2010 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings Outlook: Each fantasy season is a reminder that there never seems to be a “sure thing” when it comes to starting pitchers. Let’s take a quick flashback to last year’s draft and two top-five pitchers. Johan Santana, the first pitcher taken in most drafts, had his season cut short because of elbow surgery and Brandon Webb only managed to pitch four innings before missing the remainder of the year with shoulder surgery.

Santana no longer sits atop the pitcher rankings, and unlike most other positions, there is not a unanimous No. 1 pick this year. Tim Lincecum, Felix Hernandez, Zack Greinke, and Roy Halladay could all make a case for this year’s top fantasy pitcher and are the closest to a “sure thing” that you’ll find in this year’s draft.

Draft-Day Advice: There are a couple schools of thought when it comes to drafting starting pitchers. Some managers prefer to load up on elite aces early, while some would rather wait until the later rounds, and a large portion fall somewhere in the middle. Whatever your strategy, its inevitable that every season brings surprise late-round gems so do your homework and cross your fingers.

The following are our 2010 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, which are based on standard 5×5 scoring and take into account projected stats as well as upside and risk. Offensive categories include BA, HRs, Runs, RBIs, and SBs. Pitching categories are Wins, ERA, WHIP, Ks, and Saves. Although several players are eligible at multiple positions, they are listed at the position that they will most likely play the most in 2010. All leagues have different position eligibility requirements so be sure to check your settings before draft day.

2010 Rankings: C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP | RP | Top 150 | Cheatsheet

Rank	Player	IP	W	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1	Tim Lincecum	225.1	15	261	68	2.48	1.05
2	Felix Hernandez	238.2	19	217	71	2.49	1.14
3	Zack Greinke	229.1	16	242	51	2.16	1.07
4	Roy Halladay	239	17	208	35	2.79	1.13
5	CC Sabathia	230	19	197	67	3.37	1.15
6	Adam Wainwright	233	19	212	66	2.63	1.21
7	Justin Verlander	240	19	269	63	3.45	1.18
8	Dan Haren	229.1	14	223	38	3.14	1.00
9	Jon Lester	203.1	15	225	64	3.41	1.23
10	Tommy Hanson	127.2	11	116	46	2.89	1.18
11	Johan Santana	166.2	13	146	46	3.13	1.21
12	Chris Carpenter	192.2	17	144	38	2.24	1.01
13	Clayton Kershaw	171	8	185	91	2.79	1.23
14	Cliff Lee	231.2	14	181	43	3.22	1.24
15	Josh Beckett	212.1	17	199	55	3.86	1.19
16	Josh Johnson	209	15	191	58	3.23	1.16
17	Matt Cain	217.2	14	171	73	2.89	1.18
18	Javier Vazquez	219.1	15	238	44	2.87	1.03
19	Yovani Gallardo	185.2	13	204	94	3.73	1.31
20	Cole Hamels	193.2	10	168	43	4.32	1.29
21	Wandy Rodriguez	205.2	14	193	63	3.02	1.24
22	Ubaldo Jimenez	218	15	198	85	3.47	1.23
23	Jake Peavy	101.2	9	110	34	3.45	1.12
24	Ricky Nolasco	185	13	195	44	5.06	1.25
25	Chad Billingsley	196.1	12	179	86	4.03	1.32
26	Brett Anderson	175.1	11	150	45	4.06	1.28
27	Matt Garza	203	8	189	79	3.95	1.26
28	Brandon Webb	4	0	2	2	13.5	2.00
29	Scott Baker	200	15	162	48	4.37	1.19
30	Neftali Feliz	31	1	39	8	1.74	0.68
31	Jair Jurrjens	215	14	152	75	2.6	1.21
32	John Lackey	176.1	11	139	47	3.83	1.27
33	Ryan Dempster	200	11	172	65	3.65	1.31
34	A.J. Burnett	207	13	195	97	4.04	1.40
35	Carlos Zambrano	169.1	9	152	78	3.77	1.38
36	Roy Oswalt	181.1	8	138	42	4.12	1.24
37	Max Scherzer	170.1	9	174	63	4.12	1.34
38	Clay Buchholz	92	7	68	36	4.21	1.38
39	Francisco Liriano	136.2	5	122	65	5.8	1.55
40	Jered Weaver	211	16	174	66	3.75	1.24
41	Kevin Slowey	90.2	10	75	15	4.86	1.41
42	James Shields	219.2	11	167	52	4.14	1.32
43	John Danks	200.1	13	149	73	3.77	1.28
44	Rick Porcello	170.2	14	89	52	3.96	1.34
45	Rich Harden	141	9	171	67	4.09	1.34
46	J.A. Happ	166	12	119	56	2.93	1.23
47	Tim Hudson	42.1	2	30	13	3.61	1.46
48	Edwin Jackson	214	13	161	70	3.62	1.26
49	Hiroki Kuroda	117.1	8	87	24	3.76	1.14
50	Randy Wells	165.1	12	104	46	3.05	1.28
51	Ben Sheets	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	Stephen Strasburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Brian Matusz	44.2	5	38	14	4.63	1.48
54	Mark Buehrle	213.1	13	105	45	3.84	1.25
55	Gavin Floyd	193	11	163	59	4.06	1.23
56	David Price	128.1	10	102	54	4.42	1.35
57	John Smoltz	78	3	73	18	6.35	1.45
58	Joba Chamberlain	157.1	9	133	76	4.75	1.54

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