Pre season Rating we will follow
Detroit Tigers
Washington Nationals
San Francisco Giants
Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay Rays
Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Arizona Diamondbacks
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Mariners
Cleveland Indians
San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Minnesota Twins
Miami Marlins
Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros
Your bet against teams:
Houston Astros – these guys are work in progress to put it nicely
Starting Rotation
1. RHP Bud Norris
2. RHP Lucas Harrell
3. RHP Jordan Lyles
4. RHP Phil Humber
5. LHP Erik Bedard
Miami Marlins – Like the rest of the team, the Marlins bullpen is largely devoid of bonafide major league talent.
Nolasco literally became the ace by default following the departures of Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle.
1. RHP Ricky Nolasco
2. RHP Henderson Alvarez
3. LHP Wade LeBlanc
4. RHP Nathan Eovaldi
5. RHP Jacob Turner
New York Mets – Mets have done very little to address the bullpen issues that plagued them last season + Lost Dickey
Starting Rotation
1. LHP Johan Santana
2. RHP Shaun Marcum
3. RHP Jonathon Niese
4. RHP Matt Harvey
5. RHP Dillon Gee
The loss of R.A. Dickey considerably weakens the rotation. Gee is coming back from a clot in his throwing shoulder that shortened his 2012 season, and with Santana, there is always going to be uncertainty concerning his shoulder.
Colorado Rockies – nothing good to say here
The rotation’s ability to be effective rests largely on the health of Nicasio, De La Rosa and Chacin.
Starting Rotation
1. LHP Jorge De La Rosa
2. RHP Jhoulys Chacin
3. RHP Juan Nicasio
4. LHP Drew Pomeranz
5. LHP Jeff Francis
San Diego Padres
The Padres made virtually no changes to their staff
Starting Rotation
1. RHP Edinson Volquez
2. LHP Clayton Richard
3. RHP Jason Marquis
4. LHP Eric Stults
5. RHP Freddy Garcia
Minnesota Twins
Twins general manager Terry Ryan brought in Pelfrey, Worley, Correia and Harden to help bolster a rotation that finished dead last in the American League last season. Diamond’s status for the beginning of the season is in doubt after a slow recovery from offseason elbow surgery.
Starting Rotation
1. LHP Scott Diamond
2. RHP Vance Worley
3. RHP Kevin Correia
4. RHP Liam Hendriks
5. RHP Rich Harden
Cleveland Indians Jimenez and Masterson will be expected to bounce back from subpar 2012 seasons.
Starting Rotation
1. RHP Justin Masterson
2. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez
3. RHP Brett Myers
4. RHP Zach McAllister
5. RHP Trevor Bauer
Chicago Cubs – poor setup here.
Starting Rotation
1. RHP Matt Garza could be out for a few weeks
2. RHP Jeff Samardzija
3. RHP Edwin Jackson
4. RHP Scott Feldman
5. RHP Carlos Villanueva
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners added Saunders to replace Jason Vargas, and Iwakuma showed promise in his first season on American soil. Beavan and Ramirez are the definite wild cards in the rotation.
Starting Rotation
1. RHP Felix Hernandez
2. LHP Joe Saunders
3. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma
4. RHP Blake Beavan
5. RHP Erasmo Ramirez
Here i will preview Middle of the pack teams –
Boston Red Sox
Starting Rotation
1. LHP Jon Lester
2. RHP Clay Buchholz
3. RHP Ryan Dempster
4. LHP Felix Doubront
5. RHP John Lackey
Pittsburgh Pirates
1. RHP A.J. Burnett
2. LHP Wandy Rodriguez
3. RHP James McDonald
4. RHP Jeff Karstens
5. RHP Kyle McPherson
Baltimore Orioles
The strength of the staff is without question the bullpen. Johnson, Strop, O’Day, Patton and Ayala were terrific last year for the Orioles and should once again provide plenty of support.
1. RHP Jason Hammel
2. LHP Wei-Yin Chen
3. RHP Chris Tillman
4. RHP Miguel Gonzalez
5. RHP Jair Jurrjens
Los Angeles Angels
Blanton, Hanson and Vargas will be out to show that the Angels rotation wasn’t weakened by the departures of Zack Greinke, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana.
1. RHP Jered Weaver
2. LHP C.J. Wilson
3. RHP Tommy Hanson
4. LHP Jason Vargas
5. RHP Joe Blanton
Kansas City Royals
The Royals certainly strengthened their rotation with the additions of Shields, Davis and Santana. Guthrie found his comfort zone in Kansas City last year as well.
1. RHP James Shields
2. RHP Jeremy Guthrie
3. RHP Ervin Santana
4. RHP Wade Davis
5. LHP Bruce Chen
Arizona Diamondbacks
1. RHP Ian Kennedy
2. RHP Trevor Cahill
3. RHP Brandon McCarthy
4. LHP Wade Miley
5. RHP Patrick Corbin
Texas Rangers
These guys might stuggle on offense this season + The staff doesn’t have a true ace
1. RHP Yu Darvish
2. LHP Matt Harrison
3. LHP Derek Holland
4. RHP Alexi Ogando
5. LHP Martin Perez
Oakland Athletics
1. LHP Brett Anderson
2. RHP Jarrod Parker
3. LHP Tommy Milone
4. RHP A.J. Griffin
5. RHP Bartolo Colon
Chicago White Sox
Sale and Peavy are rock solid at the top of the rotation. Danks is returning from labrum surgery—never a sure thing with pitchers.
1. LHP Chris Sale
2. RHP Jake Peavy
3. LHP John Danks
4. RHP Gavin Floyd
5. LHP Jose Quintana
Here i will preview Good teams –
New York Yankees
The rotation is solid, but it could be downright nasty if Hughes can repeat his success from last season and if Nova can bounce back from an inconsistent sophomore campaign.
1. LHP CC Sabathia
2. RHP Hiroki Kuroda
3. LHP Andy Pettitte
4. RHP Phil Hughes
5. RHP Ivan Nova
Toronto Blue Jays – keep an eye on it!
A vastly improved rotation will be a key to the Blue Jays’ success in 2013.
1. RHP R.A. Dickey
2. RHP Brandon Morrow
3. LHP Mark Buehrle
4. RHP Josh Johnson
5. LHP Ricky Romero
Philadelphia Phillies
The rotation is set, with Lannan replacing Vance Worley. Meanwhile, Halladay will look to bounce back from one of the worst seasons of his career.
1. RHP Roy Halladay
2. LHP Cliff Lee
3. LHP Cole Hamels
4. RHP Kyle Kendrick
5. LHP John Lannan
St. Louis Cardinals
The loss of Chris Carpenter certainly hurts, but the St. Louis Cardinals have more than enough depth with Miller, Kelly and Rosenthal fighting it out for the No. 5 role.
1. RHP Adam Wainwright
2. LHP Jaime Garcia
3. RHP Lance Lynn
4. RHP Jake Westbrook
5. RHP Shelby Miller
Tampa Bay Rays
The loss of James Shields and Wade Davis certainly stings, but once again, the depth of the Rays’ farm system comes in handy. Cobb, Archer and Odorizzi could all have impact for the Rays in 2013.
1. LHP David Price
2. RHP Jeremy Hellickson
3. LHP Matt Moore
4. RHP Jeff Niemann
5. RHP Alex Cobb
Cincinnati Reds
1. RHP Johnny Cueto
2. RHP Mat Latos
3. RHP Bronson Arroyo
4. RHP Homer Bailey
5. LHP Aroldis Chapman
Los Angeles Dodgers
This is a staff absolutely loaded with talent.
1. LHP Clayton Kershaw
2. RHP Zack Greinke
3. RHP Josh Beckett
4. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu
5. RHP Aaron Harang
Detroit Tigers
Without question one of the best starting quartets in baseball with Verlander, Scherzer, Sanchez and Fister. Porcello will lock down the No. 5 slot if he isn’t dealt by the beginning of the season.
1. RHP Justin Verlander
2. RHP Max Scherzer
3. RHP Anibal Sanchez
4. RHP Doug Fister
5. RHP Rick Porcello
Atlanta Braves
The bullpen is as good as it gets
1. RHP Tim Hudson
2. LHP Paul Maholm
3. RHP Kris Medlen
4. LHP Mike Minor
5. RHP Julio Teheran
San Francisco Giants
The Giants return a staff nearly intact from last year’s World Series-winning team. The biggest question is whether or not Lincecum can recapture the magic that led to back-to-back Cy Young awards. His postseason performance was a key to the Giants’ success, but can he find that mojo in a starting role?
1. RHP Matt Cain
2. LHP Madison Bumgarner
3. RHP Ryan Vogelsong
4. RHP Tim Lincecum
5. LHP Barry Zito
Washington Nationals
The kid gloves come off for Strasburg this year after his innings-imposed limit shut him down in early September last season. Power pitching describes this staff, with Strasburg, Gonzalez and Zimmermann at the top.
1. RHP Stephen Strasburg
2. LHP Gio Gonzalez
3. RHP Jordan Zimmermann
4. RHP Dan Haren
5. LHP Ross Detwiler
TOP 10 BULLPENS 2013
1. Atlanta Braves
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Tampa Bay Rays
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Baltimore Orioles
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Cincinnati Reds
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. St. Louis Cardinals
10. Arizona Diamondbacks
WORST 10 BULLPENS 2013
21. Los Angeles Angels
22. Boston Red Sox
23. Milwaukee Brewers
24. Toronto Blue Jays
25. Pittsburgh Pirates
26. Chicago Cubs
27. Colorado Rockies
28. New York Mets
29. Miami Marlins
30. Houston Astros
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