Tomorrow's Cy Young Winners

[Brad Harris]

Who are the best starting pitchers age 25 or younger? Must have pitched at least 100 innings in their major league careers to date. Which of these promising talents will be the star moundsmen of the majors in the next 5-10 years? Rank your top ten.

[STLCards2]

Wow- didn't realize that Happ and Wells are already over 25.

1. Lincecum - duh
2. Kershaw
3. Grienke
4. Jurgens
5. Cain
6. F. Hernandez
7. Hamels
8 J. Johnson
9. Chamberlain
10.Billingsly

I don't know, this looks like a good guess. I hate picking guys without at least a couple of years. Who else could go here? Cueto is suposed to be great, but has been so-so for two years. Lester? Kazmir is usualy great, but has been atrocious this year. Hanson is not at 100 IP yet. Porcello has only thrown 110 IP or so. Will Liriano ever return to his 2007 form? E. Jackson has been pretty pedestrian evry year before 2009. Garza, maybe? Romero? Jiminez? Will Price end up in the pen eventualy? I don't know. I am sure I am forgetting a person or two.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

I's put Felix Hernandez at #2.

[lyrical]

I's put Felix Rodriguez at #2.
Who? :laugh

I don't have a list but I would put the cutoff at age 24 and not 25. Kind of silly to put Lincecum, who already has a Cy Young, in a group with unproven players. Plus by age 25, most good pitchers have already shown how good as they're going to be long term, IMO. Halladay and Santana both broke out in their age 25 seasons.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Who? :


Doh! :laugh I fixed it.

[baseball junkie]

Ugh, David Price is 9 innings away!

Johnny Cueto can't seem to keep it together for a whole season.

Off topic but the Reds got some studs. If Cueto, Homer Bailey and Edison Volquez ever put it all together at the same time, watch out National League.

[d32123]

Felix Hernandez and Tim Lincecum! Hernandez is just underrated because he plays for Seattle if he was on a team that got more coverage he'd be rivaling Lincecum.

[Milt on Tilt]

Wow- didn't realize that Happ and Wells are already over 25.

1. Lincecum - duh
2. Kershaw
3. Grienke
4. Jurgens
5. Cain
6. F. Hernandez
7. Hamels
8 J. Johnson
9. Chamberlain
10.Billingsly

I don't know, this looks like a good guess. I hate picking guys without at least a couple of years. Who else could go here? Cueto is suposed to be great, but has been so-so for two years. Lester? Kazmir is usualy great, but has been atrocious this year. Hanson is not at 100 IP yet. Porcello has only thrown 110 IP or so. Will Liriano ever return to his 2007 form? E. Jackson has been pretty pedestrian evry year before 2009. Garza, maybe? Romero? Jiminez? Will Price end up in the pen eventualy? I don't know. I am sure I am forgetting a person or two.

God. Let's hope not. He didn't throw a pitch professionally.

[STLCards2]

God. Let's hope not. He didn't throw a pitch professionally.

Oh, was that 2006? Doesn't seem that long ago.

[SamtheBravesFan]

4. Jurgens

Jurrjens ;)

Honestly, I don't even know how the "Jurrgens" thing got started.

[Dravecky43]

Jurrjens ;)

Honestly, I don't even know how the "Jurrgens" thing got started.

And I don't know how Jurrjens got ahead of Cain, King Felix, Johnson and Billingsley in this list. I just don't think he'll be great.

Here's my top 10.

1. TIMMY
2. King Felix
3. Kershaw
4. Johnson
5. Porcello
6. Cain
7. Greinke
8. Hamels
9. Billingsley
10. Garza

[Rich the Giants fan]

Ooh, just wait a couple of years until Bumgarner is ready!!

:D

[Dravecky43]

Ooh, just wait a couple of years until Bumgarner is ready!!

:D

Hehehe. (That was my evil laugh!) I almost ignored the rules and included him! When he's ready, I don't know if any rotation could stand up to Da Jints!

And my keeper fantasy team is in good hands. Four of those guys I put on the list are on my team :D

[babaganoosh]

Ugh, David Price is 9 innings away!

Come back in a week and mention him :D