Thursday, August 11, 2011

Determining The Top 5 Starters In All Of Baseball

By Carey Holzem


We're in the midst of a lull in the baseball world, as the World Series ended two months ago and it's yet another few months before the new season begins.

As a result, I like to pass the time by taking a few moments to reflect on the current state of the game. I've written many articles of the sort, and today I'd like to pay homage to five of the best pitchers in professional baseball today.

So here they are as picked by me. Whether or not you agree with me, I do welcome your thoughts about them.

Taking the #5 spot on my list is Zack Greinke, the pitcher who achieved the status of having the greatest baseball season this past year. Yes, he will need to continue that for the next season or two in order to move up on this list, but, overall, Greinke is quite a dangerous pitcher with an awesome future ahead of him in this sport.

At #4 we have Roy Halladay, who is a consistently reliable baseball pitcher. It is obvious that Halladay will someday be in the Hall of Fame.

Christ Carpenter holds the #3 place on this list as he always manages to be extraordinary. When he returned from almost two seasons of being away from baseball, it was like he had never been gone. I do believe that Carpenter just might be better than he has ever been previously.

The #2 spot goes to Johan Santana. It doesn't matter that he has not received a Cy Young award since coming on board with the Mets; he consistently contributes to a very good season every year. This is why Santana is at the #2 spot.

The #1 spot on my list definitely goes to Tim Lincecum. He has dominated this sport for two years now and is without a doubt the pitcher who is best at getting strikeouts. WOW is the word that comes to mind when I think about Lincecum's ERA in the twos!




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