Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Only one more week until the midseason hiatus, better known as the All-Star break. For those wondering, three- and 10-day rankings will be posted on the Wednesday of the break, then updated Thursday night, along with the standard weekly rankings on Saturday, July 15.

But before then, we have a busy, 96-game schedule to deal with. I reserve the title "Subject to Change" for this week every season, since rotations can change on a whim. Sometimes young pitchers are scratched, often with little notice. Other times, injured pitchers are given more time to heal so they can start the post-break as healthy as possible. This season, there are several top-tier hurlers with injury concerns heading into next week.

UPDATED: Monday July 3, 1:55 AM ET

Week of July 3 - 9

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Blake SnellSDLAA, NYMGo go Snellzilla  
2Jesus LuzardoMIASTL, PHI   
3Spencer StriderATL@TBLately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP  
4Joe RyanMINKC, BALRebound in store  
5Shohei OhtaniLAA@SDOut of superlatives  
6Framber ValdezHOUCOLTentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle  
7Kevin GausmanTOR@DET   
8Justin SteeleCHC@MIL   
9Aaron NolaPHI@TB, @MIA   
10Logan WebbSFSEA, COL   
11Zac GallenARIPIT  

Only one more week until the midseason hiatus, better known as the All-Star break. For those wondering, three- and 10-day rankings will be posted on the Wednesday of the break, then updated Thursday night, along with the standard weekly rankings on Saturday, July 15.

But before then, we have a busy, 96-game schedule to deal with. I reserve the title "Subject to Change" for this week every season, since rotations can change on a whim. Sometimes young pitchers are scratched, often with little notice. Other times, injured pitchers are given more time to heal so they can start the post-break as healthy as possible. This season, there are several top-tier hurlers with injury concerns heading into next week.

UPDATED: Monday July 3, 1:55 AM ET

Week of July 3 - 9

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Blake SnellSDLAA, NYMGo go Snellzilla  
2Jesus LuzardoMIASTL, PHI   
3Spencer StriderATL@TBLately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP  
4Joe RyanMINKC, BALRebound in store  
5Shohei OhtaniLAA@SDOut of superlatives  
6Framber ValdezHOUCOLTentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle  
7Kevin GausmanTOR@DET   
8Justin SteeleCHC@MIL   
9Aaron NolaPHI@TB, @MIA   
10Logan WebbSFSEA, COL   
11Zac GallenARIPIT   
12Gerrit ColeNYYCHC   
13Pablo LopezMINKC3.55 xFIP, expect a strong second half  
14Clayton KershawLADPIT, LAATentative, received cortisone shot for sore shoulder  
15Corbin BurnesMILCIN   
16Zack WheelerPHI@MIA   
17Carlos RodonNYYCHC   
18Julio UriasLADPIT   
19Tyler GlasnowTBPHI   
20Shane BieberCLEATL, KC   
21Tyler WellsBAL@NYY, @MIN   
22Eduardo RodriguezDETOAK   
23Marcus StromanCHC@MIL   
24Tanner BibeeCLEKC   
25Mitch KellerPIT@LAD, @ARI   
26Braxton GarrettMIASTL, PHI   
27Hunter BrownHOUSEA   
28Cristian JavierHOU@TEX, SEA   
29Chris BassittTOR@CWS, @DET   
30Andrew AbbottCIN@MIL   
31Tony GonsolinLADLAA   
32Kyle BradishBAL@NYY   
33Garrett WhitlockBOSOAK   
34Bryce ElderATL@CLE, @TB   
35Justin VerlanderNYM@SD   
36Michael LorenzenDETOAK 50% 
37Luis CastilloSEA@HOU   
38Bailey OberMINBAL   
39Kenta MaedaMINKC   
40Gavin WilliamsCLEATL, KC   
41Alex CobbSFSEA   
42Kutter CrawfordBOSOAK   
43Logan GilbertSEA@SF, @HOU   
44Zach EflinTBPHI, ATL   
45Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA   
46Yu DarvishSDLAA   
47Nathan EovaldiTEX@BOS   
48Emmet SheehanLADPIT   
49Domingo GermanNYYBAL, CHC   
50Freddy PeraltaMILCHC   
51Tarik SkubalDETOAK, TOR 3%4%
52Michael WachaSDNYM   
53Aaron CivaleCLEKC   
54Lucas GiolitoCWSTOR, STL   
55James PaxtonBOSTEX   
56Taijuan WalkerPHI@TB   
57Bryce MillerSEA@SF   
58Kyle HendricksCHC@MIL, @NYY   
59Dylan CeaseCWSSTL   
60Alex WoodSFCOL 16% 
61George KirbySEA@HOU   
62Max ScherzerNYM@ARI   
63Andrew HeaneyTEX@WAS   
64Sonny GrayMINBAL   
65Joe MusgroveSDLAA   
66Mix 12 Reliever     
67Jordan MontgomerySTL@CWS   
68Trevor RichardsTOR@DET 1%13%
69Eury PerezMIASTL   
70Charlie MortonATL@TB   
71Keaton WinnSFSEA 1%2%
72Mix 15 Reliever     
73Jon GrayTEX@BOS   
74Dane DunningTEX@BOS, @WAS   
75Bobby MillerLADPIT   
76Kodai SengaNYM@ARI, @SD   
77Ben LivelyCIN@MIL 15%40%
78Anthony DeSclafaniSFCOL   
79Michael SorokaATL@CLE 19% 
80Austin GomberCOL@SF 0%0%
81Sandy AlcantaraMIAPHI   
82Colin ReaMILCIN 6% 
83Seth LugoSDNYM 50% 
84Brayan BelloBOSTEXEmerging ace  
85Wade MileyMILCHC 41% 
86Cole IrvinBAL@MIN 2%32%
87Jose BerriosTOR@CWS   
88Connor SeaboldCOL@SF 0%0%
89Cristopher SanchezPHI@TB 0%32%
90Randy VasquezNYYBAL 0%0%
91Yusei KikuchiTOR@CWS   
92Drew SmylyCHC@MIL, @NYY   
93Jaime BarriaLAA@SD 28% 
94Patrick SandovalLAA@SD   
95JP SearsOAK@DET, @BOS   
96Drey JamesonARIPIT 2%30%
97Shawn DubinHOUSEA 0%0%
98Jameson TaillonCHC@NYY 41% 
99Kyle GibsonBAL@NYY, @MIN   
100Jack FlahertySTL@MIA   
101Chris MurphyBOSTEX, OAK 0%2%
102Josiah GrayWASCIN   
103Luis SeverinoNYYBAL   
104Brandon WilliamsonCIN@WAS 4%23%
105Dean KremerBAL@NYY 44% 
106Miles MikolasSTL@MIA, @CWS   
107Griffin CanningLAA@LAD   
108Martin PerezTEXHOU, @WAS   
109Bryan WooSEA@SF, @HOU   
110David PetersonNYM@SD 8% 
111Brett KennedyCIN@WAS 0%0%
112Rich HillPIT@ARI 14% 
113Julio TeheranMILCHC, CIN   
114Kyle FreelandCOL@HOU, @SF 8%36%
115Taj BradleyTBATL   
116Hogan HarrisOAK@DET 7%47%
117Graham AshcraftCIN@WAS 5%17%
118Tyler AndersonLAA@LAD 10% 
119Alec MarshKC@MIN 0%0%
120Zack GreinkeKC@MIN, @CLE 2%32%
121Adrian HouserMILCHC 4%28%
122MacKenzie GoreWASCIN   
123Johan OviedoPIT@LAD   
124Matt ManningDETTOR 2% 
125Daniel LynchKC@CLE 3% 
126Yonny ChirinosTBPHI 3%42%
127Brady SingerKC@CLE 45% 
128Lance LynnCWSTOR   
129Cooper CriswellTBATL 0%0%
130Jordan LylesKC@CLE 0%0%
131Clarke SchmidtNYYBAL   
132Jake IrvinWASCIN, TEX 1%8%
133Austin CoxKC@MIN 1%4%
134Ryne NelsonARINYM 2% 
135J.P. FranceHOUCOL, SEA   
136Tommy HenryARINYM 7%49%
137Kolby AllardATL@CLE 0%0%
138Steven MatzSTL@MIA 1%23%
139Luis OrtizPIT@LAD, @ARI 12% 
140Luke WeaverCIN@WAS, @MIL 0%19%
141Zach LogueDETTOR 0%0%
142Cal QuantrillCLEATL 11%28%
143Zach DaviesARINYM, PIT 1%4%
144Trevor WilliamsWASTEX 2%23%
145Chase AndersonCOL@HOU 0%2%
146Patrick CorbinWASCIN, TEX 0%2%
147Luis MedinaOAK@DET 0%6%
148Bryan HoeingMIASTL 2%19%
149Jesse ScholtensCWSTOR 0%0%
150Osvaldo BidoPIT@LAD 2%34%
151Carlos CarrascoNYM@ARI 12% 
152Adam WainwrightSTL@MIA, @CWS 6%38%
153Touki ToussaintCWSSTL 0%9%
154Paul BlackburnOAK@BOS 32% 
155Ken WaldichukOAK@BOS 1%2%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Joe RyanMINKC, BALRebound in store
2Shohei OhtaniLAA@SDOut of superlatives
3Framber ValdezHOUCOLTentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle
4Kevin GausmanTOR@DET 
5Gerrit ColeNYYCHC 
6Pablo LopezMINKC3.55 xFIP, expect a strong second half
7Carlos RodonNYYCHC 
8Tyler GlasnowTBPHI 
9Shane BieberCLEATL, KC 
10Tyler WellsBAL@NYY, @MIN 
11Eduardo RodriguezDETOAK 
12Tanner BibeeCLEKC 
13Hunter BrownHOUSEA 
14Cristian JavierHOU@TEX, SEA 
15Chris BassittTOR@CWS, @DET
16Kyle BradishBAL@NYY 
17Garrett WhitlockBOSOAK 
18Michael LorenzenDETOAK 
19Luis CastilloSEA@HOU 
20Bailey OberMINBAL 
21Kenta MaedaMINKC 
22Gavin WilliamsCLEATL, KC 
23Kutter CrawfordBOSOAK 
24Logan GilbertSEA@SF, @HOU 
25Zach EflinTBPHI, ATL 
26Nathan EovaldiTEX@BOS 
27Domingo GermanNYYBAL, CHC 
28Tarik SkubalDETOAK, TOR 
29Aaron CivaleCLEKC 
30Lucas GiolitoCWSTOR, STL 
31James PaxtonBOSTEX 
32Bryce MillerSEA@SF 
33Dylan CeaseCWSSTL 
34George KirbySEA@HOU 
35Andrew HeaneyTEX@WAS 
36Sonny GrayMINBAL 
37Trevor RichardsTOR@DET 
38Jon GrayTEX@BOS 
39Dane DunningTEX@BOS, @WAS
40Brayan BelloBOSTEXEmerging ace
41AL Reliever   
42Cole IrvinBAL@MIN 
43Jose BerriosTOR@CWS 
44Randy VasquezNYYBAL 
45Yusei KikuchiTOR@CWS 
46Jaime BarriaLAA@SD 
47Patrick SandovalLAA@SD 
48JP SearsOAK@DET, @BOS 
49Shawn DubinHOUSEA 
50Kyle GibsonBAL@NYY, @MIN 
51Chris MurphyBOSTEX, OAK 
52Luis SeverinoNYYBAL 
53Dean KremerBAL@NYY 
54Griffin CanningLAA@LAD 
55Martin PerezTEXHOU, @WAS 
56Bryan WooSEA@SF, @HOU 
57Taj BradleyTBATL 
58Hogan HarrisOAK@DET 
59Tyler AndersonLAA@LAD 
60Alec MarshKC@MIN 
61Zack GreinkeKC@MIN, @CLE 
62Matt ManningDETTOR 
63Daniel LynchKC@CLE 
64Yonny ChirinosTBPHI 
65Brady SingerKC@CLE 
66Lance LynnCWSTOR 
67Cooper CriswellTBATL 
68Jordan LylesKC@CLE 
69Clarke SchmidtNYYBAL 
70Austin CoxKC@MIN 
71J.P. FranceHOUCOL, SEA 
72Zach LogueDETTOR 
73Cal QuantrillCLEATL 
74Luis MedinaOAK@DET 
75Jesse ScholtensCWSTOR 
76Touki ToussaintCWSSTL 
77Paul BlackburnOAK@BOS 
78Ken WaldichukOAK@BOS 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Blake SnellSDLAA, NYMGo go Snellzilla
2Jesus LuzardoMIASTL, PHI 
3Spencer StriderATL@TBLately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP
4Justin SteeleCHC@MIL 
5Aaron NolaPHI@TB, @MIA 
6Logan WebbSFSEA, COL 
7Zac GallenARIPIT 
8Clayton KershawLADPIT, LAATentative, received cortisone shot for sore shoulder
9Corbin BurnesMILCIN 
10Zack WheelerPHI@MIA 
11Julio UriasLADPIT 
12Marcus StromanCHC@MIL 
13Mitch KellerPIT@LAD, @ARI 
14Braxton GarrettMIASTL, PHI 
15Andrew AbbottCIN@MIL 
16Tony GonsolinLADLAA 
17Bryce ElderATL@CLE, @TB 
18Justin VerlanderNYM@SD 
19Alex CobbSFSEA 
20Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA 
21Yu DarvishSDLAA 
22Emmet SheehanLADPIT 
23Freddy PeraltaMILCHC 
24Michael WachaSDNYM 
25Taijuan WalkerPHI@TB 
26Kyle HendricksCHC@MIL, @NYY 
27Alex WoodSFCOL 
28Max ScherzerNYM@ARI 
29Joe MusgroveSDLAA 
30Jordan MontgomerySTL@CWS 
31Eury PerezMIASTL 
32Charlie MortonATL@TB 
33Keaton WinnSFSEA 
34Bobby MillerLADPIT 
35Kodai SengaNYM@ARI, @SD 
36Ben LivelyCIN@MIL 
37Anthony DeSclafaniSFCOL 
38Michael SorokaATL@CLE 
39Austin GomberCOL@SF 
40Sandy AlcantaraMIAPHI 
41Colin ReaMILCIN 
42Seth LugoSDNYM 
43Wade MileyMILCHC 
44NL Reliever   
45Connor SeaboldCOL@SF 
46Cristopher SanchezPHI@TB 
47Drew SmylyCHC@MIL, @NYY 
48Drey JamesonARIPIT 
49Jameson TaillonCHC@NYY 
50Jack FlahertySTL@MIA 
51Josiah GrayWASCIN 
52Brandon WilliamsonCIN@WAS 
53Miles MikolasSTL@MIA, @CWS 
54David PetersonNYM@SD 
55Brett KennedyCIN@WAS 
56Rich HillPIT@ARI 
57Julio TeheranMILCHC, CIN 
58Kyle FreelandCOL@HOU, @SF 
59Graham AshcraftCIN@WAS 
60Adrian HouserMILCHC 
61MacKenzie GoreWASCIN 
62Johan OviedoPIT@LAD 
63Jake IrvinWASCIN, TEX 
64Ryne NelsonARINYM 
65Tommy HenryARINYM 
66Kolby AllardATL@CLE 
67Steven MatzSTL@MIA 
68Luis OrtizPIT@LAD, @ARI 
69Luke WeaverCIN@WAS, @MIL 
70Zach DaviesARINYM, PIT 
71Trevor WilliamsWASTEX 
72Chase AndersonCOL@HOU 
73Patrick CorbinWASCIN, TEX 
74Bryan HoeingMIASTL 
75Osvaldo BidoPIT@LAD 
76Carlos CarrascoNYM@ARI 
77Adam WainwrightSTL@MIA, @CWS 

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