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Posted: Thursday February 23, 2012 12:34PM ; Updated: Thursday February 23, 2012 12:46PM

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Verlander leads starting pitcher rankings

Fantasy Baseball 2012 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Rankings based on 2012 projected value in mixed 5 x 5 Rotisserie leagues and standard head-to-head points leagues. Check back during Spring Training for updated rankings.


Rank	Starting Pitcher	Team	Tier
1	Justin Verlander	DET	1
2	Roy Halladay	PHI	1
3	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	1
4	CC Sabathia	NYY	1
5	Tim Lincecum	SF	1
6	Cliff Lee	PHI	1
7	Felix Hernandez	SEA	1
8	Cole Hamels	PHI	2
9	Jered Weaver	LAA	2
10	David Price	TB	2
11	Dan Haren	LAA	2
12	Yovani Gallardo	MIL	2
13	Zack Greinke	MIL	2
14	Jon Lester	BOS	2
15	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	2
16	James Shields	TB	2
17	Ian Kennedy	ARI	2
18	Matt Cain	SF	2
19	Mat Latos	CIN	2
20	Tommy Hansen	ATL	2
21	Madison Bumgarner	SF	3
22	Josh Beckett	BOS	3
23	C.J. Wilson	LAA	3
24	Dan Hudson	ARI	3
25	Michael Pineda	NYY	3
26	Josh Johnson	MIA	3
27	Adam Wainwright	STL	3
28	Ricky Romero	TOR	3
29	Matt Moore	TB	3
30	Chris Carpenter	STL	3
31	Johnny Cueto	CIN	3
32	Matt Garza	CHC	3
33	Yu Darvish	TEX	3
34	Jeremy Hellickson	TB	3
35	Max Scherzer	DET	3
36	Ubaldo Jimenez	CLE	3
37	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	4
38	Anibal Sanchez	MIA	4
39	Shaun Marcum	MIL	4
40	Jaime Garcia	STL	4
41	Clay Buchholz	BOS	4
42	Brandon Beachy	ATL	4
43	Jordan Zimmermann	WAS	4
44	Tim Hudson	ATL	4
45	Derek Holland	TEX	4
46	Ervin Santana	LAA	4
47	Trevor Cahill	ARI	4
48	Brandon Morrow	TOR	4
49	Justin Masterson	CLE	4
50	Hiroki Kuroda	NYY	4
51	Alexi Ogando	TEX	4
52	Carlos Zambrano	MIA	4
53	Roy Oswalt	FA	4
54	Wandy Rodriguez	HOU	4
55	John Danks	CHW	4
56	Chad Billingsley	LAD	4
57	Jhoulys Chacin	COL	4
58	Jair Jurrjens	ATL	4
59	Doug Fister	DET	5
60	Colby Lewis	TEX	5
61	Brandon McCarthy	OAK	5
62	Phil Hughes	NYY	5
63	Jake Peavy	CHW	5
64	Edinson Volquez	SD	5
65	Francisco Liriano	MIN	5
66	Cory Luebke	SD	5
67	Scott Baker	MIN	5
68	Ricky Nolasco	MIA	5
69	Ryan Vogelsong	SF	5
70	G avin Floyd	CHW	5
71	Bud Norris	HOU	5
72	Edwin Jackson	WAS	5
73	Ryan Dempster	CHC	5
74	Vance Worley	PHI	5
75	Homer Bailey	CIN	5
76	Ted Lilly	LAD	5
77	Johan Santana	NYM	5
78	Ivan Nova	NYY	5
79	Matt Harrison	TEX	5
80	Jonathon Niese	NYM	5
81	Jonathan Sanchez	KC	6
82	Kyle Lohse	STL	6
83	Tim Stauffer	SD	6
84	R.A. Dickey	NYM	6
85	Mike Minor	ATL	6
86	Mark Buehrle	MIA	6
87	Mike Leake	CIN	6
88	Rick Porcello	DET	6
89	Wade Davis	TB	6
90	A.J. Burnett	NYY	6
91	Zach Britton	BAL	6
92	Luke Hochevar	KC	6
93	Jarrod Parker	OAK	6
94	Josh Collmenter	ARI	6
95	Dillon Gee	NYM	6
96	Erik Bedard	PIT	6
97	Chris Capuano	LAD	6
98	Andrew Miller	BOS	6
99	Bronson Arroyo	CIN	6
100	Brett Myers	HOU	6
101	Jeremy Guthrie	COL	7
102	Joe Blanton	PHI	7
103	Jason Vargas	SEA	7
104	Bartolo Colon	OAK	7
105	Jeff Niemann	TB	7
106	Drew Pomeranz	COL	7
107	Alfredo Aceves	BOS	7
108	Bruce Chen	KC	7
109	Chris Narveson	MIL	7
110	Josh Tomlin	CLE	7
111	Randy Wolf	MIL	7
112	Tsuyoshi Wada	BAL	7
113	Wei-Yen Chen	BAL	7
114	Clayton Richard	SD	7
115	Julio Teheran	ATL	7
116	Shelby Miller	STL	7
117	Juan Nicasio	DET	7
118	Henderson Alvarez	TOR	7
119	Brett Cecil	TOR	7
120	Freddy Garcia	NYY	7
121	Kevin Correia	PIT	7
122	Carl Pavano	MIN	7
123	Dallas Braden	OAK	7
124	Jorge De La Rosa	COL	7
125	Brett Anderson	OAK	7

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