Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Todd Zola

Updated on May 5, 2025 5:17PM EST

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April showers bring... May showers. As if injuries weren't enough, rain continues to wreak havoc with rotations. Double dips get changed to single scoops, leaving fantasy managers without their just desserts. Be wary of starting a lesser two-start pitcher if his weekend start is in an area subject to rain.

The silver lining is our Probable Pitchers crew is the best in the business, which is why I adhere to their schedule for the rankings and always update on Sunday night based on the changes (often due to the weather).

UPDATED: Monday March 5, 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 5 - 11

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	CIN, @PIT
2	Cole Ragans	KC	CWS, BOS	Assuming fully recovered from left groin strain
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@TB, @CLE
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	@COL
5	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS, BOS	Time to admit, he's really good
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@DET	20 K, 1 BB over last 18.1 IP
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SD, @ATH
8	Nick Pivetta	SD	@NYY, @COL	Only 2 HR allowed in 35 IP
9	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BOS, @DET
10	Zac Gallen	ARI	NYM, LAD
11	Pablo Lopez	MIN	BAL, SF
12	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@KC
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL
14	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATH, TOR
15	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	@MIL
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI
18	Hunter Brown	HOU

UPDATED: Monday March 5, 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 5 - 11

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	CIN, @PIT
2	Cole Ragans	KC	CWS, BOS	Assuming fully recovered from left groin strain
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@TB, @CLE
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	@COL
5	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS, BOS	Time to admit, he's really good
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@DET	20 K, 1 BB over last 18.1 IP
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SD, @ATH
8	Nick Pivetta	SD	@NYY, @COL	Only 2 HR allowed in 35 IP
9	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BOS, @DET
10	Zac Gallen	ARI	NYM, LAD
11	Pablo Lopez	MIN	BAL, SF
12	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@KC
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL
14	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATH, TOR
15	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	@MIL
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI
18	Hunter Brown	HOU	CIN	Recovered after allowing a three-spot in the first last time, sign of an ace
19	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@MIL, CIN
20	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@TB
21	Michael Wacha	KC	CWS
22	Matthew Boyd	CHC	SF, @NYM
23	Drew Rasmussen	TB	PHI, MIL
24	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	CIN
25	Jack Flaherty	DET	TEX
26	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@TB
27	Max Fried	NYY	SD
28	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
29	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ATL
30	Dylan Cease	SD	@NYY	Tough spot to right the ship
31	Reese Olson	DET	TEX
32	Bailey Ober	MIN	SF
33	Michael King	SD	@NYY
34	Grant Holmes	ATL	CIN
35	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYM
36	Shane Smith	CWS	@KC, MIA
37	Ben Brown	CHC	SF
38	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@ARI
39	Joe Ryan	MIN	BAL
40	Logan Webb	SF	@MIN
41	Tanner Houck	BOS	TEX
42	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ATL
43	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA, NYY
44	Jackson Jobe	DET	@COL, TEX
45	Tanner Bibee	CLE	PHI
46	Kodai Senga	NYM	@ARI
47	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
48	Sean Burke	CWS	@KC, MIA
49	Luis Castillo	SEA	TOR
50	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	CIN, @PIT
51	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@CWS
52	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@TB
53	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@SEA
54	Brady Singer	CIN	@ATL, @HOU
55	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@LAA
56	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TEX, @KC
57	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@NYM
58	Cade Povich	BAL	@MIN, @LAA
59	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@BOS
60	Tylor Megill	NYM	CHC
61	Landen Roupp	SF	@CHC, @MIN
62	Jose Berrios	TOR	@LAA
63	Corbin Burnes	ARI	LAD	K-rate still in freefall
64	David Peterson	NYM	@ARI
65	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	STL
66	Nick Martinez	CIN	@HOU
67	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@MIA
68	Miles Mikolas	STL	PIT, @WAS
69	Ryan Pepiot	TB	PHI
70	Ben Casparius	LAD	@MIA, @ARI
71	Max Meyer	MIA	@CWS
72	Jake Irvin	WAS	CLE
73	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	LAD, @CWS
74	Clay Holmes	NYM	CHC
75	Matthew Liberatore	STL	PIT
76	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@LAA
77	Brayan Bello	BOS	TEX
78	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM
79	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@CLE
80	Davis Martin	CWS	@KC
81	Jose Quintana	MIL	@TB
82	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
83	Shane Baz	TB	PHI
84	Bowden Francis	TOR	@SEA
85	Jose Soriano	LAA	TOR
86	Griffin Canning	NYM	@ARI, CHC
87	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	SD
88	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@KC
89	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD
90	Erick Fedde	STL	@WAS
91	Lance McCullers	HOU	CIN
92	Mix 12 Reliever
93	Dean Kremer	BAL	@MIN
94	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ATL
95	Tobias Myers	MIL	HOU, @TB
96	Logan Evans	SEA	TOR
97	Gavin Williams	CLE	PHI
98	Taj Bradley	TB	MIL
99	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ATL, @HOU
100	Chad Patrick	MIL	HOU
101	Jordan Hicks	SF	@MIN
102	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	LAD
103	Mix 15 Reliever
104	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CLE
105	Tyler Anderson	LAA	TOR, BAL
106	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA
107	Mitch Keller	PIT	@STL
108	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@WAS, PHI
109	Colin Rea	CHC	SF
110	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM
111	Dustin May	LAD	@ARI
112	Mitchell Parker	WAS	STL
113	Chris Paddack	MIN	SF
114	Logan Allen	CLE	@WAS
115	Zack Littell	TB	MIL
116	Casey Mize	DET	@COL
117	Brad Lord	WAS	CLE
118	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@KC
119	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BAL
120	Eric Lauer	TOR	@LAA, @SEA
121	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS
122	Ben Lively	CLE	@WAS
123	Bailey Falter	PIT	ATL
124	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	SEA
125	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@LAA
126	Trevor Williams	WAS	STL
127	Justin Verlander	SF	@CHC
128	Stephen Kolek	SD	@COL
129	Robbie Ray	SF	@CHC
130	Michael Soroka	WAS	CLE
131	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	NYY
132	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	TOR
133	Jack Leiter	TEX	@BOS
134	Bryce Elder	ATL	@PIT
135	Michael Lorenzen	KC	BOS
136	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	@ATH
137	Bryse Wilson	CWS	MIA
138	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BAL
139	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@MIL
140	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@STL, ATL
141	Will Warren	NYY	@ATH
142	Quinn Priester	MIL	HOU
143	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ATH
144	Charlie Morton	BAL	@MIN
145	JP Sears	ATH	NYY
146	Chase Dollander	COL	DET, SD
147	Valente Bellozo	MIA	LAD
148	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	BAL
149	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@DET
150	Cal Quantrill	MIA	LAD
151	Kyle Freeland	COL	DET
152	Randy Vasquez	SD	@COL
153	German Marquez	COL	SD
154	Antonio Senzatela	COL	DET
155	Bradley Blalock	COL	SD

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Cole Ragans	KC	CWS, BOS	Assuming fully recovered from left groin strain
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@COL
3	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS, BOS	Time to admit, he's really good
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@DET	20 K, 1 BB over last 18.1 IP
5	Carlos Rodon	NYY	SD, @ATH
6	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BOS, @DET
7	Pablo Lopez	MIN	BAL, SF
8	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@KC
9	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATH, TOR
10	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
11	Framber Valdez	HOU	@MIL
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	CIN	Recovered after allowing a three-spot in the first last time, sign of an ace
13	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@MIL, CIN
14	Michael Wacha	KC	CWS
15	Drew Rasmussen	TB	PHI, MIL
16	Jack Flaherty	DET	TEX
17	Max Fried	NYY	SD
18	Reese Olson	DET	TEX
19	Bailey Ober	MIN	SF
20	Shane Smith	CWS	@KC, MIA
21	Joe Ryan	MIN	BAL
22	Tanner Houck	BOS	TEX
23	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA, NYY
24	Jackson Jobe	DET	@COL, TEX
25	Tanner Bibee	CLE	PHI
26	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
27	Sean Burke	CWS	@KC, MIA
28	Luis Castillo	SEA	TOR
29	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@SEA
30	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@LAA
31	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TEX, @KC
32	Cade Povich	BAL	@MIN, @LAA
33	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@BOS
34	Jose Berrios	TOR	@LAA
35	Ryan Pepiot	TB	PHI
36	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@LAA
37	Brayan Bello	BOS	TEX
38	Davis Martin	CWS	@KC
39	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
40	Shane Baz	TB	PHI
41	Bowden Francis	TOR	@SEA
42	Jose Soriano	LAA	TOR
43	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	SD
44	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@KC
45	Lance McCullers	HOU	CIN
46	Dean Kremer	BAL	@MIN
47	Logan Evans	SEA	TOR
48	Gavin Williams	CLE	PHI
49	Taj Bradley	TB	MIL
50	Tyler Anderson	LAA	TOR, BAL
51	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@WAS, PHI
52	Chris Paddack	MIN	SF
53	Logan Allen	CLE	@WAS
54	Zack Littell	TB	MIL
55	AL Reliever
56	Casey Mize	DET	@COL
57	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@KC
58	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BAL
59	Eric Lauer	TOR	@LAA, @SEA
60	Ben Lively	CLE	@WAS
61	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	SEA
62	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@LAA
63	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	NYY
64	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	TOR
65	Jack Leiter	TEX	@BOS
66	Michael Lorenzen	KC	BOS
67	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	@ATH
68	Bryse Wilson	CWS	MIA
69	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BAL
70	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@MIL
71	Will Warren	NYY	@ATH
72	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ATH
73	Charlie Morton	BAL	@MIN
74	JP Sears	ATH	NYY
75	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	BAL
76	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	CIN, @PIT
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@TB, @CLE
3	Nick Pivetta	SD	@NYY, @COL	Only 2 HR allowed in 35 IP
4	Zac Gallen	ARI	NYM, LAD
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI
7	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@TB
8	Matthew Boyd	CHC	SF, @NYM
9	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	CIN
10	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@TB
11	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
12	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ATL
13	Dylan Cease	SD	@NYY	Tough spot to right the ship
14	Michael King	SD	@NYY
15	Grant Holmes	ATL	CIN
16	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYM
17	Ben Brown	CHC	SF
18	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@ARI
19	Logan Webb	SF	@MIN
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ATL
21	Kodai Senga	NYM	@ARI
22	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	CIN, @PIT
23	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@CWS
24	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@TB
25	Brady Singer	CIN	@ATL, @HOU
26	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@NYM
27	Tylor Megill	NYM	CHC
28	Landen Roupp	SF	@CHC, @MIN
29	Corbin Burnes	ARI	LAD	K-rate still in freefall
30	David Peterson	NYM	@ARI
31	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	STL
32	Nick Martinez	CIN	@HOU
33	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@MIA
34	Miles Mikolas	STL	PIT, @WAS
35	Ben Casparius	LAD	@MIA, @ARI
36	Max Meyer	MIA	@CWS
37	Jake Irvin	WAS	CLE
38	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	LAD, @CWS
39	Clay Holmes	NYM	CHC
40	Matthew Liberatore	STL	PIT
41	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM
42	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@CLE
43	Jose Quintana	MIL	@TB
44	Griffin Canning	NYM	@ARI, CHC
45	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD
46	Erick Fedde	STL	@WAS
47	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ATL
48	Tobias Myers	MIL	HOU, @TB
49	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ATL, @HOU
50	Chad Patrick	MIL	HOU
51	Jordan Hicks	SF	@MIN
52	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	LAD
53	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CLE
54	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA
55	Mitch Keller	PIT	@STL
56	Colin Rea	CHC	SF
57	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM
58	Dustin May	LAD	@ARI
59	Mitchell Parker	WAS	STL
60	NL Reliever
61	Brad Lord	WAS	CLE
62	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS
63	Bailey Falter	PIT	ATL
64	Trevor Williams	WAS	STL
65	Justin Verlander	SF	@CHC
66	Stephen Kolek	SD	@COL
67	Robbie Ray	SF	@CHC
68	Michael Soroka	WAS	CLE
69	Bryce Elder	ATL	@PIT
70	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@STL, ATL
71	Quinn Priester	MIL	HOU
72	Chase Dollander	COL	DET, SD
73	Valente Bellozo	MIA	LAD
74	Cal Quantrill	MIA	LAD
75	Kyle Freeland	COL	DET
76	Randy Vasquez	SD	@COL
77	German Marquez	COL	SD
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	DET
79	Bradley Blalock	COL	SD