Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Fun in Small Samples

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Fun in Small Samples

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Who had the Red Sox leading the league in ERA with the Astros only ahead of the Astros? Yeah, me neither. 

Remember when the pre-universal DH was avoiding AL pitching? Well, the top seven team ERAs are courtesy of the Junior Circuit.

Anomalies of this nature are why it's too early to panic about pitching ratios. Fantasy league corrections will piggyback normalizations in the real thing.

By means of your weekly reminder, the schedules are pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always happy to address rankings queries in the discussion below.

Updated: Monday April 15, 12:47 AM ET

Week of April 15 - 22

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Tyler GlasnowLADWAS, NYMDodgers getting what they traded… and paid for  
2Sonny GraySTL@OAK, MILLooked sharp in his debut  
3Aaron NolaPHICOL, CWSPeripherals sketchy, but grinding  
4Zack WheelerPHICWS   
5Tarik SkubalDETTEX   
6Merrill KellyARICHC, @SF   
7Jordan HicksSF@MIA, ARI   
8Freddy PeraltaMILSD   
9Yoshinobu YamamotoLADWAS   
10Corbin BurnesBAL@KC   
11Logan GilbertSEACIN   
12Zac GallenARI@SF   
13George KirbySEACIN, @COLSome contend he throws too many strikes  

Who had the Red Sox leading the league in ERA with the Astros only ahead of the Astros? Yeah, me neither. 

Remember when the pre-universal DH was avoiding AL pitching? Well, the top seven team ERAs are courtesy of the Junior Circuit.

Anomalies of this nature are why it's too early to panic about pitching ratios. Fantasy league corrections will piggyback normalizations in the real thing.

By means of your weekly reminder, the schedules are pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always happy to address rankings queries in the discussion below.

Updated: Monday April 15, 12:47 AM ET

Week of April 15 - 22

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Tyler GlasnowLADWAS, NYMDodgers getting what they traded… and paid for  
2Sonny GraySTL@OAK, MILLooked sharp in his debut  
3Aaron NolaPHICOL, CWSPeripherals sketchy, but grinding  
4Zack WheelerPHICWS   
5Tarik SkubalDETTEX   
6Merrill KellyARICHC, @SF   
7Jordan HicksSF@MIA, ARI   
8Freddy PeraltaMILSD   
9Yoshinobu YamamotoLADWAS   
10Corbin BurnesBAL@KC   
11Logan GilbertSEACIN   
12Zac GallenARI@SF   
13George KirbySEACIN, @COLSome contend he throws too many strikes  
14Zach EflinTBLAA, @NYY   
15Bailey OberMINDETLooked better last time out  
16Cristian JavierHOU@WAS   
17Grayson RodriguezBALMIN   
18Ranger SuarezPHICOL   
19Bryce MillerSEACIN   
20Ryan PepiotTBLAA   
21Chris SaleATLTEX   
22Kutter CrawfordBOSCLE, @PITGood pair to continue early momentum  
23Aaron CivaleTBLAA, @NYYMaintaining elevated strikeouts  
24Kyle HarrisonSF@MIA, ARI   
25Logan WebbSFARI   
26Nick LodoloCINLAAImpressive in his debut  
27Reid DetmersLAA@TB   
28Garrett WhitlockBOSCLE, @PITGetting away with too many free passes  
29Jose BerriosTOR@SD   
30Joe RyanMINDET   
31Frankie MontasCIN@SEA, LAA   
32Garrett CrochetCWS@PHILooking to rebound from tough outing, but still fanned 10 in 4.2 IP
33Hunter GreeneCIN@SEA   
34Michael WachaKC@CWS   
35Brady SingerKC@CWSChange to pitch mix is working  
36Tanner BibeeCLE@BOS, OAKOff to a disappointing start  
37Shota ImanagaCHCMIA   
38Pablo LopezMIN@BAL   
39Ronel BlancoHOU@WAS   
40Lance LynnSTL@OAK   
41Marcus StromanNYY@TOR   
42Dylan CeaseSD@MIL   
43Joe MusgroveSD@MIL, TOR   
44Andrew AbbottCIN@SEA   
45Cristopher SanchezPHICOL   
46Chris BassittTORNYY, @SD   
47Max FriedATL@HOU   
48Steven MatzSTL@OAK   
49Nestor CortesNYYTB   
50Seth LugoKC@CWS, BAL   
51Louie VarlandMIN@BAL, DET   
52Cole RagansKCBAL   
53Triston McKenzieCLEOAK   
54Reynaldo LopezATL@HOUBig test for the re-converted starter  
55Jordan MontgomeryARI@SF   
56Justin VerlanderHOU@WAS   
57Kenta MaedaDETTEX   
58Blake SnellSFARI   
59Joe RossMILSD, @STL 0%4%
60Luis GilNYY@TOR, TB   
61Tanner HouckBOSCLERed Sox starter most likely to sustain solid start to season 
62Logan AllenCLEOAK 0%0%
63Ryan YarbroughLADWAS 1%18%
64Javier AssadCHCMIA 47% 
65Braxton GarrettMIA@CHC   
66Kevin GausmanTORNYYNot an ideal matchup to get back on track  
67Jose QuintanaNYMPIT 25% 
68Brayan BelloBOS@PIT   
69Jesus LuzardoMIA@CHC   
70Jose SorianoLAA@TB, @CIN 0%2%
71Yu DarvishSDTOR   
72Keaton WinnSF@MIA 25% 
73Jon GrayTEX@DET, @ATL   
74Mix 12 Reliever     
75Tyler WellsBALMIN   
76Dane DunningTEX@DET 49% 
77JP SearsOAKSTL 20% 
78Bailey FalterPIT@NYM 0%0%
79A.J. PukMIASF, @CHC   
80Spencer TurnbullPHICWS   
81Michael KingSD@MIL   
82Jared JonesPIT@NYM   
83Yusei KikuchiTORNYY   
84Andrew HeaneyTEX@DET   
85Mix 15 Reliever     
86Mitch KellerPITBOS   
87Zack LittellTBLAA   
88Luis CastilloSEA@COL   
89Tyler AndersonLAA@CIN 9% 
90Luis SeverinoNYMPIT   
91Clarke SchmidtNYYTB   
92Ben BrownCHC@ARI 8% 
93Charlie MortonATLTEX   
94Jameson TaillonCHCMIA 10% 
95Griffin CanningLAA@TB   
96Nathan EovaldiTEX@ATL   
97Jack FlahertyDET@MIN   
98Graham AshcraftCINLAA   
99Reese OlsonDETTEX, @MIN   
100Michael LorenzenTEX@DET, @ATL 1% 
101DL HallMIL@STL   
102Chris PaddackMIN@BAL   
103Martin PerezPIT@NYM, BOS 7% 
104Joe BoyleOAK@CLE 19% 
105Patrick SandovalLAA@TB, @CIN 8% 
106Carlos RodonNYY@TOR   
107Wade MileyMILSD 0%0%
108Dean KremerBAL@KC   
109Brandon PfaadtARICHC   
110Adrian HouserNYMPIT, @LAD 0%26%
111Trevor RogersMIASF   
112James PaxtonLADNYM   
113Sean ManaeaNYM@LAD   
114Ross StriplingOAKSTL, @CLE 0%18%
115Jose ButtoNYM@LAD 0%25%
116Paul BlackburnOAKSTL 24% 
117Miles MikolasSTLMIL 17% 
118Casey MizeDETTEX, @MIN   
119Yariel RodriguezTOR@SD 0%5%
120Erick FeddeCWSKC, @PHI   
121MacKenzie GoreWASHOU   
122Cole IrvinBALMIN, @KC 2%42%
123Cal QuantrillCOL@PHI, SEA 0%0%
124Colin ReaMIL@STL 3% 
125Kyle GibsonSTLMIL 7% 
126Darius VinesATL@HOU, TEX 0%0%
127Jordan WicksCHC@ARI 23% 
128Gavin StoneLADNYM   
129Matt WaldronSDTOR 2%32%
130Nick NastriniCWSKC 0%5%
131Ryan FeltnerCOL@PHI 3%7%
132Kyle HendricksCHC@ARI, MIA 3%44%
133Dakota HudsonCOLSEA 0%0%
134Ben LivelyCLE@BOS 0%0%
135Cooper CriswellBOSCLE 0%0%
136Alex WoodOAK@CLE 1%26%
137Jake IrvinWAS@LAD 0%46%
138Ryne NelsonARI@SF 22% 
139Austin GomberCOL@PHI 1%0%
140Tyler AlexanderTB@NYY 0%14%
141Ryan WeathersMIASF, @CHC 19% 
142Xzavion CurryCLE@BOS 1%0%
143Trevor WilliamsWASHOU 3%33%
144Spencer ArrighettiHOUATL 0%0%
145Patrick CorbinWAS@LAD, HOU 0%2%
146Quinn PriesterPITBOS 0%0%
147Carlos CarrascoCLE@BOS 0%9%
148Emerson HancockSEA@COL 5%46%
149Mitchell ParkerWAS@LAD 0%0%
150Alec MarshKCBAL 19% 
151Hunter BrownHOUATL   
152Chris FlexenCWSKC 0%0%
153Michael SorokaCWS@PHI 16% 
154Kyle FreelandCOLSEA 0%0%
155Tommy HenryARICHC 0%0%
156J.P. FranceHOUATL 19% 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Tarik SkubalDETTEX 
2Corbin BurnesBAL@KC 
3Logan GilbertSEACIN 
4George KirbySEACIN, @COLSome contend he throws too many strikes
5Zach EflinTBLAA, @NYY 
6Bailey OberMINDETLooked better last time out
7Cristian JavierHOU@WAS 
8Grayson RodriguezBALMIN 
9Bryce MillerSEACIN 
10Ryan PepiotTBLAA 
11Kutter CrawfordBOSCLE, @PITGood pair to continue early momentum
12Aaron CivaleTBLAA, @NYYMaintaining elevated strikeouts
13Reid DetmersLAA@TB 
14Garrett WhitlockBOSCLE, @PITGetting away with too many free passes
15Jose BerriosTOR@SD 
16Joe RyanMINDET 
17Garrett CrochetCWS@PHILooking to rebound from tough outing, but still fanned 10 in 4.2 IP
18Michael WachaKC@CWS 
19Brady SingerKC@CWSChange to pitch mix is working
20Tanner BibeeCLE@BOS, OAKOff to a disappointing start
21Pablo LopezMIN@BAL 
22Ronel BlancoHOU@WAS 
23Marcus StromanNYY@TOR 
24Chris BassittTORNYY, @SD 
25Nestor CortesNYYTB 
26Seth LugoKC@CWS, BAL 
27Louie VarlandMIN@BAL, DET 
28Cole RagansKCBAL 
29Triston McKenzieCLEOAK 
30Justin VerlanderHOU@WAS 
31Kenta MaedaDETTEX 
32Luis GilNYY@TOR, TB 
33Tanner HouckBOSCLERed Sox starter most likely to sustain solid start to season
34Logan AllenCLEOAK 
35Kevin GausmanTORNYYNot an ideal matchup to get back on track
36Brayan BelloBOS@PIT 
37Jose SorianoLAA@TB, @CIN 
38Jon GrayTEX@DET, @ATL 
39Tyler WellsBALMIN 
40Dane DunningTEX@DET 
41JP SearsOAKSTL 
42Yusei KikuchiTORNYY 
43Andrew HeaneyTEX@DET 
44Zack LittellTBLAA 
45Luis CastilloSEA@COL 
46Tyler AndersonLAA@CIN 
47Clarke SchmidtNYYTB 
48Griffin CanningLAA@TB 
49Nathan EovaldiTEX@ATL 
50Jack FlahertyDET@MIN 
51Reese OlsonDETTEX, @MIN 
52Michael LorenzenTEX@DET, @ATL 
53Chris PaddackMIN@BAL 
54Joe BoyleOAK@CLE 
55Patrick SandovalLAA@TB, @CIN 
56AL Reliever   
57Carlos RodonNYY@TOR 
58Dean KremerBAL@KC 
59Ross StriplingOAKSTL, @CLE 
60Paul BlackburnOAKSTL 
61Casey MizeDETTEX, @MIN 
62Yariel RodriguezTOR@SD 
63Erick FeddeCWSKC, @PHI 
64Cole IrvinBALMIN, @KC 
65Nick NastriniCWSKC 
66Ben LivelyCLE@BOS 
67Cooper CriswellBOSCLE 
68Alex WoodOAK@CLE 
69Tyler AlexanderTB@NYY 
70Xzavion CurryCLE@BOS 
71Spencer ArrighettiHOUATL 
72Carlos CarrascoCLE@BOS 
73Emerson HancockSEA@COL 
74Alec MarshKCBAL 
75Hunter BrownHOUATL 
76Chris FlexenCWSKC 
77Michael SorokaCWS@PHI 
78J.P. FranceHOUATL 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Tyler GlasnowLADWAS, NYMDodgers getting what they traded… and paid for
2Sonny GraySTL@OAK, MILLooked sharp in his debut
3Aaron NolaPHICOL, CWSPeripherals sketchy, but grinding
4Zack WheelerPHICWS 
5Merrill KellyARICHC, @SF 
6Jordan HicksSF@MIA, ARI 
7Freddy PeraltaMILSD 
8Yoshinobu YamamotoLADWAS 
9Zac GallenARI@SF 
10Ranger SuarezPHICOL 
11Chris SaleATLTEX 
12Kyle HarrisonSF@MIA, ARI 
13Logan WebbSFARI 
14Nick LodoloCINLAAImpressive in his debut
15Frankie MontasCIN@SEA, LAA 
16Hunter GreeneCIN@SEA 
17Shota ImanagaCHCMIA 
18Lance LynnSTL@OAK 
19Dylan CeaseSD@MIL 
20Joe MusgroveSD@MIL, TOR 
21Andrew AbbottCIN@SEA 
22Cristopher SanchezPHICOL 
23Max FriedATL@HOU 
24Steven MatzSTL@OAK 
25Reynaldo LopezATL@HOUBig test for the re-converted starter
26Jordan MontgomeryARI@SF 
27Blake SnellSFARI 
28Joe RossMILSD, @STL 
29Ryan YarbroughLADWAS 
30Javier AssadCHCMIA 
31Braxton GarrettMIA@CHC 
32Jose QuintanaNYMPIT 
33Jesus LuzardoMIA@CHC 
34Yu DarvishSDTOR 
35Keaton WinnSF@MIA 
36Bailey FalterPIT@NYM 
37A.J. PukMIASF, @CHC 
38Spencer TurnbullPHICWS 
39Michael KingSD@MIL 
40Jared JonesPIT@NYM 
41Mitch KellerPITBOS 
42Luis SeverinoNYMPIT 
43Ben BrownCHC@ARI 
44Charlie MortonATLTEX 
45Jameson TaillonCHCMIA 
46Graham AshcraftCINLAA 
47DL HallMIL@STL 
48Martin PerezPIT@NYM, BOS 
49NL Reliever   
50Wade MileyMILSD 
51Brandon PfaadtARICHC 
52Adrian HouserNYMPIT, @LAD 
53Trevor RogersMIASF 
54James PaxtonLADNYM 
55Sean ManaeaNYM@LAD 
56Jose ButtoNYM@LAD 
57Miles MikolasSTLMIL 
58MacKenzie GoreWASHOU 
59Cal QuantrillCOL@PHI, SEA 
60Colin ReaMIL@STL 
61Kyle GibsonSTLMIL 
62Darius VinesATL@HOU, TEX 
63Jordan WicksCHC@ARI 
64Gavin StoneLADNYM 
65Matt WaldronSDTOR 
66Ryan FeltnerCOL@PHI 
67Kyle HendricksCHC@ARI, MIA 
68Dakota HudsonCOLSEA 
69Jake IrvinWAS@LAD 
70Ryne NelsonARI@SF 
71Austin GomberCOL@PHI 
72Ryan WeathersMIASF, @CHC 
73Trevor WilliamsWASHOU 
74Patrick CorbinWAS@LAD, HOU 
75Quinn PriesterPITBOS 
76Mitchell ParkerWAS@LAD 
77Kyle FreelandCOLSEA 
78Tommy HenryARICHC 

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