One of the stories around baseball during the early parts of spring training has been Johana Santana claiming that he is still the top pitcher in the NL East despite the Phillies' acquisition of Roy Halladay.
It is hard to argue with Johan's confidence but Halladay does make a very good case for top pitcher in the division as well. An intriguing question is, who comes after them? There are great pitchers scattered throughout the NL East from the big right hander down in Florida, Josh Johnson to the slender California kid of the Phillies, Cole Hamels.
The Braves pack a deep rotation but ranking the top three in their rotation is a difficult task in itself with veteran Tim Hudson and young studs Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson at the helm.
This article will take a statistical analysis over the past few seasons, age, and projections for next season to rank the top 10 starters that the deep pitching of the NL East has to offer. Enjoy!
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