Best 1,2 in baseball?

Kershaw/Greinke easily.

After that, you can go a number of different ways.

I'd have 2-5 in no order as.

Waino/Wacha.

Lee/Hamels.

Scherzer/Verlander (assuming he has a strong 2nd half)

King/Iwakauma.
 
zbhargrove said:
It tickles me that Strasburg looks to remain just a solid pitcher and not the God the media made him out to be. Also tickles me that Harper can't figure out how to stay healthy or find consistency.
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Wildly amusing, isn't it? He's a nice pitcher, but all he does is throw a few mph harder. Nothing exceptional, particularly mentally. Prone to dumb pitches.
 
NinersSBChamps said:
You still can. Although it wouldn't be a strong argument. I have a feeling by the end of the year they will be in the running as a top duo in the league. Obviously not exceeding what the Dodgers have, but they could be in the discussion.
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Wouldn't it be Teheran/Minor ?
 
jcc03004 said:
Wouldn't it be Teheran/Minor ?
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I think Wood has a much higher ceiling than Minor. Minor is a good pitcher. I expect Wood will be better though. May be too much to ask of Alex since he's so young and gets jerked around by the Braves on a regular basis. I will go on record and say Julio and Alex will be a top 5 duo by the end of the season.

There is my homerism or TURBOism.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
Wildly amusing, isn't it? He's a nice pitcher, but all he does is throw a few mph harder. Nothing exceptional, particularly mentally. Prone to dumb pitches.
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I see him as this generation's Bert Blyleven. Snake-bit or stupid.

Blyleven's relied on his superb curveball more than velocity (although he could air it out), but I watched him a ton when he pitched in Minnesota and he would always find a way have that bad inning that screwed things up. Something like Walk-Scratch Hit-Three-run Bomb. It didn't help that uber-control freak Gene Mauch held the Sword of Damocles over the head of his starting pitchers, but Blyleven seemed to lose his composure so easily. I see some of that in Strasburg.
 
50PoundHead said:
I see him as this generation's Bert Blyleven. Snake-bit or stupid.

Blyleven's relied on his superb curveball more than velocity (although he could air it out), but I watched him a ton when he pitched in Minnesota and he would always find a way have that bad inning that screwed things up. Something like Walk-Scratch Hit-Three-run Bomb. It didn't help that uber-control freak Gene Mauch held the Sword of Damocles over the head of his starting pitchers, but Blyleven seemed to lose his composure so easily. I see some of that in Strasburg.
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Interesting comparison.
 
Strasburg's peripherals look excellent. They indicate that he's pitched better than his bottom line would indicate. Still, I see something lacking in him. Some short outings where he doesn't seem to care to battle through not having his best stuff, some instances where his mentality could be questioned.
 
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