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Written by J Status
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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 |
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Ratings are a reflection of a pitcher's trade value in keeper league fantasy baseball pools. They reflect a players predicted performance taking upside, injury risk and consistency into account. These predictions also include a statistical evaluation taking historical and current numbers, age, role and positional flexibility into account. Injury is of more concern than age for pitchers than hitters. Holds as well as saves are considered in this ranking. I encourage all leagues to have holds to give a larger number of talented set-up men significant value in fantasy pools. Basically, if you are in a keeper league, this is a combination of analysis and educated opinion based on my statistical model of a player's 'trade value'. Naturally, individual trades would depend on the direction you are currently taking your team.
| Jun | Player | Team | Pos | Score | Prev | Change | | 1 | Johan Santana | NYM | SP | 286.7 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Tim Lincecum | SF | SP | 284.8 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Chad Billingsley | LAD | SP | 277.5 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | Roy Halladay | TOR | SP | 276.3 | 6 | 2 | | 5 | Dan Haren | ARI | SP | 275.8 | 8 | 3 | | 6 | Francisco Rodríguez | NYM | RP | 274.6 | 3 | -3 | | 7 | Félix Hernández | SEA | SP | 274.5 | 9 | 2 | | 8 | Cole Hamels | PHI | SP | 272.4 | 13 | 5 | | 9 | Jonathan Broxton | LAD | RP | 272.3 | 5 | -4 | | 10 | Jake Peavy | SD | SP | 272.2 | 15 | 5 | | 11 | Zack Greinke | KC | SP | 272.1 | 7 | -4 | | 12 | CC Sabathia | NYY | SP | 270.9 | 12 | 0 | | 13 | Jonathan Papelbon | BOS | RP | 269.8 | 11 | -2 | | 14 | Brandon Webb | ARI | SP | 268.9 | 16 | 2 | | 15 | Yovani Gallardo | MIL | SP | 268.1 | 17 | 2 | | 16 | Joakim Soria | KC | RP | 267.1 | 10 | -6 | | 17 | Edinson Volquez | CIN | SP | 267.0 | 14 | -3 | | 18 | Matt Cain | SF | SP | 264.5 | 23 | 5 | | 19 | Chris Carpenter | STL | SP | 263.3 | 22 | 3 | | 20 | Aaron Harang | CIN | SP | 263.0 | 32 | 12 | | 21 | José Valverde | HOU | RP | 262.8 | 18 | -3 | | 22 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SP | 262.3 | 37 | 15 | | 23 | James Shields | TB | SP | 261.1 | 31 | 8 | | 24 | Cliff Lee | CLE | SP | 260.9 | 21 | -3 | | 25 | Josh Johnson | FLA | SP | 260.8 | 29 | 4 | | 26 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | 260.6 | 60 | 34 | | 27 | Erik Bedard | SEA | SP | 260.4 | 28 | 1 | | 28 | Frank Francisco | TEX | RP | 260.1 | 24 | -4 | | 29 | Johnny Cueto | CIN | SP | 259.9 | 33 | 4 | | 30 | Joba Chamberlain | NYY | SP/RP | 259.1 | 30 | 0 | | 31 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | BOS | SP | 258.0 | 25 | -6 | | 32 | Matt Garza | TB | SP | 257.7 | 34 | 2 | | 33 | Francisco Liriano | MIN | SP | 257.6 | 43 | 10 | | 34 | Joe Nathan | MIN | RP | 257.5 | 20 | -14 | | 35 | Heath Bell | SD | RP | 256.9 | 27 | -8 | | 36 | Rich Harden | CHC | SP | 256.7 | 19 | -17 | | 37 | Scott Kazmir | TB | SP | 256.5 | 35 | -2 | | 38 | Josh Beckett | BOS | SP | 255.3 | 66 | 28 | | 39 | Ervin Santana | LAA | SP | 254.8 | 26 | -13 | | 40 | Edwin Jackson | DET | SP | 254.5 | 74 | 34 | | 41 | Carlos Zambrano | CHC | SP | 254.5 | 51 | 10 | | 42 | Matt Capps | PIT | RP | 253.7 | 48 | 6 | | 43 | Brandon Morrow | SEA | SP/RP | 253.6 | 45 | 2 | | 44 | Brian Wilson | SF | RP | 253.6 | 44 | 0 | | 45 | Francisco Cordero | CIN | RP | 253.3 | 41 | -4 | | 46 | Mike Gonzalez | ATL | RP | 252.9 | 36 | -10 | | 47 | Roy Oswalt | HOU | SP | 252.8 | 42 | -5 | | 48 | Bobby Jenks | CWS | RP | 252.7 | 47 | -1 | | 49 | Carlos Mármol | CHC | RP | 251.7 | 46 | -3 | | 50 | Jered Weaver | LAA | SP | 251.2 | 59 | 9 | | 51 | John Danks | CWS | SP | 251.2 | 38 | -13 | | 52 | Ryan Madson | PHI | RP | 251.1 | 58 | 6 | | 53 | Javier Vázquez | ATL | SP | 251.0 | 54 | 1 | | 54 | Jon Lester | BOS | SP | 251.0 | 56 | 2 | | 55 | John Lackey | LAA | SP | 250.7 | 73 | 18 | | 56 | Adam Wainwright | STL | SP | 249.9 | 53 | -3 | | 57 | Chris Volstad | FLA | SP | 249.6 | 40 | -17 | | 58 | Ricky Nolasco | FLA | SP | 249.4 | 75 | 17 | | 59 | Brad Lidge | PHI | RP | 249.3 | 39 | -20 | | 60 | Jair Jurrjens | ATL | SP | 249.2 | 62 | 2 | | 61 | Brad Ziegler | OAK | RP | 248.9 | 77 | 16 | | 62 | Ubaldo Jimenez | COL | SP | 248.8 | 85 | 23 | | 63 | Brian Fuentes | LAA | RP | 248.7 | 50 | -13 | | 64 | Max Scherzer | ARI | SP | 248.6 | NR | NA | | 65 | A.J. Burnett | NYY | SP | 248.5 | 55 | -10 | | 66 | Joe Saunders | LAA | SP | 248.3 | 86 | 20 | | 67 | Sean Marshall | CHC | SP/RP | 248.0 | 102 | 35 | | 68 | Jorge De La Rosa | COL | SP | 247.9 | 79 | 11 | | 69 | J.P. Howell | TB | RP | 247.6 | 69 | 0 | | 70 | Jonathan Sanchez | SF | SP | 247.6 | 67 | -3 | | 71 | Kevin Slowey | MIN | SP | 247.5 | 91 | 20 | | 72 | Scott Baker | MIN | SP | 247.1 | 87 | 15 | | 73 | Hong-Chih Kuo | LAD | SP/RP | 246.8 | 108 | 35 | | 74 | Brian Bruney | NYY | RP | 246.6 | 61 | -13 | | 75 | Ryan Franklin | STL | RP | 245.7 | 65 | -10 | | 76 | Chris Young | SD | SP | 245.6 | 90 | 14 | | 77 | Phil Hughes | NYY | SP/RP | 245.6 | NR | NA | | 78 | Ramon Ramirez | BOS | RP | 245.6 | 89 | 11 | | 79 | Octavio Dotel | CWS | RP | 245.3 | 57 | -22 | | 80 | Jason Frasor | TOR | RP | 245.1 | 83 | 3 | | 81 | David Aardsma | SEA | RP | 245.0 | 163 | 82 | | 82 | Scott Downs | TOR | RP | 244.8 | 49 | -33 | | 83 | Trevor Hoffman | MIL | RP | 244.7 | 63 | -20 | | 84 | Scott Linebrink | CWS | RP | 244.6 | 71 | -13 | | 85 | Armando Galarraga | DET | SP | 244.5 | 52 | -33 | | 86 | Gil Meche | KC | SP | 244.3 | 76 | -10 | | 87 | Manny Parra | MIL | SP | 244.3 | 98 | 11 | | 88 | Huston Street | COL | RP | 244.0 | 109 | 21 | | 89 | Brett Myers | PHI | SP | 244.0 | 111 | 22 | | 90 | Gavin Floyd | CWS | SP | 243.8 | 101 | 11 | | 91 | Ted Lilly | CHI | SP | 243.6 | 130 | 39 | | 92 | Wandy Rodriguez | HOU | SP | 243.2 | 84 | -8 | | 93 | Kevin Gregg | CHC | RP | 243.2 | 105 | 12 | | 94 | Manny Delcarman | BOS | RP | 243.0 | 82 | -12 | | 95 | Ben Sheets | FA | SP | 242.9 | 93 | -2 | | 96 | Zach Duke | PIT | SP | 242.9 | 160 | 64 | | 97 | Juan Cruz | KC | RP | 242.7 | 94 | -3 | | 98 | Andrew Bailey | OAK | RP | 242.6 | NR | NA | | 99 | John Maine | NYM | SP | 242.5 | 122 | 23 | | 100 | Chris Perez | STL | RP | 242.4 | 64 | -36 | | 101 | Andrew Miller | FLA | SP | 242.3 | 230 | 129 | | 102 | J.J. Putz | NYM | RP | 241.7 | 78 | -24 | | 103 | Chris Ray | BAL | RP | 241.7 | 88 | -15 | | 104 | Seth McClung | MIL | SP/RP | 241.6 | 166 | 62 | | 105 | Oliver Pérez | NYM | SP | 241.3 | 100 | -5 | | 106 | Mark DiFelice | MIL | RP | 241.1 | 99 | -7 | | 107 | Andy Sonnanstine | TB | SP | 241.0 | 124 | 17 | | 108 | Ryan Dempster | CHC | SP | 241.0 | 97 | -11 | | 109 | Daniel Bard | BOS | RP | 240.9 | NR | NA | | 110 | Hideki Okajima | BOS | RP | 240.8 | 118 | 8 | | 111 | Angel Guzman | CHI | SP/RP | 240.6 | NR | NA | | 112 | John Lannan | WAS | SP | 240.4 | 128 | 16 | | 113 | Jose Mijares | MIN | RP | 240.3 | NR | NA | | 114 | Mark Buehrle | CWS | SP | 240.3 | 92 | -22 | | 115 | Taylor Buchholz | COL | RP | 240.1 | 95 | -20 | | 116 | Kerry Wood | CLE | RP | 239.1 | 80 | -36 | | 117 | Micah Owings | ARI | SP | 238.9 | 106 | -11 | | 118 | Michael Wuertz | OAK | RP | 238.8 | 135 | 17 | | 119 | Chad Qualls | ARI | RP | 238.8 | 68 | -51 | | 120 | Rafael Soriano | ATL | RP | 238.5 | 81 | -39 | | 121 | Nick Masset | CIN | RP | 238.3 | NR | NA | | 122 | Dan Meyer | FLA | SP/RP | 238.3 | NR | NA | | 123 | Scot Shields | LAA | RP | 238.3 | 152 | 29 | | 124 | Dan Wheeler | TB | RP | 237.9 | 131 | 7 | | 125 | Kiko Calero | FLA | RP | 237.8 | NR | NA | | 126 | Takashi Saito | BOS | RP | 237.3 | 134 | 8 | | 127 | Darren O'Day | TEX | RP | 237.3 | NR | NA | | 128 | Jason Motte | STL | RP | 237.3 | NR | NA | | 129 | George Sherrill | BAL | RP | 237.2 | 165 | 36 | | 130 | Hiroki Kuroda | LAD | SP | 237.0 | 139 | 9 | | 131 | Alfredo Aceves | NYY | SP/RP | 237.0 | NR | NA | | 132 | Joey Devine | OAK | RP | 237.0 | 127 | -5 | | 133 | Jeff Samardzija | CHC | RP | 236.9 | 96 | -37 | | 134 | Scott Olsen | WAS | SP | 236.8 | 167 | 33 | | 135 | Shaun Marcum | TOR | SP | 236.8 | 150 | 15 | | 136 | Kyle Lohse | STL | SP | 236.7 | 112 | -24 | | 137 | Justin Masterson | BOS | SP/RP | 236.7 | 142 | 5 | | 138 | Fernando Nieve | NYM | SP/RP | 236.5 | NR | NA | | 139 | B.J. Ryan | TOR | RP | 236.2 | 190 | 51 | | 140 | Jeremy Guthrie | BAL | SP | 236.1 | 154 | 14 | | 141 | Mariano Rivera | NYY | RP | 235.7 | 72 | -69 | | 142 | Anibal Sanchez | FLA | SP | 235.5 | 215 | 73 | | 143 | Derek Lowe | ATL | SP | 235.1 | 107 | -36 | | 144 | Rafael Pérez | CLE | RP | 235.1 | 196 | 52 | | 145 | Joel Zumaya | DET | RP | 235.0 | 110 | -35 | | 146 | Grant Balfour | TB | RP | 234.8 | 147 | 1 | | 147 | Chien-Ming Wang | NYY | SP | 234.8 | 121 | -26 | | 148 | Chad Gaudin | CHC | SP | 234.6 | 144 | -4 | | 149 | Tim Hudson | ATL | SP | 234.6 | 132 | -17 | | 150 | Kyle McClellan | STL | RP | 234.4 | 138 | -12 |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 June 2009 )
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