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2014 Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheets: PITCHER WINS
(Starting Pitchers)

Top Fantasy Pitcher Wins: Starting Pitchers

Rank
1
2
2
4
5
5
7
7
7
7
11
11
11
11
11
11
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
Pitcher
 Scherzer, M
 Wainwright, A
 Zimmermann, J
 Colon, B
 Wilson, C
 Moore, M
 Kershaw, C
 Liriano, F
 Tillman, C
 De La Rosa, J
 Greinke, Z
 Miller, S
 Medlen, K
 Lester, J
 Lynn, L
 Guthrie, J
 Lee, C
 Iwakuma, H
 Sanchez, A
 Teheran, J
 Latos, M
 Ryu, H
 Corbin, P
 Masterson, J
 Griffin, A
 Arroyo, B
 Leake, M
 Chacin, J
 Fister, D
 Dickey, R
 Sabathia, C
 Darvish, Y
 Bumgarner, M
 Minor, M
 Shields, J
 Verlander, J
 Jimenez, U
 Nolasco, R
 Porcello, R
 Fernandez, J
 Hernandez, F
 Buchholz, C
 Feldman, S
 Gee, D
 Parker, J
 Peavy, J
 Milone, T
 Buehrle, M
 Gallardo, Y
 Hellickson, J
 Sale, C
 Bailey, H
 Cobb, A
 Kuroda, H
 Gonzalez, G
 Weaver, J
 Lohse, K
 Gonzalez, M
 Kluber, C
 Stults, E
 Pettitte, A
 Doubront, F
 Peralta, W
 Saunders, J
 Price, D
 Burnett, A
 Cashner, A
 Lackey, J
 Holland, D
 Cole, G
 Miley, W
 Garza, M
 Kelly, J
 Kazmir, S
 Straily, D
 Lincecum, T
 Haren, D
 Locke, J
 Perez, M
 Norris, B
 Maholm, P
 Kendrick, K
 Harvey, M
 Santana, E
 Wood, T
 Archer, C
 Quintana, J
 Nova, I
 Chen, B
 McAllister, Z
 Vargas, J
 Correia, K
 Williams, J
 Nicasio, J
 Marquis, J
 Volquez, E
 Strasburg, S
 Hamels, C
 Cain, M
 Samardzija, J
 Hudson, T
 Chatwood, T
 Niese, J
 Deduno, S
 Dempster, R
 Cahill, T
 Jackson, E
 Davis, W
Wins
21
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Starts
32
34
32
30
33
27
33
26
33
30
28
31
31
33
33
33
31
33
29
30
32
30
32
29
32
32
31
31
32
34
32
32
31
32
34
34
32
33
29
28
31
16
30
32
32
23
26
33
31
31
30
32
22
32
32
24
32
28
24
33
30
27
32
32
27
30
26
29
33
19
33
24
15
29
27
32
30
30
20
30
26
30
26
32
32
23
33
20
15
24
24
31
25
31
20
32
30
33
30
33
21
20
24
18
29
25
31
24

Top Fantasy Leaders: Pitching Win Percentage (Starters)

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
10
Pitcher
 Buchholz, C
 Scherzer, M
 Moore, M
 Greinke, Z
 Cobb, A
 Colon, B
 De La Rosa, J
 Cueto, J
 Gaudin, C
 Wilson, C
Win%
.923
.875
.810
.789
.786
.750
.727
.714
.714
.708
Wins
12
21
17
15
11
18
16
5
5
17
Losses
1
3
4
4
3
6
6
2
2
7
Starts
16
32
27
28
22
30
30
11
12
33
NOTES:
Michael Wacha also went 4-1 (Win% .800), but he only started 9 games in the regular season. Given his post-season performance in 2013, expect him to be a starter in 2014.

Chad Gaudin was an unexpected surprise as a starter for the San Francisco Giants in 2013. He's a free agent now and a lot of teams are showing interest in him as a starter based on last year's performance. He won't go deep into games, but his stats across the board are above average.

Johnny Cueto missed 2-1/2 months of the 2013 season and returned just in time for two September starts. In his last 2 starts, Cueto went 1-0 with 12 IP, 8 hits, 4 walks (1.00 WHIP), 10K (7.5 K/9), and just 1 earned run (0.75 ERA). Then he went back to resting in the off-season. We didn't want you to forget about him on draft day.

Bartolo Colon is clearly juicing. He already got caught in 2012 and missed 50 games, then he came back markedly overweight (again) in 2013, and promptly went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA at the age of 40. Come on, man... seriously. He knows he's not jeopardizing any Hall of Fame voting (since he'll never get in), and he's willing to take the financial hit at this point in his careerr since he's playing with house money, anyway. With that said, we say draft him and take a chance on him while you can cash in... just like he is. He could be finished any day, so ride his success while it lasts.

Innings Pitched per Start (15+ Wins)

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Pitcher
 Kershaw, C
 Wainwright, A
 Scherzer, M
 Zimmermann, J
 Lester, J
 Wilson, C
 Guthrie, J
 Greinke, Z
 Colon, B
 Medlen, K*
 Tillman, C
 Liriano, F
 Lynn, L
 Miller, S
 De La Rosa, J
 Moore, M
IP/Start
7.15
7.11
6.70
6.67
6.46
6.43
6.41
6.35
6.34
6.26
6.25
6.19
6.11
5.59
5.59
5.57
Wins
16
19
21
19
15
17
15
15
18
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
IP
236.0
241.7
214.3
213.3
213.3
212.3
211.7
177.7
190.3
194.0
206.3
161.0
201.7
173.3
167.7
150.3
Starts
33
34
32
32
33
33
33
28
30
31
33
26
33
31
30
27
* Kris Midlen had one relief appearance (3 innings) which is accounted for in this chart.
NOTES:
Clayton Kershaw proved that he is, without question, the best pitcher in baseball as well as in fantays baseball. Should you be worried about his 236 IP? He'll be 26 this season, so we don't think there's much of a concern here... although ghosts of Darren Dreifort, Kevin Brown and Jason Schmidt lurk in Dodger Stadium.

Adam Wainwright, on the other hand, makes us a bit more nervous. Piling 241.7 innings onto his previously-injured right arm at the age of 31 (he'll be 232 in August) is more troublesome than Kershaw's total innings pitched. Also, if you're one of those luck-is-a-factor guys, he's signed with the Cardinals through the 2018 season - [resumably, for therest of his career.

Max Scherzer, we told you last year, that if he could just screw his head on straight, he'd be one of the most-dominant pitchers in baseball. He has some of the filthiest stuff in the league, but he just wasn't there mentally until 2013. Total wins aside, look for Scherzer to be just as dominant in 2014. He still has the same stuffand his head should still be screwed on tightly.
Francisco Liriano is a total wildcard. Like everyone else, we were waiting for that game last year wheresomeone finally just lit his ass up, but that game never came. We're still not buying his act... but we may be proven wrong, again. Just know that if you draft him and he gets away with murder again in 2014, everyone in your league will hate your guts for years to come.

Matt Moore isn't quite in the same "buyer beware" class as Liriano, but don't expect a win every 5.57 Innings Pitched again out of him, either. Moore was on pace for 21 wins, but he was also only on pace for about 190 IP. Winning 20+ games while staying under 200 IP is highly-unlikely, especially given his 1.297 WHIP. He turns just 25 in June, so don't count him out yet.

Jeremy Guthrie had a career year in 2013 with 15 wins, but the rest of his stats don't match up. His 4.04 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and league-worst 236 hits allowed are not helpful in terms of fantasy baseball production.