What if you could pick a starting rotation for your favotite 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.