Top Starters

1. Felix Hernandez (SEA) – Mon @HOU, Sat LAA
2. Clayton Kershaw (LAD) – Tue @NYM, Sun MIL
3. Justin Verlander (DET) – Wed KC
4. Cliff Lee (PHI) – Th PIT
5. Stephen Strasburg (WSH) – Wed STL
6. Adam Wainwright (STL) – Tue @WSH
7. Max Scherzer (DET) – Tue KC, Sun ATL
8. Yu Darvish (TEX) – Wed @LAA
9. Cole Hamels (PHI) – Tue PIT, Sun @NYM
10. David Price (TB) – Tue NYY, Sun @CWS
11. Madison Bumgarner (SF) – Wed ARI
12. Yovani Gallardo (MIL) – Tue @SD
13. CC Sabathia (NYY) – Mon @TB, Sat TOR
14. Matt Cain (SF) – Tue ARI
15. Matt Moore (TB) – Mon NYY, Sat @CWS
16. Shelby Miller (STL) – Mon @WSH, Sun PIT
17. Matt Harvey (NYM) – Wed LAD

Additional Information: Of all the pitchers in this section, I’m worried about Matt Cain the most. Cain’s fastball velocity is the lowest of his career and the effectiveness of his secondary is starting to suffer; the batting average on his curveball and changeup this year is .313 while the batting average was only .241 last year.

Backend Starters

18. R.A. Dickey (TOR) – Tue @BAL, Sun @NYY
19. Jordan Zimmermann (WSH) – Fri CIN
20. Jake Peavy (CWS) – Th TB
21. Ross Detwiler (WSH) – Tue STL, Sun CIN
22. Jose Fernandez (MIA) – Tue @MIN
23. Gio Gonzalez (WSH) – Th CIN
24. Ian Kennedy (ARI) – Wed @SF
25. Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA) – Tue @HOU, Sun LAA
26. A.J. Burnett (PIT) – Mon @PHI, Sat @STL
27. Edwin Jackson (CHC) – Th @MIA
28. Mat Latos (CIN) – Wed CHC
29. C.J. Wilson (LAA) – Fri @SEA
30. Marco Estrada (MIL) – Wed @SD
31. Derek Holland (TEX) – Mon @LAA, Sat @MIN
32. Doug Fister (DET) – Sat ATL
33. Hiroki Kuroda (NYY) – Th TOR
34. Jeff Samardzija (CHC) – Wed @CIN
35. Wade Davis (KC) – Tue @DET, Sun CLE
36. Chris Sale (CWS) – Wed CLE
37. James Shields (KC) – Th @DET
38. Josh Johnson (TOR) – Fri @NYY
39. Homer Bailey (CIN) – Fri @WSH
40. Jeremy Hellickson (TB) – Th @CWS
41. Andy Pettitte (NYY) – Wed @TB

Additional Information: Other than his first start, Wade Davis has been extremely good, especially in his last start. These are Gio Gonzalez’s walk rates since 2009 to 2013: 12.3%, 10.8%, 10.5%, 9.3% and 10.6%. Which one looks like the outlier? If he’s going to walk 10.6 percent of batters, he’s a top 20 pitcher instead of a top 10 pitcher. With a great matchup against the Marlins and FIP of 2.63 I’m not worried about Edwin Jackson at all.

Spot Starters

42. Kris Medlen (ATL) – Sat @DET
43. Kyle Lohse (MIL) – Mon @SD, Sun @LAD
44. Jon Lester (BOS) – Tue OAK, Sun HOU
45. Felix Doubront (BOS) – Fri HOU
46. Ryan Dempster (BOS) – Th HOU
47. Alexi Ogando (TEX) – Tue @LAA, Sun @MIN
48. Ricky Nolasco (MIA) – Mon @MIN, Sun CHC
49. Ervin Santana (KC) – Fri CLE
50. Wade Miley (ARI) – Mon @SF, Sat COL
51. Clay Buchholz (BOS) – Wed OAK
52. Wily Peralta (MIL) – Sat @LAD
53. Brandon Morrow (TOR) – Wed @BAL
54. Lance Lynn (STL) – Fri PIT
55. Hyun-Jin Ryu (LAD) – Th @NYM

Additional Information: Felix Doubront’s walk rate has improved from 10 percent to 8.7 percent and his strikeout rate has improved from 23.6 percent last year to 28.3 percent. Lance Lynn’s fastball velocity and command have been hot and cold all year so I have no idea what pitcher you’re going to get. Despite Clay Buchholz’s great start to begin the year, I’m still not buying; the matchup with the A’s is no longer the pitcher friendly matchup it used to be.

Proceed With Caution

56. Roy Halladay (PHI) – Wed PIT
57. Roberto Hernandez (TB) – Fri @CWS
58. Jarrod Parker (OAK) – Th BAL
59. Jeremy Guthrie (KC) – Sat CLE
60. Trevor Cahill (ARI) – Th COL
61. Brandon McCarthy (ARI) – Fri COL
62. Tony Cingrani (CIN) – Tue CHC, Sun @WSH
63. Nicholas Tepesch (TEX) – Th @MIN
64. Tim Lincecum (SF) – Fri @SD
65. Ivan Nova (NYY) – Fri TOR
66. Bartolo Colon (OAK) – Tue @BOS, Sun BAL
67. Bud Norris (HOU) – Tue SEA, Sun @BOS
68. Chris Tilllman (BAL) – Mon TOR, Sat @OAK
69. Ryan Vogelsong (SF) – Mon ARI, Sun @SD
70. Patrick Corbin (ARI) – Tue @SF, Sun COL
71. Tommy Milone (OAK) – Fri BAL
72. Josh Beckett (LAD) – Fri MIL
73. Brett Anderson (OAK) – Wed @BOS
74. A.J. Griffin (OAK) – Mon @BOS, Sat BAL
75. Clayton Richard (SD) – Fri SF

Additional Information: I’m extremely curious to see how Jarrod Parker pitches tonight in a very favorable matchup @ Tampa Bay tonight. If he continues to falter, he’s out of my top 75. There will not be a better time to start Tim Lincecum than this week. Monitor the status of Brett Anderson over the weekend. He suffered a sprained ankle in his start yesterday. If Anderson goes on the DL, Dan Straily will get the call up and is must add in all formats.