by Evan Bischoff
1.) Stephen Farkas - Alex See Yas
Even though he appears to be on the league’s worst team, Farkas is still the best in the league and one of the best in the country. Lowest ERA and WHIP in the league, and was one walk away from throwing 8 perfect innings against the Wolfpack on Sunday (Spoiler: His team still didn’t win, somehow). Not quite as overpoweringly dominant as last year with a slightly higher ERA (+.05) and WHIP (+.11), but still the No. 1 pitcher.
2.) Evan Bischoff - Wicked Aces
Truthfully, I hate to put myself this high on the list. Statistically, I have had a very solid 2015 campaign. With the second best WHIP and ERA in the league, alongside a 9-1-1 record, a top 2 ranking seems appropriate. However, letting up 5 ER in the last four starts will prevent my ego from becoming too inflated while writing this article.
3.) Craig Skinner - Flying Squirrels
Although he has fewer innings than in past seasons, he’s just as dominant as a Flying Squirrel as he was an El Diablo. He has allowed only 4 ER all season, tied for the league lead for those with 22+ IP. Sitting in the top 5 in both WHIP and ERA, Skin-flute is having the same mound presence wearing the baby blue.
4.) Scott Kujawa - Red Cox
The White Asian is the only rookie to make this list and appears to be running away with the ROY award, mainly because of his dominance on the mound. After a slightly shaky start to the year, he hasn’t given up a run in the month of June. In his last start, he was also one walk away from PG’ing the Wolfpack. He started the year good and is only getting better.
5.) Trey Jardine - Red Cox
Jam Boy Jardine is one of the few southpaws in the league and easily the most dominant. With a top 5 ranking in WHIP and ERA, he probably should be higher on the list. However, of his last three pitching decisions, two were losses. His 5-3 record just isn’t as cool as the 8-1 record of his teammate.
6.) Travis Strojny - Wolfpack
After struggling greatly on opening weekend, Strojny has settled into the ace role nicely. When subtracting his first week jitters, he has an ERA of 0.78 and a WHIP of only 0.79. These totals would put him at ranking 6th in ERA and 3rd in WHIP. Unfortunately, he seems to face every team’s best pitcher on a good day and has a lowly record of 4-6-1.
7.) Kevin Doby - Islanders
Many criticized Islanders management for trading away Fisher to get Doby. It’s hard to criticize now, though. Even though he doesn’t have pretty stats, Doby is pretty much single-handedly keeping the Islanders in the playoff race. He has 6 of the Islanders 9 wins, including 2 huge wins last weekend against the Squirrels and El Diablos.
8.) Chandler Phillips - El Diablos
After settling in midseason, Phillips has gone cold. In his last three starts, he has gone 0-3 with a mediocre ERA of 3.16. With a league-leading 82 IP, it is possible that he is at least slightly fatigued, but he’d never admit that. Even with his recent struggles, Phillips still posts a top 10 ERA and WHIP on the season.
9.) RJ Fisher - Holy Balls
Earlier this season, Fisher would have been in the Top 3. But with only 21 IP and 3 GP, he has been a non-factor for most of the year. He hasn’t played in a single game since the middle of May and has since then changed teams… twice. However, he deserves mention on this list because he is a dominant pitcher. He’s posted a 0.57 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP and still has a chance to make a huge difference in the remainder of the season. But he can only pitch when he shows up.
10.) Sam Hatt - Wicked Aces
Hatt might be past his wiffleball prime, but he still is a force to be reckoned with on the mound. This year he has posted a solid 1.33 ERA with a 1.04 WHIP, ranking 7th and 6th in WSEM play. However, he has only 27 IP which is keeping him from being higher on this list. Not quite his 2012 form, but definitely still a respectable year from S. Hatt.
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