Top 5 starting rotations in baseball

By Robby Sabo | Jan 24, 2015

Oct 1, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) reacts after defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2014 National League Wild Card playoff baseball game at PNC Park. The Giants won 8-0. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) pitches the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in game one of the 2014 NLDS playoff baseball game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Los Angeles Dodgers

Projected Rotation

Clayton Kershaw LHP
Zack Greinke RHP
Hyun-Jin Ryu LHP
Brandon McCarthy RHP
Bret Anderson LHP

Don Mattingly’s staff sports something that very few teams can: they have three left-handed pitchers.

Oh yeah, and they also have a guy by the name of Clayton Kershaw.

Kershaw was so filthy last year that he took home NL MVP honors. Not a simple feat for a pitcher as only 10 men have won both the Cy Young and MVP since 1956. It was well deserved.

Kershaw went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 198.1 innings. While once again his postseason production was “scratch your head” worthy, he is still be far the best pitcher in the game with San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner on his heels.

Zack Greinke represents an outstanding number-two. When speaking about staffs, what separates the Dodgers from their rivals in the defending champion Giants is the pitchers that follow each representing ace.

In San Francisco, the uncertainty of how 30-year old Matt Cain will rebound is a very serious issue for Bruce Bochy. Old-man Tim Hudson won’t get it done this year and Tim Lincecum is just too confusing to even think about analyzing.

Greinke is followed by Hyn-Jin Ryu who put together as solid a season in 2014 as you can ask from your middle man.

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