Need Help! When to draft first pitcher?

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12 team, H2H points League, Keeper league (only two keepers and player kept in rnd drafted last year).

My keepers are: Lester (Rnd 14) and Longoria (Rnd 18)
I have the 4th overall pick. Most of the top pitchers are being kept including: Johan Santana, CC, Linc, Webb, Halladay, Billingsly and a few more.
The top pitchers remaining include: first tier Hamels, Haren, Peavy. second tier: Beckett, Liriano, Lackey, most third tier pitching remains as well (ie Gallardo, Greinke, etc).

When Should I draft my first pitcher? I was initially thinking taking Liriano or Becket in Rnd 4 or 5.
Or should I go for hitting the first four-five rounds?

any help will be much appreciated and I always WHIR

Thanks

[RDD15]

I personally tend toward picking SP beginning around the 12th round, but I realize that I am in the minority there.

The one thing that concerns me about your post the most is your listing of Peavy as a top tier pitcher. After some of his WBC outings, and with the awful team that will be behind him in San Diego, I would list Peavy as a low second tier pitcher at best.

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I agree with you regarding Peavy. Thanks for your advice.