2007 Top Fantasy MLB Pitchers
Here are your top pitchers picks for the 2007 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Mar 20, 2007
Let's take it from the Top. The most important player on any Major League team, or more importantly any Fantasy Baseball Team, is the Number One Starter, the pitcher. This year, good starters are few and far between. They are rare. But study this list, and you have a shot a picking the good ones and avoiding the absolute stiffs. Here are the 2007 Top 20 MLB Fantasy Pitchers. Listed beneath them are the Pitcher's 2006 statistics and his Average Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts over the last three seasons (except where indicated.)
1. Johann Santana, Minnesota Twins
The 2006 Season: (19-6, 2.77 ERA, 245 SO)
3-Year Averages: (18-6, 2.75 ERA, 249 SO)
2. Roy Halladay. Toronto Blue Jays
The 2006 Season: (16-5, 3.20 ERA, 132 SO)
3-Year Averages: (12-6, 3.26 ERA, 112 SO)*
*Halladay missed 28 starts during the 2004-2005 seasons
3. Chris Carpenter. St. Louis Cardinals
The 2006 Season: (15-8, 3.09 ERA, 184 SO)
3-Year Averages: (17-6, 3.12 ERA, 183 SO)
4. Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros
The 2006 Season: (15-8, 2.98 ERA, 166 SO)
3-Year Averages: (18-10, 3.13 ERA, 185 SO)
5. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs
The 2006 Season: (16-7, 3.41 ERA, 210 SO)
3-Year Averages: (15-7, 3.14 ERA, 200 SO)
6. Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks
The 2006 Season: (16-10, 3.10 ERA, 178 SO)
3-Year Averages: (12-12, 3.36 ERA, 171 SO)
7. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
The 2006 Season: (17-9, 3.63, 124 SO)
(2006 was Verlander’s Rookie Year - He won the Rookie of the Year Award.)
8. Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
The 2006 Season: (11-14, 4.09, 215 SO)
3-Year Averages: (13-9, 3.06 ERA, 201 SO)
9. Mike Mussina, New York Yankees
The 2006 Season: (15-7, 3.51 ERA, 172 SO)
3-Year Averages: (13-8, 4.17 ERA, 149 SO)
10. C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians
The 2006 Season: (12-11, 3.22 ERA, 172 SO)
3-Year Averages: (13-10, 3.79 ERA, 157 SO)
11. Jeremy Bonderman, Detroit Tigers
The 2006 Season: (14-8, 4.08 ERA, 202 SO)
3-Year Averages: (13-11, 4.51 ERA, 172 SO)
12. Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers
The 2006 Season: (6-7, 3.82 ERA, 116 SO)*
3-Year Averages: (9-10, 3.28 ERA, 174 SO)
* Sheets was limited to just 17 Starts in 2006.
13. Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The 2006 Season: (10-8, 3.24 ERA, 163 SO)
2-Year Averages: (10-9, 3.50 ERA, 169 SO)*
Kazmir pitched only 33 innings in 2004
14. Jason Schmidt, Los Angeles Dodgers
The 2006 Season: (11-9, 3.59 ERA, 180 SO)
3-Year Averages: (14-8, 3.73 ERA, 199 SO)
15. Chris Young, San Diego Padres
The 2006 Season: (11-5, 3.46 ERA, 164 SO)
2-Year Averages: (12-6, 3.86 ERA, 150 SO)*
Young pitched only 36 innings in 2004.
16. Roger Clemens, Man Without a Country
The 2006 Season: (7-6, 2.30 ERA, 102 SO)
3-Year Averages: (13-6, 2.38 ERA, 169 SO)
17. John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels
The 2006 Season: (13-11, 3.56 ERA, 190 SO)
3-Year Averages: (14-10, 3.88 ERA, 178 SO)
18. Kenny Rogers, Detroit Tigers
The 2006 Season: (17-8, 3.84 ERA, 99 SO)
3-Year Averages: (16-8, 4.02 ERA, 104 SO)
19. John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves
The 2006 Season: (16-9, 3.49 ERA, 211 SO)
2-Year Averages*: (15-8, 3.27 ERA, 190 SO)
* Smoltz was the Braves’ Closer in 2004.
20. Dan Haren, Oakland A's
The 2006 Season: (14-13, 4.12 ERA, 176 SO)
2-Year Averages*: (14-12, 3.92 ERA, 170 SO)
Haren’s first full season as a starter was 2005.
