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  1. 1. Which AL team has the best starting rotation?

    • Boston Red Sox - Schilling, Beckett, Matsuzaka, Papelbon, Wakefield
      3
    • New York Yankees - Mussina, Pettite, Wang, Pavano, Igawa
      1
    • Toronto Blue Jays - Halladay, Burnett, Chacin, Marcum, (Towers, Janssen)
      0
    • Baltimore Orioles - Bedard, Benson, Cabrera, Loewen, Wright
      0
    • Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Kazmir, Fossum, Seo, Shields, (Howell, Hammel, Stokes, Corcoran)
      1
    • Chicago White Sox - Contreras, Buehrle, Garland, Vazquez, Floyd
      0
    • Detroit Tigers - Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, Robertson, (Maroth, Miner)
      7
    • Cleveland Indians - Sabathia, Westbrook, Lee, Byrd, Sowers
      0
    • Minnesota Twins - Santana, Silva, Bonser, Garza, Baker
      0
    • Kansas City Royals - Meche, Perez, Hudson, Bannister, (Greinke, de la Rosa)
      0
    • Oakland Athletics - Harden, Haren, Blanton, Loaiza, (Kennedy, Saarloos)
      0
    • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Lackey, Colon, Santana, Weaver, Escobar
      0
    • Texas Rangers - Millwood, Padilla, McCarthy, (Tejeda, Loe, Koronka)
      0
    • Seattle Mariners - Hernandez, Washburn, Batista, Ramirez, (Woods, Baek)
      0

  2. 2. Which NL team has the best starting rotation?

    • New York Mets - Glavine, Hernandez, Maine, Perez, Pelfrey*
      2
    • Atlanta Braves - Smoltz, Hudson, James, Davies, Hampton
      0
    • Florida Marlins - Willis, Johnson, Olsen, Sanchez, Nolasco
      1
    • Philadelphia Phillies - Garcia, Myers, Moyer, Hamels, Eaton
      0
    • Washington Nationals - John Patterson, (Perez, Chico, Hanrahan, O'Connor, Hill, Traber, Bergmann)
      0
    • St. Louis Cardinals - Carpenter, Wells, Reyes, Wainwright, Thompson
      0
    • Chicago Cubs - Zambrano, Lilly, Prior, Hill, Marquis
      1
    • Houston Astros - Oswalt, Jennings, Williams, Rodriguez, (Astacio, Nieve)
      0
    • Milwaukee Brewers - Sheets, Capuano, Suppan, Vargas, Bush
      0
    • Cincinatti Reds - Harang, Arroyo, Milton, Lohse, (Ramirez, Belisle)
      0
    • Pittsburgh Pirates - Duke, Snell, Maholm, Gorzelanny, Chacon
      0
    • Los Angeles Dodgers - Schmidt, Lowe, Penny, Wolf, (Billingsley, Kuo)
      4
    • San Diego Padres - Peavy, Maddux, Young, Hensley, Thompson (Wells*)
      2
    • Arizona Diamondbacks - Webb, Hernandez, Davis, Johnson, (Gonzalez, Eveland)
      0
    • San Francisco Giants - Zito, Cain, Lowry, Morris, (Hennessey, Sanchez)
      2
    • Colorado Rockies - Cook, Francis, Kim, Buchholz, Hirsh
      0

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LorfTVP

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From rotoauthority.com

 

 

"Best Starting Rotation In the NL

 

Based on my own projections, I award the best projected cumulative starter ERA for 2007 to...San Diego at a sparkling 3.82. The Brewers are second at 3.95.

 

Heaviest strikeout staff? The Cubs, at a 7.5 K/9. The Giants are second at 7.3 K/9. Chicago also projects as the toughest to hit, just edging out the Giants.

 

If you want control, the Brewers are insane. They still can't touch the '05 Twins but I see Milwaukee's front five checking in at just 2.2 BB/9. The Padres and Phils rate strongly for control as well.

 

The Dodgers have the best HR prevention, followed by the Cardinals.

 

Team ERA

SD 3.82

MIL 3.95

HOU 4.04

PHI 4.06

LAD 4.07

CHC 4.11

STL 4.14

SF 4.21

FLA 4.22

ARI 4.28

NYM 4.39

CIN 4.44

ATL 4.53

COL 4.61

PIT 4.69

WAS 5.24"

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Well, one must remember the volatility of pitchers in general.

 

of course, but we're dealing with odds and percentages here in this discussion. it's like saying "well i'm being dealt a lot of 16's and you're being dealt a lot of 11's, but blackjack is all luck" (the pads are the team with a lot of 11's :flex: )

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of course, but we're dealing with odds and percentages here in this discussion. it's like saying "well i'm being dealt a lot of 16's and you're being dealt a lot of 11's, but blackjack is all luck" (the pads are the team with a lot of 11's :flex: )

 

I guess it shows in Mr. Dierkes' ranking of the Padres for the lowest ERA in the NL next season.

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My projections award the best projected cumulative starter ERA in the AL for 2007 to...Boston at 3.86. The Evil Empire is second at 3.98. One caveat: overall these team ERAs look a tad low - usually a team or two is over 5. However, I do see some improvements on the way in KC and Tampa Bay, and they usually bring up the rear. And of course unexpected major injuries will cause some teams' ERAs to rise beyond my projections.

 

Boston and Baltimore rate as the best strikeout staffs, with Tampa Bay placing a surprising third. Scott Kazmir, Jason Hammel, and Edwin Jackson have above average K rates, and Jae Seo isn't enough to bring them down. Cleveland is projected to miss the fewest bats.

 

The Red Sox are also the toughest to hit, followed by the Angels. As expected, the Indians have baseball's most hittable staff. Westbrook, Lee, Sowers, and Byrd need a strong defense behind them.

 

Cleveland also has the league's best control by far, balancing out the hits. I have them at 2.2 BB/9, followed by the White Sox and Yankees. The Orioles have the worst control, as Cabrera, Loewen, and Wright should have below average walk rates.

 

Best HR prevention goes to the Yankees, followed by the Orioles. The O's could be a nice surprise if Mazzone can coax better control out of his staff. A guy like Bedard certainly has the potential, and Loewen and Cabrera could figure it out too.

 

Team ERA

BOS 3.86

NYY 3.98

LAA 4.03

OAK 4.06

DET 4.10

CLE 4.28

CHW 4.33

SEA 4.50

MIN 4.52

TOR 4.54

BAL 4.56

TEX 4.73

KC 4.77

TB 4.94

 

Once agan, from the same guy. Granted these are solely his own projections but I like what I see from the Red Sox and am also a little bit surprised to see the Yankees second. But hey, both teams have so much potential in their rotations, it's amazing. Imagine if Matzuzaka, Papelbon, and Beckett all got it together to go with Schilling's final season and Wakefield's consistency. Wowsah.

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