Here we are just over a month away from a highly-anticipated commencement of the 2011 regular season.

Looking back, 2010 finally laid to rest the notion that power-hitting parallels championships; when in fact it could be the exact opposite.

A season in which pitching prevailed over forceful hitting, 2010 granted us with the sentiment that maintaining brilliant, emphatic pitching can equate to championships.

Some say it’s good for baseball, others disagree.  Either way, the game proceeds.

So as we look towards a season that could become a duplicate of recent, let’s inspect the prospectus of 10 potential eye-opening pitchers who could become x-factors in pennant races coming down the stretch.

Make sure to follow Alec Dopp on twitter @doppler9000

Begin Slideshow