Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Quarterly Review

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Quarterly Review

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Updated on May 13, 2024 12:46AM EST

It's. Not. The. Quarter. Pole.

The quarter pole indicates there is a quarter mile left in the race. We're just 25 percent through, and things are downright goofy.

Date	Runs per game	HR/PA	BABIP	Avg. FB Distance	FB BABIP
2023	4.62	3.2%	0.297	318.4 ft.	0.121
March 20 - April 15	4.52	2.7%	0.293	314.0 ft	0.120
April 16 - April 30	4.21	2.7%	0.285	314.6 ft	0.113
May 1 - May 10	4.17	2.7%	0.283	315.9 ft	0.100

Offense is supposed to pick up in May. The ball is traveling a little further, which is expected as the weather warms, but offense is going in the other direction.

BABIP is plummeting, and it's largely due to a falling fly ball BABIP. The dead ball is allowing outfielders to cut off the shallow fly ball while still allowing them to chase down those hit over their head.

Weather is going to heat up more, and the horsehide will giddyap a bit further. When it does, scoring will pick up. Your mileage may vary, but we're still in the sweet spot to be aggressive with starting pitching.

Here is your weekly reminder that the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday May 13, 12:45 AM ET

Week of May 13 - 19

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF, CIN	Worth every penny

It's. Not. The. Quarter. Pole.

The quarter pole indicates there is a quarter mile left in the race. We're just 25 percent through, and things are downright goofy.

Date	Runs per game	HR/PA	BABIP	Avg. FB Distance	FB BABIP
2023	4.62	3.2%	0.297	318.4 ft.	0.121
March 20 - April 15	4.52	2.7%	0.293	314.0 ft	0.120
April 16 - April 30	4.21	2.7%	0.285	314.6 ft	0.113
May 1 - May 10	4.17	2.7%	0.283	315.9 ft	0.100

Offense is supposed to pick up in May. The ball is traveling a little further, which is expected as the weather warms, but offense is going in the other direction.

BABIP is plummeting, and it's largely due to a falling fly ball BABIP. The dead ball is allowing outfielders to cut off the shallow fly ball while still allowing them to chase down those hit over their head.

Weather is going to heat up more, and the horsehide will giddyap a bit further. When it does, scoring will pick up. Your mileage may vary, but we're still in the sweet spot to be aggressive with starting pitching.

Here is your weekly reminder that the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday May 13, 12:45 AM ET

Week of May 13 - 19

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF, CIN	Worth every penny
2	Corbin Burnes	BAL	TOR, SEA
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SF
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	@ARI
5	Dylan Cease	SD	COL
6	Max Fried	ATL	SD
7	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM, WAS
8	Brady Singer	KC	@SEA, OAK	Looking at a big strikeout week
9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
10	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
11	Seth Lugo	KC	OAK
12	Sonny Gray	STL	@LAA
13	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL, PIT
14	Ranger Suarez	PHI	NYM
15	Kutter Crawford	BOS	TB, @STL	Been a nice ride, but 3.83 xFIP suggests some bumps ahead
16	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	CIN, DET	Good pair to get in a groove
17	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	CHC, SD
18	Logan Gilbert	SEA	KC
19	Zac Gallen	ARI	DET
20	Tanner Houck	BOS	TB
21	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@HOU
22	George Kirby	SEA	KC, @BAL
23	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
24	Luis Castillo	SEA	@BAL
25	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@LAD
26	Zach Eflin	TB	@BOS, @TOR
27	Pablo Lopez	MIN	NYY
28	Garrett Crochet	CWS	WAS
29	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ARI, @LAD
30	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	NYM
31	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TB, @STL	Still knocking off some IL rust
32	Cole Ragans	KC	OAK
33	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL, @CHC
34	Ronel Blanco	HOU	OAK, MIL
35	Framber Valdez	HOU	OAK
36	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	LAA
37	Reese Olson	DET	MIA
38	Kyle Bradish	BAL	TOR
39	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS
40	Joe Ryan	MIN	NYY
41	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@ATL, PIT
42	Charlie Morton	ATL	CHC
43	John Means	BAL	SEA		32%
44	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC
45	Bryce Miller	SEA	@BAL
46	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TEX, MIN
47	Dean Kremer	BAL	SEA
48	Cole Irvin	BAL	TOR		10%
49	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BAL, TB
50	Michael King	SD	COL
51	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB	Frustratingly inconsistent
52	Braxton Garrett	MIA	NYM
53	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM, WAS
54	Justin Steele	CHC	PIT
55	Jared Jones	PIT	@CHC
56	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@BAL
57	Cristian Javier	HOU	OAK
58	Sean Manaea	NYM	PHI, @MIA
59	Jordan Hicks	SF	LAD, COL
60	Jon Gray	TEX	CLE
61	Walker Buehler	LAD	CIN
62	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL
63	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CIN
64	Triston McKenzie	CLE	MIN
65	Kyle Harrison	SF	COL
66	Nestor Cortes	NYY	CWS
67	Michael Wacha	KC	@SEA
68	Justin Verlander	HOU	MIL
69	Jack Flaherty	DET	@ARI
70	Brayan Bello	BOS	@STL
71	Andrew Heaney	TEX	LAA		13%
72	Javier Assad	CHC	@ATL
73	Griffin Canning	LAA	STL		32%
74	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@MIN
75	JP Sears	OAK	@HOU, @KC		30%
76	Mix 12 Reliever
77	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIN, CWS
78	Luis Severino	NYM	@MIA
79	Chris Paddack	MIN	NYY, @CLE		35%
80	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	@DET, NYM		0%	2%
81	Gavin Stone	LAD	@SF
82	Kyle Gibson	STL	BOS		10%
83	Cal Quantrill	COL	@SD		0%	2%
84	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
85	Mix 15 Reliever
86	Austin Gomber	COL	@SD		1%	0%
87	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
88	Landon Knack	LAD	CIN		16%	26%
89	Aaron Civale	TB	@BOS, @TOR
90	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	CLE, LAA		21%
91	Jose Butto	NYM	PHI
92	Erick Fedde	CWS	WAS
93	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
94	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@ARI, @LAD
95	James Paxton	LAD	CIN
96	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BAL
97	Lance Lynn	STL	@LAA
98	Ryan Feltner	COL	@SF		25%	25%
99	Keaton Winn	SF	LAD
100	Christian Scott	NYM	@PHI		2%
101	Casey Mize	DET	MIA
102	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PHI		22%
103	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
104	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE		32%
105	Frankie Montas	CIN	@LAD
106	Joe Ross	MIL	PIT		1%	9%
107	Taj Bradley	TB	@BOS		40%
108	Alek Manoah	TOR	TB		2%	14%
109	Matt Manning	DET	MIA, @ARI		2%	33%
110	Joe Musgrove	SD	@ATL
111	Marcus Stroman	NYY	@MIN
112	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @TEX		17%
113	Taijuan Walker	PHI	NYM		1%	32%
114	Ben Lively	CLE	@TEX		17%
115	Robert Gasser	MIL	PIT		0%	5%
116	Zack Littell	TB	@BOS
117	Martin Perez	PIT	@MIL		34%
118	Jose Quintana	NYM	@PHI		35%	47%
119	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@TEX		38%
120	Bryse Wilson	MIL	@HOU		0%
121	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, BOS		0%	2%
122	Tyler Alexander	TB	@TOR		0%	33%
123	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	OAK, MIL		0%	39%
124	Bailey Falter	PIT	@CHC
125	Colin Rea	MIL	PIT, @HOU		3%
126	Alec Marsh	KC	@SEA		10%
127	Cooper Criswell	BOS	TB		1%
128	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC
129	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CWS, @PHI		4%	39%
130	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	PIT		1%	0%
131	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@TEX		2%
132	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD		29%
133	Mason Black	SF	COL		0%	5%
134	Tylor Megill	NYM	@MIA		1%	18%
135	Miles Mikolas	STL	BOS		10%
136	Slade Cecconi	ARI	CIN		8%
137	Logan Allen	CLE	MIN		0%	0%
138	Chris Flexen	CWS	WAS, @NYY		0%	0%
139	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@NYY		0%	7%
140	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL		0%	2%
141	Alex Wood	OAK	@KC		0%	5%
142	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@CWS		41%
143	Ross Stripling	OAK	@HOU, @KC		0%	11%
144	Dakota Hudson	COL	@SD, @SF		0%	2%
145	Jack Leiter	TEX	CLE		0%
146	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@HOU		49%
147	Matt Waldron	SD	@ATL		8%	32%
148	Quinn Priester	PIT	@MIL		4%
149	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@HOU		0%	0%
150	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@DET			46%
151	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@DET		45%
152	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@TEX		0%	11%
153	Ty Blach	COL	@SF		0%	0%
154	Ryne Nelson	ARI	DET		3%
155	Michael Soroka	CWS	@NYY		1%	2%
156	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CWS		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Corbin Burnes	BAL	TOR, SEA
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@ARI
3	Brady Singer	KC	@SEA, OAK	Looking at a big strikeout week
4	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
5	Seth Lugo	KC	OAK
6	Kutter Crawford	BOS	TB, @STL	Been a nice ride, but 3.83 xFIP suggests some bumps ahead
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	KC
8	Tanner Houck	BOS	TB
9	George Kirby	SEA	KC, @BAL
10	Luis Castillo	SEA	@BAL
11	Zach Eflin	TB	@BOS, @TOR
12	Pablo Lopez	MIN	NYY
13	Garrett Crochet	CWS	WAS
14	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TB, @STL	Still knocking off some IL rust
15	Cole Ragans	KC	OAK
16	Ronel Blanco	HOU	OAK, MIL
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	OAK
18	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	LAA
19	Reese Olson	DET	MIA
20	Kyle Bradish	BAL	TOR
21	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS
22	Joe Ryan	MIN	NYY
23	John Means	BAL	SEA
24	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC
25	Bryce Miller	SEA	@BAL
26	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TEX, MIN
27	Dean Kremer	BAL	SEA
28	Cole Irvin	BAL	TOR
29	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BAL, TB
30	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB	Frustratingly inconsistent
31	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@BAL
32	Cristian Javier	HOU	OAK
33	Jon Gray	TEX	CLE
34	Triston McKenzie	CLE	MIN
35	Nestor Cortes	NYY	CWS
36	Michael Wacha	KC	@SEA
37	Justin Verlander	HOU	MIL
38	Jack Flaherty	DET	@ARI
39	Brayan Bello	BOS	@STL
40	Andrew Heaney	TEX	LAA
41	Griffin Canning	LAA	STL
42	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@MIN
43	JP Sears	OAK	@HOU, @KC
44	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIN, CWS
45	Chris Paddack	MIN	NYY, @CLE
46	Aaron Civale	TB	@BOS, @TOR
47	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	CLE, LAA
48	Erick Fedde	CWS	WAS
49	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
50	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BAL
51	Casey Mize	DET	MIA
52	AL Reliever
53	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE
54	Taj Bradley	TB	@BOS
55	Alek Manoah	TOR	TB
56	Matt Manning	DET	MIA, @ARI
57	Marcus Stroman	NYY	@MIN
58	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @TEX
59	Ben Lively	CLE	@TEX
60	Zack Littell	TB	@BOS
61	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@TEX
62	Tyler Alexander	TB	@TOR
63	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	OAK, MIL
64	Alec Marsh	KC	@SEA
65	Cooper Criswell	BOS	TB
66	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@TEX
67	Logan Allen	CLE	MIN
68	Chris Flexen	CWS	WAS, @NYY
69	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@NYY
70	Alex Wood	OAK	@KC
71	Ross Stripling	OAK	@HOU, @KC
72	Jack Leiter	TEX	CLE
73	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@HOU
74	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@HOU
75	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@TEX
76	Michael Soroka	CWS	@NYY

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF, CIN	Worth every penny
2	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SF
3	Dylan Cease	SD	COL
4	Max Fried	ATL	SD
5	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM, WAS
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
7	Sonny Gray	STL	@LAA
8	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL, PIT
9	Ranger Suarez	PHI	NYM
10	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	CIN, DET	Good pair to get in a groove
11	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	CHC, SD
12	Zac Gallen	ARI	DET
13	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@HOU
14	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
15	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@LAD
16	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ARI, @LAD
17	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	NYM
18	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL, @CHC
19	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@ATL, PIT
20	Charlie Morton	ATL	CHC
21	Michael King	SD	COL
22	Braxton Garrett	MIA	NYM
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM, WAS
24	Justin Steele	CHC	PIT
25	Jared Jones	PIT	@CHC
26	Sean Manaea	NYM	PHI, @MIA
27	Jordan Hicks	SF	LAD, COL
28	Walker Buehler	LAD	CIN
29	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL
30	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CIN
31	Kyle Harrison	SF	COL
32	Javier Assad	CHC	@ATL
33	Luis Severino	NYM	@MIA
34	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	@DET, NYM
35	Gavin Stone	LAD	@SF
36	Kyle Gibson	STL	BOS
37	Cal Quantrill	COL	@SD
38	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
39	Austin Gomber	COL	@SD
40	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
41	Landon Knack	LAD	CIN
42	Jose Butto	NYM	PHI
43	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@ARI, @LAD
44	James Paxton	LAD	CIN
45	Lance Lynn	STL	@LAA
46	Ryan Feltner	COL	@SF
47	Keaton Winn	SF	LAD
48	Christian Scott	NYM	@PHI
49	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PHI
50	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
51	NL Reliever
52	Frankie Montas	CIN	@LAD
53	Joe Ross	MIL	PIT
54	Joe Musgrove	SD	@ATL
55	Taijuan Walker	PHI	NYM
56	Robert Gasser	MIL	PIT
57	Martin Perez	PIT	@MIL
58	Jose Quintana	NYM	@PHI
59	Bryse Wilson	MIL	@HOU
60	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, BOS
61	Bailey Falter	PIT	@CHC
62	Colin Rea	MIL	PIT, @HOU
63	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC
64	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CWS, @PHI
65	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	PIT
66	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD
67	Mason Black	SF	COL
68	Tylor Megill	NYM	@MIA
69	Miles Mikolas	STL	BOS
70	Slade Cecconi	ARI	CIN
71	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
72	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@CWS
73	Dakota Hudson	COL	@SD, @SF
74	Matt Waldron	SD	@ATL
75	Quinn Priester	PIT	@MIL
76	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@DET
77	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@DET
78	Ty Blach	COL	@SF
79	Ryne Nelson	ARI	DET
80	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CWS

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