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Syndergaard and deGrom ranked as best 1-2 rotation duo in MLB

Mets RHPs Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom are the best 1-2 rotation combination in baseball, writes Manny Randhawa for MLB.com.

The Nationals' 1-2 of Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg is ranked 2nd.

The formula used by Randhawa took into account projected WAR for the upcoming season for the expected top two pitching performers on each team.

Syndergaard, 25, was as dominant as any pitcher in baseball last season before a lat injury cost him roughly four months. Overall in 2017, he had a 2.97 ERA (1.