MLB Power Rankings: Halladay/Lee and the Seven Best 1-2 Pitching Combos in MLB

Nothing makes a baseball team great like a 1-2 punch at the top of the starting rotation.  More often than not, the team that wins the World Series has this valuable weapon.  The 2009 New York Yankees had CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, and last season the San Francisco Giants had Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain.

While a 1-2 pitching combo is certainly valuable in the playoffs, it is even more so over the course of the regular season.  As a fan, it’s always something of a relief to know that twice a week, my team’s starting pitchers will go out and get the job done 90 percent of the time.

Given how last year was deemed the “Year of the Pitcher” and we are just two days removed from Francisco Liriano’s no-hitter, let’s look at and analyze the seven best 1-2 pitching combos in the MLB today.

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