Baseball Evolution's Daily Top 10 by Richard Van Zandt, BaseballEvolution.com July 11th & 12th, 2007 Every weekday, Richard Van Zandt provides three Top 10 lists: One for pitchers, one for hitters, and one miscellaneous list. Enjoy! Pitchers – Top Ten – Earned Run Average 10. Ian Snell – Pit – 2.93 9. John Lackey – LAA – 2.91 8. Chad Gaudin – Oak – 2.88 7. Johan Santana – Min – 2.75 6. Jeremy Guthrie – Bal – 2.74 5. John Maine – NYM – 2.71 4. Brad Penny – LAD – 2.39 3. Dan Haren – Oak – 2.30 2. Jake Peavy – SD – 2.19 1. Chris Young – SD – 2.00 Pitchers – Bottom Ten – Earned Run Average 10. Jose Contreras – ChW – 5.19 9. Scott Olsen – Fla – 5.23 8. Matt Belisle – Cin – 5.28 7. Woody Williams – Hou – 5.34 6. Kameron Loe – Tex – 5.36 5. Odalis Perez – KC – 5.68 4. Adam Eaton – Phi – 5.69 3. Zach Duke – Pit – 5.79 2. Kip Wells – StL – 5.92 1. Ervin Santana – LAA – 5.97 Hitters – Top Ten – Batting Average 10. Chipper Jones – Atl - .329 9. Derrek Lee – ChC - .330 8. Hanley Ramirez – Fla - .331 7. Placido Polanco – Det - .335 6. Derek Jeter – NYY - .336 5. Dmitri Young – Wsh - .339 4. Matt Holliday – Col - .341 3. Hunter Pence – Hou - .342 2. Ichiro Suzuki – Sea - .359 1. Magglio Ordonez – Det - .367 Hitters – Bottom Ten – Batting Average 10. Gerald Laird – Tex - .230 9. Jason Kendall – Oak - .227 8. Bobby Crosby – Oak - .226 7. Craig Monroe – Det - .223 6. Pat Burrell – Phi - .215 5. Jermaine Dye – ChW - .214 3t. Nick Punto – Min - .211 3t. Andruw Jones – Atl - .211 2. Richie Sexson – Sea - .205 1. Julio Lugo – Bos - .197 Miscellaneous – Top Ten – Team Winning Percentage 10. Atlanta Braves - .528 (47-42) 9. Los Angeles Dodgers - .551 (49-40) 8. New York Mets - .552 (48-38) 7. Milwaukee Brewers - .557 (49-39) 6. San Diego Padres - .563 (49-38) 5. Seattle Mariners - .576 (49-36) 4. Cleveland Indians - .591 (52-36) 3. Los Angeles Angels - .602 (52-36) 2. Detroit Tigers - .605 (52-34) 1. Boston Red Sox - .609 (53-34) Miscellaneous – Bottom Ten – Team Winning Percentage 10. Pittsburgh Pirates - .455 (40-48) 9. Chicago White Sox - .453 (39-47) 8. San Francisco Giants - .442 (38-48) 7. Houston Astros - .438 (39-50) 6. Baltimore Orioles - .437 (38-49) 4t. Kansas City Royals - .432 (38-50) 4t. Texas Rangers - .432 (38-50) 2t. Washington Nationals - .409 (36-52) 2t. Cincinnati Reds - .409 (36-52) 1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - .391 (34-53) Disagree with something? Got something to add? Wanna bring up something totally new? Richard resides in San Francisco, California and can be reached at richard@baseballevolution.com.