Fantasy Baseball 2010 Rankings: Starting Pitchers

The FanHouse staff has had some time to ponder over our initial fantasy baseball rankings (which you can view by clicking here), so now it's time for the updated version -- no drawn out tables, just down and dirty rankings. We will elaborate on significant moves after the ranks.

Opinions vary widely on the path to take with drafting starting pitchers -- we even delved into it in a Roundtable article. While it's awesome to have a top-tier ace to anchor your staff, and I would grab any of them should they start to slip in your draft, my favorite play is to take several starters in Rounds 6-10. At that point, there's a lot of reaching going on for players, especially at positions where the talent well is starting to dry up. That's the time to build your team around guys like Ricky Nolasco, Tommy Hanson, Brandon Webb and Wandy Rodriguez.

We also have a change at the top of the rankings -- don't blame me, I voted for the other guy.

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1. Roy Halladay, Phillies
2. Tim Lincecum, Giants
3. Felix Hernandez, Mariners
4. CC Sabathia, Yankees
5. Zack Greinke, Royals
6. Justin Verlander, Tigers
7. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks
8. Jon Lester, Red Sox
9. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
10. Johan Santana, Mets
11. Josh Beckett, Red Sox
12. Chris Carpenter, Cardinals
13. Josh Johnson, Marlins
14. Cliff Lee, Mariners
15. Ubaldo Jimenez, Rockies
16. Cole Hamels, Phillies
17. Jake Peavy, White Sox
18. Matt Cain, Giants
19. Ricky Nolasco, Marlins
20. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks
21. Tommy Hanson, Braves
22. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros
23. Yovani Gallardo, Brewers
24. Javier Vazquez, Yankees
25. John Lackey, Red Sox
26. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
27. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers
28. Roy Oswalt, Astros
29. Jair Jurrjens, Braves
30. Matt Garza, Rays
31. Scott Baker, Twins
32. Jered Weaver, Angels
33. James Shields, Rays
34. Brett Anderson, A's
35. Ryan Dempster, Cubs
36. A.J. Burnett, Yankees
37. Ted Lilly, Cubs
38. Kevin Slowey, Twins
39. Gavin Floyd, White Sox
40. Scott Kazmir, Angels
41. David Price, Rays
42. Clay Buchholz, Red Sox
43. Aaron Harang, Reds
44. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
45. Jeff Niemann, Rays
46. Francisco Liriano, Twins
47. Jorge De La Rosa, Rockies
48. Max Scherzer, Tigers
49. Johnny Cueto, Reds
50. Edwin Jackson, Diamondbacks
51. Rich Harden, Rangers
52. Jonathan Sanchez, Giants
53. Ben Sheets, A's
54. John Danks, White Sox
55. Mark Buehrle, White Sox
56. Tim Hudson, Braves
57. Randy Wolf, Brewers
58. Rick Porcello, Tigers
59. Joba Chamberlain, Yankees
60. Derek Lowe, Braves
61. Hiroki Kuroda, Dodgers
62. Joe Blanton, Phillies
63. Brian Matusz, Orioles
64. Andy Pettitte, Yankees
65. Ervin Santana, Angels
66. Chris Tillman, Orioles
67. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox
68. Jon Garland, Padres
69. Marc Rzepczynski, Blue Jays
70. Gil Meche, Royals
71. Jason Hammel, Rockies
72. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays
73. J.A. Happ, Phillies
74. Wade Davis, Rays
75. Randy Wells, Cubs
76. Brett Myers, Astros
77. Joel Pineiro, Angels
78. Joe Saunders, Angels
79. Mat Latos, Padres
80. Bronson Arroyo, Reds
81. Kevin Correia, Padres
82. Manny Parra, Brewers
83. Scott Feldman, Rangers
84. John Maine, Mets
85. Erik Bedard, Mariners
86. Pedro Martinez, Free Agent
87. Carl Pavano, Twins
88. Ricky Romero, Blue Jays
89. Homer Bailey, Reds
90. Stephen Strasburg, Nationals

• Let's start at the bottom. It's a virtual lock that we'll see Strasburg in the minors at the beginning of the season, and there's no telling when the team will promote him. Since he owns all of the buzz surrounding the Nationals, I would think they bring him up in early June and try to sell some tickets. Pick him up if you have a bench spot to use, but be prepared to exhibit patience.

• Ted Lilly is probably still looking at missing a month of playing time, but he has already begun throwing. A viral infection is delaying the rehab, but because Lilly has been sneaky good in the NL, he's worth a middle-to-late-round pick as a DL stash while we wait for him to recover.

• We took another look at Javier Vazquez's AL credentials, and didn't like what we saw. Vazquez falls from 19 to 24 in these rankings, and it's quite likely someone in your league will snatch him up pretty early based on the merits of his 2009 statistics. I loved the guy last year, but this move could be killer.

• Does Roy Halladay deserve to be drafted ahead of Tim Lincecum? Let us know in the comments section.