Let's say we take the top 5 pitching starters on this game away. Which 5 starters would you choose? They can be 5 star starters or less. So we remove the top 5 five star rated based on their high stuff numbers of 9. (Which there are currently only five 5 star pitchers with that stuff rating) So based on this we remove...
Cueto 769
Sale 989
Hernandez 799
Kershaw 999
Fernandez 959
What would be the next 5 starters you would choose...
(And Lawman, Tankaka is out for you)
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Duffy 4/3/9
Lester 7/8/8
Shoemaker 6/9/8
Darvish 9/4/8
I'm not big on Tanaka really, I've crushed him quite a bit. I think Duffy is very underrated also. I've heard good things about DeGrom but haven't really seen him much to have an opinion yet.
Greinke 7/8/8
Darvish 9/4/8
Kluber 8/8/8
Strasburg 8/9/7
In no particular order, I picked all right handers that happen to be 5 star rated. With the exception of Sale, I only use right hand pitchers and that goes for relievers as well. I actually have used each of of the pitchers I listed in my starting rotation recently. Greinke did very well, as did Darvish and Scherzer. Strasburg and Kluber were hit pretty hard.
Alas, Tanaka has been relegated to inactives!
also, i don't think 9 stuff = best pitchers. fernandez and kershaw are easy to hit though felix, cueto and sale have done very well for me.
i have every pitcher and i use madbum and darvish in my current rotation so they would have to be on this list. kluber and lester would also make it. and finally, i'd probably use pineda.
if we're talking against the computer, i'd probably go kluber, greinke, strasburg, pineda, darvish.
I am not necessarily saying they are the best in this game. Just based on the stats they present currently. Obviously, Kershaw is very hittable. But these 5 pitchers are the only 5 star with 5 stuff. And to me stuff outranks speed and control. It just seems the players that I face that have almost all the players tend to have these 5 as their starters. Me included. Just was thinking about a change of pace. Liking the ideas guys. You all make good arguments. In no particular order I would go with Lester,Darvish, Degrom, Wainwright and either Scherzer or Hamels.
I wholeheartedly agree with this list.