Daily Pitcher Rankings 4/4/11

Here's how today's starters shake out:

Jake Arrieta vs. Tigers: .497 OPS against, 0HR, 2BB, 6K in 25 PA

Derek Holland vs. Mariners: .575 OPS against, 0HR, 1BB, 11K in 44 PA

Randy Wells vs. D'Backs: .593 OPS against, 0HR, 0BB, 8K in 27 PA

Erik Bedard vs. Rangers: .767 OPS against, 6HR, 6BB, 20K in 104 PA

Scott Baker vs. Yanks: .855 OPS against, 8HR, 8BB, 25K in 139 PA

Joe Saunders vs. Cubs: .925 OPS against, 3HR, 3BB, 6K in 54 PA

Rick Procello vs. Orioles: .980 OPS against, 2 HR, 6BB, 5K in 45 PA

Kyle Lohse vs. Pirates: 1.143 OPS against, 5HR, 8BB, 13K in 88 PA

Charlie Morton vs. Cards: 1.189 OPS against, 3 HR, 8BB, 10K in 84 PA

Not enough data: Chris Narveson vs. Braves, Brandon Beachy vs. Brewers, Ivan Nova vs. Twins

This is a pretty big stay-away day for pitchers. I'd start Holland, and maybe Arrieta and Wells if I had a little faith. Bedard's numbers are alright, but let's see if the number of batters faced exceeds his number of seasons with a DL stint first. I wouldn't start any of Narveson, Beachy, or Nova, but of the three I'd take the latter. I'd start any and all Cards/Pirates hitters. Though Saunder's numbers against the Cubs look bad, no one's really owned him on the Cubs. Only Byrd and Johnson have more than 3 PAs, and neither of them has looked great (though 2 of Byrd's 4 hits have gone yard). I'd also start my Rangers hitters, since who knows how effective Bedard will be.

My final pitcher rankings for today: Holland, Arrieta, Wells, Nova, Beachy, Bedard, Saunders, Baker, Porcello, Narveson, Lohse, Morton.