2010 Most Valuable Players (Pitchers)
Here are the most valuable position players in the leagues, according to my estimates. Position players here.
AL Rank Player Team $-Value (MRP) 1 Cliff Lee SEA/TEX $18.94 2 Felix Hernandez SEA $17.13 3 Justin Verlander DET $15.71 4 Francisco Liriano MIN $14.79 5 Jered Weaver LAA $13.73 6 CC Sabathia NYY $13.57 7 Zack Greinke KCR $13.17 8 Jon Lester BOS $13.06 9 John Lackey BOS $10.94 10 John Danks CHW $10.80 11 Colby Lewis TEX $10.56 12 Carl Pavano MIN $10.43 13 Ricky Romero TOR $10.29 14 Mark Buehrle CHW $10.26 15 Gavin Floyd CHW $10.23 16 Joba Chamberlain NYY $10.18 17 David Price TBR $10.14 18 Joakim Soria KCR $10.03 19 Matt Thornton CHW $10.00 20 C.J. Wilson TEX $9.88
NL Rank Player Team $-Value (MRP) 1 Roy Halladay PHI $20.77 2 Adam Wainwright STL $16.51 3 Ubaldo Jimenez COL $15.84 4 Josh Johnson FLA $15.67 5 Matt Belisle COL $15.40 6 Carlos Marmol CHC $13.87 7 Tim Lincecum SFG $13.05 8 Brian Wilson SFG $12.65 9 Jonny Venters ATL $12.62 10 Sean Marshall CHC $12.52 11 Chris Carpenter STL $11.91 12 Billy Wagner ATL $11.60 13 Tommy Hanson ATL $11.46 14 Heath Bell SDP $11.42 15 Chad Billingsley LAD $11.29 16 Clayton Kershaw LAD $11.26 17 Anibal Sanchez FLA $11.19 18 Brett Myers HOU $11.12 19 Matt Cain SFG $11.09 20 Hiroki Kuroda LAD $10.75
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How did Chamberlain get ahead of Price?
On Chamberlain, good question. When valuing relievers, I estimated the average added value of pitching in late innings where runs have more value. I explain the details of this correction in the book. While Joba pitched fewer innings than Price, his ability to pitch well when runs were more value gave him more estimated value for the season. Now, this doesn’t mean that I think Chamberlain is “more valuable” than Price as a pitcher overall. In the context of their careers, Price is the better pitcher whose contributions are likely to be more valuable going forward.
Matt Belisle?! How does a pitcher with an average ERA above 5 for the 2007-2009 seasons it to #5 on the list? I presume Brady Anderson’s meteoric, drug induced rise in ’96 would have had a similar effect on his value. Also, I’m surprised to see Aaron Harang missing from this list.
Ed, these are 2010 values.