How would you rank this year's rookie pitchers

[audioboy]

Last season I spent a great deal of time trying to load up on rookie pitchers, it appears I'm trying to do the same this season. Last season I acquired (either at auction or via trades)

Cole Hamels
Rich Hill
Scott Olsen
Mike Pelfrey
Jason Hirsh
Justin Verlander
and
Adam Miller

I traded away most of the above guys in deals for established veteran (still have Hamels, Hill and Olsen)

This season I've got

Gallardo
Lincecum
Andrew Miller
Homer Bailey
and
Jeff Nieman

If you had to rank all the players how would you rank them?

I think I'd go

1. Hamels
2. Lincecum
3. Gallardo
4. Verlander
5. Scott Olsen
6. Andrew Miller
7. Homer Bailey
8. Rich Hill
9. Adam Miller
10. Jason Hirsh
11. Mike Pelfrey
12. Jeff Niemann

Do you think I'd be way off anywhere?

[nathan050904]

Nice group of young arms there... As far as potential?

1. Tim Lincecum (This is a toss up between him and Hamels. I think Lincecum has a higher ceiling and I wouldn't doubt his ability at all)
2. Cole Hamels
3. Yovani Gallardo
4. Homer Bailey (you had Bailey way too low)
5. Justin Verlander
6. Andrew Miller
7. Scott Olsen (you could make an arguement for Adam Miller here)
8. Adam Miller
9. Rich Hill
10. Jeff Niemann
11. Jason Hirsh
12. Mike Pelfrey

[audioboy]

I forgot to include Liriano, who if healthy tops them all.

[High Heater]

Hill way to low,

having gallardo and bailey ahead of Verlander is a joke imo.

[joe75123]

Hill way to low,

having gallardo and bailey ahead of Verlander is a joke imo.

i agree, having guys who havnt proved anything in the bigs ahead of a guy such as verlander(who has put up a brilliant season and started this one out on the same pace) is not right. its tough to put lincecum ahead of him. but giving the way he has tossed his last 3 games it is justifiable.

this is how it would look in my opinion. now remember when comparing pitchers this close in talent level. there can be alot of guys who think a guy should be higher or lower. this is with liriano and also, taking into consideration the teams and divisions they will be playing in and for.

1. Liriano
2. Hamels
3. Lincecum
4. Verlander
5. Hill
6. Gallardo
7. Andrew Miller
8. Bailey
9. Mike Pelfrey
10. Adam Miller
11. Jeff Niemann
12. Jason Hirsch

[Sleepinwitdafishes]

Rookies right??? Where the heck is Phil Hughes?

1) Fransisco Liriano
2) Cole Hamels
3) Phil Hughes
4) Tim Lincecum
5) Justin Verlander (rookie?)
6) Yoavani Gallardo
7) Homer Bailey
8) Rich Hill
9) Andrew Miller
10) Adam Miller
11) Mike Pelfrey
12) Jeff Niemann
13) Jason Hirsch

[audioboy]

the list is missing some talented players, but it started out as how to compare pitchers that I've had on my fantasy roster. Up to this point I've missed out on guys like Hughes, Zumaya, and Broxton.

[05worldserieschamps]

Also JOhn Danks. If he keeps this up, he is a lock for AL ROY.

Top Rookies

1. Hamels
2. Licecum
3. Hughes
4. Liriano
5. Hill
6. Danks
7. Bailey
8. Gallardo
9. An. Miller
10. Jason Hirsh

[joe75123]

your a whitesox fan, lol.

[skapur20]

he may be a sox fan, but hes right about danks. pitching in the al central is no easy task and hes done real well against some really good teams.

i would put hill with verlander, cause just like verlander, hes starting to prove himself in the majors.

1. Liriano
2. Lincecum
3. Hamels
4. Verlander
5. Rich Hill
6. Gallardo
7. Homer Bailey
8. Andrew Miller
9. Adam Miller
10. Jason Hirsh
11. Jeff Niemann
12. Mike Pelfrey