5. Roberto Osuna RP Toronto Blue Jays
The 20 year old Osuna helped the Blue Jays at the back end of their bullpen this year. He was pretty impressive at times, but I still think he could use a little bit more polish. He ended the 2015 season with 20 saves, a 0.91 WHIP, and an ERA+ of 153. Not many 20 year olds get to step into the closers role, especially for a playoff team. Best rookie relief pitcher this season, so he makes the list at 5....
4. Aaron Nola P Philadelphia Phillies
Nola pitched about a quarter of the season for a really bad Phillies team and managed to post a 6-2 record with a respectable ERA, WHIP, and strikeout rate. I am a little hesitant about his long term upside as far as being a top of the line starter, but he is at least a very good middle of the rotation pitcher. I like him better than pitchers like Andrew Heaney and Taylor Jungmann, but not sure he's really in the same class as players like Syndergaard. Still a good start to his career and worthy of making my list of rookie pitchers....
3. Noah Syndergaard P New York Mets
Snydergaard is a very high potential pitching prospect. If I were making this list based on potential, it would be pretty ridiculous to put him this low. However, every player has to start somewhere and this is where I am going to slot him. He pitched 2/3 of the season with the Mets, won 9 games, and had an excellent strikeout ratio. There is still some room for improvement in Sydergaard's game though. Like keeping the ball in the stadium
2. Lance McCullers P Houston Astros
I think Syndergaard will be better than McCullers in the long run, but for 2015 Lance did a nice job of helping the Astros to the American League West pennant. McCullers had a decent ERA, WHIP, and struck out more than a batter per inning. His won-loss record wasn't great, but he did a nice job of helping to stabilize the rotation. At the end of the year McCullers had an ERA+ of 125 and a WAR of 2.4. Good enough for second on my list.....
1. Luis Severino P New York Yankees
Severino only made 11 starts this year and managed to win five of those starts. His innings were held down by the Yankees, but his metrics were very good. Let's start out with the fact that his WAR was 2.0, almost higher than Syndergaard, in half of the starts. His strikeout rate was pretty good too along with a nice ERA+ of 137. Severino is only 21 and should be a very good starter for the Yankees for a long time to come...
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