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BP: Numbers say it's in the Cards
An objective ranking of potential playoff rotations leans to the NL's best
Originally Published: September 24, 2009
By Christina Kahrl | Baseball Prospectus
Using support-neutral winning percentage to describe which teams' starters have best produced victory makes ranking the best playoff rotations a relatively straightforward exercise. Here are the rotations ranked by unitwide performances on the season:
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