Most mornings, Justin Verlander likes to open a newspaper to the black-and-white sea of the stats page and peruse the box scores. The Detroit righthander enjoys tracking the performances of the fellow members of an elite pitching fraternity - the rookie Class of '06, which might just turn out to be the best in baseball history.
Several pitchers have burst onto the scene this season, baffling veteran hitters with big-league breaking pitches and making scouts' radar guns crackle. Several, such as Verlander or Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, are keys to their teams' success. Others, such as the Marlins' trio of Josh Johnson, Scott Olsen and Ricky Nolasco, have team executives envisioning better days.
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Class of '06 may be best of all time
Class of '06 may be best of all time
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