The news officially broke this afternoon: Adam Wainwright will in fact undergo Tommy John surgery costing him the entire 2011 season (and, quite possibly, a good chunk of 2012 as well).
Wainwright, coming off a year in which he went 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 213 K and finished second in the NL Cy Young voting, had come in at No. 5 in our previous starting pitcher rankings (click here to view, which will also bring a little bit more insight into the rankings). It just shows how big of a void his injury leaves on fantasy baseball draft boards.
We have to persevere, however, so let’s take a look at how the Top 30 pitchers now look:
- Roy Halladay – Philadelphia Phillies
- Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
- Tim Lincecum – San Francisco Giants
- Jon Lester – Boston Red Sox
- CC Sabathia – New York Yankees
- Cliff Lee – Philadelphia Phillies
- Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
- Zack Greinke – Milwaukee Brewers
- Jered Weaver – Los Angeles Angels
- Justin Verlander – Detroit Tigers
- Ubaldo Jimenez – Colorado Rockies
- Josh Johnson – Florida Marlins
- Francisco Liriano – Minnesota Twins
- Chris Carpenter – St. Louis Cardinals
- Yovani Gallardo – Milwaukee Brewers
- Cole Hamels – Philadelphia Phillies
- Clay Buchholz – Boston Red Sox
- Mat Latos – San Diego Padres
- Tommy Hanson – Atlanta Braves
- Dan Haren – Los Angeles Angels
- Roy Oswalt – Philadelphia Phillies
- Colby Lewis – Texas Rangers
- David Price – Tampa Bay Rays
- Ricky Nolasco – Florida Marlins
- Brett Anderson – Oakland Athletics
- Matt Cain – San Francisco Giants
- Max Scherzer – Detroit Tigers
- Matt Garza – Chicago Cubs
- Josh Beckett – Boston Red Sox
- Chad Billingsley – Los Angeles Dodgers
What are your thoughts on the rankings? Who’s too high? Who’s too low?
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- Top 15 Catchers
- Top 15 First Basemen
- Top 15 Second Basemen
- Top 15 Shortstops
- Top 15 Third Basemen
- Top 30 Outfielders
- Top 15 Closers
- 2011 Fantasy Draft First Round Breakdown
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