MLB Network’s The Shredder put out its list of the top 10 starting pitchers going into the 2020 season, and rising Los Angeles Dodgers star Walker Buehler made his debut, coming in at No. 10.
Ahead of Buehler, in order of Nos. 1-9 are New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom, Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander, New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer, former member of the Dodgers and current Toronto Blue Jays’ Hyun-Jin Ryu, Astros’ Zack Greinke, St. Louis Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty, Nationals’ Patrick Corbin and Cleveland Indians’ Mike Clevinger.
The three MLB Network analysts, Mike Petriello, Sarah Langs and Ben Lindbergh were all higher on Buehler, ranking him seventh, sixth and sixth, respectively.