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Old 08-19-2009, 10:21 PM   #140 (permalink)
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Ranking the rotations

Here are the top four starters for each major league team. One ace wasn't enough to place a team toward the top of this list--the best rankings go to the teams that can send to the mound each day a starter with the ability to keep his team in the game.

1. Chicago Cubs--Stephen Jennings, Quincy Dorst, Mace Brown, Grady Price
2. San Diego Padres--Cliff Melton, Dutch Leonard, Roy Weir, Will Green
3. Chicago White Sox--Ray Brown, Gordon Rhodes, Gabriel de Klerk, Tom Sunkel
4. Seattle Rainiers--Johnny Allen, Ricardo Morales, Buck Ross, Hal Schumacher
5. Philadelphia Phillies--Tommy Bridges, Enrique Hernandez, John Colon, Rafael Perez
6. Boston Red Sox--Satchel Paige, Ed Brandt, Robert Hampton, Rusty Chandler
7. New York Giants--Jim Turner, Bob Feller, Valentyn Santos, Al Hollingsworth
8. Hollywood Stars--Carl Hubbell, Jesse Cooke, Elden Auker, Tex Carleton
9. Washington Senators--Dizzy Dean, Mike Haley, Tommy Thomas, Euel Moore
10. Brooklyn Dodgers--Kyuchi Abe, Ralph Elliot, Al Smith, Rob Browne
11. Portland Beavers--Paul Baker, Pat Caraway, Syl Johnson, Steve Larkin
12. Sacramento Solons--Bill Swift, Fred Barnes, Vince Shields, Eric Hudson
13. Pittsburgh Pirates--Johnny Broaca, Buster Ross, Fay Thomas, Russ Van Atta
14. Oakland Oaks--Ralph Birkofer, Ad Liska, Skip Campbell, Paul Hopkins
15. Kansas City Athletics--Gene Schott, Paul Derringer, Phil Webster, Benny Frey
16. St. Louis Cardinals--Vito Tamulis, Ben Hunter, Bill Shores, Jorge Guerrero
17. Baltimore Orioles--Mike Crawford, Ted Lyons, Ed Walsh, Dick Barrett
18. Detroit Tigers--Jim Tobin, Del Ellis, John Jackson, Cole Barrett
19. San Francisco Seals--Whit Wyatt, Ivy Andrews, Palmer Foley, Dutch Ulrich
20. Los Angeles Angels--Spud Chandler, Peaches Davis, Ray Lucas, Skinny Graham
21. Cincinnati Reds--Vallie Eaves, Joe Heving, Monte Weaver, Clint Brown
22. New York Yankees--Brian Whaley, Bill Dietrich, George Earnshaw, Milt Gaston
23. Milwaukee Braves--Lou Fette, Schoolboy Rowe, Cy Blanton, Joe Cascarella
24. Cleveland Indians--Howie Krist, Art Smith, Chris Bradley, Alvin Crowder

The five teams with the best young starters are:
1. New York Giants--Feller, Valentyn Santos
2. Kansas City--Schott, Victor Starffin
3. Philadelphia--Johnny Vander Meer
4. Cleveland--Krist
5. Chicago Cubs--Jennings

The Giants' duo give them far and away the most tantalizing prospects in MLB. Starffin is only 20, and the A's aren't rushing him.
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