Free Agent pitchers

The highest rated pitcher is Kevin Milhouse, 32 years old and a 12Y pitcher. Last season he went 17-9 with a 2.98 ERA. Storm Morris, the 2008 Cy Young winner, is 33, a 10YZ, and coming off a 20-6 season for Baltimore.

There are 3 hard throwing veterans with the 10X rating:
Bryan Brooks, age 34, coming off a terrible 9-15, 4.97 season
Johnny DeMario, age 35, 9-13, 3.96
Ryan McCloud of the clan McCloud, age 29, 11-11, 4.20

Dave Fitzgerald is a 10Y, age 34, who had a very good 11-11, 3.18 season for Phoenix

There are 7 pitchers with 9 ratings, including 3 with excellent control:
Johnny Jackson, 27, 14-9, 3.02
Jimmy Doyle, 32, 13-12, 3.51
Derek Howe, 33, 15-9 3.20 Howe, one of the premier sinkerballers in the game, has kept his ERA below 3.3 each of the last 3 seasons, including a Cy Young season in 2006.

14 pitchers carry the 8 rating, and 2 of those have great control, a pair of ancient lefthanders:

Stuart Coppolla, 38, 10-10 4.10 last year with a career record of 234-138. He has been offered a one year deal for 10 million from New York but like Andy Pettite, is holding out for less money.

Tom Groovine, 40, was 15-9, 3.48 last year. Groovine has 12 straight seasons with ERA's under 3.70 and is 251-137 lifetime. He is a long shot for 300 wins, but could get it if he pitches effectively to age 43.

The bullpen is led by Toledo closer Paul Williamson, 37, coming off a 40 save year and 2.74 ERA. His rating is 11YZ. Denver's Luther Trautwein, 10XY at age 31, saved 41 with a 2.82 ERA.

There are 2 10X pitchers: Andy Parsons, 32, had a magical 17-3 relief record for Baltimore. Don Thompson, 31, had a 4.90 ERA for Boston. While he has great stuff, Thompson has only one good season in his career, for the 2006 Stars.

Heathcliff George is a 10Y after an 11-8, 3.26 season in Las Vegas. Henry Rollins, 38 and an 8XZ, had a disappointing 4.72 ERA in his second season as the Saving Ute™. Rollins won the Cy Young award with the 2007 Championship Utes, saving 53 games.