MLB: Power Ranking All 30 Major League Starting Rotations

By Nicholas Ian Allen | Apr 6, 2015

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 5, 2015; Melbourne, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets at Space Coast Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 5, 2015; Melbourne, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets at Space Coast Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

<p><strong>Projected Starting Rotation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>RHP Max Scherzer (18-5, 3.15 ERA, 33 GS with Detroit in 2014)</li> <li>RHP Jordan Zimmermann (14-5, 2.66 ERA, 32 GS in 2014)</li> <li>RHP Stephen Strasburg (14-11, 3.14 ERA, 34 GS in 2014)</li> <li>LHP Gio Gonzalez (10-10, 3.57 ERA, 27 GS in 2014)</li> <li>RHP Doug Fister (16-6, 2.41 ERA, 25 GS in 2014)</li> </ul>. 1st. NL East. Washington Nationals. 1. player. 90

What was one of the best starting rotations in Major League Baseball became the best group of starters in the game when 2013 American League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer signed a seven-year free agent contract with the Washington Nationals in January.

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As good as they are at the top, the depth of the Washington rotation is what is most impressive.

The 30-year old joins an already star-studded group of frontline starters that gives Washington manager Matt Williams an embarrassment of riches when it comes to filling out the bottom slot on the lineup card and makes the Nationals a heavy favorite (6-to-1 according to Bovada) to win the World Series.

Once Scherzer pitches Opening Day against the Mets at Nationals Park, Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Doug Fister will follow.

All have been Cy Young candidates in the past, each with at least one top ten finish in the voting for the honor, and all could be in the mix again in 2015 or beyond.

Plus, Tanner Roark (15-10, 2.85 ERA, 31 GS in 2014) isn’t a bad sixth option either. In fact, Roark would not only start for any other team in the big leagues, he’d be a top three starter for most and the ace for a handful of other staffs.

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