2012 Starting Pitcher (SP) Tier Rankings - Fantasy Baseball 2012

2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Starting Pitcher (SP) Tier Rankings are based on a standard single season redraft mixed AL/NL fantasy baseball league for the 2012 season. Scoring settings include: wins, losses, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP - (W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP). IP = innings pitched. ( ) = players age.

Updated: February 25, 2012

Starting Pitcher (SP) Tier Rankings

1. Clayton Kershaw - LAD - SP (24)

2. Justin Verlander - Det - SP (29)

3. Roy Halladay - Phi - SP (34)

Tier 2

4. Tim Lincecum - SF - SP (27)

5. Felix Hernandez - Sea - SP (25)

6. Cliff Lee - Phi - SP (33)

7. Jered Weaver - LAA - SP (29)

Tier 3

8. Cole Hamels - Phi - SP (28)

9. Zack Greinke - Mil - SP (28)

10. David Price - TB - SP (26)

11. CC Sabathia - NYY - SP (31)

Tier 4

13. Yovani Gallardo - Mil - SP (26)

12. Jon Lester - Bos - SP (28)

14. Matt Cain - SF - SP (27)

15. Dan Haren - LAA - SP (31)

Tier 5

22. Stephen Strasburg - Was - SP (23)

17. CJ Wilson - LAA - SP (31)

16. Madison Bumgarner - SF - SP (22)

21. Michael Pineda - NYY - SP (23)

18. Tommy Hanson - Atl - SP (25)

Tier 6

28. Josh Johnson - Mia - SP (28)

19. Ian Kennedy - Ari - SP (27)

20. James Shields - TB - SP (30)

Tier 7

26. Daniel Hudson - Ari - SP (25)

23. Ricky Romero - Tor - SP (27)

24. Jeremy Hellickson - TB - SP (24)

27. Mat Latos - Cin - SP (24)

30. Shaun Marcum - Mil - SP (30)

29. Josh Beckett - Bos - SP (31)

Tier 8

34. Adam Wainwright - StL - SP (30)

25. Jordan Zimmermann - Was - SP (25)

31. Gio Gonzalez - Was - SP (26)

32. Ubaldo Jimenez - Cle - SP (28)

33. Johnny Cueto - Cin - SP (26)

35. Yu Darvish - Tex - SP (25)

Tier 9

43. Derek Holland - Tex - SP (25)

44. Matt Garza - ChC - SP (28)

36. Jaime Garcia - StL - SP (25)

37. Max Scherzer - Det - SP (27)

38. Brandon Beachy - Atl - SP (25)

39. Anibal Sanchez - Mia - SP (28)

40. Ervin Santana - LAA - SP (29)

41. Tim Hudson - Atl - SP (36)

42. Chris Carpenter - StL - SP (36)

Tier 10

45. Jhoulys Chacin - Col - SP (24)

50. Jair Jurrjens - Atl - SP (26)

48. Cory Luebke - SD - SP (27)

52. Brandon Morrow - Tor - SP (27)

47. Trevor Cahill - Ari - SP (24)

49. John Danks - CWS - SP (26)

51. Chad Billingsley - LAD - SP (27)

Tier 11

46. Wandy Rodriguez - Hou - SP (33)

54. Ryan Vogelsong - SF - SP (34)

53. Vance Worley - Phi - SP (24)

55. Clay Buchholz - Bos - SP (27)

58. Ivan Nova - NYY - SP (25)

61. Colby Lewis - Tex - SP (32)

57. Ricky Nolasco - Mia - SP (29)

64. Hiroki Kuroda - NYY - SP (37)

66. Ryan Dempster - ChC - SP (34)

Tier 12

59. Edwin Jackson - Was - SP (28)

56. Jeff Niemann - TB - SP (29)

60. Edinson Volquez - SD - SP (28)

62. Justin Masterson - Cle - SP (27)

63. Doug Fister - Det - SP (28)

65. Mark Buehrle - Mia - SP (33)

67. Brandon McCarthy - Oak - SP (28)

Tier 13

68. Alexi Ogando - Tex - SP (28)

71. Scott Baker - Min - SP (30)

72. Bud Norris - Hou - SP (27)

70. Gavin Floyd - CWS - SP (29)

69. Phil Hughes - NYY - SP (25)

Tier 14

73. Roy Oswalt - FA - SP (34)

74. Johan Santana - NYM - SP (33)

75. Ted Lilly - LAD - SP (36)

78. Tim Stauffer - SD - SP (29)

80. Erik Bedard - Pit - SP (33)

Tier 15

79. Mike Minor - Atl - SP (24)

76. Zach Britton - Bal - SP (24)

77. Julio Teheran - Atl - SP (21)