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MLB: Power Ranking All 30 Major League Starting Rotations

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Feb 19, 2014; Port St Lucie, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) chats with the pitchers including Doug Fister (58) (in blue) in spring training action at Space Coast Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2014; Port St Lucie, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) chats with the pitchers including Doug Fister (58) (in blue) in spring training action at Space Coast Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 1, 2015; Dunedin, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison (36), relief pitcher Brett Cecil (27), relief pitcher Aaron Sanchez (41) and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (6) look on during spring training workouts at Bobby Mattick Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2015; Dunedin, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison (36), relief pitcher Brett Cecil (27), relief pitcher Aaron Sanchez (41) and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (6) look on during spring training workouts at Bobby Mattick Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s a new era north of the border with Drew Hutchison scheduled to make his first Opening Day start after knuckleballer R.A. Dickey opened each of the last two seasons. That setup begins an off-and-on mix of up-and-coming youngsters and veterans.

"“It’s really exciting, Opening Day is special,” Hutchison said after learning he would start Monday in New York. “At the end of the day, it’s one game but as we all know it’s Opening Day. The excitement, the energy that goes into it, it’s exciting; so I’m really looking forward to the day and I’m just humbled and honored. “You want to be the Opening Day starter, everybody does. I think everybody wants to do that, growing up that’s what you want to do. There’s a lot of responsibility with that. Obviously you’re excited, but I’m looking forward to that start and I’m looking forward to the season.”"

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Rookie Daniel Norris earned the No. 3 spot this spring and will be followed by another former top of the rotation starter in Mark Buehrle. The 36-year old lefty is arguably the most dependable starter in baseball after completing his 14th consecutive season of 30 starts or more.

Another youngster, 22-year old Aaron Sanchez, will work in the fifth spot after Marcus Stroman was sidelined with a torn ACL.

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