The rankings of the pitchers are found here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/david_sabino/03/20/pvr.pitchers/index.html

of note:  Carpenter is ranked as the 3rd best pitcher in MLB. No surprise. Adam Wainwright is ranked #20 14th best starter. Anyone else really surprised by that?  

others of note:
Reyes - 102
Wells - 182
Looper - 195
Thompson - 204
Mulder - 298
Josh Fogg - 309

Jason Marquis - 263
Mark Prior - 245

If pressed, I would probably be more comfortable with Looper as a starter over Marquis and Prior.

Thoughts?

We've had one full month of baseball to evaluate the 2006 St Louis Cardinals Bullpen.  I want to hear from other "Volunteer Managers".  Help me evaluate  our bullpen.  If the game is tied in the 9th inning and our starter has allowed the opposition to put a man on 1st and 2nd, which reliever do you have the most confidence in getting the opposition out without allowing a run to score?  We know El Hombre will win the game anyway, but that is another diary, another day.    

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