Spring Training 2025: Ranking the Top 20 Starting Pitchers, Top 10 Closers

The starters list is missing two big names, Shohei Ohtani and Jacob DeGrom, because questions linger as they return from injuries.
Spring Training 2025: Ranking the Top 20 Starting Pitchers, Top 10 Closers
Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 28. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images
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In Arizona and Florida, baseball players are arriving with bags of gear and smiles on their faces as Spring Training begins across Major League Baseball. Soon, we'll be able to watch games and argue about which prospects are going to be stars and which stars have slipped past their prime.

On Monday, we broke down the top 10 infielders by position. On Tuesday, we discussed the top 10 outfielders and designated hitters. With the bats out of the way, let’s go to the bump. Who are the top starting pitchers and closers heading into the 2025 season?
Tab Bamford
Tab Bamford
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Tab Bamford has been writing about sports for two decades. He has worked with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Big Ten Conference, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and been credentialed for all-star events and postseason games in MLB, the NFL, NHL, NBA and NCAA.