This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
Most teams starting their fourth and fifth starters early in the week, along with only 90 games on the docket have combined to yield what will likely be the poorest two-start slate of the season. This serves to reiterate advice which becomes more important every year: Don't enact a strategy reliant on two-start pitchers for success. Even in a regular week, the inventory is thinner than usual. With more off days, and teams exerting more caution, a perceived double-dipper often starts Monday or Tuesday, then has their second start bumped.
For those new to the site, these rankings will be refreshed Sunday night. They are always based on the site's Probable Pitching grid. I'm always happy to address questions germane to the rankings, but please direct scheduling inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.
UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET
Week of April 1 - 7
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spencer Strider | ATL | @CWS | |||
2 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | @OAK | Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut | ||
3 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @NYM | |||
4 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | KC | |||
5 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @OAK, @LAA | Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking | ||
6 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | SF | |||
7 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @WAS | |||
8 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | CIN | |||
9 | Max Fried | ATL | ARI | |||
10 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | LAA |
Most teams starting their fourth and fifth starters early in the week, along with only 90 games on the docket have combined to yield what will likely be the poorest two-start slate of the season. This serves to reiterate advice which becomes more important every year: Don't enact a strategy reliant on two-start pitchers for success. Even in a regular week, the inventory is thinner than usual. With more off days, and teams exerting more caution, a perceived double-dipper often starts Monday or Tuesday, then has their second start bumped.
For those new to the site, these rankings will be refreshed Sunday night. They are always based on the site's Probable Pitching grid. I'm always happy to address questions germane to the rankings, but please direct scheduling inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.
UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET
Week of April 1 - 7
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spencer Strider | ATL | @CWS | |||
2 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | @OAK | Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut | ||
3 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @NYM | |||
4 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | KC | |||
5 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @OAK, @LAA | Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking | ||
6 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | SF | |||
7 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @WAS | |||
8 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | CIN | |||
9 | Max Fried | ATL | ARI | |||
10 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | LAA | |||
11 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | SEA | |||
12 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | @SEA, @MIN | |||
13 | Shane Bieber | CLE | @SEA | 18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland | ||
14 | Bobby Miller | LAD | SF | 11K with 1 BB in six scoreless innings to begin the season | ||
15 | Zac Gallen | ARI | NYY | |||
16 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @PIT | |||
17 | Luis Castillo | SEA | CLE | |||
18 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @CHC | |||
19 | George Kirby | SEA | CLE | |||
20 | Kenta Maeda | DET | OAK | reat spot to rebound after a rough first start | ||
21 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @WAS | |||
22 | Dean Kremer | BAL | KC, @PIT | Won't enjoy an easier double dip | ||
23 | Cristian Javier | HOU | TOR | |||
24 | Chris Sale | ATL | ARI | |||
25 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | CIN, @WAS | |||
26 | Zach Eflin | TB | TEX | |||
27 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @OAK | |||
28 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @NYY | |||
29 | Framber Valdez | HOU | TOR | |||
30 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @TB | |||
31 | Joe Ryan | MIN | CLE | |||
32 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | CLE | |||
33 | Reese Olson | DET | @NYM, OAK | |||
34 | Dylan Cease | SD | @SF | |||
35 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @MIN | |||
36 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | NYY | |||
37 | Michael King | SD | @SF | |||
38 | A.J. Puk | MIA | LAA | |||
39 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | @LAA | |||
40 | Bailey Ober | MIN | CLE | |||
41 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | @LAA | |||
42 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | TOR | |||
43 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | @PHI, NYM | |||
44 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @CWS, ARI | |||
45 | Joe Musgrove | SD | STL | |||
46 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | COL, LAD | |||
47 | Logan Webb | SF | @LAD | |||
48 | Logan Allen | CLE | @SEA | |||
49 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @MIL | |||
50 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @CWS | |||
51 | Cole Ragans | KC | @BAL | |||
52 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | @TB | 41% | ||
53 | Blake Snell | SF | @LAD | |||
54 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | @WAS | |||
55 | Bowden Francis | TOR | @HOU, @NYY | 25% | ||
56 | Sean Manaea | NYM | DET, @CIN | |||
57 | Jose Quintana | NYM | DET | 35% | ||
58 | Max Meyer | MIA | LAA, @STL | |||
59 | Yu Darvish | SD | STL | |||
60 | Tyler Wells | BAL | @PIT | |||
61 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | ATL, @KC | |||
62 | DL Hall | MIL | SEA | |||
63 | Jordan Hicks | SF | SD | |||
64 | Louie Varland | MIN | @MIL | |||
65 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @TB, HOU | 34% | ||
66 | Aaron Civale | TB | TEX | |||
67 | Chris Paddack | MIN | @MIL | 0% | 0% | |
68 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @MIL | |||
69 | Joe Boyle | OAK | BOS, @DET | 24% | ||
70 | Luis Gil | NYY | @ARI, TOR | |||
71 | Keaton Winn | SF | @LAD, SD | 13% | ||
72 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @STL | |||
73 | Lance Lynn | STL | MIA | |||
74 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||||
75 | JP Sears | OAK | @DET | |||
76 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | @NYY | |||
77 | Michael Wacha | KC | @BAL, CWS | |||
78 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | @HOU | |||
79 | Jack Flaherty | DET | OAK | |||
80 | Steven Matz | STL | MIA | 9% | ||
81 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | PIT, PHI | |||
82 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @CHC | 0% | 0% | |
83 | Joe Ross | MIL | MIN | 0% | 2% | |
84 | Hunter Greene | CIN | NYM | |||
85 | Adrian Houser | NYM | DET | 0% | 16% | |
86 | Cole Irvin | BAL | KC | 5% | ||
87 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||||
88 | James Paxton | LAD | SF, @CHC | |||
89 | Chase Silseth | LAA | @MIA, BOS | |||
90 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | TOR | |||
91 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | TEX, @COL | |||
92 | Kyle Gibson | STL | @SD, MIA | 4% | 44% | |
93 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @TEX | |||
94 | Javier Assad | CHC | COL | 1% | 21% | |
95 | Martin Perez | PIT | @WAS | 1% | 32% | |
96 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | @ARI | |||
97 | Drew Smyly | CHC | COL | 0% | 2% | |
98 | Reid Detmers | LAA | BOS | |||
99 | Seth Lugo | KC | CWS | |||
100 | Brady Singer | KC | CWS | 10% | ||
101 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @SD | 17% | ||
102 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @HOU | |||
103 | Griffin Canning | LAA | BOS | |||
104 | Frankie Montas | CIN | @PHI | |||
105 | Casey Mize | DET | @NYM | |||
106 | Jakob Junis | MIL | MIN | 0% | 7% | |
107 | Kyle Harrison | SF | SD | |||
108 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | @MIA | 7% | ||
109 | Josiah Gray | WAS | PIT | 45% | ||
110 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @KC | |||
111 | Jon Gray | TEX | HOU | |||
112 | Alex Wood | OAK | BOS | 2% | 49% | |
113 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | LAD | 12% | ||
114 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @MIA | 0% | 7% | |
115 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI | CIN | 0% | 39% | |
116 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @ARI | |||
117 | Ross Stripling | OAK | BOS | 0% | 7% | |
118 | Matt Waldron | SD | STL, @SF | 0% | 11% | |
119 | Luis Severino | NYM | @CIN | |||
120 | Nick Martinez | CIN | NYM | 17% | ||
121 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | CLE, @MIL | 1% | 26% | |
122 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | @PHI | 13% | ||
123 | Alec Marsh | KC | @BAL, CWS | 0% | 23% | |
124 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | TOR, @TEX | 7% | ||
125 | Bailey Falter | PIT | BAL | 0% | 0% | |
126 | Gavin Stone | LAD | @CHC | |||
127 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | LAD | 12% | ||
128 | Colin Rea | MIL | SEA | 1% | ||
129 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @CIN | 44% | ||
130 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @CHC | 0% | 21% | |
131 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @ATL | |||
132 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | @MIN | 0% | 0% | |
133 | Dakota Hudson | COL | @CHC, TB | 0% | 0% | |
134 | Jared Jones | PIT | BAL | |||
135 | Michael Soroka | CWS | @KC | 38% | ||
136 | Chris Flexen | CWS | ATL, @KC | 0% | 0% | |
137 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | NYY, @ATL | 22% | ||
138 | Marco Gonzales | PIT | @WAS, BAL | 0% | 0% | |
139 | Austin Gomber | COL | TB | 1% | 0% | |
140 | Jake Irvin | WAS | PHI | 0% | 37% | |
141 | Cody Bradford | TEX | HOU | 0% | 2% | |
142 | Trevor Williams | WAS | PIT | 0% | 0% | |
143 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | @DET | 1% | 16% | |
144 | Ryan Feltner | COL | TB | 0% | 0% | |
145 | Tyler Alexander | TB | @COL | 0% | 18% | |
146 | Zack Thompson | STL | @SD | 0% | 18% | |
147 | J.P. France | HOU | @TEX | 15% | ||
148 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @STL | 35% | ||
149 | Nick Nastrini | CWS | ATL | 2% | 21% | |
150 | Zack Littell | TB | @COL | |||
151 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | PHI | 0% | 4% | |
152 | Tommy Henry | ARI | @ATL | 0% | 2% |
American League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | @OAK | Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut |
2 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @NYM | |
3 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | KC | |
4 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @OAK, @LAA | Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking |
5 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | @SEA, @MIN | |
6 | Shane Bieber | CLE | @SEA | 18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland |
7 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @PIT | |
8 | Luis Castillo | SEA | CLE | |
9 | George Kirby | SEA | CLE | |
10 | Kenta Maeda | DET | OAK | Great spot to rebound after a rough first start |
11 | Dean Kremer | BAL | KC, @PIT | Won't enjoy an easier double dip |
12 | Cristian Javier | HOU | TOR | |
13 | Zach Eflin | TB | TEX | |
14 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @OAK | |
15 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @NYY | |
16 | Framber Valdez | HOU | TOR | |
17 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @TB | |
18 | Joe Ryan | MIN | CLE | |
19 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | CLE | |
20 | Reese Olson | DET | @NYM, OAK | |
21 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @MIN | |
22 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | @LAA | |
23 | Bailey Ober | MIN | CLE | |
24 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | @LAA | |
25 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | TOR | |
26 | Logan Allen | CLE | @SEA | |
27 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @MIL | |
28 | Cole Ragans | KC | @BAL | |
29 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | @TB | |
30 | Bowden Francis | TOR | @HOU, @NYY | |
31 | Tyler Wells | BAL | @PIT | |
32 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | ATL, @KC | |
33 | Louie Varland | MIN | @MIL | |
34 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @TB, HOU | |
35 | Aaron Civale | TB | TEX | |
36 | Chris Paddack | MIN | @MIL | |
37 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @MIL | |
38 | Joe Boyle | OAK | BOS, @DET | |
39 | Luis Gil | NYY | @ARI, TOR | |
40 | JP Sears | OAK | @DET | |
41 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | @NYY | |
42 | Michael Wacha | KC | @BAL, CWS | |
43 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | @HOU | |
44 | Jack Flaherty | DET | OAK | |
45 | Cole Irvin | BAL | KC | |
46 | Chase Silseth | LAA | @MIA, BOS | |
47 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | TOR | |
48 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | TEX, @COL | |
49 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @TEX | |
50 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | @ARI | |
51 | Reid Detmers | LAA | BOS | |
52 | Seth Lugo | KC | CWS | |
53 | Brady Singer | KC | CWS | |
54 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @HOU | |
55 | AL Reliever | |||
56 | Griffin Canning | LAA | BOS | |
57 | Casey Mize | DET | @NYM | |
58 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | @MIA | |
59 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @KC | |
60 | Jon Gray | TEX | HOU | |
61 | Alex Wood | OAK | BOS | |
62 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @MIA | |
63 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @ARI | |
64 | Ross Stripling | OAK | BOS | |
65 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | CLE, @MIL | |
66 | Alec Marsh | KC | @BAL, CWS | |
67 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | TOR, @TEX | |
68 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | @MIN | |
69 | Michael Soroka | CWS | @KC | |
70 | Chris Flexen | CWS | ATL, @KC | |
71 | Cody Bradford | TEX | HOU | |
72 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | @DET | |
73 | Tyler Alexander | TB | @COL | |
74 | J.P. France | HOU | @TEX | |
75 | Nick Nastrini | CWS | ATL | |
76 | Zack Littell | TB | @COL |