Starting pitchers have begun to dominate MLB once again, and there are plenty of good ones out there. However, there are still very few elite ones. These five are the best in the game right now and likely will be for a long time.
5. RHP Sonny Gray - Oakland Athletics
Getty ImagesGray is the most underrated pitcher in baseball despite being in the AL Cy Young discussion before. Look for him to break out in the coming years and establish himself as one of baseball's bona fide aces.
4. LHP David Price - Boston Red Sox
Getty ImagesThere's a reason the Red Sox went out and spent a ton of money on this lefty ace. Price is one of the most electrifying talents in baseball and is a real game changer in October.
3. RHP Max Scherzer - Washington Nationals
Getty ImagesScherzer gets lost in the shuffle, but he threw two no-hitters last year and he could've had a couple more. If the Nationals win the NL East this season, Scherzer will be a big reason why.
2. LHP Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
Brad Mills, USA Today SportsKershaw has the chance to be one of the all-time greats by the time it's all said and done. The Dodgers lefty reminds some of another famous Dodger lefty. And with his versatility, he has the chance to be even better.
1. RHP Jake Arrieta - Chicago Cubs
Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA Today SportsKershaw has a more impressive track record than Arrieta, but the Cubs ace is in the middle of the best pitching stretch in MLB history. He hasn't lost a game since last July - and the Cubs got no hit in that game.
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