With Shane Bieber checking in at No. 7 in our countdown and now Aaron Civale earning the No. 8 spot over Triston McKenzie by a narrow two-vote margin, we seem to have entered the portion of the Top 10 reserved for starting pitchers who missed significant time this season due to injury.
Civale made 15 starts for Cleveland before exiting his June 21 start against the Chicago Cubs with a finger sprain on his pitching hand. That landed him on the injured list along with Shane Bieber and Zach Plesac, where he remained until he was activated on Sept.