Best Starting Staff on Paper? (pitching, games, MLB, Red Sox)

[Orangeish]

Going into this year, who do you think has the best starting five in the MLB? I am often a homer here, but I really do believe that my hometown ChiSox (Peavys being healthy assumption) have the best 1-5 in the bigs.

1. Peavy
2. Buehrle
3. Floyd
4. Danks
5. Garcia

Who do you feel has the best 1-5 starters in baseball?

[lakersguy31]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

Going into this year, who do you think has the best starting five in the MLB? I am often a homer here, but I really do believe that my hometown ChiSox (Peavys being healthy assumption) have the best 1-5 in the bigs.

1. Peavy
2. Buehrle
3. Floyd
4. Danks
5. Garcia

Who do you feel has the best 1-5 starters in baseball?

if peavy is the old peavy then for sure CHI will have a strong one. I'm a huge LA DODGERS fan and when he pitched for SD, it was a for sure padre win, even when they were bad. for sure loss for the dodgers when they faced them.

[aardvarks]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

Going into this year, who do you think has the best starting five in the MLB? I am often a homer here, but I really do believe that my hometown ChiSox (Peavys being healthy assumption) have the best 1-5 in the bigs.

1. Peavy
2. Buehrle
3. Floyd
4. Danks
5. Garcia

Who do you feel has the best 1-5 starters in baseball?

1) Beckett
2) Lester
3) Lackey
4) Dice-K
5) Buccholtz
6) Wakefield

If Dice-K is healthy, then I see these two staffs as being pretty equal

For 1-2

King Felix and C Lee is hard to beat

[Orangeish]

Originally Posted by aardvarks

For 1-2

King Felix and C Lee is hard to beat

Yeah, I def agree with that one. If they have anyone show up at 3/4/5 they should be looking at a post season push.

[Upton]

SF Giants:

Lincecum
Cain
Zito
Sanchez
Bumgarner

Except for the 5th starter, this is the same staff that in 2009 led MLB in complete games, shutouts, BAA, and strikeouts. Giants starters tied for second in ERA....Plus Lincecum added another Cy Young award and Sanchez threw a no-hitter.

Until someone proves otherwise, the Giants have the best starting rotation in baseball.

[Orangeish]

I don't see how leading the league in complete games---or someone throwing a no hitter, or someone winning a Cy Young is relevant at all to be honest. Lots there were 6 teams lumped in the sub 4 ERA club and 5 were NL teams that play against those cute little NL offenses. I think the Giants belong in the conversation, but it's not open and shut. Also from what I can see they were 2nd in BAA

[twista6002]

South Side's 1-4 isn't bad but Freddy Garcia? Come on.

Atlanta has a nice 1-5:

1. Jurgens
2. Hanson
3. Hudson
4. Lowe
5. Kawakami

And I think Jo-Jo Reyes could have a breakout year

[Upton]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

I don't see how leading the league in complete games---or someone throwing a no hitter, or someone winning a Cy Young is relevant at all to be honest. Lots there were 6 teams lumped in the sub 4 ERA club and 5 were NL teams that play against those cute little NL offenses. I think the Giants belong in the conversation, but it's not open and shut. Also from what I can see they were 2nd in BAA

Nope, not if you include just the starters:

2009 BAA

1. Giants-.234
2. Dodgers-.236
3. Mariners-.248

MLB Baseball Team Statistics - Major League Baseball - ESPN

[Lancet71]

Sabathia
Burnett
Pettitte
Vasquez
Chamberlain (or Hughes)

*I think our top 4 are the best and i'm not sure how the 5th spot will play out so if i'm going by the top 5,i'd pick the Red Sox.

[Mr Yuk]

I think best staff 1-5 is a dead heat between the Phillies and Yankees...the Red Sox staff is good, but they lack an overpowering ace...Beckett is not what he used to be.

Phils:
Halladay
Hamels
Blanton
Happ
Kendrick/Moyer