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Ranking Franchise All-Time Pitching Staffs

What if you could pick a starting rotation for your favorite team from all the pitchers who have ever played for them? A Franchise All-Time Staff, if you will?

We decided to do just that, and rank them from first to worst. We weighed several factors: effectiveness, years with the team, honors, championships, and so on. We chose to pick pitchers who played primarily after 1900, so you won’t see the old-timey 1870s or 1890s pitchers.

For the most part, I think we got it right. Now, let’s see the five-man pitching staffs for each franchise.

1. Boston Red Sox

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2. LA & Brooklyn Dodgers

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3. Philadelphia Phillies

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4. Atlanta Braves (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)

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5. Giants (San Francisco & New York)

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6. Cleveland

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7. Chicago White Sox

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8. Oakland A's (Philadelphia & Kansas City)

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9. Chicago Cubs

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10. Minnesota Twins (Washington Senators 1901-1960)

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11. Detroit Tigers

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12. New York Yankees

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13. Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns)

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14. St. Louis Cardinals

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15. Cincinnati Reds

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16. Pittsburgh Pirates

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