Early Draft Outlook- Pitchers

Roy Halladay- Phl

After 11 seasons pitching, and pitching brilliantly I might add, in the toughest division in Baseball, Roy Halladay has moved to the more pitcher friendly National League with arguably the best team in the NL. In years he's made at least 30 starts, The Doc has averaged this line: 33 GS, 18-8, 7 CG, 2 SHO, 239.2 IP, 3.35 ERA, 42 BB, 176 K. He's an elite pitcher and is one of the best pitchers in the game today.

2010 Prediction: 34 GS, 22-9, 8 CG, 3 SHO, 248.0 IP, 2.94 ERA, 33 BB, 204 K

Matt Cain- SF

Cain had a coming out party of sorts last year and has the talent to improve in 2010. The only thing that will possibly hold Cain down is the Giants lack of offense. At 25 years olf age, Cain is just coming into his own at the MLB level and is one of the better pitchers in the NL.

2010 Prediction: 34 GS, 16-7, 3 CG, 1 SHO, 220.0 IP, 2.74 ERA, 74 BB, 176 K

Jair Jurrjens- Atl

Jurrjens was just great for the Braves last year. He was tied for the 2nd least amount of Earned Runs given up with 62, he had the 4th lowest ERA with 2.60 and tied for the 4th most Quality Starts with 25. He also got stronger as the season wore on, posting a better ERA, WHIP and opponents BAA in the 2nd half.

2010 Prediction: 32 GS, 15-8, 1 CG, 0 SHO, 213.0 IP, 2.92 ERA, 77 BB, 159 K

Tim Linececum- SF

Lincecum is a freak of nature. He's the best pitcher in baseball today and has the hardware to prove it. He's also the Majors best bet to reach the 300 K mark since Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson each did it in 2002(with 316 and 334 K's respectively).

2010 Prediction: 34 GS, 21-8, 4 CG, 2 SHO, 236.0 IP, 2.56 ERA, 73 BB, 307 K