TOP FIVE from the BUMP on the JUNIOR Circuit...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report 2013 Position by Position...EXPRESS or LOCAL?

The Best of the Best from the Bump on the Junior Circuit is led by the Best Starting Pitcher in the Show from the Motor City and you know who he is if you follow the Show closely. That same Pitcher didn't win the 2012 AL Cy Young but a Lefty from the AL East did as he is one of the Top Five from the Bump in the Show as well. If you had to start an All-Star Team who would be your Top Five from the Bump on the Roster?

The Top Five Pitchers in the American League are sponsored by...we have to face Nine Hitters and no Pitchers so the challenge is much more on the Junior Circuit...GotDH?

The 2013 Top Five Pitchers in the AL (in order):

1. JUSTIN VERLANDER RHP Detroit Tigers #Tigers...The Man, the Myth, the Legend is a classic Throwback Power Pitcher and Horse. He has the Best Stuff a Show Contract could buy and eats up Innings while mowing Hitters down like its Junior Hardball. His W-L Record didn't wow many but those numbers are deceiving as he is the #1 Pitcher in the Show let alone in the AL. 17-8 in 2012 with a 2.64 ERA on 239 Ks 60 BBs and a 238.1 IPs. Dominant in every sense of the Word as he and Teammate Max Scherzer are the Top Duo in the Show in Combined Strikeouts for Teammates.

2. DAVID PRICE LHP (pictured left) Tampa Bay Rays #Rays...the 2012 AL Cy Young Award Winner was dynamite in 2012 and it also goes to show you some time that #1 Pick Overall does pan out with the law of averages. Price was 20-5 in 2012 with a 2.56 ERA on 211 Innings pitched. He struck out 205 and walked 59. Crafty he is who just knows how to pitch and can bring the Express as well. Out of all those Rays Arms from 2009 like Shields (Royals), Kazmir (Out of MLB), and Garza (Cubs)..Price has been the Man they build around.

3. FELIX "KID FELIX" HERNANDEZ RHP Seattle Mariners #Ms...they just paid him all what the Mariners had in the Disposable Account and it was well worth it. His numbers have been on the decline the past few years but he is a True #1 with #1 Stuff. He obviously didn't get a lot of Run Support but still posted eye-popping numbers. Kid Felix was only 13-9 in 2012 but had a 3.06 ERA, 223 Ks, and only 56 BBs. The M's must get more Offense but Felix will definitely lead the Staff.

4. JERED WEAVER RHP Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim #Halos...I used to think older brother Jeff was better when i first saw Jered and boy was that a mistake. If it wasn't for a couple of Bumps in the Road due to minor Injuries Weaver could have been the 2012 AL Cy Young Award Winner. The Ace of the Halos Staff posted in 2012...a sparkling 20-5 W-L Record, 2.81 ERA, 142 Ks, 45 BBs, and pitched 188.2 Innings. He is not a Strikeout Pitcher by any stretch but he is always around the plate and is your classic ground ball pitcher.

5. C.C. SABATHIA LHP (pictured right) New York Yankees #BronxBombers...He was still the Workhorse as he will continue to be. 15-6 in 2012 with a 3.38 ERA while getting 197 Ks, and only 44 BBs in 200 Innings pitched. The Yanks get Pettite back along with Hughes, Kuroda, and Nova. Both Kuroda and Hughes were 16-Game Winners in 2012 and the yanks will need more of that to stave off a Top Heavy AL East with the Jays, Rays, and O's lurking.