Weekly Pitcher Rankings: May is for Streaming

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: May is for Streaming

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.

 ERAWHIPK%BA
1H April 20244.181.3122.20%0.250
2H April 20243.821.2622.20%0.240
     
1H April 20234.661.3822.10%0.258
2H April 20234.441.3022.60%0.253
1H May 20234.361.3121.00%0.255
2H May 20234.381.3121.80%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

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Logan WebbSF@BOS, @PHIFanning just 6.1 K/9  
2Zack WheelerPHI@LAA   
3Joe RyanMIN@CWS, BOS26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP  
4Nick LodoloCIN@SD, BAL   
5Max FriedATL@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.

 ERAWHIPK%BA
1H April 20244.181.3122.20%0.250
2H April 20243.821.2622.20%0.240
     
1H April 20234.661.3822.10%0.258
2H April 20234.441.3022.60%0.253
1H May 20234.361.3121.00%0.255
2H May 20234.381.3121.80%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

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Logan WebbSF@BOS, @PHIFanning just 6.1 K/9  
2Zack WheelerPHI@LAA   
3Joe RyanMIN@CWS, BOS26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP  
4Nick LodoloCIN@SD, BAL   
5Max FriedATL@SEA, @LAD   
6Tarik SkubalDET@NYY   
7Sonny GraySTLCWSProving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox 
8Tyler GlasnowLADATL   
9Bailey OberMIN@CWS   
10Freddy PeraltaMILTB   
11Chris SaleATL@SEAQuietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game  
12Corbin BurnesBALNYY   
13Ranger SuarezPHISF   
14Dylan CeaseSD@ARI   
15Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@ARI   
16Tanner HouckBOS@MIN   
17Ryan PepiotTB@MIL, NYM   
18Reynaldo LopezATL@SEA   
19Aaron NolaPHISF   
20Grayson RodriguezBALNYY, @CINNot an ideal pair to get back on track  
21Nestor CortesNYY@BAL, DET   
22Logan GilbertSEA@HOU   
23Javier AssadCHC@NYM, MIL4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season
24Kevin GausmanTOR@WAS   
25Trevor RogersMIAWAS, @OAK   
26George KirbySEA@HOU   
27Yusei KikuchiTOR@WAS   
28Pablo LopezMINBOS   
29Framber ValdezHOUSEA   
30Mitch KellerPIT@OAKThe season turnaround starts here  
31Jon GrayTEXWAS, @KC   
32Bailey FalterPIT@OAK, COLRare double dipper worthy of a pickup0%23%
33Garrett CrochetCWSMIN, @STL   
34Luis CastilloSEAATL   
35Jared JonesPITCOL   
36Jose BerriosTORKC   
37Zach EflinTB@MIL   
38Justin VerlanderHOUCLE   
39Bryce MillerSEAATL, @HOU   
40Jordan HicksSF@PHI   
41Shota ImanagaCHC@NYM   
42Tanner BibeeCLELAA   
43Seth LugoKC@TOR   
44Zac GallenARILAD   
45Edward CabreraMIACOL   
46Kutter CrawfordBOSSF   
47Nathan EovaldiTEXWAS   
48Jameson TaillonCHC@NYM, MIL   
49Reese OlsonDETSTL   
50Braxton GarrettMIACOL   
51Hunter GreeneCINBAL   
52Luis SeverinoNYMCHC, @TB   
53Jordan MontgomeryARILAD   
54Keaton WinnSF@PHI   
55Jhony BritoSDCIN 0%2%
56JP SearsOAKMIA 20% 
57Kenta MaedaDETSTL, @NYY 46% 
58Cristopher SanchezPHI@LAA   
59Cole RagansKC@TOR   
60Kyle BradishBALNYY   
61Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@CWS 0%5%
62Reid DetmersLAA@CLE   
63Ben BrownCHC@NYM 26% 
64Joe MusgroveSDCIN   
65Brandon PfaadtARISD   
66Jose QuintanaNYM@TB 48% 
67Marcus StromanNYYDET   
68Joe BoyleOAKPIT, MIABig risk to ratios, but pair of home matchups is enticing16% 
69Ben LivelyCLELAA 0%19%
70Andrew AbbottCINBAL   
71Dean KremerBALNYY, @CIN   
72Mix 12 Reliever     
73Andrew HeaneyTEXWAS 14% 
74Jose ButtoNYMCHC   
75Erick FeddeCWS@STL 45% 
76Brady SingerKCTEX   
77Luis GilNYY@BAL   
78Ronel BlancoHOUSEA   
79Charlie MortonATL@LAD   
80Aaron CivaleTBNYM   
81John MeansBAL@CIN 27% 
82Spencer TurnbullPHI@LAA   
83Carlos RodonNYY@BAL   
84Mix 15 Reliever     
85Kyle GibsonSTL@DET 4%46%
86Michael KingSD@ARI   
87Sean ManaeaNYMCHC, @TB   
88Hayden WesneskiCHCMIL 0%0%
89Clarke SchmidtNYY@BAL, DET   
90Griffin CanningLAAPHI, @CLE 22% 
91Kyle HarrisonSF@BOS   
92Dane DunningTEX@KC   
93Lance LynnSTLCWS   
94Michael LorenzenTEX@KC 16% 
95Nick MartinezCIN@SD 1%19%
96Ross StriplingOAKPIT 0%9%
97Jonathan BowlanKC@TOR, TEX 0%0%
98Jack FlahertyDETSTL   
99Steven MatzSTL@DET, CWS   
100Mike ClevingerCWS@STL 0%5%
101Graham AshcraftCIN@SD   
102Yariel RodriguezTORKC, @WAS   
103Taijuan WalkerPHISF 1%2%
104Jose SorianoLAA@CLE 44% 
105Tyler AlexanderTB@MIL 0% 
106MacKenzie GoreWAS@TEX, TOR   
107Matt WaldronSDCIN, @ARI 2%40%
108Triston McKenzieCLE@HOU   
109Casey MizeDET@NYY   
110Zack LittellTBNYM   
111Martin PerezPITCOL 33% 
112Landon KnackLAD@ARI 7% 
113Roddery MunozMIACOL, @OAK 1%0%
114Miles MikolasSTL@DET 8%49%
115Jake IrvinWAS@MIA, TOR 13% 
116Chris BassittTORKC   
117Josh WinckowskiBOSSF 0%2%
118Hunter BrownHOUCLE, SEA   
119Michael WachaKCTEX   
120Quinn PriesterPIT@OAK 0%9%
121Cal QuantrillCOL@PIT 0%0%
122Paul BlackburnOAKMIA   
123Mitchell ParkerWAS@TEX 32% 
124Emerson HancockSEAATL 1%11%
125Tyler AndersonLAAPHI 30% 
126Joe RossMIL@CHC 4% 
127James PaxtonLAD@ARI, ATL   
128Austin GomberCOL@PIT 1%0%
129Bryse WilsonMILTB, @CHC 0%2%
130Cooper CriswellBOSSF, @MIN 0%2%
131Ryan FeltnerCOL@MIA, @PIT 5%49%
132Alex WoodOAKPIT 0%4%
133Carlos CarrascoCLE@HOU, LAA 0%23%
134Colin ReaMILTB 5% 
135Logan AllenCLE@HOU 0%0%
136Chris PaddackMINBOS   
137Bryce ElderATL@LAD 1%4%
138Adrian HouserNYMCHC 0%18%
139Gavin StoneLADATL   
140Spencer ArrighettiHOUCLE 0%12%
141Trevor WilliamsWAS@TEX 6%47%
142Tommy HenryARILAD, SD 0%0%
143Daulton JefferiesSF@BOS 0%0%
144Ryan WeathersMIA@OAK   
145Slade CecconiARISD 1%0%
146Peter LambertCOL@MIA 0%0%
147Chase AndersonBOS@MIN 0%2%
148Patrick SandovalLAAPHI 4% 
149Tobias MyersMIL@CHC 0%0%
150Chris FlexenCWSMIN 0%0%
151Dakota HudsonCOL@MIA 0%0%
152Michael SorokaCWSMIN 2%5%
153Patrick CorbinWASTOR 0%2%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Joe RyanMIN@CWS, BOS26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP
2Tarik SkubalDET@NYY 
3Bailey OberMIN@CWS 
4Corbin BurnesBALNYY 
5Tanner HouckBOS@MIN 
6Ryan PepiotTB@MIL, NYM 
7Grayson RodriguezBALNYY, @CINNot an ideal pair to get back on track
8Nestor CortesNYY@BAL, DET 
9Logan GilbertSEA@HOU 
10Kevin GausmanTOR@WAS 
11George KirbySEA@HOU 
12Yusei KikuchiTOR@WAS 
13Pablo LopezMINBOS 
14Framber ValdezHOUSEA 
15Jon GrayTEXWAS, @KC 
16Garrett CrochetCWSMIN, @STL 
17Luis CastilloSEAATL 
18Jose BerriosTORKC 
19Zach EflinTB@MIL 
20Justin VerlanderHOUCLE 
21Bryce MillerSEAATL, @HOU 
22Tanner BibeeCLELAA 
23Seth LugoKC@TOR 
24Kutter CrawfordBOSSF 
25Nathan EovaldiTEXWAS 
26Reese OlsonDETSTL 
27JP SearsOAKMIA 
28Kenta MaedaDETSTL, @NYY 
29Cole RagansKC@TOR 
30Kyle BradishBALNYY 
31Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@CWS 
32Reid DetmersLAA@CLE 
33Marcus StromanNYYDET 
34Joe BoyleOAKPIT, MIABig risk to ratios, but pair of home matchups is enticing
35Ben LivelyCLELAA 
36Dean KremerBALNYY, @CIN 
37Andrew HeaneyTEXWAS 
38Erick FeddeCWS@STL 
39Brady SingerKCTEX 
40Luis GilNYY@BAL 
41Ronel BlancoHOUSEA 
42Aaron CivaleTBNYM 
43John MeansBAL@CIN 
44Carlos RodonNYY@BAL 
45Clarke SchmidtNYY@BAL, DET 
46Griffin CanningLAAPHI, @CLE 
47Dane DunningTEX@KC 
48Michael LorenzenTEX@KC 
49Ross StriplingOAKPIT 
50Jonathan BowlanKC@TOR, TEX 
51Jack FlahertyDETSTL 
52Mike ClevingerCWS@STL 
53Yariel RodriguezTORKC, @WAS 
54AL Reliever   
55Jose SorianoLAA@CLE 
56Tyler AlexanderTB@MIL 
57Triston McKenzieCLE@HOU 
58Casey MizeDET@NYY 
59Zack LittellTBNYM 
60Chris BassittTORKC 
61Josh WinckowskiBOSSF 
62Hunter BrownHOUCLE, SEA 
63Michael WachaKCTEX 
64Paul BlackburnOAKMIA 
65Emerson HancockSEAATL 
66Tyler AndersonLAAPHI 
67Cooper CriswellBOSSF, @MIN 
68Alex WoodOAKPIT 
69Carlos CarrascoCLE@HOU, LAA 
70Logan AllenCLE@HOU 
71Chris PaddackMINBOS 
72Spencer ArrighettiHOUCLE 
73Chase AndersonBOS@MIN 
74Patrick SandovalLAAPHI 
75Chris FlexenCWSMIN 
76Michael SorokaCWSMIN 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Logan WebbSF@BOS, @PHIFanning just 6.1 K/9
2Zack WheelerPHI@LAA 
3Nick LodoloCIN@SD, BAL 
4Max FriedATL@SEA, @LAD 
5Sonny GraySTLCWSProving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox
6Tyler GlasnowLADATL 
7Freddy PeraltaMILTB 
8Chris SaleATL@SEAQuietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game
9Ranger SuarezPHISF 
10Dylan CeaseSD@ARI 
11Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@ARI 
12Reynaldo LopezATL@SEA 
13Aaron NolaPHISF 
14Javier AssadCHC@NYM, MIL4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season
15Trevor RogersMIAWAS, @OAK 
16Mitch KellerPIT@OAKThe season turnaround starts here
17Bailey FalterPIT@OAK, COLRare double dipper worthy of a pickup
18Jared JonesPITCOL 
19Jordan HicksSF@PHI 
20Shota ImanagaCHC@NYM 
21Zac GallenARILAD 
22Edward CabreraMIACOL 
23Jameson TaillonCHC@NYM, MIL 
24Braxton GarrettMIACOL 
25Hunter GreeneCINBAL 
26Luis SeverinoNYMCHC, @TB 
27Jordan MontgomeryARILAD 
28Keaton WinnSF@PHI 
29Jhony BritoSDCIN 
30Cristopher SanchezPHI@LAA 
31Ben BrownCHC@NYM 
32Joe MusgroveSDCIN 
33Brandon PfaadtARISD 
34Jose QuintanaNYM@TB 
35Andrew AbbottCINBAL 
36Jose ButtoNYMCHC 
37Charlie MortonATL@LAD 
38Spencer TurnbullPHI@LAA 
39Kyle GibsonSTL@DET 
40Michael KingSD@ARI 
41Sean ManaeaNYMCHC, @TB 
42Hayden WesneskiCHCMIL 
43Kyle HarrisonSF@BOS 
44Lance LynnSTLCWS 
45Nick MartinezCIN@SD 
46Steven MatzSTL@DET, CWS 
47Graham AshcraftCIN@SD 
48Taijuan WalkerPHISF 
49NL Reliever   
50MacKenzie GoreWAS@TEX, TOR 
51Matt WaldronSDCIN, @ARI 
52Martin PerezPITCOL 
53Landon KnackLAD@ARI 
54Roddery MunozMIACOL, @OAK 
55Miles MikolasSTL@DET 
56Jake IrvinWAS@MIA, TOR 
57Quinn PriesterPIT@OAK 
58Cal QuantrillCOL@PIT 
59Mitchell ParkerWAS@TEX 
60Joe RossMIL@CHC 
61James PaxtonLAD@ARI, ATL 
62Austin GomberCOL@PIT 
63Bryse WilsonMILTB, @CHC 
64Ryan FeltnerCOL@MIA, @PIT 
65Colin ReaMILTB 
66Bryce ElderATL@LAD 
67Adrian HouserNYMCHC 
68Gavin StoneLADATL 
69Trevor WilliamsWAS@TEX 
70Tommy HenryARILAD, SD 
71Daulton JefferiesSF@BOS 
72Ryan WeathersMIA@OAK 
73Slade CecconiARISD 
74Peter LambertCOL@MIA 
75Tobias MyersMIL@CHC 
76Dakota HudsonCOL@MIA 
77Patrick CorbinWASTOR 

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