MLB's new season has begun, and the official has previously rated the top ten players in each position today, let's take a look at who the top ten starting pitchers belong to today?
1. Jacob deGrom, New York Met
If it weren't for the number of wins, De Grome would have more than just two Celeron Awards. In 2018, the Mets made a strong 32-game starter, although he only won 10 wins, but he threw 269 three-hits in 217 innings, only lost 41 self-blame points, and the self-blame rate reached a staggering 1.70, and the victory contribution value was as high as 9.6. Last season, in 15 games, he only dropped 11 self-blame points, threw 146 three-strikes, 11 guarantees, the three-strike guarantee ratio was as high as 13.3, the self-blame rate was only a terrible 1.08, and even for a period of time, his number of points was more than the self-blame points lost! If it weren't for injuries, it's hard to say whether Corbin Burnes would have won the Cy Youngs award last season. However, De Grohm is still in the recovery period of injury, and many fans are also waiting for his return.
2. Gerrit Cole, Yankees, New York
Although there is no Celeron Award bonus, Cole, who has repeatedly been a fraction of the same as the Ceyon Award, is undoubtedly one of the most deterrent pitchers in the Major Leagues. After spending five years with the Pirates, he made a name for himself with the Astros, especially in the 2019 season with a 20-5 record of 212.1 innings, and threw 326 triples, losing to teammate "Tiger King" Justin Verlander in the Cy young award vote. After switching to the Yankees in 2020, although there are problems with home runs, Kerr's three-strike ability is still quite good, shooting 243 three-strikeouts and 41 guarantees in 30 games last season, with a 3.23 ERA and a win contribution value of 5.6 ranking second in his career.
Max Scherzer, New York Met
"Dr. K" did not lose his skills due to the age of 37, and the naturally heterogeneous Schezer was traded to the Dodgers in the mid-season 2021 after helping the Nationals win the World Series title. Last season, he started 11 games with the Dodgers, achieved a record of 7 wins and 0 losses, only 8 guarantees in 89 strike-ups, and a low LAC score of 1.98, and almost won the National League Yang Award. This strength also allowed him to gain the favor of the Metropolis, and he was recruited by a 3-year contract to form a super double ACE with De Grohm. In the case of the latter's injury, Shezier took on the heavy responsibility, winning all three starts in the first three games of the season, and only 7 guarantees in 23 strikeouts, which was quite stable.
4. Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers
First to preview, Dodgers' ace left-hand shot Clayton Kershaw is not on this list, but "Lesser Lord" Biller is indeed the perfect candidate for dodgers' future ace starting pitchers. In 2019, he shot 30 games, with only 37 guarantees in 215 strikes, and the SELF-BLAME rate was controlled at 3.26. In the 2020 playoffs, he shot 5 games and 39 strikeouts and only lost 5 points, making a great contribution to the team's world championship. Last season, with the starting pitcher's rotation flowing very much, he achieved a record of 16 wins and 4 losses in 33 games, dropping only 57 points on 212 strikeouts and a 2.47 ERA, stabilizing the Dodgers' morale.
5. Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee brewer
Some people may wonder why Woodruff's ranking will be before Burns, after all, the latter is the winner of the new Konko Nations League Yang Award, but Compared to Burns's single-season explosion, Woodruff's sustained excellence seems to be more trustworthy. After serving as a starting pitcher in 2019, he has thrown 143 strikeouts in 22 games, and the 3.62 ERA has been fairly stable. Although 9 wins and 10 losses were made in 30 starts last season, only 51 points were dropped in 211 strikes, the ERA was 2.56, and the victory contribution value was 5.6.
6. Zack Wheeler, a Philadelphia Phillie
He is also an excellent pitcher produced by the Mets, and he was recruited by the Phillies in 2020 to form a double ace with Aaron Nola, who performed better than Nora last season. He ate 213.1 innings in 32 games, threw 247 strikeouts and only 46 deliveries, and controlled the NC at 2.78. However, his performance in the first two games of the new season is far from last year, with 4 drops and 8 points by knocking out 10 hits, and only 6 strikeouts. However, as the season progresses, Wheeler is now slowly regaining his skills, and is still a fixed needle for the Phillies to rotate.
7 Lance Lynn, Chicago White Sox
The 34-year-old veteran pitcher has frequently switched owners since leaving the Cardinals in 2017, changing hands twice in 2018, playing for the Twins and Yankees, and coming to the White Sox last season after casting two years with the Rangers in 2019-2020. However, his form was not affected by frequent team changes, but became more and more outstanding. In 2019, he threw 246 three-strikeouts, and the victory contribution value was 7.6 for his career masterpiece. After switching to the White Sox last season, he threw 176 strikeouts in 157 innings to press his eraser to a career-best 2.69, pushing Dallas Keuchel to become the team's second-largest starting pitcher. However, in the new season, he is still in the recuperation stage.
8. Shane Bieber, Guardian of Cleveland
The Guardians are a hotbed of quality pitchers, and after landing in the major leagues in 2018, Bieber quickly showed his powerful three-strike ability, completing 259 triples in 34 games in 2019, throwing 122 triples in the first 12 games of the 2020 shrinking season, and the SELF-defeating score rate reached 1.63, which also made him undisputed to win the American League Award that year. Last season's performance of 134 strikeouts in 16 games was also quite good, but his statistics were abruptly stopped due to injury season reimbursement. In the new season, Bieber still showed his full suppression, and the current 29.1 innings of pitching the ERA was only 2.45, and the three-strike guarantee ratio was also excellent 29:6.
9 Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee brewer
After entering the major leagues in 2018, Burns failed to play the starting pitcher for the first two seasons, and in the 2020 shrink season, he played more of the starting points, leaving a 2.11 ERA. At the beginning of last season, his crazy three-strike performance without guarantee was very eye-catching, and finally completed 234 three-strikeouts in 28 starts, only 34 guarantees, and the three-strike guarantee ratio reached 6.9, and the SELF-blame rate was controlled at 2.43. Although there were only single-season breakouts, the new National League winner also played quite well in the new season, scoring 43 strikeouts in 32.2 innings and only seven guarantees.
10. Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox
Giolito entered the White Sox starting pitcher rotation in the 2018 season, but his form has stabilized since 2019, with 228 strikeouts in 29 games making him the white Sox ace. A no-hits game in the 2020 season has made him more well known, with 11 wins and 9 losses in 31 starts last season, controlling the ERA at 3.53 and helping the White Sox to the top spot in the Midfield Region. Returning from injury, he has shot four starts this season and a staggering 32 strikeouts in 19.2 innings proved his strength is still there.
The strongest aces are all on the table, who do you think will win the Ceyons this year? Come to the comments section to give your answer!