No matter how much baseball changes, the value of the top tier of starting pitchers is undeniable. So, let's take a look at the top starters in baseball, with some of my opinion included but mostly based on thoughts from scouts and front office executives I polled going into the season.
I felt like the group of pitchers who deserve to be on this list got a bit smaller this season as longtime stalwarts such as Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw and Jacob deGrom fell off for various reasons, leaving a group of six slam dunk aces and another six whose place on the list could be debated.