This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
If last season is an indication, it could be beneficial to be aggressive with streaming in May. Clearly, there is no guarantee the trend will repeat, but the first and second half of April this season matched last year, at least in terms of the second half being more favorable for pitching. The focus should not be on the difference in offense, but the direction ERA may go next month.
ERA | WHIP | K% | BA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1H April 2024 | 4.18 | 1.31 | 22.20% | 0.250 |
2H April 2024 | 3.82 | 1.26 | 22.20% | 0.240 |
1H April 2023 | 4.66 | 1.38 | 22.10% | 0.258 |
2H April 2023 | 4.44 | 1.30 | 22.60% | 0.253 |
1H May 2023 | 4.36 | 1.31 | 21.00% | 0.255 |
2H May 2023 | 4.38 | 1.31 | 21.80% | 0.251 |
If this May's pattern matches last May, it's a great time to be more liberal with starting pitching.
By means of a weekly reminder, the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitching grid, so please send rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings in the discussion section.
Updated: Monday April 29, 1:45 AM ET
Week of April 29 - May 5
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Logan Webb | SF | @BOS, @PHI | Fanning just 6.1 K/9 | ||
2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @LAA | |||
3 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @CWS, BOS | 26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP | ||
4 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @SD, BAL | |||
5 | Max Fried | ATL | @SEA, @LAD |
If last season is an indication, it could be beneficial to be aggressive with streaming in May. Clearly, there is no guarantee the trend will repeat, but the first and second half of April this season matched last year, at least in terms of the second half being more favorable for pitching. The focus should not be on the difference in offense, but the direction ERA may go next month.
ERA | WHIP | K% | BA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1H April 2024 | 4.18 | 1.31 | 22.20% | 0.250 |
2H April 2024 | 3.82 | 1.26 | 22.20% | 0.240 |
1H April 2023 | 4.66 | 1.38 | 22.10% | 0.258 |
2H April 2023 | 4.44 | 1.30 | 22.60% | 0.253 |
1H May 2023 | 4.36 | 1.31 | 21.00% | 0.255 |
2H May 2023 | 4.38 | 1.31 | 21.80% | 0.251 |
If this May's pattern matches last May, it's a great time to be more liberal with starting pitching.
By means of a weekly reminder, the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitching grid, so please send rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings in the discussion section.
Updated: Monday April 29, 1:45 AM ET
Week of April 29 - May 5
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Logan Webb | SF | @BOS, @PHI | Fanning just 6.1 K/9 | ||
2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @LAA | |||
3 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @CWS, BOS | 26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP | ||
4 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @SD, BAL | |||
5 | Max Fried | ATL | @SEA, @LAD | |||
6 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @NYY | |||
7 | Sonny Gray | STL | CWS | Proving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox | ||
8 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ATL | |||
9 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CWS | |||
10 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | TB | |||
11 | Chris Sale | ATL | @SEA | Quietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game | ||
12 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | NYY | |||
13 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | SF | |||
14 | Dylan Cease | SD | @ARI | |||
15 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @ARI | |||
16 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @MIN | |||
17 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | @MIL, NYM | |||
18 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @SEA | |||
19 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SF | |||
20 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | NYY, @CIN | Not an ideal pair to get back on track | ||
21 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | @BAL, DET | |||
22 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @HOU | |||
23 | Javier Assad | CHC | @NYM, MIL | 4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season | ||
24 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @WAS | |||
25 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | WAS, @OAK | |||
26 | George Kirby | SEA | @HOU | |||
27 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | @WAS | |||
28 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | BOS | |||
29 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SEA | |||
30 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @OAK | The season turnaround starts here | ||
31 | Jon Gray | TEX | WAS, @KC | |||
32 | Bailey Falter | PIT | @OAK, COL | Rare double dipper worthy of a pickup | 0% | 23% |
33 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | MIN, @STL | |||
34 | Luis Castillo | SEA | ATL | |||
35 | Jared Jones | PIT | COL | |||
36 | Jose Berrios | TOR | KC | |||
37 | Zach Eflin | TB | @MIL | |||
38 | Justin Verlander | HOU | CLE | |||
39 | Bryce Miller | SEA | ATL, @HOU | |||
40 | Jordan Hicks | SF | @PHI | |||
41 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @NYM | |||
42 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | LAA | |||
43 | Seth Lugo | KC | @TOR | |||
44 | Zac Gallen | ARI | LAD | |||
45 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | COL | |||
46 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | SF | |||
47 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | WAS | |||
48 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @NYM, MIL | |||
49 | Reese Olson | DET | STL | |||
50 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | COL | |||
51 | Hunter Greene | CIN | BAL | |||
52 | Luis Severino | NYM | CHC, @TB | |||
53 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | LAD | |||
54 | Keaton Winn | SF | @PHI | |||
55 | Jhony Brito | SD | CIN | 0% | 2% | |
56 | JP Sears | OAK | MIA | 20% | ||
57 | Kenta Maeda | DET | STL, @NYY | 46% | ||
58 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @LAA | |||
59 | Cole Ragans | KC | @TOR | |||
60 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | NYY | |||
61 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @CWS | 0% | 5% | |
62 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @CLE | |||
63 | Ben Brown | CHC | @NYM | 26% | ||
64 | Joe Musgrove | SD | CIN | |||
65 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | SD | |||
66 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @TB | 48% | ||
67 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | DET | |||
68 | Joe Boyle | OAK | PIT, MIA | Big risk to ratios, but pair of home matchups is enticing | 16% | |
69 | Ben Lively | CLE | LAA | 0% | 19% | |
70 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | BAL | |||
71 | Dean Kremer | BAL | NYY, @CIN | |||
72 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||||
73 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | WAS | 14% | ||
74 | Jose Butto | NYM | CHC | |||
75 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @STL | 45% | ||
76 | Brady Singer | KC | TEX | |||
77 | Luis Gil | NYY | @BAL | |||
78 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | SEA | |||
79 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @LAD | |||
80 | Aaron Civale | TB | NYM | |||
81 | John Means | BAL | @CIN | 27% | ||
82 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI | @LAA | |||
83 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @BAL | |||
84 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||||
85 | Kyle Gibson | STL | @DET | 4% | 46% | |
86 | Michael King | SD | @ARI | |||
87 | Sean Manaea | NYM | CHC, @TB | |||
88 | Hayden Wesneski | CHC | MIL | 0% | 0% | |
89 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @BAL, DET | |||
90 | Griffin Canning | LAA | PHI, @CLE | 22% | ||
91 | Kyle Harrison | SF | @BOS | |||
92 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @KC | |||
93 | Lance Lynn | STL | CWS | |||
94 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | @KC | 16% | ||
95 | Nick Martinez | CIN | @SD | 1% | 19% | |
96 | Ross Stripling | OAK | PIT | 0% | 9% | |
97 | Jonathan Bowlan | KC | @TOR, TEX | 0% | 0% | |
98 | Jack Flaherty | DET | STL | |||
99 | Steven Matz | STL | @DET, CWS | |||
100 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @STL | 0% | 5% | |
101 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | @SD | |||
102 | Yariel Rodriguez | TOR | KC, @WAS | |||
103 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SF | 1% | 2% | |
104 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CLE | 44% | ||
105 | Tyler Alexander | TB | @MIL | 0% | ||
106 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | @TEX, TOR | |||
107 | Matt Waldron | SD | CIN, @ARI | 2% | 40% | |
108 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | @HOU | |||
109 | Casey Mize | DET | @NYY | |||
110 | Zack Littell | TB | NYM | |||
111 | Martin Perez | PIT | COL | 33% | ||
112 | Landon Knack | LAD | @ARI | 7% | ||
113 | Roddery Munoz | MIA | COL, @OAK | 1% | 0% | |
114 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @DET | 8% | 49% | |
115 | Jake Irvin | WAS | @MIA, TOR | 13% | ||
116 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | KC | |||
117 | Josh Winckowski | BOS | SF | 0% | 2% | |
118 | Hunter Brown | HOU | CLE, SEA | |||
119 | Michael Wacha | KC | TEX | |||
120 | Quinn Priester | PIT | @OAK | 0% | 9% | |
121 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @PIT | 0% | 0% | |
122 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | MIA | |||
123 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | @TEX | 32% | ||
124 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | ATL | 1% | 11% | |
125 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | PHI | 30% | ||
126 | Joe Ross | MIL | @CHC | 4% | ||
127 | James Paxton | LAD | @ARI, ATL | |||
128 | Austin Gomber | COL | @PIT | 1% | 0% | |
129 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | TB, @CHC | 0% | 2% | |
130 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | SF, @MIN | 0% | 2% | |
131 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @MIA, @PIT | 5% | 49% | |
132 | Alex Wood | OAK | PIT | 0% | 4% | |
133 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | @HOU, LAA | 0% | 23% | |
134 | Colin Rea | MIL | TB | 5% | ||
135 | Logan Allen | CLE | @HOU | 0% | 0% | |
136 | Chris Paddack | MIN | BOS | |||
137 | Bryce Elder | ATL | @LAD | 1% | 4% | |
138 | Adrian Houser | NYM | CHC | 0% | 18% | |
139 | Gavin Stone | LAD | ATL | |||
140 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | CLE | 0% | 12% | |
141 | Trevor Williams | WAS | @TEX | 6% | 47% | |
142 | Tommy Henry | ARI | LAD, SD | 0% | 0% | |
143 | Daulton Jefferies | SF | @BOS | 0% | 0% | |
144 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @OAK | |||
145 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | SD | 1% | 0% | |
146 | Peter Lambert | COL | @MIA | 0% | 0% | |
147 | Chase Anderson | BOS | @MIN | 0% | 2% | |
148 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | PHI | 4% | ||
149 | Tobias Myers | MIL | @CHC | 0% | 0% | |
150 | Chris Flexen | CWS | MIN | 0% | 0% | |
151 | Dakota Hudson | COL | @MIA | 0% | 0% | |
152 | Michael Soroka | CWS | MIN | 2% | 5% | |
153 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | TOR | 0% | 2% |
American League
National League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Logan Webb | SF | @BOS, @PHI | Fanning just 6.1 K/9 |
2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @LAA | |
3 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @SD, BAL | |
4 | Max Fried | ATL | @SEA, @LAD | |
5 | Sonny Gray | STL | CWS | Proving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox |
6 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ATL | |
7 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | TB | |
8 | Chris Sale | ATL | @SEA | Quietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game |
9 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | SF | |
10 | Dylan Cease | SD | @ARI | |
11 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @ARI | |
12 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @SEA | |
13 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SF | |
14 | Javier Assad | CHC | @NYM, MIL | 4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season |
15 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | WAS, @OAK | |
16 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @OAK | The season turnaround starts here |
17 | Bailey Falter | PIT | @OAK, COL | Rare double dipper worthy of a pickup |
18 | Jared Jones | PIT | COL | |
19 | Jordan Hicks | SF | @PHI | |
20 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @NYM | |
21 | Zac Gallen | ARI | LAD | |
22 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | COL | |
23 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @NYM, MIL | |
24 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | COL | |
25 | Hunter Greene | CIN | BAL | |
26 | Luis Severino | NYM | CHC, @TB | |
27 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | LAD | |
28 | Keaton Winn | SF | @PHI | |
29 | Jhony Brito | SD | CIN | |
30 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @LAA | |
31 | Ben Brown | CHC | @NYM | |
32 | Joe Musgrove | SD | CIN | |
33 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | SD | |
34 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @TB | |
35 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | BAL | |
36 | Jose Butto | NYM | CHC | |
37 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @LAD | |
38 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI | @LAA | |
39 | Kyle Gibson | STL | @DET | |
40 | Michael King | SD | @ARI | |
41 | Sean Manaea | NYM | CHC, @TB | |
42 | Hayden Wesneski | CHC | MIL | |
43 | Kyle Harrison | SF | @BOS | |
44 | Lance Lynn | STL | CWS | |
45 | Nick Martinez | CIN | @SD | |
46 | Steven Matz | STL | @DET, CWS | |
47 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | @SD | |
48 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SF | |
49 | NL Reliever | |||
50 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | @TEX, TOR | |
51 | Matt Waldron | SD | CIN, @ARI | |
52 | Martin Perez | PIT | COL | |
53 | Landon Knack | LAD | @ARI | |
54 | Roddery Munoz | MIA | COL, @OAK | |
55 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @DET | |
56 | Jake Irvin | WAS | @MIA, TOR | |
57 | Quinn Priester | PIT | @OAK | |
58 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @PIT | |
59 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | @TEX | |
60 | Joe Ross | MIL | @CHC | |
61 | James Paxton | LAD | @ARI, ATL | |
62 | Austin Gomber | COL | @PIT | |
63 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | TB, @CHC | |
64 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @MIA, @PIT | |
65 | Colin Rea | MIL | TB | |
66 | Bryce Elder | ATL | @LAD | |
67 | Adrian Houser | NYM | CHC | |
68 | Gavin Stone | LAD | ATL | |
69 | Trevor Williams | WAS | @TEX | |
70 | Tommy Henry | ARI | LAD, SD | |
71 | Daulton Jefferies | SF | @BOS | |
72 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @OAK | |
73 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | SD | |
74 | Peter Lambert | COL | @MIA | |
75 | Tobias Myers | MIL | @CHC | |
76 | Dakota Hudson | COL | @MIA | |
77 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | TOR |