.74	1	217	9.12	3.57	0.62	1.21	0.281	3.38	3.36
Henderson Alvarez	Blue Jays	21	1	3.53	0	63.2	5.65	1.13	1.13	1.13	0.281	4.58	3.38
C.J. Wilson	Rangers	30	16	2.94	3	223.1	8.3	2.98	0.64	1.19	0.287	3.75	3.41
Juan Nicasio	Rockies	24	4	4.14	0	71.2	7.28	2.26	1	1.27	0.304	4.75	3.43
Tim Hudson	Braves	35	16	3.22	1	215	6.61	2.34	0.59	1.14	0.273	3.68	3.49
Ian Kennedy	Diamondbacks	26	21	2.88	1	222	8.03	2.23	0.77	1.09	0.27	3.9	3.5
Mat Latos	Padres	23	9	3.47	0	194.1	8.57	2.87	0.74	1.18	0.284	2.81	3.52
Michael Pineda	Mariners	22	9	3.74	0	171	9.11	2.89	0.95	1.1	0.258	3.42	3.53
Brandon Morrow	Blue Jays	26	11	4.72	0	179.1	10.19	3.46	1.05	1.29	0.299	4.14	3.53
Kevin Millwood	Rockies	36	4	3.98	0	54.1	5.96	1.33	1.49	1.21	0.29	5.53	3.55
Ricky Nolasco	Marlins	28	10	4.67	2	206	6.47	1.92	0.87	1.4	0.331	4.52	3.55
Hiroki Kuroda	Dodgers	36	13	3.07	0	202	7.17	2.18	1.07	1.21	0.287	4.22	3.56
Erik Bedard	- - -	32	5	3.62	0	129.1	8.7	3.34	0.97	1.28	0.295	3.93	3.56
Josh Beckett	Red Sox	31	13	2.89	1	193	8.16	2.42	0.98	1.03	0.245	3.82	3.58
Doug Fister	- - -	27	10	2.87	3	213.1	6.08	1.56	0.46	1.07	0.273	3.38	3.62
Jon Lester	Red Sox	27	15	3.47	0	191.2	8.55	3.52	0.94	1.26	0.286	3.93	3.62
Mike Minor	Braves	23	5	4.14	0	82.2	8.38	3.27	0.76	1.49	0.35	4.51	3.62
Justin Masterson	Indians	26	12	3.22	1	215	6.57	2.68	0.46	1.28	0.303	3.54	3.63
Scott Baker	Twins	29	8	3.21	1	131.2	8.2	2.19	1.03	1.19	0.299	3.79	3.64
Bartolo Colon	Yankees	38	8	4	1	153	7.18	2.18	1.18	1.29	0.305	4.21	3.64
Rubby De La Rosa	Dodgers	22	3	3.88	0	55.2	8.89	4.85	0.97	1.46	0.31	4.66	3.64
Jake Peavy	White Sox	30	6	5.1	1	107.2	7.36	2.01	0.84	1.3	0.319	4.06	3.64
Chris Volstad	Marlins	24	5	4.89	0	165.2	6.36	2.66	1.25	1.42	0.31	4.94	3.64
Vance Worley	Phillies	23	11	3.02	1	125	7.99	2.95	0.65	1.21	0.281	4.06	3.64
Derek Lowe	Braves	38	9	5.05	0	187	6.59	3.37	0.67	1.51	0.327	4.01	3.65
Mike Leake	Reds	23	12	3.86	0	165.2	6.36	1.96	1.25	1.16	0.267	4.85	3.65
Chris Capuano	Mets	32	11	4.52	1	185	8.17	2.53	1.31	1.34	0.309	3.79	3.66
Brett Anderson	Athletics	23	3	4	1	83.1	6.59	2.7	0.86	1.33	0.306	4.08	3.66
Rich Harden	Athletics	29	4	5.12	0	82.2	9.91	3.38	1.85	1.43	0.315	4.91	3.68
Max Scherzer	Tigers	26	15	4.43	0	195	8.03	2.58	1.34	1.35	0.314	4.54	3.7
Ryan Dempster	Cubs	34	10	4.8	0	202.1	8.5	3.65	1.02	1.45	0.324	4.5	3.7
Gavin Floyd	White Sox	28	12	4.34	1	192.2	7.05	2.1	0.98	1.16	0.278	4.17	3.71
Ubaldo Jimenez	- - -	27	10	4.68	2	188.1	8.6	3.73	0.81	1.4	0.314	4.27	3.71
Tim Stauffer	Padres	29	9	3.73	0	185.2	6.2	2.57	0.97	1.25	0.282	4.13	3.71
Wandy Rodriguez	Astros	32	11	3.49	0	191	7.82	3.25	1.18	1.31	0.289	4.47	3.72
Gio Gonzalez	Athletics	25	16	3.12	0	202	8.78	4.05	0.76	1.32	0.287	3.72	3.73
Bud Norris	Astros	26	6	3.77	0	186	8.52	3.39	1.16	1.33	0.294	4.42	3.73
Jeff Niemann	Rays	28	11	4.06	1	135.1	6.98	2.46	1.2	1.24	0.278	4.19	3.73
Edwin Jackson	- - -	27	12	3.81	1	198.2	6.7	2.81	0.72	1.43	0.33	4.58	3.73
Jorge de la Rosa	Rockies	30	5	3.51	1	59	7.93	3.36	0.61	1.19	0.267	4	3.76
Brett Myers	Astros	30	7	4.46	2	214	6.6	2.4	1.26	1.31	0.293	4.39	3.76
Derek Holland	Rangers	24	16	3.95	4	198	7.36	3.05	1	1.35	0.305	4.56	3.76
Felipe Paulino	Royals	27	4	4.26	0	120.1	8.68	3.59	0.75	1.41	0.334	3.8	3.77
Homer Bailey	Reds	25	9	4.43	0	132	7.23	2.25	1.23	1.28	0.296	4.75	3.77
Matt Cain	Giants	26	12	2.88	1	221.2	7.27	2.56	0.37	1.08	0.26	3.14	3.78
Jordan Zimmermann	Nationals	25	8	3.18	1	161.1	6.92	1.73	0.67	1.15	0.291	3.35	3.78
Daniel Hudson	Diamondbacks	24	16	3.49	3	222	6.85	2.03	0.69	1.2	0.295	3.69	3.79
John Danks	White Sox	26	8	4.33	2	170.1	7.13	2.43	1	1.34	0.313	4.29	3.79
Ricky Romero	Blue Jays	26	15	2.92	4	225	7.12	3.2	1.04	1.14	0.242	4.1	3.8
Jered Weaver	Angels	28	18	2.41	4	235.2	7.56	2.14	0.76	1.01	0.25	3.21	3.8
Philip Humber	White Sox	28	9	3.69	0	161	6.48	2.24	0.78	1.17	0.274	3.72	3.82
Matt Harrison	Rangers	25	14	3.43	0	183.2	6.17	2.79	0.64	1.29	0.293	4.21	3.85
A.J. Burnett	Yankees	34	11	5.16	0	190	8.19	3.93	1.47	1.44	0.294	5.16	3.86
Javier Vazquez	Marlins	34	13	3.69	2	192.2	7.57	2.34	0.98	1.18	0.279	3.86	3.87
Ryan Vogelsong	Giants	33	13	2.78	1	175	6.99	3.14	0.77	1.27	0.281	4.12	3.87
Shaun Marcum	Brewers	29	13	3.54	0	200.2	7.09	2.56	0.99	1.16	0.261	3.92	3.89
Alex Cobb	Rays	23	3	3.42	0	52.2	6.32	3.59	0.51	1.33	0.284	3.88	3.9
Johnny Cueto	Reds	25	9	2.31	3	156	6	2.71	0.46	1.09	0.249	3.55	3.9
Trevor Cahill	Athletics	23	12	4.16	0	207.2	6.37	3.55	0.82	1.43	0.302	4.35	3.9
Zach Stewart	- - -	24	2	6	1	63	5.43	2.29	1.43	1.62	0.358	5.64	3.91
Ervin Santana	Angels	28	11	3.38	4	228.2	7.01	2.83	1.02	1.22	0.272	4.17	3.93
Jeanmar Gomez	Indians	23	5	4.55	0	55.1	4.88	2.28	0.98	1.52	0.328	4.6	3.93
Alexi Ogando	Rangers	27	13	3.56	1	167	6.68	2.32	0.86	1.14	0.265	4.65	3.94
Jhoulys Chacin	Rockies	23	11	3.62	2	194	6.96	4.04	0.93	1.31	0.261	4.6	3.95
Roy Oswalt	Phillies	33	9	3.69	0	139	6.02	2.14	0.65	1.34	0.316	3.74	3.95
R.A. Dickey	Mets	36	8	3.29	1	207.2	5.76	2.34	0.78	1.23	0.278	3.67	3.96
Jeff Karstens	Pirates	28	8	3.43	1	154.2	5.12	1.69	1.22	1.21	0.276	4.36	4.01
Brian Duensing	Twins	28	9	5.24	1	156.1	6.45	2.71	1.21	1.5	0.329	4.7	4.02
Jason Marquis	- - -	32	8	4.43	1	132	5.18	2.93	0.75	1.49	0.316	4.61	4.02
Rick Porcello	Tigers	22	14	4.75	0	182	5.14	2.27	0.89	1.41	0.316	4.47	4.02
Paul Maholm	Pirates	29	6	3.66	1	162.1	5.38	2.77	0.61	1.29	0.286	4.46	4.03
Josh Tomlin	Indians	26	12	4.25	0	165.1	4.84	1.14	1.31	1.08	0.253	4.83	4.03
Ted Lilly	Dodgers	35	12	3.97	0	192.2	7.38	2.38	1.31	1.16	0.26	4.24	4.03
Kyle Lohse	Cardinals	32	14	3.39	1	188.1	5.3	2.01	0.76	1.17	0.269	4.21	4.04
Luke Hochevar	Royals	27	11	4.68	0	198	5.82	2.82	1.05	1.28	0.275	4.54	4.05
Carlos Carrasco	Indians	24	8	4.62	1	124.2	6.14	2.89	1.08	1.36	0.293	4.34	4.07
Ross Detwiler	Nationals	25	4	3.21	0	56	5.14	2.41	1.13	1.23	0.266	5.71	4.07
Chris Narveson	Brewers	29	11	4.54	0	158.2	7.03	3.63	0.96	1.41	0.296	4.63	4.08
Jake Westbrook	Cardinals	33	12	4.66	0	183.1	5.11	3.58	0.79	1.53	0.313	4.41	4.08
Charlie Morton	Pirates	27	10	3.83	2	171.2	5.77	4.04	0.31	1.53	0.32	4.62	4.08
Dontrelle Willis	Reds	29	1	5	0	75.2	6.78	4.4	0.71	1.52	0.31	4.56	4.08
Edinson Volquez	Reds	27	5	5.71	0	108.2	8.61	5.38	1.57	1.57	0.293	5.61	4.08
Colby Lewis	Rangers	31	14	4.4	2	200.1	7.59	2.52	1.57	1.21	0.265	4.62	4.1
Zach Britton	Orioles	23	11	4.61	0	154.1	5.66	3.62	0.7	1.45	0.304	4.51	4.12
Charlie Furbush	- - -	25	3	6.83	0	59.1	7.28	2.73	1.82	1.55	0.333	5.14	4.13
Carl Pavano	Twins	35	9	4.3	3	222	4.14	1.62	0.93	1.36	0.306	4.33	4.14
Chad Billingsley	Dodgers	26	11	4.21	1	188	7.28	4.02	0.67	1.45	0.306	4.18	4.14
Zach Duke	Diamondbacks	28	2	5.47	0	51	4.59	1.94	0.71	1.63	0.36	4.54	4.14
Mark Buehrle	White Sox	32	13	3.59	0	205.1	4.78	1.97	0.92	1.3	0.294	4.5	4.14
Ivan Nova	Yankees	24	16	3.66	0	164.2	5.36	3.12	0.71	1.32	0.281	4.46	4.15
Jordan Lyles	Astros	20	2	5.02	0	89.2	6.12	2.31	1.3	1.38	0.303	4.88	4.15
Kyle Kendrick	Phillies	26	5	3.14	0	83	4.99	1.84	1.41	1.16	0.253	5.25	4.17
Chien-Ming Wang	Nationals	31	4	4.04	0	62.1	3.61	1.88	1.16	1.28	0.272	4.87	4.17
Fausto Carmona	Indians	27	7	5.25	0	188.2	5.2	2.86	1.05	1.4	0.291	4.82	4.17
Tom Gorzelanny	Nationals	28	2	4.46	0	82.2	8.17	2.94	1.52	1.34	0.295	4.27	4.2
Aaron Harang	Padres	33	14	3.64	0	170.2	6.54	3.06	1.05	1.37	0.302	3.96	4.21
Dustin Moseley	Padres	29	3	3.3	0	120	4.8	2.7	0.75	1.28	0.273	3.99	4.22