There are only two significant changes in our updated pitching rankings -- young starters Matt Moore of the Rays and Cory Luebke of the Padres jumped 18 and 24 spots, respectively.

Moore was ranked by Baseball America as the game's No. 2 prospect entering 2012, and all he has done in his minor-league career is post a 2.64 ERA and a ridiculous 700 strikeouts in 497 1/3 innings (12.7 Ks per nine innings). He fanned 15 in 9 1/3 innings in three appearances with the Rays as a rookie in 2011, and, assuming he remains a part of Tampa's deep starting rotation when the regular season starts, he should be considered a No. 4 fantasy starter.

Luebke, meanwhile, was a reliever in 29 of 46 games with the Padres as a rookie in 2011. Once he was moved into the rotation, he had a 3.31 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and struck out 9.9 batters per nine innings. He's a low-end No. 4 starter in a 12-team league, with his value aided by the Petco Park factor.

Without further delay, our starting pitcher and closer rankings. We'll be back later in the week with our updated top 100 overall. We encourage you to wait with bated breath.

STARTING PITCHERS
Rank, player, team IP, W-L, ERA, BB, K
1. Justin Verlander, Tigers 251, 24-5, 2.40, 57, 250
2. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers 233.1, 21-5, 2.28, 54, 248
3. Roy Halladay, Phillies 233.2, 19-6, 2.35, 35, 220
4. Cliff Lee, Phillies 232.2, 17-8, 2.40, 42, 238
5. Tim Lincecum, Giants 217, 13-14, 2.74, 86, 220
6. Jered Weaver, Angels 235.2, 18-8, 2.41, 56, 198
7. CC Sabathia, Yankees 237.1, 19-8, 3.00, 61, 230
8. Felix Hernandez, Mariners 233.2, 14-14, 3.47, 67, 222
9. Cole Hamels, Phillies 216, 14-9, 2.79, 44, 194
10. Ian Kennedy, Diamondbacks 222, 21-4, 2.88, 55, 198
11. David Price, Rays 224.1, 12-13, 3.49, 63, 218
12. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks 238.1, 16-10, 3.17, 33, 192
13. James Shields, Rays 249.1, 16-12, 2.82, 65, 225
14. Jon Lester, Red Sox 191.2, 15-9, 3.47, 75, 182
15. Stephen Strasburg, Nationals 24, 1-1, 1.50, 2, 24
16. Zack Greinke, Brewers 171.2, 16-6, 3.83, 45, 201
17. C.J. Wilson, Angels 223.1, 16-7, 2.94, 74, 206
18. Yovani Gallardo, Brewers 207.1, 17-10, 3.52, 59, 207
19. Madison Bumgarner, Giants 204.2, 13-13, 3.21, 46, 191
20. Tommy Hanson, Braves 130, 11-7, 3.60, 46, 142
21. Michael Pineda, Yankees 171, 9-10, 3.74, 55, 173
22. Josh Beckett, Red Sox 193, 13-7, 2.89, 52, 175
23. Chris Carpenter, Cardinals 237.1, 11-9, 3.45, 55, 191
24. Matt Cain, Giants 222.1, 12-11, 2.88, 63, 179
25. Josh Johnson, Marlins 60.1, 3-1, 1.64, 20, 56
26. Ricky Romero, Blue Jays 225, 15-11, 2.92, 80, 178
27. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals DNP
28. Gio Gonzalez, Nationals 202, 16-12, 3.12, 91, 197
29. Mat Latos, Reds 194.1, 9-14, 3.47, 62, 185
30. x-Yu Darvish, Rangers 232, 18-6, 1.44, 36, 276
31. Daniel Hudson, Diamondbacks 222, 16-12, 3.49, 50, 169
32. Jeremy Hellickson, Rays 189, 13-10, 2.95, 72, 117
33. Ubaldo Jimenez, Indians 188.1, 10-13, 4.68, 78, 180
34. Justin Masterson, Indians 216, 12-10, 3.21, 65, 158
35. Tim Hudson, Braves 215, 16-10, 3.22, 56, 158
36. Matt Garza, Cubs 198, 10-10, 3.32, 63, 197
37. Brandon Beachy, Braves 141.2, 7-3, 3.68, 46, 169
38. Clay Buchholz, Red Sox 82.2, 6-3, 3.48, 31, 60
39. Ervin Santana, Angels 228.2, 11-12, 3.38, 72, 178
40. Matt Moore, Rays 10, 1-0, 0.90, 3, 8
41. Jair Jurrjens, Braves 152, 13-6, 2.96, 44, 90
42. Trevor Cahill, Diamondbacks 207.2, 12-14, 4.16, 82, 147
43. Max Scherzer, Tigers 195, 15-9, 4.43, 56, 174
44. Brandon Morrow, Blue Jays 179.1, 11-11, 4.72, 69, 203
45. Jaime Garcia, Cardinals 194.2, 13-7, 3.56, 50, 156
46. Derek Holland, Rangers 198, 16-5, 3.95, 67, 162
47. Cory Luebke, Padres 139.2, 6-10, 3.29, 44, 154
48. Johnny Cueto, Reds 156, 9-5, 2.31, 47, 104
49. Doug Fister, Tigers 216.1, 11-13, 2.83, 37, 146
50. Anibal Sanchez, Marlins 196.1, 8-9, 3.67, 64, 202
51. Neftali Feliz, Rangers 62.1, 2-3, 2.74, 30, 54
52. Shaun Marcum, Brewers 200.2, 13-7, 3.56, 50, 156
53. Colby Lewis, Rangers 200.1, 14-10, 4.40, 56, 169
54. Francisco Liriano, Twins 134.1, 9-10, 5.09, 75, 112
55. Chad Billingsley, Dodgers 188, 11-11, 4.21, 84, 152
56. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros 191, 11-11, 3.49, 69, 166
57. Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals 161.1, 8-11, 3.18, 31, 124
58. Vance Worley, Phillies 131.2, 11-3, 3.01, 46, 119
59. Jhoulys Chacin, Rockies 194, 11-14, 3.62, 87, 150
60. Ivan Nova, Yankees 165.1, 16-4, 3.70, 57, 98
61. Ryan Vogelsong, Giants 179.2, 13-7, 2.71, 61, 139
62. Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees 202, 13-16, 3.07, 49, 161
63. Scott Baker, Twins 134.2, 8-6, 3.14, 32, 123
64. John Danks, White Sox 170.1, 8-12, 4.33, 46, 135
65. Ryan Dempster, Cubs 202.1, 10-14, 3.80, 82, 191
66. Mike Minor, Braves 82.2, 5-3, 4.14, 30, 77
67. Jonathan Sanchez, Royals 101.1, 4-7, 4.26, 66, 102
68. Phil Hughes, Yankees 74.2, 5-5, 5.79, 27, 47
69. Ricky Nolasco, Marlins 206, 10-12, 4.67, 44, 148
70. Gavin Floyd, White Sox 193.2, 12-13, 4.37, 45, 151
71. Matt Harrison, Rangers 185.2, 14-9, 3.39, 57, 126
72. Bud Norris, Astros 186, 6-11, 3.77, 70, 176
73. Josh Collmenter, Diamondbacks 154.1, 10-10, 3.38, 28, 100
74. Johan Santana, Mets 199, 11-9, 2.98, 55, 144
75. Chris Sale, White Sox 71, 2-2, 2.79, 27, 79
76. Mark Buehrle, Marlins 205.1, 13-9, 3.59, 45, 109
77. Ted Lilly, Dodgers 192.2, 12-14, 3.97, 51, 158
78. Brandon McCarthy, Athletics 170.2, 9-9, 3.32, 25, 123
79. Tim Stauffer, Padres 185.2, 9-12, 3.73, 53, 128
80. Roy Oswalt, free agent 139, 9-10, 3.69, 33, 93
x-Stats with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan

CLOSERS
Rank, player, team IP, W-L, ERA, K, SV-Opp
1. Craig Kimbrel, Braves 77, 4-3, 2.10, 127, 46-54
2. Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies 64.1, 4-1, 2.94, 87, 31-34
3. John Axford, Brewers 73.2, 2-2, 1.95, 86, 46-48
4. Mariano Rivera, Yankees 61.1, 1-2, 1.91, 60, 44-49
5. Drew Storen, Nationals 75.1, 6-3, 2.75, 74, 43-48
6. Brian Wilson, Giants 55, 6-4, 3.11, 54, 36-41
7. Heath Bell, Marlins 62.2, 3-4, 2.44, 51, 43-48
8. J.J. Putz, Diamondbacks 58, 2-2, 2.17, 61, 45-49
9. Jose Valverde, Tigers 72.1, 2-4, 2.24, 69, 49-49
10. Joakim Soria, Royals 60.1, 5-5, 4.03, 60, 28-35
11. Ryan Madson, Reds 60.2, 4-2, 2.37, 62, 32-34
12. Joel Hanrahan, Pirates 68.2, 1-4, 1.83, 61, 40-44
13. Andrew Bailey, Red Sox 41.2, 0-4, 3.24, 41, 24-26
14. Jason Motte, Cardinals 68, 5-2, 2.25, 63, 9-13
15. Sergio Santos, Blue Jays 63.1, 4-5, 3.55, 92, 30-36
16. Carlos Marmol, Cubs 74, 2-6, 4.01, 99, 34-44
17. Jordan Walden, Angels 60.1, 5-5, 2.98, 26, 67, 32-42
18. Joe Nathan, Rangers 44.2, 2-1, 4.84, 43, 14-17
19. Chris Perez, Indians 59.2, 4-7, 3.32, 39, 36-40
20. Huston Street, Padres 58.1, 1-4, 3.86, 55, 29-33

UPDATED RANKINGS: Batters

EARLY POSITION RANKINGS:  Catchers, first basemen, second basemen, shortstops, third basemen, designated hitters, outfielders, starting pitchers, closers, top 100 overall