Best Pitcher in Baseball?

I think Halladay is a bona fide ace and I'd love to have him on my team but he has a 3.99 ERA for the year and he has given up 13 home runs and batters have a .266 batting average against him.
But here are 10 guys in the AL who are cleraly having better years.
(1) Bedard (2.98 ERA. 210 BAA, 207Ks 12-4 ), (2) Haren 2.53 ERA, .222 BAA 13-4, (3) JJ Putz has a 1.46 ERA and BAA .146 (4) CC Sabathia 3.48 ERA with 14 wins, (5)Santana 3.02 ERA .220 BAA, (6)Becket 15 wins .239 BAA 3.24 ERA, (7) Escobar 2.74 ERA .237 BAA, (8)Lackey 3.07 ERA .252 BAA, (9)Carmona 3.16 ERA ,255 BAA, (10)Papelbaum 1.93 ERA .154 BAA.

Originally posted by myteamtrulystinks
I think Halladay is a bona fide ace and I'd love to have him on my team but he has a 3.99 ERA for the year and he has given up 13 home runs and batters have a .266 batting average against him.
But here are 10 guys in the AL who are cleraly having better years.
(1) Bedard (2.98 ERA. 210 BAA, 207Ks 12-4 ), (2) Haren 2.53 ERA, .222 BAA 13-4, (3) J ...[text shortened]... AA, (8)Lackey 3.07 ERA .252 BAA, (9)Carmona 3.16 ERA ,255 BAA, (10)Papelbaum 1.93 ERA .154 BAA.

I have to say though, I expected Johan Santana to have a much better second half when the Twins make their perrenial run at the pennant. Doesn't look like it's going to happen this year.

Rwingett was right. Peavy is the best in baseball right now.

I expected santana to be better too and I still think if i could have any pitcher for next year I'd take santana. But right now who is the best -- it is Peavy.

beckett

Name W SV K ERA WHIP
Peavy 18 0 225 2.39 1.04
Santana 15 0 220 3.14 1.06
Putz 4 38 73 1.34 0.67
Sabathia 18 0 205 3.19 1.14
Bedard 13 0 221 3.16 1.09
Beckett 19 0 180 3.20 1.13

They all had good years, but it looks to me like Beckett is the best

depends like if ur saying the best stikeout pitcher without a doubt is johan santanta, but if saying best pitcher to get guys out by endusing ground balls has to be Chin-Ming Wang