Not a crazy question. Many of you know who Lee Sinins is...he's got his own categories that define a batter's worth (RCAA - runs created above average) and pitcher's worth (RSAA - runs saved above average).
Here are the current AL rankings
1 Gil Meche 12
2 Dan Haren 11
T3 Josh Beckett 8
T3 Roy Halladay 8
T5 John Lackey 7
T5 Tim Wakefield 7
T7 Brandon Duckworth 6
T7 Rich Harden 6
T7 Ramon Ortiz 6
T7 Nate Robertson 6
Here are the NL rankings
1 Tim Hudson 11
T2 Matt Cain 9
T2 Ian Snell 9
T4 Rich Hill 8
T4 Brad Penny 8
T6 Ted Lilly 7
T6 Braden Looper 7
T6 Jake Peavy 7
T9 Mark Hendrickson 6
T9 John Maine 6
T9 Jason Marquis 6
Yes, Gil Meche is totally the best pitcher out there. I'd rather have him than chumps like Tim Hudson and Roy Halladay. Those guys are overpaid under-performers. Duckworth is awesome too.
As a team, the R's are +5 in RSAA which is light years beyond where they have been over the past many many years.
BTW, Emil Brown and Shealy are the worst offensive players according to RCAA at -8. Jalepena is -7, but he's tied with Manny.