Revisiting MLB Free Agent Pitchers: What Could Eppler Have Done Differently?

 

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Some people get pretty pissed at me when I attack Mets' GM Billy Eppler on Twitter @LegendSports7. 

Even though he had a horrific 332-376 record with the Angels - despite one of the highest payrolls in MLB - and he's built a crappy Mets' roster in relativity to the highest payroll in baseball history, people still seem to want to defend him. 

When I bash the Mets' pitching, the Twitter trolls say, okay, what would you have done then? 

To appease them, I'm posting my initial free agent pitcher rankings, before anyone was signed this past offseason (ages are per Spotrac): 

1.    Clayton Kershaw, 34 years old

2.    Carlos Rodon, 30 years old

3.    Jacob deGrom, 34 years old

4.    Justin Verlander, 39 years old

5.    Nathan Eovaldi, 32 years old

6.    Jameson Taillon, 31 years old

7.    Chris Bassitt, 33 years old

8.    Andrew Heaney, 31 years old

9.    Tyler Anderson, 32 years old

10. Kodai Senga, 29 years old

11. Martin Perez, 31 years old

12. Zach Eflin, 28 years old

13. Taijuan Walker, 30 years old

14. Michael Wacha, 31 years old

15. Ross Stripling, 33 years old

16. Mike Clevinger, 31 years old

17. Johnny Cueto, 36 years old

18. Seth Lugo, 33 years old

19. Sean Manaea, 30 years old

20. Zack Greinke, 39 years old

21. Vincent Velasquez, 30 years old

22. Drew Smyly, 33 years old

23. Jose Quintana, 33 years old

24. Jordan Lyles, 32 years old

25. Kyle Gibson, 35 years old

26. Corey Kluber, 36 years old

27. Michael Lorenzen, 30 years old

28. Noah Syndergaard, 30 years old

29. Wade Miley, 36 years old

30. Rich Hill, 42 years old

31. Zach Davies, 29 years old

32. Matt Boyd, 31 years old