which team has the best 1-2-3 rotation ?

Question

well :)

its probably the twins

on paper, which looks the most fearsome etc?

Answer 1

I am going with the Red Sox on this one. I will alter the order a bit.

1. Beckett - had his introduction to the AL last year. He'll come back smarter and still in his prime. He has #1 stuff, but had a rocky introduction to a league where the #9 hitter isn't an automatic out. I think he's going to assert himself this year as a true ace.

2. Schilling - a year older, which isn't a good thing when you see Father Time leaning on the top step of the dugout, ready to come get the ball for the last time. But among the smartest in the game and still has the stuff, even if he's lost a little on the fastball. I think he's a #1 on many pitching staffs, but on the Red Sox, I'm slotting him #2.

3. Papelbon - transitioning from a lights out closer isn't going to be as easy as everyone thinks. In the 9th inning, the OFFENSE has to be aggressive - there is no benefit in spoiling pitches, nobody is out there trying to waste pitches and work counts. As a starter, the offense can be patient, as each hitter will get to face him three or four times.

Having never faced the rigors of the MLB season, I am not ready to say Matsusaka is a top of the rotation pitcher just yet - but the fact that the Red Sox don't NEED him to be right away is a good thing. They can focus on developing him, and can afford the mistakes that rookie pitchers make.

Lester is battling back from Cancer, and I think in a year or two, has the potential to be a solid #2 or #3 pitcher. For this year though, the Red Sox are talking about taking it easy on him and letting him recuperate.

Wakefield's knuckler will allow him to pitch into his mid-40's. It takes no toll on his arm. He'll have good days and bad days, which means bottom of the rotation, but it's a great option to have.

Answer 2

Why is it - whenever the Red Sox are discussed, Yankee fans lose all logic and just say bad things about the Red Sox without any regard to reason or truth. There's no reason to expect Jon Papelbon to be a huge success as a starter? How about his huge success as a starter throughout the minor leagues? How about his era around 1 as a reliever in the big leagues - maybe the most dominating season ever for a relief pitcher? Curt Schilling is washed up? Did she watch him pitch last year? Is she aware there are two important aspects to pitching - one physical and the other mental? He is one of the smartest, if not The smartest, pitchers in baseball. Ok, Beckett has some proving to do before I am convinced, but the question was top 3, so if last year's Beckett is the real Beckett, I'll take DMat as my #3. Its got to be the Red Sox.

Answer 3

hahaha...i love how everyone thinks that the red sox have the best rotation, i mean COME ON!
Beckett? Didn't you see his performance collapse mid season last year......
Schilling only has a few more games left before his entire body will crumble to the ground, which will be his excuse for not pitching well.
and i lvoe how everyone is givving papelbon undying support when they haven't even really seen him pitch more than 1 or so innings.

Possibly they might have some minor sucess with Matsuzaka, but I think that's doubtful.

The Yankees obviously have the strongest 1,2,3 rotation of 2007. The Moose, Wang, and Andy Pettitte are all confident, experianced, and comfortable pitching in New York.
Now that that Hillbilly Hick of a man is back in arizona, we won't have many problems.

I am also pretty confident that the bats on this team will reach or come very close to 1000 runs this year.

Answer 4

The Boston Red Sox have the best rotation in the bigs. Schilling, Beckett, Papelbon, Matsuzaka in any order are the best 1-2-3 because if one fails Boston has depth to fill in. Schilling is the best big game pitcher in the MLB, Beckett has won a world series as ace and he is 26, Papelbon had an era around 1 last year, and Matsuzaka has the gyro ball mystique surrounding him and has never been seen by hitters so he will likely have a strong first year.

Answer 5

a million. incredibly Halladay, Lee, Hamels... all Cy youthful calibur men who would desire to be the aces of basically approximately any rotation in baseball 2. Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner 3. Weaver, Haren, Santana 4. value, Shields, Hellickson 5. Greinke, Gallardo, Marcum

Answer 6

Potentially the Red Sox Schilling,Beckett,Matsuzaka

Answer 7

For my money,the Tigers have the best starting staff...Folks forget that besides a very high quality 4some, Mike Maroth is still on the staff to pick up for any slippage. Plus a couple of quality new kids will be challenging the old guard.

Answer 8

It would be the Twins if Liriano were healthy, but not right now.
I like:
Wang/ Mussina/ Pettite- Yanks
Robertson/ Verlander/ Bonderman (Rogers too) -Tigers
Colon/ Santana/ Weaver (Lackey too) -Angels
Schmidt/ Lowe/ Penney -Dodgers

Younger dark horses would be:
Harden/ Haren/ Blanton- A's
Willis/ Johnson/ Sanchez- Marlins


Good question...

Answer 9

Tigers baby! Kenny Rogers-Justin Verlander-Jeremy Bonderman!

Answer 10

The Yankees

Wang
Mussina
Pettite