Down the Stretch: The Top Starting Pitchers of 2010

Stephen Strasburg is already at the top of this list. However, he still needs to show he has the durability to produce over the course of a long season. Francisco Liriano is back to being one of the best in the game two years after his Tommy John Surgery. Josh Johnson is also proof that TJS is no longer a death sentence for a pitcher. It is however, hell on keeper lists.

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP	xFIP
Stephen Strasburg	Nationals	12.18	2.25	5.41	0.66	1.07	0.338	72.70%	2.91	2.1	2.17
Francisco Liriano	Twins	9.81	2.97	3.3	0.18	1.28	0.35	72.80%	3.45	2.33	3
Josh Johnson	Marlins	8.7	2.2	3.95	0.37	1.08	0.301	78.90%	2.36	2.52	3.26
Cliff Lee	- - -	7.78	0.57	13.73	0.67	0.98	0.301	69.60%	3.09	2.55	3.28
Roy Halladay	Phillies	8.09	1.09	7.44	0.7	1.02	0.301	82.20%	2.22	2.75	2.89
Adam Wainwright	Cardinals	8.09	2.22	3.64	0.52	1	0.265	81.20%	2.18	2.86	3.18
Brett Anderson	Athletics	6.71	1.43	4.7	0.43	1.13	0.307	74.90%	2.86	2.9	3.36
Yovani Gallardo	Brewers	9.78	3.79	2.58	0.5	1.34	0.332	72.20%	3.28	2.99	3.49
Felix Hernandez	Mariners	8.46	2.47	3.43	0.62	1.11	0.29	76.40%	2.47	3.03	3.26
Tommy Hanson	Braves	8.29	2.76	3	0.47	1.26	0.322	70.30%	3.53	3.12	4.07
Ubaldo Jimenez	Rockies	8.29	3.51	2.36	0.43	1.1	0.26	77.40%	2.66	3.13	3.75
Mat Latos	Padres	9.08	2.52	3.6	0.82	0.98	0.252	84.00%	2.33	3.15	3.4
Brandon Morrow	Blue Jays	10.81	4.06	2.66	0.66	1.36	0.341	69.10%	4.39	3.18	3.7
Anibal Sanchez	Marlins	7.04	3.16	2.23	0.36	1.31	0.312	71.40%	3.16	3.2	4.21
Chad Billingsley	Dodgers	7.58	3.08	2.46	0.43	1.32	0.32	71.50%	3.7	3.21	3.91
Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	9.53	3.94	2.42	0.55	1.25	0.298	76.30%	3.07	3.22	3.89
Jon Lester	Red Sox	9.17	3.2	2.86	0.66	1.18	0.295	74.40%	3.26	3.24	3.35
Felipe Paulino	Astros	7.95	4.5	1.77	0.21	1.51	0.338	61.40%	4.4	3.24	4.59
Zack Greinke	Royals	7.66	1.97	3.89	0.78	1.2	0.313	67.20%	3.83	3.3	3.72
Jered Weaver	Angels	9.78	2.43	4.02	1.09	1.11	0.295	75.90%	3.21	3.31	3.55
Hiroki Kuroda	Dodgers	7.23	2.22	3.26	0.7	1.22	0.309	68.70%	3.56	3.32	3.6
Roy Oswalt	- - -	8.26	2.38	3.47	0.83	1.1	0.28	74.50%	3.22	3.34	3.48
Justin Verlander	Tigers	8.45	3.33	2.54	0.63	1.24	0.298	73.30%	3.65	3.34	4.06
Tim Lincecum	Giants	9.46	3.5	2.7	0.77	1.35	0.331	75.10%	3.72	3.35	3.43
Tom Gorzelanny	Cubs	8.2	3.98	2.06	0.48	1.45	0.334	70.40%	3.82	3.35	4.21
Jaime Garcia	Cardinals	7.07	3.44	2.06	0.45	1.25	0.287	75.70%	2.42	3.37	3.74
John Danks	White Sox	6.95	2.78	2.5	0.59	1.15	0.275	73.10%	3.31	3.37	4.05
Gavin Floyd	White Sox	7.44	2.76	2.7	0.66	1.32	0.32	70.20%	3.91	3.4	3.76
Colby Lewis	Rangers	8.7	2.79	3.12	0.84	1.17	0.291	75.60%	3.4	3.4	3.89
Ricky Romero	Blue Jays	7.76	3.18	2.44	0.59	1.28	0.304	72.20%	3.5	3.4	3.6
David Price	Rays	8.33	3.71	2.25	0.57	1.26	0.292	76.20%	2.97	3.41	4
R.A. Dickey	Mets	6.06	2.21	2.74	0.64	1.17	0.285	77.70%	2.64	3.44	3.69
Johan Santana	Mets	6.59	2.55	2.58	0.67	1.18	0.283	79.10%	2.94	3.48	4.34
Brett Myers	Astros	7.03	2.58	2.73	0.76	1.23	0.297	75.40%	3.08	3.51	3.76
Jeff Francis	Rockies	5.73	1.94	2.95	0.68	1.27	0.31	64.40%	4.56	3.53	3.96
Jhoulys Chacin	Rockies	9.28	4.27	2.18	0.64	1.28	0.291	70.50%	3.63	3.53	3.72
Doug Fister	Mariners	4.99	1.69	2.96	0.63	1.25	0.305	67.40%	3.87	3.57	4.21
Jason Hammel	Rockies	7.32	2.4	3.05	0.82	1.3	0.32	69.40%	4.35	3.57	3.75
Matt Cain	Giants	7.01	2.81	2.49	0.72	1.14	0.269	74.80%	3.07	3.57	4.38
Wandy Rodriguez	Astros	7.69	2.97	2.59	0.73	1.35	0.324	67.50%	4	3.58	3.8
CC Sabathia	Yankees	7.24	2.93	2.48	0.72	1.22	0.288	77.00%	3.02	3.59	3.88
Clayton Richard	Padres	7.1	3.61	1.97	0.56	1.4	0.316	76.10%	3.55	3.6	4.13
C.J. Wilson	Rangers	7.35	4.01	1.84	0.44	1.21	0.263	74.10%	3.02	3.6	4.25
Clay Buchholz	Red Sox	6.2	3.42	1.81	0.45	1.2	0.265	79.40%	2.26	3.61	4.21
Gio Gonzalez	Athletics	7.49	3.97	1.89	0.56	1.27	0.279	75.80%	3.24	3.63	4.14
Travis Wood	Reds	7.19	2.49	2.88	0.88	0.98	0.23	67.20%	3.38	3.71	4.33
Dallas Braden	Athletics	5.64	1.77	3.18	0.82	1.15	0.281	70.60%	3.49	3.72	4.16
Carlos Silva	Cubs	6.33	1.92	3.3	0.83	1.24	0.306	72.40%	3.92	3.73	3.95
Ricky Nolasco	Marlins	8.5	1.73	4.9	1.33	1.23	0.323	72.90%	4.22	3.75	3.48
Carl Pavano	Twins	5.19	1.53	3.39	0.84	1.16	0.285	73.90%	3.56	3.76	3.93
John Ely	Dodgers	6.67	2.82	2.36	0.79	1.32	0.306	65.80%	4.63	3.78	3.98
Shaun Marcum	Blue Jays	7.51	1.97	3.82	1.13	1.13	0.284	73.60%	3.7	3.83	3.94
Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	6.98	2.49	2.8	0.88	1.15	0.275	79.90%	2.88	3.83	3.81
Luke Hochevar	Royals	6.58	3.23	2.04	0.69	1.38	0.312	62.40%	4.96	3.84	4.22
Joel Pineiro	Angels	5.69	2.19	2.59	0.89	1.31	0.306	71.70%	4.18	3.88	3.87
Livan Hernandez	Nationals	4.74	2.88	1.65	0.59	1.31	0.288	75.70%	3.36	3.89	4.77
Tim Hudson	Braves	4.86	2.89	1.68	0.56	1.1	0.239	83.50%	2.28	3.89	4
Max Scherzer	Tigers	8.34	3.61	2.31	0.93	1.31	0.297	72.80%	3.73	3.91	4.02
Dan Haren	- - -	8.43	1.82	4.63	1.39	1.32	0.339	72.00%	4.45	3.91	3.63
Jonathon Niese	Mets	7.17	2.8	2.56	0.91	1.33	0.313	78.80%	3.33	3.92	3.93
Brett Cecil	Blue Jays	6.44	2.84	2.27	0.9	1.23	0.28	72.80%	3.8	3.92	4.18
Mike Pelfrey	Mets	5.2	3.11	1.67	0.6	1.45	0.316	74.00%	3.82	3.93	4.41
Cole Hamels	Phillies	9.22	2.71	3.4	1.3	1.23	0.304	81.10%	3.47	3.95	3.49
Andy Pettitte	Yankees	7	2.96	2.37	0.93	1.2	0.274	80.70%	2.88	3.96	4.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka	Red Sox	7.86	4.12	1.91	0.76	1.32	0.286	70.80%	4.19	3.96	4.64
Jason Vargas	Mariners	5.68	2.49	2.29	0.89	1.2	0.273	75.90%	3.43	3.97	4.7
Bud Norris	Astros	9.27	3.83	2.42	1.04	1.43	0.331	63.80%	5.03	3.98	3.91
Scott Baker	Twins	7.42	1.96	3.79	1.25	1.33	0.327	71.80%	4.63	3.99	4
Jair Jurrjens	Braves	6.25	2.94	2.13	0.85	1.29	0.291	67.60%	4.36	3.99	4.52
John Lackey	Red Sox	6.05	3.24	1.87	0.74	1.49	0.328	70.50%	4.51	4	4.51

Down the Stretch: The Top Designated Hitters of 2010

Luke Scott has had a career season. Vladimir Guerrero has made a fantastic comeback despite a streaky season. Jim Thome is still a huge threat at the plate and David Ortiz has dared the Red Sox not to re-sign him.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Jim Thome	Twins	17.20%	30.90%	0.269	0.396	0.583	0.314	0.309	0.415
Luke Scott	Orioles	8.90%	21.80%	0.295	0.357	0.584	0.289	0.309	0.399
David Ortiz	Red Sox	14.10%	30.00%	0.267	0.371	0.544	0.277	0.31	0.385
Marcus Thames	Yankees	11.40%	29.90%	0.313	0.399	0.463	0.149	0.402	0.38
Jack Cust	Athletics	16.20%	38.00%	0.271	0.392	0.45	0.179	0.388	0.374
Jorge Posada	Yankees	13.00%	23.30%	0.26	0.365	0.477	0.217	0.287	0.37
Travis Hafner	Indians	10.80%	25.00%	0.271	0.37	0.435	0.164	0.325	0.356
Vladimir Guerrero	Rangers	6.00%	11.30%	0.296	0.344	0.488	0.192	0.292	0.355
Pat Burrell	- - -	12.70%	28.50%	0.253	0.346	0.466	0.213	0.296	0.347
Russell Branyan	- - -	10.90%	33.10%	0.237	0.324	0.478	0.241	0.286	0.347
Johnny Damon	Tigers	11.70%	17.50%	0.273	0.361	0.409	0.136	0.316	0.346
Hideki Matsui	Angels	10.80%	21.70%	0.262	0.341	0.433	0.171	0.294	0.338
Jason Kubel	Twins	10.30%	22.70%	0.258	0.335	0.446	0.189	0.289	0.337
Jose Guillen	- - -	5.80%	20.90%	0.263	0.317	0.434	0.171	0.292	0.328
Shelley Duncan	Indians	9.70%	36.70%	0.223	0.306	0.398	0.175	0.306	0.309
Adam Lind	Blue Jays	7.20%	26.10%	0.234	0.292	0.408	0.174	0.278	0.305
Mike Lowell	Red Sox	9.90%	14.60%	0.229	0.304	0.375	0.146	0.242	0.3
Mark Kotsay	White Sox	9.60%	11.00%	0.233	0.307	0.382	0.148	0.238	0.3
Willy Aybar	Rays	9.50%	21.90%	0.24	0.313	0.361	0.12	0.283	0.3
Milton Bradley	Mariners	10.10%	30.70%	0.205	0.292	0.348	0.143	0.258	0.289
Jake Fox	- - -	4.70%	27.00%	0.22	0.265	0.384	0.164	0.261	0.284

Down the Stretch: The Top Catchers of 2010

What happened to Victor Martinez? Geovany Soto has made a nice comeback this year but still has doubters out there. Buster Posey seems like the next big thing but he needs to work on that walk rate.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Geovany Soto	Cubs	16.80%	24.40%	0.286	0.404	0.515	0.229	0.324	0.398
Buster Posey	Giants	5.90%	13.20%	0.342	0.386	0.516	0.174	0.366	0.387
Joe Mauer	Twins	12.10%	10.40%	0.33	0.408	0.487	0.157	0.349	0.383
Carlos Santana	Indians	19.30%	19.30%	0.26	0.401	0.467	0.207	0.277	0.383
Brian McCann	Braves	13.60%	20.90%	0.264	0.376	0.456	0.192	0.288	0.365
Jorge Posada	Yankees	13.20%	23.70%	0.251	0.359	0.461	0.21	0.278	0.362
Carlos Ruiz	Phillies	12.70%	14.30%	0.297	0.389	0.443	0.147	0.328	0.36
Ramon Hernandez	Reds	8.10%	14.50%	0.306	0.367	0.45	0.145	0.337	0.359
Miguel Montero	Diamondbacks	10.00%	21.80%	0.29	0.361	0.477	0.187	0.329	0.358
John Buck	Blue Jays	3.20%	27.20%	0.286	0.315	0.503	0.218	0.341	0.35
John Jaso	Rays	15.50%	11.20%	0.271	0.386	0.378	0.108	0.291	0.35
Ryan Hanigan	Reds	12.40%	11.90%	0.287	0.381	0.399	0.112	0.304	0.344
Miguel Olivo	Rockies	6.90%	31.00%	0.278	0.327	0.474	0.196	0.358	0.343
Mike Napoli	Angels	6.80%	29.80%	0.248	0.315	0.471	0.223	0.292	0.339
Yorvit Torrealba	Padres	9.50%	18.20%	0.292	0.367	0.377	0.085	0.347	0.334
Victor Martinez	Red Sox	7.50%	11.20%	0.281	0.332	0.441	0.16	0.29	0.334
George Kottaras	Brewers	15.00%	22.80%	0.199	0.316	0.421	0.222	0.197	0.324
Ryan Doumit	Pirates	7.60%	20.30%	0.247	0.318	0.413	0.166	0.28	0.322
Chris Iannetta	Rockies	13.10%	24.60%	0.204	0.321	0.394	0.19	0.218	0.318
Chris Snyder	- - -	14.00%	31.90%	0.222	0.332	0.391	0.169	0.275	0.317
Russell Martin	Dodgers	12.40%	18.40%	0.248	0.347	0.332	0.085	0.287	0.306
Kurt Suzuki	Athletics	5.60%	9.80%	0.246	0.304	0.383	0.137	0.243	0.304
Matt Wieters	Orioles	10.10%	20.50%	0.239	0.317	0.372	0.133	0.273	0.303
Yadier Molina	Cardinals	8.70%	11.30%	0.261	0.329	0.337	0.076	0.28	0.297
Jonathan Lucroy	Brewers	4.70%	16.60%	0.271	0.309	0.359	0.088	0.311	0.296
Ronny Paulino	Marlins	7.30%	16.10%	0.259	0.311	0.354	0.095	0.295	0.293
Nick Hundley	Padres	8.70%	24.10%	0.237	0.303	0.379	0.143	0.284	0.291
Alex Avila	Tigers	11.50%	26.20%	0.214	0.308	0.325	0.112	0.265	0.29
Matt Treanor	Rangers	7.90%	18.40%	0.222	0.3	0.346	0.124	0.242	0.289
Rod Barajas	Mets	3.00%	15.70%	0.225	0.263	0.414	0.189	0.219	0.289
Jake Fox	- - -	4.70%	27.00%	0.22	0.265	0.384	0.164	0.261	0.284
Francisco Cervelli	Yankees	8.00%	16.40%	0.239	0.314	0.296	0.058	0.281	0.281
A.J. Pierzynski	White Sox	3.10%	7.60%	0.248	0.282	0.362	0.114	0.254	0.281
Jason Kendall	Royals	7.20%	10.20%	0.26	0.318	0.302	0.043	0.284	0.279
Ivan Rodriguez	Nationals	3.00%	15.80%	0.271	0.293	0.347	0.076	0.313	0.278

Down the Stretch: The Top Outfielders of 2010

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Josh Hamilton	Rangers	7.20%	18.70%	0.357	0.409	0.63	0.272	0.393	0.445
Nelson Cruz	Rangers	9.40%	21.70%	0.32	0.381	0.587	0.267	0.352	0.412
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	14.10%	21.80%	0.255	0.367	0.586	0.331	0.239	0.405
Jon Jay	Cardinals	7.70%	16.70%	0.362	0.411	0.523	0.161	0.42	0.399
Aubrey Huff	Giants	12.50%	13.80%	0.295	0.388	0.523	0.228	0.298	0.395
Jayson Werth	Phillies	13.00%	27.60%	0.299	0.392	0.52	0.221	0.369	0.392
Manny Ramirez	Dodgers	13.50%	19.00%	0.312	0.404	0.508	0.196	0.345	0.391
Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	4.80%	23.90%	0.315	0.347	0.557	0.242	0.361	0.389
Matt Holliday	Cardinals	9.70%	16.20%	0.301	0.373	0.518	0.217	0.319	0.384
Nick Swisher	Yankees	9.40%	23.90%	0.292	0.365	0.511	0.219	0.34	0.379
Josh Willingham	Nationals	14.90%	23.00%	0.268	0.389	0.459	0.192	0.304	0.378
Andres Torres	Giants	10.80%	24.40%	0.283	0.365	0.493	0.209	0.349	0.377
Corey Hart	Brewers	7.60%	24.40%	0.289	0.343	0.538	0.249	0.328	0.376
Shin-Soo Choo	Indians	11.90%	19.80%	0.292	0.385	0.467	0.176	0.332	0.376
Magglio Ordonez	Tigers	11.00%	11.80%	0.303	0.378	0.474	0.17	0.313	0.375
Andre Ethier	Dodgers	8.90%	19.00%	0.298	0.36	0.508	0.21	0.323	0.371
Carl Crawford	Rays	7.20%	17.10%	0.301	0.352	0.478	0.177	0.334	0.37
Jason Heyward	Braves	13.80%	25.10%	0.265	0.378	0.452	0.188	0.317	0.366
Colby Rasmus	Cardinals	11.50%	32.40%	0.269	0.353	0.504	0.235	0.341	0.366
Ryan Braun	Brewers	8.00%	17.10%	0.296	0.354	0.478	0.182	0.325	0.366
Mike Stanton	Marlins	9.90%	35.20%	0.256	0.328	0.52	0.264	0.328	0.365
Delmon Young	Twins	4.10%	11.20%	0.313	0.344	0.507	0.194	0.32	0.363
David DeJesus	Royals	8.60%	13.40%	0.318	0.384	0.443	0.125	0.355	0.363
Torii Hunter	Angels	10.10%	17.90%	0.292	0.369	0.486	0.193	0.316	0.363
Marcus Thames	Yankees	11.10%	30.80%	0.3	0.386	0.431	0.131	0.393	0.363
Coco Crisp	Athletics	9.30%	18.80%	0.279	0.341	0.452	0.173	0.313	0.362
Chris Young	Diamondbacks	9.20%	23.00%	0.269	0.338	0.477	0.209	0.304	0.362
Marlon Byrd	Cubs	5.30%	14.80%	0.307	0.364	0.454	0.148	0.339	0.362
Jim Edmonds	- - -	8.80%	24.50%	0.274	0.34	0.485	0.211	0.327	0.361
Carlos Quentin	White Sox	9.40%	17.60%	0.237	0.337	0.49	0.253	0.222	0.358
Angel Pagan	Mets	8.10%	17.50%	0.295	0.351	0.452	0.157	0.336	0.358
Brett Gardner	Yankees	12.70%	19.80%	0.283	0.382	0.382	0.099	0.34	0.358
Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	9.40%	16.80%	0.281	0.352	0.442	0.161	0.312	0.354
Chris Denorfia	Padres	9.00%	19.70%	0.288	0.352	0.471	0.183	0.321	0.354
Alfonso Soriano	Cubs	7.50%	25.50%	0.26	0.319	0.499	0.239	0.299	0.353
Kosuke Fukudome	Cubs	14.50%	19.10%	0.265	0.37	0.435	0.17	0.293	0.353
J.D. Drew	Red Sox	11.80%	23.70%	0.258	0.35	0.457	0.199	0.294	0.352
Matt Joyce	Rays	15.80%	26.20%	0.223	0.354	0.462	0.238	0.253	0.352
Austin Kearns	- - -	9.60%	26.30%	0.281	0.359	0.436	0.155	0.352	0.352
Seth Smith	Rockies	8.30%	18.00%	0.261	0.325	0.488	0.226	0.271	0.351
Vernon Wells	Blue Jays	7.10%	15.90%	0.267	0.32	0.499	0.232	0.273	0.351
Tyler Colvin	Cubs	7.40%	28.80%	0.251	0.31	0.505	0.254	0.289	0.351
Pat Burrell	- - -	12.70%	28.50%	0.256	0.348	0.47	0.215	0.299	0.35
Bobby Abreu	Angels	12.30%	21.20%	0.264	0.355	0.439	0.175	0.303	0.348
Brennan Boesch	Tigers	7.60%	21.60%	0.275	0.336	0.464	0.189	0.315	0.347
Darnell McDonald	Red Sox	8.30%	27.20%	0.272	0.339	0.437	0.165	0.345	0.347
Hunter Pence	Astros	6.20%	16.80%	0.284	0.328	0.472	0.188	0.306	0.347
Ryan Ludwick	- - -	8.20%	23.00%	0.272	0.338	0.468	0.196	0.312	0.347
Nick Markakis	Orioles	11.00%	15.60%	0.285	0.364	0.425	0.14	0.322	0.346
Justin Upton	Diamondbacks	11.10%	30.70%	0.268	0.352	0.442	0.173	0.346	0.346
Austin Jackson	Tigers	6.50%	27.80%	0.308	0.358	0.411	0.103	0.424	0.345
Mike Morse	Nationals	4.40%	22.50%	0.272	0.313	0.49	0.219	0.296	0.345
Alex Rios	White Sox	5.90%	15.60%	0.29	0.336	0.464	0.174	0.309	0.345
Fred Lewis	Blue Jays	7.50%	23.90%	0.271	0.337	0.442	0.171	0.333	0.343
Johnny Damon	Tigers	11.50%	17.50%	0.27	0.355	0.409	0.139	0.312	0.343
Jason Kubel	Twins	10.50%	22.10%	0.263	0.34	0.455	0.192	0.293	0.343
Corey Patterson	Orioles	6.80%	23.30%	0.277	0.331	0.426	0.149	0.337	0.342
Andruw Jones	White Sox	12.80%	26.60%	0.207	0.313	0.461	0.253	0.204	0.342
Bill Hall	Red Sox	8.90%	30.40%	0.24	0.309	0.471	0.232	0.275	0.342
David Murphy	Rangers	10.00%	17.70%	0.273	0.344	0.42	0.147	0.306	0.342
Ryan Spilborghs	Rockies	9.40%	25.50%	0.267	0.344	0.439	0.173	0.326	0.339
Shane Victorino	Phillies	6.70%	13.90%	0.256	0.314	0.441	0.185	0.267	0.338
Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	6.80%	13.20%	0.311	0.361	0.394	0.083	0.35	0.338
Ben Zobrist	Rays	14.20%	19.50%	0.256	0.363	0.363	0.107	0.295	0.337
B.J. Upton	Rays	11.20%	29.80%	0.237	0.325	0.411	0.174	0.309	0.337
Jason Bay	Mets	11.00%	26.10%	0.259	0.347	0.402	0.144	0.329	0.337
Brad Hawpe	Rockies	12.00%	26.30%	0.255	0.343	0.432	0.178	0.314	0.336
Eric Hinske	Braves	10.80%	27.30%	0.248	0.335	0.446	0.198	0.3	0.336
Michael Cuddyer	Twins	9.20%	15.20%	0.276	0.343	0.428	0.152	0.304	0.335
Laynce Nix	Reds	7.60%	23.90%	0.284	0.339	0.452	0.168	0.351	0.335

Fantasy Playoffs: Post your Lineup Conundrums Here!

Today is the first day of the fantasy baseball playoffs in my league....and before you go all Jim Mora on me -- this is a 14-team H2H league. We are playing the first round this week, and 4 teams will advance to face the 4 teams that earned byes through their regular season performance. Next week begins a traditional 8-team playoff, with the World Series being (fittingly) a three-week series.

Needless to say, lineup choices in this league are second only to having great players in its importance. You must set your lineup for the week on Monday, and you are set in stone until Sunday and you advance or are vanquished. Thus, since everything is riding on these lineup choices (for me, anyway), I figure there are plenty more of you out there in the same situation.

So here is your forum. Got a tough lineup choice? Not sure if you should go with a two-start Tommy Hunter or a one-start Jake Westbrook? Jon, Andre and I are here to help. Just post your difficult playoff lineup decisions in the comments section below and one of us (probably me) will give you some "expert" advice. I will check this post regularly, and hey, it's a lot less hectic than trying to get one of those ESPN hacks to read one of your fantasy questions and actually answer it.

Good luck to all of you you fellow playoff teams this week. If you are curious, I'm the fifth seed this season, meaning I am the best team to not get a bye, which kinda sucks :)

Looking forward to helping you out! -Pauly

Down the Stretch: The Top Third Basemen of 2010

There is some great talent at third base these days. Two of the better names are having sub-par years. But the position is still loaded.

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Wilson Betemit	Royals	12.10%	25.00%	0.34	0.418	0.542	0.201	0.417	0.418
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	14.30%	22.10%	0.254	0.367	0.592	0.338	0.235	0.407
Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals	12.50%	19.70%	0.305	0.391	0.545	0.241	0.325	0.401
Adrian Beltre	Red Sox	5.70%	15.50%	0.325	0.366	0.563	0.238	0.341	0.397
Scott Rolen	Reds	9.60%	16.90%	0.299	0.371	0.53	0.231	0.31	0.384
Chris Johnson	Astros	4.30%	22.30%	0.34	0.367	0.523	0.183	0.407	0.383
Evan Longoria	Rays	11.20%	21.40%	0.293	0.374	0.506	0.214	0.336	0.38
David Wright	Mets	10.50%	28.70%	0.293	0.364	0.489	0.196	0.364	0.366
Danny Valencia	Twins	7.10%	15.30%	0.335	0.38	0.435	0.1	0.389	0.362
Miguel Cairo	Reds	7.90%	13.40%	0.299	0.364	0.439	0.14	0.321	0.359
Chipper Jones	Braves	16.00%	14.80%	0.265	0.381	0.426	0.161	0.281	0.358
Omar Infante	Braves	5.00%	14.20%	0.344	0.375	0.437	0.093	0.389	0.357
Casey McGehee	Brewers	8.20%	17.40%	0.287	0.345	0.483	0.196	0.305	0.356
Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	9.30%	18.30%	0.265	0.333	0.485	0.22	0.274	0.352
Michael Young	Rangers	7.60%	18.20%	0.286	0.338	0.471	0.186	0.312	0.349
Ian Stewart	Rockies	10.40%	28.00%	0.266	0.347	0.459	0.193	0.32	0.347
Mark Reynolds	Diamondbacks	13.40%	41.90%	0.214	0.332	0.466	0.252	0.28	0.346
David Freese	Cardinals	7.80%	24.60%	0.296	0.361	0.404	0.108	0.376	0.341
Placido Polanco	Phillies	4.40%	8.80%	0.316	0.35	0.419	0.103	0.33	0.339
Edwin Encarnacion	Blue Jays	9.10%	18.00%	0.243	0.312	0.459	0.216	0.246	0.335
Mark Teahen	White Sox	10.40%	22.90%	0.268	0.343	0.425	0.157	0.322	0.332
Pedro Alvarez	Pirates	10.90%	37.30%	0.24	0.322	0.426	0.186	0.328	0.33
Chase Headley	Padres	8.10%	20.30%	0.278	0.337	0.4	0.122	0.329	0.33
Jayson Nix	- - -	7.20%	25.00%	0.25	0.314	0.44	0.19	0.284	0.328
Brandon Inge	Tigers	9.90%	25.10%	0.262	0.337	0.415	0.153	0.326	0.326
Melvin Mora	Rockies	9.70%	12.50%	0.264	0.349	0.375	0.111	0.291	0.325
Kevin Frandsen	Angels	6.00%	4.30%	0.288	0.336	0.367	0.079	0.301	0.318
Alberto Callaspo	- - -	5.60%	7.40%	0.283	0.319	0.407	0.124	0.285	0.318
Casey Blake	Dodgers	8.70%	26.20%	0.247	0.325	0.397	0.151	0.302	0.315
Pablo Sandoval	Giants	8.00%	14.30%	0.268	0.325	0.408	0.14	0.291	0.314
Omar Vizquel	White Sox	8.70%	12.10%	0.289	0.352	0.345	0.056	0.319	0.313
Aramis Ramirez	Cubs	7.00%	19.90%	0.233	0.288	0.435	0.202	0.238	0.311
Jorge Cantu	- - -	5.70%	20.50%	0.261	0.309	0.399	0.138	0.301	0.31
Felipe Lopez	Cardinals	9.80%	19.70%	0.245	0.321	0.358	0.112	0.288	0.306
Maicer Izturis	Angels	8.20%	13.30%	0.245	0.312	0.367	0.122	0.266	0.306