Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Going... Up?

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Going... Up?

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Earlier this week, I posted a Z-Files showing scoring through June 17 was still down, relative to other seasons. However, I expressed curiosity of how the impending heat wave may influence homers, hence runs. Small sample size warnings apply; here is the data:

 HR%Runs per GameBABIP
June 1 - 173.00%4.460.292
June 18 - 213.40%4.580.293

Four days clearly isn't enough to show cause and effect, but the increase in home runs is worth monitoring. It hasn't had a huge effect on scoring yet. Let's see what happens for the rest of the month.

You know the drill. The schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always willing to discuss rankings below.

UPDATED: Monday June 24, 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 24 - 30

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Cole RagansKCMIA, CLE   
2Joe RyanMIN@ARI, @SEA   
3Tarik SkubalDETPHI, @LAA   
4Ranger SuarezPHI@DET, MIANo sign of slowing down, great pair to stay on a roll  
5Gerrit ColeNYY@NYM, @TOR   
6Aaron NolaPHI@DET, MIA   
7Garrett CrochetCWSLAD, COL31 K over last 19 IP  
8Tyler GlasnowLAD@SF   
9Justin SteeleCHC@SF, @MIL   
10Zack WheelerPHI

Earlier this week, I posted a Z-Files showing scoring through June 17 was still down, relative to other seasons. However, I expressed curiosity of how the impending heat wave may influence homers, hence runs. Small sample size warnings apply; here is the data:

 HR%Runs per GameBABIP
June 1 - 173.00%4.460.292
June 18 - 213.40%4.580.293

Four days clearly isn't enough to show cause and effect, but the increase in home runs is worth monitoring. It hasn't had a huge effect on scoring yet. Let's see what happens for the rest of the month.

You know the drill. The schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always willing to discuss rankings below.

UPDATED: Monday June 24, 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 24 - 30

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Cole RagansKCMIA, CLE   
2Joe RyanMIN@ARI, @SEA   
3Tarik SkubalDETPHI, @LAA   
4Ranger SuarezPHI@DET, MIANo sign of slowing down, great pair to stay on a roll  
5Gerrit ColeNYY@NYM, @TOR   
6Aaron NolaPHI@DET, MIA   
7Garrett CrochetCWSLAD, COL31 K over last 19 IP  
8Tyler GlasnowLAD@SF   
9Justin SteeleCHC@SF, @MIL   
10Zack WheelerPHIMIA   
11Reynaldo LopezATL@STL, PIT   
12Hunter GreeneCINPIT, @STLStill inconsistent with control, but overall improving  
13Chris SaleATL@STL   
14Sonny GraySTLCIN   
15Seth LugoKCMIA, CLEShould maintain success if he continues to limit walks  
16Freddy PeraltaMILTEX, CHCIn a rut, 7 BB and 3 HR allowed over last 13.2 IP  
17Zac GallenARIOAK   
18Logan GilbertSEAMIN   
19Max FriedATLPIT   
20Tanner BibeeCLE@BAL, @KCRecent ERA unluck; rounding into form  
21Corbin BurnesBALTEX   
22George KirbySEA@TB   
23Taj BradleyTBSEA, WAS5 HR over last 15.1 IP, but not a long term concern  
24Bryan WooSEA@TB, MINTentative, experiencing arm issues  
25Pablo LopezMIN@SEA   
26Bailey OberMIN@SEA   
27Cristopher SanchezPHIMIA   
28Tanner HouckBOSTOR, SDSurprised he didn't land higher  
29Tyler AndersonLAAOAK, DET   
30Nick LodoloCIN@STL   
31Luis CastilloSEA@TB   
32Grayson RodriguezBALCLE   
33Dylan CeaseSDWAS   
34Hunter BrownHOUCOL, @NYMShowing what Bron can do for you  
35Bobby MillerLAD@CWS, @SF   
36Nestor CortesNYY@TOR   
37Ronel BlancoHOU@NYM   
38Framber ValdezHOU@NYM   
39Luis GilNYY@NYM.222 BABIP due for a correction  
40Bryce MillerSEAMIN   
41Miles MikolasSTLCIN   
42Mitch KellerPIT@CIN   
43Matt WaldronSDWAS, @BOSStrikeouts light, but he's making the knuckler work  
44Brandon PfaadtARIMIN, OAK   
45Reese OlsonDET@LAA   
46Zach EflinTBWAS   
47Yu DarvishSDWAS   
48Paul SkenesPIT@ATL   
49Kutter CrawfordBOSTOR   
50Kyle GibsonSTLATL, CIN   
51Kevin GausmanTOR@BOS, NYY   
52Ryan PepiotTBSEA   
53Jake IrvinWAS@TB   
54Andrew AbbottCINPIT   
55Marcus StromanNYY@TOR   
56Brady SingerKCMIA   
57Logan WebbSFLAD   
58Michael WachaKCCLE 32% 
59Jared JonesPIT@ATL   
60Jack FlahertyDETPHI   
61Nathan EovaldiTEX@MIL   
62Griffin CanningLAAOAK, DET 6% 
63James PaxtonLAD@CWS, @SF   
64Charlie MortonATL@CWS   
65Max ScherzerTEX@BAL   
66Andrew HeaneyTEX@MIL, @BAL 17% 
67Jameson TaillonCHC@SF   
68Shota ImanagaCHC@SF   
69Drew ThorpeCWSATL 20% 
70Jordan HicksSFCHC   
71Michael LorenzenTEX@MIL, @BAL   
72Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@ARI   
73Mix 12 Reliever     
74Chase SilsethLAADET 4% 
75Cal QuantrillCOL@CWS 8% 
76Carlos RodonNYY@TOR   
77Aaron CivaleTBWAS   
78Gavin StoneLAD@CWS   
79MacKenzie GoreWAS@SD   
80Spencer SchwellenbachATL@STL, PIT 35% 
81Bailey FalterPIT@CIN 8% 
82Spencer TurnbullPHI@DET 18%46%
83Kenta MaedaDET@LAA 12% 
84Mix 15 Reliever     
85Erick FeddeCWSLAD   
86Ben LivelyCLE@KC   
87Nick PivettaBOSSD   
88Cole IrvinBALCLE, TEX   
89Mitchell ParkerWAS@TB   
90Michael KingSD@BOS   
91Cade PovichBALCLE, TEX   
92Jon GrayTEX@BAL   
93Sean ManaeaNYMNYY   
94Frankie MontasCIN@STL 47% 
95Mitch SpenceOAK@LAA 0%28%
96Triston McKenzieCLE@KC   
97Lance LynnSTLATL, CIN   
98Luis SeverinoNYMHOU   
99Chris PaddackMIN@ARI   
100Chris BassittTOR@BOS, NYY   
101Jose BerriosTORNYY   
102Colin ReaMILTEX 8% 
103Zach PlesacLAADET 0%0%
104Jose QuintanaNYMHOU 9%21%
105David PetersonNYMNYY 39% 
106DJ HerzWAS@SD 39% 
107Josiah GrayWAS@TB 6%11%
108Zack LittellTBSEA   
109Javier AssadCHC@MIL   
110Max MeyerMIA@PHI   
111Jordan MontgomeryARIMIN   
112Hogan HarrisOAK@ARI 4% 
113Trevor RogersMIA@KC 5%39%
114Brayan BelloBOSTOR, SD   
115Tobias MyersMILCHC 31% 
116Mason BlackSFCHC 0%0%
117Yusei KikuchiTORNYY   
118Kyle HendricksCHC@SF, @MIL 0%0%
119Spencer HowardSFCHC, LAD 0%2%
120Luis MedinaOAK@LAA, @ARI 1%18%
121Luis OrtizPIT@CIN 0%18%
122Casey MizeDETPHI, @LAA 22% 
123Carson WhisenhuntSFCHC, LAD 0%0%
124Alec MarshKCCLE   
125Logan AllenCLE@BAL, @KC 0%0%
126Bryse WilsonMILTEX 5%25%
127Mike ClevingerCWSCOL 0%0%
128Kyle FreelandCOL@CWS 0%0%
129Slade CecconiARIOAK 0%11%
130Joey EstesOAK@LAA 10% 
131Carson SpiersCINPIT, @STL 13% 
132Carlos RodriguezMILCHC 0%0%
133Spencer ArrighettiHOUCOL 24% 
134Tylor MegillNYMHOU   
135Austin GomberCOL@HOU 4%11%
136Kyle TylerMIA@PHI 0%0%
137Andre PallanteSTLATL 0%2%
138Roddery MunozMIA@KC, @PHI 0%4%
139Albert SuarezBALTEX   
140Ryan FeltnerCOL@HOU 0%2%
141Chris FlexenCWSLAD, COL 0%2%
142Dakota HudsonCOL@CWS 0%0%
143Martin PerezPIT@ATL 8%12%
144Carlos CarrascoCLE@BAL 0%2%
145JP SearsOAK@ARI 42% 
146Ryne NelsonARIMIN 3%49%
147Davis DanielLAAOAK 0%0%
148Randy VasquezSD@BOS 2%32%
149Patrick CorbinWAS@SD 0%0%
150Yonny ChirinosMIA@KC, @PHI 0%0%
151Yariel RodriguezTOR@BOS 46% 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Cole RagansKCMIA, CLE 
2Joe RyanMIN@ARI, @SEA 
3Tarik SkubalDETPHI, @LAA 
4Gerrit ColeNYY@NYM, @TOR
5Garrett CrochetCWSLAD, COL31 K over last 19 IP
6Seth LugoKCMIA, CLEShould maintain success if he continues to limit walks
7Logan GilbertSEAMIN 
8Tanner BibeeCLE@BAL, @KCRecent ERA unluck; rounding into form
9Corbin BurnesBALTEX 
10George KirbySEA@TB 
11Taj BradleyTBSEA, WAS5 HR over last 15.1 IP, but not a long term concern
12Bryan WooSEA@TB, MINTentative, experiencing arm issues
13Pablo LopezMIN@SEA 
14Bailey OberMIN@SEA 
15Tanner HouckBOSTOR, SDSurprised he didn't land higher
16Tyler AndersonLAAOAK, DET 
17Luis CastilloSEA@TB 
18Grayson RodriguezBALCLE 
19Hunter BrownHOUCOL, @NYMShowing what Bron can do for you
20Nestor CortesNYY@TOR 
21Ronel BlancoHOU@NYM 
22Framber ValdezHOU@NYM 
23Luis GilNYY@NYM.222 BABIP due for a correction
24Bryce MillerSEAMIN 
25Reese OlsonDET@LAA 
26Zach EflinTBWAS 
27Kutter CrawfordBOSTOR 
28Kevin GausmanTOR@BOS, NYY 
29Ryan PepiotTBSEA 
30Marcus StromanNYY@TOR 
31Brady SingerKCMIA 
32Michael WachaKCCLE 
33Jack FlahertyDETPHI 
34Nathan EovaldiTEX@MIL 
35Griffin CanningLAAOAK, DET 
36Max ScherzerTEX@BAL 
37Andrew HeaneyTEX@MIL, @BAL 
38Drew ThorpeCWSATL 
39Michael LorenzenTEX@MIL, @BAL 
40Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@ARI 
41Chase SilsethLAADET 
42Carlos RodonNYY@TOR 
43Aaron CivaleTBWAS 
44Kenta MaedaDET@LAA 
45Erick FeddeCWSLAD 
46Ben LivelyCLE@KC 
47Nick PivettaBOSSD 
48Cole IrvinBALCLE, TEX 
49Cade PovichBALCLE, TEX 
50Jon GrayTEX@BAL 
51Mitch SpenceOAK@LAA 
52Triston McKenzieCLE@KC 
53Chris PaddackMIN@ARI 
54Chris BassittTOR@BOS, NYY 
55Jose BerriosTORNYY 
56AL Reliever   
57Zach PlesacLAADET 
58Zack LittellTBSEA 
59Hogan HarrisOAK@ARI 
60Brayan BelloBOSTOR, SD 
61Yusei KikuchiTORNYY 
62Luis MedinaOAK@LAA, @ARI 
63Casey MizeDETPHI, @LAA 
64Alec MarshKCCLE 
65Logan AllenCLE@BAL, @KC 
66Mike ClevingerCWSCOL 
67Joey EstesOAK@LAA 
68Spencer ArrighettiHOUCOL 
69Albert SuarezBALTEX 
70Chris FlexenCWSLAD, COL 
71Carlos CarrascoCLE@BAL 
72JP SearsOAK@ARI 
73Davis DanielLAAOAK 
74Yariel RodriguezTOR@BOS 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Ranger SuarezPHI@DET, MIANo sign of slowing down, great pair to stay on a roll
2Aaron NolaPHI@DET, MIA 
3Tyler GlasnowLAD@SF 
4Justin SteeleCHC@SF, @MIL 
5Zack WheelerPHIMIA 
6Reynaldo LopezATL@STL, PIT 
7Hunter GreeneCINPIT, @STLStill inconsistent with control, but overall improving
8Chris SaleATL@STL 
9Sonny GraySTLCIN 
10Freddy PeraltaMILTEX, CHCIn a rut, 7 BB and 3 HR allowed over last 13.2 IP
11Zac GallenARIOAK 
12Max FriedATLPIT 
13Cristopher SanchezPHIMIA 
14Nick LodoloCIN@STL 
15Dylan CeaseSDWAS 
16Bobby MillerLAD@CWS, @SF 
17Miles MikolasSTLCIN 
18Mitch KellerPIT@CIN 
19Matt WaldronSDWAS, @BOSStrikeouts light, but he's making the knuckler work
20Brandon PfaadtARIMIN, OAK 
21Yu DarvishSDWAS 
22Paul SkenesPIT@ATL 
23Kyle GibsonSTLATL, CIN 
24Jake IrvinWAS@TB 
25Andrew AbbottCINPIT 
26Logan WebbSFLAD 
27Jared JonesPIT@ATL 
28James PaxtonLAD@CWS, @SF 
29Charlie MortonATL@CWS 
30Jameson TaillonCHC@SF 
31Shota ImanagaCHC@SF 
32Jordan HicksSFCHC 
33Cal QuantrillCOL@CWS 
34Gavin StoneLAD@CWS 
35MacKenzie GoreWAS@SD 
36Spencer SchwellenbachATL@STL, PIT 
37Bailey FalterPIT@CIN 
38Spencer TurnbullPHI@DET 
39Mitchell ParkerWAS@TB 
40Michael KingSD@BOS 
41Sean ManaeaNYMNYY 
42Frankie MontasCIN@STL 
43Lance LynnSTLATL, CIN 
44Luis SeverinoNYMHOU 
45Colin ReaMILTEX 
46NL Reliever   
47Jose QuintanaNYMHOU 
48David PetersonNYMNYY 
49DJ HerzWAS@SD 
50Josiah GrayWAS@TB 
51Javier AssadCHC@MIL 
52Max MeyerMIA@PHI 
53Jordan MontgomeryARIMIN 
54Trevor RogersMIA@KC 
55Tobias MyersMILCHC 
56Mason BlackSFCHC 
57Kyle HendricksCHC@SF, @MIL 
58Spencer HowardSFCHC, LAD 
59Luis OrtizPIT@CIN 
60Carson WhisenhuntSFCHC, LAD 
61Bryse WilsonMILTEX 
62Kyle FreelandCOL@CWS 
63Slade CecconiARIOAK 
64Carson SpiersCINPIT, @STL 
65Carlos RodriguezMILCHC 
66Tylor MegillNYMHOU 
67Austin GomberCOL@HOU 
68Kyle TylerMIA@PHI 
69Andre PallanteSTLATL 
70Roddery MunozMIA@KC, @PHI 
71Ryan FeltnerCOL@HOU 
72Dakota HudsonCOL@CWS 
73Martin PerezPIT@ATL 
74Ryne NelsonARIMIN 
75Randy VasquezSD@BOS 
76Patrick CorbinWAS@SD 
77Yonny ChirinosMIA@KC, @PHI 

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