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MLB: Ranking the top 10 SP duos in 2016

By Greg Goldstein

Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets pitchers including Noah Syndergaard (middle) and Jacob deGrom (right) walk to the dugout before game five of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets pitchers including Noah Syndergaard (middle) and Jacob deGrom (right) walk to the dugout before game five of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 19, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

MLB is full of great starting pitchers, both young and old. Teams are always looking for dominant starters that they can pair at the top of the rotation. So when playoff time comes along, clubs have a much better chance of winning. But what teams have the top starting pitching combos in the league?

When looking around MLB, there are a lot of pitchers at the top of teams’ starting rotations that have a strong track record of success, but there are also top of the rotation pitchers that have broken out this season to give clubs a boost that they might not have otherwise thought they had.

Some of the predicted great pitching duos have performed up to or exceeding expectations, and some teams have found starting pitchers that have surprised the entire league with their production.

While some of these 1-2 starting combos may be elevated because of the strength of a single starting pitcher, most of these rotations have two equally dominant pitchers at the top of their rotation.

For clarification, these rankings are based on which teams have the best 1-2 starting pitching combos in the MLB right now. The rest of the club’s rotation is irrelevant for this list.

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