Yankees' Gerrit Cole ranked as the third-best starting pitcher by MLB Network

Every year, the MLB Network announces ten best players at each position in baseball. Recently, the list of Top 10 starting pitchers was revealed. New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole earned a spot on the list this year. Gerrit Cole is listed as the third-best starter by the MLB Network. He is right behind New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom and Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander. After Cole, Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer is at the fourth spot and Hyun-Jin Ryu of Toronto Blue Jays is at the fifth spot.

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Here’s MLB Network’s Top 10 starting pitcher list:

According to the MLB Network, no humans were involved in the decision-making process. The list was made by a tool named The Shredder which ‘factors data with a mix of analytics and statistics’. Fans disagree with the Top 10 picks as the World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is not included in the list. Boston Red Sox’s Chris Sale, Tampa Bay Rays’ Charlie Morton and Blake Snell were also not included in the list.  

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Fans disagree with MLB Network’s pick:

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