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The American League East, won by the Baltimore Orioles in 2014, has seen its fair share of parity over the last several years. The Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees and Orioles have all taken turns hoisting the AL East flag. 

Here's the first look at the 2015 Lester's Legends Starting Pitcher Rankings.


1. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw remains the best pitcher in baseball, as he won his third Cy Young in the past four seasons. In 2014, he went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA, a 0.86 WHIP and 239 strikeouts. Since 2011, Kershaw is 72-26 with 237 strikeouts per season, a 2.11 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP.


2. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners

If you're one of those fantasy baseballers who enjoys waiting until a few weeks into spring training to start drafting, then you're going to want to continue down the page.

What's to follow is every fantasy players' dream—an easily digestible, in-depth, position-by-position ranking of every position owners need to fill on draft day.

Despite the increasingly blustering conditions across the nation, MLB's spring training continues to roll along. Whether they're in Arizona or in Florida, the best players in the sport are gearing up for the long season ahead.

Thanks to an additional wild-card spot and the availability of lots and lots of spending money, it's really never been easier for Major League Baseball clubs to flip a switch and try to build a winner overnight.

And yet, there's still a place in the game for rebuilding. And yes, it's still a complicated process that's hard to get right. Determining when rebuilds should be completed isn't an exact science.

With the 2015 baseball season nearing—pitchers and catchers report next week!—the fantasy version of the sport needs all kinds of attention. Like, right now. Because we fantasy folk can be an insecure lot, and we'll spend the next few weeks poring over names, statistics and information to prepare for drafts.

With that in mind, it's time to focus on stacking up players based on their value going forward. That's where the first big board of the year comes into play.

As soon as the world learned the Washington Nationals were adding Max Scherzer to an already awesome rotation, the word started to circulate:

"Historic."

A few weeks back, I published my top 100 players for the 2015 MLB season, and, as always, it sparked some terrific debate in the comments section.

So let's dig a little deeper.

Who are the top 100 players of the 21st century?

In past years the San Francisco Giants minor league system was much maligned. However, the system has produced several outstanding players on the current roster such as Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum and Sergio Romo. 

In 2014, with injuries hitting the Giants hard, the minor league system produced once again. Second baseman Joe Panik emerged as a reliable starter and solidified the position.

Spring training is underway for the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida.  The Red Sox have 40 players on their official roster in camp, as well as an additional 17 non-roster invitees.