Here’s an updated, midseason version of rankings. This isn’t based on how they’ve played so far, but rather, how I view them from this point going forward.
I’m going to be out of town in a wedding this weekend, so I might not be able to defend myself when you bash/heap praise on these rankings for a couple of days.
1. C.C. Sabathia
2. Johan Santana
3. Jake Peavy
4. Tim Lincecum
5. Cole Hamels
6. Dan Haren
7. John Lackey
8. Brandon Webb
9. Josh Beckett
10. Roy Halladay
11. Cliff Lee
12. Joba Chamberlain
13. Scott Kazmir
14. Ben Sheets
15. Justin Verlander
16. Felix Hernandez
17. Chad Billingsley
18. James Shields
19. Matt Cain
20. Carlos Zambrano
21. Rich Harden
22. Justin Duchscherer
23. Derek Lowe
24. Ervin Santana
25. Chris Young
26. Edinson Volquez
27. John Danks
28. Zack Greinke
29. A.J. Burnett
30. Ted Lilly
31. Jair Jurrjens
32. Ricky Nolasco
33. Joe Saunders
34. Scott Baker
35. Ryan Dempster
36. Mike Mussina
37. Andy Pettitte
38. Jon Lester
39. Roy Oswalt
40. Aaron Harang
41. Javier Vazquez
42. Kevin Slowey
43. Manny Parra
44. Jonathan Sanchez
45. Johnny Cueto
46. Jered Weaver
47. Matt Garza
48. Kyle Lohse
49. Adam Wainwright
50. Max Scherzer
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