Ranking AL Central Division Starting Rotations

In 2014, the AL Central Division surprised many fans and baseball experts with its depth and competitiveness.

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The Kansas City Royals and their pitching staff were amongst the biggest surprises.  Cleveland’s Corey Kluber  also produced a dominating season winning the 2014 American League Cy Young award for his performance.

In 2014 the Central Division housed some of the biggest brand names of baseball’s premier pitchers – Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, Kluber, Chris Sale and  James Shields.  Some of these pictures cashed in their performance and moved on.  Teams were forced to make some major changes in their lineups and 2015 is gearing up again to make for a strong Central Division showing featuring great rotations.

Let’s take a look at the starting rotations and rank them preseason for the show that begins in April: