This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
Finally! The rankings used to always appear this way, with a bunch of solid double dippers at the top, then more generously scattered throughout the rest of the rankings. Extra off days and teams giving their starters an extra day of rest has put the kibosh on the elegance of two-start strategies.
As always, I pull the schedule from the Probable Pitchers page so please direct rotation questions over there. On the other hand, I'm happy to address rankings questions below.
UPDATED: Monday May 20, 1:55 AM ET
Week of May 20 - 26
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Sale | ATL | @PIT, SD | 28 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP | ||
2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | ARI, @CIN | |||
3 | Dylan Cease | SD | @ATL, NYY | |||
4 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | @WAS, TEX | |||
5 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ARI | |||
6 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | CWS, @DET | |||
7 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @TB, MIL | Not a big strikeout guy, but keeping walks under control | ||
8 | Reese Olson | DET | @KC, TOR | |||
9 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SEA, @SD | Getting better as the season progresses | ||
10 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @STL, @CWS | |||
11 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @KC | |||
12 | Logan Webb | SF | @PIT, @NYM | |||
13 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @NYY, @WAS | |||
14 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @CWS | |||
15 | Garrett Crochet | CWS |
Finally! The rankings used to always appear this way, with a bunch of solid double dippers at the top, then more generously scattered throughout the rest of the rankings. Extra off days and teams giving their starters an extra day of rest has put the kibosh on the elegance of two-start strategies.
As always, I pull the schedule from the Probable Pitchers page so please direct rotation questions over there. On the other hand, I'm happy to address rankings questions below.
UPDATED: Monday May 20, 1:55 AM ET
Week of May 20 - 26
Mixed League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Sale | ATL | @PIT, SD | 28 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP | ||
2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | ARI, @CIN | |||
3 | Dylan Cease | SD | @ATL, NYY | |||
4 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | @WAS, TEX | |||
5 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ARI | |||
6 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | CWS, @DET | |||
7 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @TB, MIL | Not a big strikeout guy, but keeping walks under control | ||
8 | Reese Olson | DET | @KC, TOR | |||
9 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SEA, @SD | Getting better as the season progresses | ||
10 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @STL, @CWS | |||
11 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @KC | |||
12 | Logan Webb | SF | @PIT, @NYM | |||
13 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @NYY, @WAS | |||
14 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @CWS | |||
15 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | @TOR, BAL | Back on track after a three-game skid | ||
16 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | TEX | |||
17 | Sonny Gray | STL | BAL, CHC | |||
18 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | SD, @PIT | |||
19 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @WAS | |||
20 | Zac Gallen | ARI | MIA | |||
21 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | TEX, @COL | Excellent start supported by underlying metrics, but can he keep it up? | ||
22 | George Kirby | SEA | @WAS | |||
23 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @STL | Enjoy it while it lasts, there are some signs of regression | ||
24 | Seth Lugo | KC | @TB | |||
25 | Jon Gray | TEX | @PHI, @MIN | |||
26 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @STL, @CWS | |||
27 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @MIA | |||
28 | Cole Ragans | KC | DET | |||
29 | Jose Berrios | TOR | CWS, @DET | |||
30 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TEX | |||
31 | Javier Assad | CHC | ATL, @STL | 4.00 xFIP indicates pitching with some good luck | ||
32 | Framber Valdez | HOU | LAA | |||
33 | Max Fried | ATL | @CHC | |||
34 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @NYY, @WAS | |||
35 | Jared Jones | PIT | SF | |||
36 | Luis Gil | NYY | SEA | |||
37 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | SEA | |||
38 | Justin Verlander | HOU | @OAK | |||
39 | John Means | BAL | @STL | |||
40 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |||
41 | Brady Singer | KC | @TB | Looks like the real deal; 3.63 xFIP with 9.2 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 | ||
42 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | MIL | |||
43 | Taj Bradley | TB | BOS, KC | Looks solid, could be a big boon to Rays rotation | ||
44 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @MIN | |||
45 | Zach Eflin | TB | KC | |||
46 | Kyle Harrison | SF | @NYM | |||
47 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | NYM | |||
48 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @TOR, BAL | Would look good on a contending team's roster | ||
49 | Austin Gomber | COL | @OAK | 0% | 0% | |
50 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SF | 100 mph with crazy tail, I think he's got a future throwing baseballs | ||
51 | Yu Darvish | SD | NYY | |||
52 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | MIL | |||
53 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @CIN, NYY | |||
54 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @NYY | |||
55 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @WAS | 31% | ||
56 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @DET | |||
57 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | MIA | |||
58 | Cristian Javier | HOU | LAA | |||
59 | Michael King | SD | @CIN | |||
60 | Walker Buehler | LAD | @CIN | |||
61 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | BOS | |||
62 | Jordan Hicks | SF | @NYM | |||
63 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @CWS | |||
64 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | CWS | |||
65 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SD, LAD | |||
66 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @OAK, PHI | 0% | 5% | |
67 | Jack Flaherty | DET | TOR | |||
68 | Robert Gasser | MIL | @MIA | |||
69 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @TB | |||
70 | Michael Wacha | KC | DET, @TB | |||
71 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | @OAK | |||
72 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SF | |||
73 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @CHC | |||
74 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | SEA, @SD | |||
75 | Blake Snell | SF | @PIT | |||
76 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | MIL | |||
77 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @LAA | |||
78 | Casey Mize | DET | @KC, TOR | |||
79 | Sixto Sanchez | MIA | @ARI | 0% | 2% | |
80 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @SD | |||
81 | Jake Irvin | WAS | MIN | 10% | ||
82 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||||
83 | Aaron Civale | TB | KC | |||
84 | Joe Ross | MIL | @MIA, @BOS | 1% | 16% | |
85 | Alek Manoah | TOR | @DET | 21% | ||
86 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @NYY | |||
87 | Ben Lively | CLE | NYM, @LAA | 30% | ||
88 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | @MIN | 24% | ||
89 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | @PHI | 35% | ||
90 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @STL | |||
91 | Mitch Keller | PIT | ATL | |||
92 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||||
93 | Jose Soriano | LAA | CLE | 34% | ||
94 | Kenta Maeda | DET | TOR | 23% | ||
95 | Justin Steele | CHC | ATL | |||
96 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @LAD | |||
97 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | @ARI | |||
98 | Hunter Greene | CIN | LAD | |||
99 | Christian Scott | NYM | SF | |||
100 | Zack Littell | TB | BOS | |||
101 | Luis Severino | NYM | SF | |||
102 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @HOU, CLE | |||
103 | Nick Martinez | CIN | SD | 1% | 4% | |
104 | Gavin Stone | LAD | ARI | |||
105 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @HOU | 12% | ||
106 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | SEA | |||
107 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | MIL, @ARI | 13% | ||
108 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @HOU | 46% | ||
109 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | @TB | 16% | ||
110 | James Paxton | LAD | @CIN | |||
111 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @OAK | 2% | 14% | |
112 | Bryce Elder | ATL | @PIT | 14% | ||
113 | Trevor Williams | WAS | SEA | 27% | ||
114 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @COL | |||
115 | JP Sears | OAK | HOU | 38% | ||
116 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @CLE | 6% | ||
117 | Kyle Gibson | STL | BAL | 25% | ||
118 | Hunter Brown | HOU | LAA | |||
119 | Kyle Muller | OAK | COL | 0% | 0% | |
120 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | MIN, SEA | |||
121 | Chris Paddack | MIN | TEX | |||
122 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | CLE | 20% | ||
123 | Bailey Falter | PIT | ATL | 6% | 25% | |
124 | Lance Lynn | STL | BAL | |||
125 | Frankie Montas | CIN | SD | |||
126 | Matt Waldron | SD | @CIN | 2% | 16% | |
127 | Alec Marsh | KC | DET | 31% | ||
128 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | TEX | 7% | ||
129 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @OAK | 4% | ||
130 | Adrian Houser | NYM | @CLE | 0% | 0% | |
131 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @TOR | 0% | 16% | |
132 | Logan Allen | CLE | @LAA | 0% | 0% | |
133 | Miles Mikolas | STL | CHC | 5% | 33% | |
134 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | NYM | 0% | 7% | |
135 | Darius Vines | ATL | @CHC | 0% | 0% | |
136 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @CLE | 13% | 16% | |
137 | Colin Rea | MIL | @BOS | 18% | ||
138 | Mason Black | SF | @PIT | 6% | ||
139 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | CHC | 0% | 9% | |
140 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | @BOS | 6% | 39% | |
141 | Martin Perez | PIT | SF, ATL | 22% | ||
142 | Aaron Brooks | OAK | COL, HOU | 0% | 0% | |
143 | Chris Flexen | CWS | BAL | 1% | 5% | |
144 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | MIL | 17% | 19% | |
145 | Ross Stripling | OAK | HOU | 0% | 2% | |
146 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | @LAD, MIA | 3% | ||
147 | Joey Estes | OAK | COL | 0% | 14% | |
148 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | LAD | |||
149 | Randy Vasquez | SD | @ATL | 3% | 35% | |
150 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | ATL | 1% | 0% | |
151 | Michael Soroka | CWS | BAL | 0% | 2% | |
152 | Jose Urena | TEX | @PHI | 0% | 0% | |
153 | Dakota Hudson | COL | PHI | 0% | 0% | |
154 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | MIN | 0% | 4% | |
155 | Ty Blach | COL | PHI | 0% | 0% | |
156 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | @LAD | 4% |
American League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | @WAS, TEX | |
2 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | CWS, @DET | |
3 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @TB, MIL | Not a big strikeout guy, but keeping walks under control |
4 | Reese Olson | DET | @KC, TOR | |
5 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SEA, @SD | Getting better as the season progresses |
6 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @STL, @CWS | |
7 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @KC | |
8 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @NYY, @WAS | |
9 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @CWS | |
10 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | @TOR, BAL | Back on track after a three-game skid |
11 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @WAS | |
12 | George Kirby | SEA | @WAS | |
13 | Seth Lugo | KC | @TB | |
14 | Jon Gray | TEX | @PHI, @MIN | |
15 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @STL, @CWS | |
16 | Cole Ragans | KC | DET | |
17 | Jose Berrios | TOR | CWS, @DET | |
18 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TEX | |
19 | Framber Valdez | HOU | LAA | |
20 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @NYY, @WAS | |
21 | Luis Gil | NYY | SEA | |
22 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | SEA | |
23 | Justin Verlander | HOU | @OAK | |
24 | John Means | BAL | @STL | |
25 | Brady Singer | KC | @TB | Looks like the real deal; 3.63 xFIP with 9.2 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 |
26 | Taj Bradley | TB | BOS, KC | Looks solid, could be a big boon to Rays rotation |
27 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @MIN | |
28 | Zach Eflin | TB | KC | |
29 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | NYM | |
30 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @TOR, BAL | Would look good on a contending team's roster |
31 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | MIL | |
32 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @NYY | |
33 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @WAS | |
34 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @DET | |
35 | Cristian Javier | HOU | LAA | |
36 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | BOS | |
37 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @CWS | |
38 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | CWS | |
39 | Jack Flaherty | DET | TOR | |
40 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @TB | |
41 | Michael Wacha | KC | DET, @TB | |
42 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | @OAK | |
43 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | SEA, @SD | |
44 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | MIL | |
45 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @LAA | |
46 | Casey Mize | DET | @KC, TOR | |
47 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @SD | |
48 | Aaron Civale | TB | KC | |
49 | Alek Manoah | TOR | @DET | |
50 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @NYY | |
51 | Ben Lively | CLE | NYM, @LAA | |
52 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | @MIN | |
53 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | @PHI | |
54 | Jose Soriano | LAA | CLE | |
55 | Kenta Maeda | DET | TOR | |
56 | Zack Littell | TB | BOS | |
57 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @HOU, CLE | |
58 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @HOU | |
59 | AL Reliever | |||
60 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @HOU | |
61 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | @TB | |
62 | JP Sears | OAK | HOU | |
63 | Hunter Brown | HOU | LAA | |
64 | Kyle Muller | OAK | COL | |
65 | Chris Paddack | MIN | TEX | |
66 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | CLE | |
67 | Alec Marsh | KC | DET | |
68 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @OAK | |
69 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @TOR | |
70 | Logan Allen | CLE | @LAA | |
71 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | NYM | |
72 | Aaron Brooks | OAK | COL, HOU | |
73 | Chris Flexen | CWS | BAL | |
74 | Ross Stripling | OAK | HOU | |
75 | Joey Estes | OAK | COL | |
76 | Michael Soroka | CWS | BAL | |
77 | Jose Urena | TEX | @PHI |
National League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Sale | ATL | @PIT, SD | 28 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP |
2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | ARI, @CIN | |
3 | Dylan Cease | SD | @ATL, NYY | |
4 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ARI | |
5 | Logan Webb | SF | @PIT, @NYM | |
6 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | TEX | |
7 | Sonny Gray | STL | BAL, CHC | |
8 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | SD, @PIT | |
9 | Zac Gallen | ARI | MIA | |
10 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | TEX, @COL | Excellent start supported by underlying metrics, but can he keep it up? |
11 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @STL | Enjoy it while it lasts, there are some signs of regression |
12 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @MIA | |
13 | Javier Assad | CHC | ATL, @STL | 4.00 xFIP indicates pitching with some good luck |
14 | Max Fried | ATL | @CHC | |
15 | Jared Jones | PIT | SF | |
16 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |
17 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | MIL | |
18 | Kyle Harrison | SF | @NYM | |
19 | Austin Gomber | COL | @OAK | |
20 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SF | 100 mph with crazy tail, I think he's got a future throwing baseballs |
21 | Yu Darvish | SD | NYY | |
22 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @CIN, NYY | |
23 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | MIA | |
24 | Michael King | SD | @CIN | |
25 | Walker Buehler | LAD | @CIN | |
26 | Jordan Hicks | SF | @NYM | |
27 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SD, LAD | |
28 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @OAK, PHI | |
29 | Robert Gasser | MIL | @MIA | |
30 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SF | |
31 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @CHC | |
32 | Blake Snell | SF | @PIT | |
33 | Sixto Sanchez | MIA | @ARI | |
34 | Jake Irvin | WAS | MIN | |
35 | Joe Ross | MIL | @MIA, @BOS | |
36 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @STL | |
37 | Mitch Keller | PIT | ATL | |
38 | Justin Steele | CHC | ATL | |
39 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @LAD | |
40 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | @ARI | |
41 | Hunter Greene | CIN | LAD | |
42 | Christian Scott | NYM | SF | |
43 | Luis Severino | NYM | SF | |
44 | Nick Martinez | CIN | SD | |
45 | Gavin Stone | LAD | ARI | |
46 | NL Reliever | |||
47 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | SEA | |
48 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | MIL, @ARI | |
49 | James Paxton | LAD | @CIN | |
50 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @OAK | |
51 | Bryce Elder | ATL | @PIT | |
52 | Trevor Williams | WAS | SEA | |
53 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @COL | |
54 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @CLE | |
55 | Kyle Gibson | STL | BAL | |
56 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | MIN, SEA | |
57 | Bailey Falter | PIT | ATL | |
58 | Lance Lynn | STL | BAL | |
59 | Frankie Montas | CIN | SD | |
60 | Matt Waldron | SD | @CIN | |
61 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | TEX | |
62 | Adrian Houser | NYM | @CLE | |
63 | Miles Mikolas | STL | CHC | |
64 | Darius Vines | ATL | @CHC | |
65 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @CLE | |
66 | Colin Rea | MIL | @BOS | |
67 | Mason Black | SF | @PIT | |
68 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | CHC | |
69 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | @BOS | |
70 | Martin Perez | PIT | SF, ATL | |
71 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | MIL | |
72 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | @LAD, MIA | |
73 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | LAD | |
74 | Randy Vasquez | SD | @ATL | |
75 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | ATL | |
76 | Dakota Hudson | COL | PHI | |
77 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | MIN | |
78 | Ty Blach | COL | PHI | |
79 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | @LAD |