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Starting Pitcher Rankings

Today let's dive into my starting pitcher rankings for 12-team mixed leagues.  Average draft round is in parentheses.

1. Tim Lincecum (2) - $41.40
2. Roy Halladay (3) - $34.66
3. Dan Haren (4) - $33.74
4. C.C. Sabathia (3) - $30.31
5. Zack Greinke (3) - $30.17
6. Felix Hernandez (3) - $28.56
7. Justin Verlander (4) - $27.52
8. Johan Santana (4) - $27.35
9. Adam Wainwright (5) - $25.91
10. Javier Vazquez (6) - $25.76
11. Josh Beckett (7) - $24.38
12. Tommy Hanson (7) - $24.37
13. Cole Hamels (9) - $23.32
14. Jon Lester (5) - $21.72
15. Chris Carpenter (7) - $20.78
16. Cliff Lee (5) - $20.28
17. Ricky Nolasco (9) - $20.20
18. Yovani Gallardo (8) - $19.46
19. Jake Peavy (9) - $19.38
20. Josh Johnson (6) - $19.01
21. Clayton Kershaw (8) - $18.85
22. Matt Cain (8) - $18.36
23. Chad Billingsley (11) - $18.00
24. James Shields (11) - $17.81
25. Phil Hughes (27) - $16.53
26. Ubaldo Jimenez (9) - $16.26
27. Wandy Rodriguez (10) - $16.09
28. Jair Jurrjens (12) - $15.08
29. Ted Lilly (15) - $14.93
30. Scott Baker (13) - $14.88
31. Brett Anderson (13) - $14.40
32. Matt Garza (11) - $13.78
33. Ryan Dempster (15) - $13.43
34. John Lackey (11) - $13.38
35. Jered Weaver (12) - $12.68
36. Roy Oswalt (14) - $12.56
37. Rich Harden (19) - $12.04
38. A.J. Burnett (11) - $11.64 
39. Max Scherzer (13) - $10.81
40. Aaron Harang (22) - $10.38
41. Brandon Webb (12) - $10.19
42. Kevin Slowey (19) - $10.03
43. Colby Lewis (N/A) - $9.69
44. Stephen Strasburg (26) - $9.56
45. Jonathan Sanchez (20) - $8.87
46. Clay Buchholz (17) - $8.83
47. Joe Blanton (25) - $8.75
48. Carlos Zambrano (15) - $8.52
49. Randy Wolf (18) - $8.43
50. Scott Kazmir (15) - $8.07
51. Johnny Cueto (19) - $7.08
52. Neftali Feliz (15) - $7.08
53. Jorge de la Rosa (17) - $6.93
54. Francisco Liriano (20) - $6.53
55. John Danks (14) - $6.45
56. David Price (15) - $5.77
57. J.A. Happ (22) - $5.30
58. Gavin Floyd (16) - $5.10
59. Ervin Santana (20) - $4.94
60. Tim Hudson (18) - $4.76
61. Daisuke Matsuzaka (17) - $4.73
62. Mat Latos (28) - $4.35
63. Erik Bedard (20) - $4.29
64. Bronson Arroyo (28) - $3.71
65. Ben Sheets (19) - $3.32
66. Kevin Correia (23) - $3.18
67. Mark Buehrle (20) - $3.07
68. Jeff Niemann (19) - $3.00
69. Hiroki Kuroda (22) - $2.85
70. Wade Davis (27) - $2.81
71. Brett Myers (28) - $2.81
72. Andy Pettitte (18) - $2.58
73. Edwin Jackson (15) - $2.50
74. Derek Lowe (27) - $2.09
75. Kenshin Kawakami (36) - $1.83
76. Randy Wells (28) - $1.75
77. Ryan Rowland-Smith (N/A) - $1.56
78. Justin Masterson (N/A) - $1.55
79. Joel Pineiro (24) - $1.00
80. Clayton Richard (28) - $0.62
81. Jason Hammel (28) - $0.21

The top tier pitchers seem to be valued appropriately, with the possible exception of Hamels.  Maybe you don't want to wait until the 10th round to take a pitcher, but you could wait until the 7th or 8th and create a very strong staff.  Brad Penny, Brian Matusz, and Marc Rzepczynski just missed my cut for positive mixed league value, but that doesn't mean they're junk.  At a certain point it's wise to ignore projections and rankings and fill out your staff with pitchers you like, guys with good stuff.  Maybe that means Buchholz, Feliz, and Liriano - there are probably a dozen pitchers on this list with the ability to destroy their projections.

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