by The following 2016 fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings are based on standard 5×5 scoring. Pitching categories include Wins, ERA, WHIP, Ks, and Saves. While the rankings are based in large part on a player’s projected performance, we also take into account upside and risk. While several players are eligible at multiple positions, each player is only ranked once in their primary position.
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Tier | Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clayton Kershaw | LA |
| 2 | 2 | Max Scherzer | WAS |
| 2 | 3 | Chris Sale | CWS |
| 2 | 4 | Corey Kluber | CLE |
| 2 | 5 | Jake Arrieta | CHC |
| 3 | 6 | Dallas Keuchel | HOU |
| 3 | 7 | Madison Bumgarner | SF |
| 3 | 8 | Matt Harvey | NYM |
| 3 | 9 | David Price | BOS |
| 3 | 10 | Jacob deGrom | NYM |
| 4 | 11 | Zack Greinke | ARZ |
| 4 | 12 | Gerrit Cole | PIT |
| 4 | 13 | Felix Hernandez | SEA |
| 4 | 14 | Jose Fernandez | MIA |
| 4 | 15 | Chris Archer | TB |
| 5 | 16 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE |
| 5 | 17 | Johnny Cueto | SF |
| 5 | 18 | Sonny Gray | OAK |
| 5 | 19 | Stephen Strasburg | WAS |
| 6 | 20 | Danny Salazar | CLE |
| 6 | 21 | Noah Syndergaard | NYM |
| 6 | 22 | Tyson Ross | SD |
| 6 | 23 | Adam Wainwright | STL |
| 6 | 24 | Cole Hamels | TEX |
| 7 | 25 | Marcus Stroman | TOR |
| 7 | 26 | Garrett Richards | LAA |
| 7 | 27 | Lance McCullers | HOU |
| 7 | 28 | Carlos Martinez | STL |
| 7 | 29 | Patrick Corbin | ARZ |
| 8 | 30 | Jon Lester | CHC |
| 8 | 31 | Francisco Liriano | PIT |
| 8 | 32 | Jordan Zimmermann | DET |
| 8 | 33 | Michael Wacha | STL |
| 9 | 34 | Jake Odorizzi | TB |
| 9 | 35 | Masahiro Tanaka | NYY |
| 9 | 36 | Michael Pineda | NYY |
| 9 | 37 | James Shields | SD |
| 10 | 38 | Justin Verlander | DET |
| 10 | 39 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA |
| 10 | 40 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC |
| 10 | 41 | Drew Smyly | TB |
| 10 | 42 | Gio Gonzalez | WAS |
| 10 | 43 | Steven Matz | NYM |
| 11 | 44 | Yu Darvish | TEX |
| 11 | 45 | Jeff Samardzija | SF |
| 11 | 46 | Carlos Rodon | CWS |
| 11 | 47 | Shelby Miller | ARZ |
| 11 | 48 | Wei-Yin Chen | MIA |
| 11 | 49 | Raisel Iglesias | CIN |
| 12 | 50 | Luis Severino | NYY |
| 12 | 51 | Jaime Garcia | STL |
| 12 | 52 | Taijuan Walker | SEA |
| 12 | 53 | Jesse Hahn | OAK |
| 12 | 54 | Joe Ross | WAS |
| 12 | 55 | Yordano Ventura | KC |
