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Inbox: Do Cubs boast best starting 5 in game?

If Yu Darvish is healthy, ready to go for Opening Day and can simply be a reliable starter, is there a better five-man rotation than the Cubs going into the 2019 season?
--David S., Chicago

I wouldn't go as far as calling the Cubs' rotation the best five-man staff in baseball, but it's certainly within the top 10. Where exactly the rotation would fall in that type of ranking would probably depend on who you ask and what they value. For now, I think I'd put the Indians, Astros, Nationals, Dodgers and Mets ahead of Chicago's formidable veteran staff.