Right now many of you have seen the ups and downs of the starting pitchers. For the select few who've owned the Webb's, Zambrano's and Wang's, congratulations, you're probably in the Top 100. Many of us however are probably struggling with our team pitchers due to many poor outings, injuries or lack of run production.

So, what I thought I'd do is crunch some numbers to look under the hoods of some pitchers. I wanted to see if some of the below pitchers can help out your team.

Here are the factors I took into consideration.

Ron Shandler is the man when it comes to breaking down numbers. His theory's point out that if you use Walks/Innings Pitched (BB/9), Strike Outs/Innings Pitched (K/9) and Strike Outs/Walks (K/BB) you'll see a pitcher who has all the qualities of being valuable for your fantasy team.

A key piece of strategy in this year’s RotoHog game is managing your starting pitchers. The new 5-day waiver lock on SPs has had a pretty significant effect on which strategies are viable and which are not. Let’s take a look at the 3 best strategies as I see them, and the pros and cons of each.