1. Detroit Tigers
The rotation of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister and Anibal Sanchez and Rick Porcello took the Tigers to the World Series, and they could be even better in 2013. Verlander is generally regarded within the industry as the best pitcher on the planet, Fister is coming back from a season in which he was nagged by an oblique injury, and the Tigers will benefit from a full season of Sanchez, who was re-signed to an $80 million deal.
So yeah ESPN ranked the Tigers as the best rotation in baseball. Bullcrap.
Verlander>Strasburg This could be very close though
Scherzer<Gio Scherzer is good but he isn't Gio. Winning third place in Cy Young voting speaks for itself.
Fister<Zimmermann Again not all that close. Fister is good but just not as good as Jordan.
Sanchez=Haren If Haren comes back healthy he should be as good or better than Sanchez for a fraction of the price.
Porcello<<<<Detwiler Porcello blows but still finds himself on a division contending team. Detwiler is the best 5 in baseball.
We win.
