Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Not A Bum

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For the week May 6-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE

START

1. Madison Bumgarner - PHI, ATL (insane start not getting much pub)
2. Cliff Lee - @SF, @ARI
3. Clayton Kershaw - ARI
4. Adam Wainwright - COL
5. Matt Harvey - PIT
6. Stephen Strasburg - CHC (keep a close eye on his Sat. start at PIT)
7. Mat Latos - MIL
8. Cole Hamels - @ARI (2.33 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 25% K rate in last four; he's fine)
9. A.J. Burnett - SEA (since STL shelling 5/2/12: 3.03 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 23% K, 7% BB in 228.7 IP)
10. Jeff Samardzija - @WAS
11. Trevor Cahill - @LAD, PHI
12. Paul Maholm - @CIN, @SF (bounced back well from DET implosion with 8 strong v. WAS)
13. Kris Medlen - @CIN, @SF (he's been fine, but nowhere near draft-day cost)
14. Lance Lynn - @CHC
15. Jordan Zimmermann - DET
16. Mike Minor - @CIN
17. Matt Cain - ATL (Not worried long-term, but HRs have been the issue, and that's all ATL does)
18. Ian Kennedy - PHI
19. Hyun-Jin Ryu - MIA (who saw a 30% K rate coming from the South Korean import?)
20. Homer Bailey - ATL
21. Shelby Miller - COL
22. Tony Cingrani - MIL
23. Yovani Gallardo - @CIN
24. Gio Gonzalez - CHC (BB rate up 4% and causing major issues)
25. Kyle Kendrick - @SF (since rejoining rotation last Aug: 2.92 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 18% K, 5% BB in 111 IP)
26. Josh Beckett - ARI, MIA
27. Andrew Cashner - MIA, @TB (MIA starts boost Beckett & Cashner)
28. Wade Miley - @LAD
29. Jon Niese - PIT
30. Kyle Lohse - TEX
31. Jaime Garcia - COL
32. Roy Halladay - @ARI (three great starts, three awful ones; good luck figuring this one out)
33. Kevin Slowey - @LAD (19 straight innings without a BB, 26% K rate in that span)
34. Patrick Corbin - PHI (14 straight innings without a BB, 22% K rate in that span)
35. Tim Lincecum - PHI, ATL
36. Wandy Rodriguez - @NYM
37. Ross Detwiler - CHC
38. Jonathan Pettibone - @SF
39. Ricky Nolasco - @SD
40. Dan Haren - DET (2.84 ERA in last 3 vs. STL, CIN, & ATL)
41. Travis Wood - STL (hasn't allowed more than 3 ER in any start)
42. Shaun Marcum - PIT
43. Edwin Jackson - @WAS
44. Tim Hudson - @SF

CAUTION

45. James McDonald - SEA, @NYM
46. Scott Feldman - TEX, @WAS
47. Jorge De La Rosa - NYY, @STL
48. Brandon McCarthy - @LAD, PHI
49. Bronson Arroyo - ATL, MIL (all five of these two-start guys have implosion potential; be careful)
50. Carlos Villanueva - STL (home runs remain an ever-present concern)
51. Jose Fernandez - @LAD
52. Jeff Locke - @NYM
53. Jake Westbrook - @CHC (terrible 1.1 K/BB yielding higher WHIP [1.40] than ERA [1.07]; run!)
54. Marco Estrada - @CIN (SP with 2.5 HR/9 going to Cincinnati? Yikes.)
55. Ryan Vogelsong - ATL
56. Mike Leake - ATL
57. Dillon Gee - CWS
58. Matt Magill - MIA
59. Barry Zito - PHI
60. Jason Marquis - MIA
61. Julio Teheran - @SF
62. Eric Stults - MIA
63. Clayton Richard - @TB
64. Alex Sanabia - @SD
65. Wade LeBlanc - @SD
66. Edinson Volquez - @TB (he has a 6.39 ERA despite a 7-shutout inning start)
67. Jeremy Hefner - CWS, PIT
68. Wily Peralta - TEX, @CIN
69. Juan Nicasio - NYY
70. Tyler Chatwood - @STL
71. Jeanmar Gomez - @NYM
72. Jeff Francis - NYY
73. Jon Garland - @STL
74. Dodgers Fifth Starter - ARI (they have been cursed with injuries, so I have no idea who this will be)
75. Hiram Burgos - likely to be skipped with 2 MIL off-days

AMERICAN LEAGUE

START

1. Yu Darvish - @HOU
2. Felix Hernandez - @PIT
3. Justin Verlander - CLE (these three aces still top a handful of strong two-start guys)
4. James Shields - CWS, NYY (still rain in the 10-day, so no guarantees he makes both of these)
5. Clay Buchholz - MIN, TOR (cheating allegations are silly)
6. Anibal Sanchez - @WAS, CLE
7. Hiroki Kuroda - @COL, @KC (underrated stud; trips to COL haven't been that treacherous so far this year)
8. Max Scherzer - CLE (will be challenged v. tough CLE lineup)
9. David Price - TOR (back-to-back QS with 14 K, 2 BB in 15 IP, breathe easy)
10. Matt Moore - TOR (hiccup in Coors is hardly a crime)
11. Jon Lester - TOR
12. Chris Sale - @NYM (since 8 ER v. CLE: 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 20 K, 7 BB in 21 IP)
13. Hisashi Iwakuma - OAK
14. CC Sabathia - @COL
15. Jake Peavy - @KC, LAA (back spasms that pushed him back to Monday knock him down a few spots)
16. Alexi Ogando - @HOU
17. Derek Holland - @MIL (avoiding the home runs leading to an amazing start to his season)
18. Alex Cobb - SD
19. Doug Fister - @WAS
20. R.A. Dickey - @TB (still only the one awful start, but neck/back issues add some fear)
21. Ryan Dempster - MIN, TOR
22. Ervin Santana - @BAL, NYY (rain/snow washed out 7 K in 4 IP against TB)
23. Jeremy Hellickson - TOR, SD
24. Wei-Yin Chen - KC, @MIN
25. Nick Tepesch - @CHC, @HOU (still think there's some fool's gold, but two hot matchups keep him high)
26. Andy Pettitte - @KC (looking to bounce back from HOU implosion)
27. Dan Straily - @SEA
28. C.J. Wilson - @HOU (HOU doesn't draw many walks, which is Wilson's biggest problem)
29. Chris Tillman - KC
30. Jason Hammel - @MIN (slowly getting better)
31. John Lackey - MIN
32. Jason Vargas - @HOU
33. Jeremy Guthrie - @BAL
34. Jose Quintana - LAA
35. Justin Grimm - @MIL
36. J.A. Happ - @TB, @BOS
37. Brandon Morrow - @BOS (6.15 ERA in five starts since strong season debut)
38. Zach McAllister - OAK, @DET (McAllister isn't bad at all, but these are two tough lineups)
39. Felix Doubront - MIN
40. Lucas Harrell - TEX (there's some talent here, but still a bit inconsistent)

CAUTION

41. Justin Masterson - OAK (A's can stack 6 bits of lefty kryptonite against Masterson)
42. Hector Santiago - @NYM
43. Scott Diamond - @BOS, BAL
44. Roberto Hernandez - TOR, SD (component skills strong, but HRs are worrisome)
45. Jarrod Parker - @CLE, @SEA (getting better, still not quite "back")
46. Tommy Milone - @CLE, @SEA (just a different pitcher on the road)
47. A.J. Griffin - @CLE
48. Bartolo Colon - @CLE (the Indians are really tough offensively)
49. Joe Blanton - @HOU (skeptical even at HOU coming off back-to-back QS)
50. Bud Norris - LAA
51. Wade Davis - NYY (great start cratered by back-to-back implosions against divisional rivals DET, CLE)
52. Phil Hughes - @KC
53. Scott Kazmir - OAK
54. Miguel Gonzalez - KC
55. Dylan Axelrod - LAA
56. Corey Kluber - @DET (wait-and-see with him, especially against a tough offense)
57. Kevin Correia - @BOS
58. Tommy Hanson - @CWS
59. Jerome Williams - @CWS
60. Jordan Lyles - LAA
61. Freddy Garcia - @MIN
62. David Phelps - @COL
63. Ricky Romero - @TB (I'm a huge fan, but playing it cautiously early on)
64. Brandon Maurer - OAK (he or Saunders likely will be skipped in 5-day week for SEA)
65. Joe Saunders - OAK (he or Maurer likely be skipped in 5-day week for SEA)
66. Luis Mendoza - @BAL
67. Mike Pelfrey - BAL
68. Vance Worley - @BAL, BAL
69. Aaron Harang - @PIT, OAK
70. Mark Buehrle - @TB, @BOS
71. Phil Humber - TEX
72. Erik Bedard - LAA, TEX
73. Ubaldo Jimenez - OAK, @DET
74. Pedro Hernandez - @BOS
75. Rick Porcello - will be skipped with DET having two off days

MLB TOP 100

1. Madison Bumgarner - PHI, ATL
2. Cliff Lee - @SF, @ARI
3. Yu Darvish - @HOU
4. Clayton Kershaw - ARI
5. Felix Hernandez - @PIT
6. Justin Verlander - CLE
7. James Shields - CWS, NYY
8. Clay Buchholz - MIN, TOR
9. Adam Wainwright - COL
10. Matt Harvey - PIT
11. Stephen Strasburg - CHC
12. Mat Latos - MIL
13. Anibal Sanchez - @WAS, CLE
14. Hiroki Kuroda - @COL, @KC
15. Max Scherzer - CLE
16. Cole Hamels - @ARI
17. A.J. Burnett - SEA
18. David Price - TOR
19. Jeff Samardzija - @WAS
20. Trevor Cahill - @LAD, PHI
21. Paul Maholm - @CIN, @SF
22. Kris Medlen - @CIN, @SF
23. Lance Lynn - @CHC
24. Matt Moore - TOR
25. Jon Lester - TOR
26. Chris Sale - @NYM
27. Hisashi Iwakuma - OAK
28. Jordan Zimmermann - DET
29. Mike Minor - @CIN
30. Matt Cain - ATL
31. CC Sabathia - @COL
32. Jake Peavy - @KC, LAA
33. Alexi Ogando - @HOU
34. Derek Holland - @MIL
35. Alex Cobb - SD
36. Doug Fister - @WAS
37. R.A. Dickey - @TB
38. Ryan Dempster - MIN, TOR
39. Ervin Santana - @BAL, NYY
40. Ian Kennedy - PHI
41. Hyun-Jin Ryu - MIA
42. Homer Bailey - ATL
43. Shelby Miller - COL
44. Tony Cingrani - MIL
45. Jeremy Hellickson - TOR, SD
46. Wei-Yin Chen - KC, @MIN
47. Nick Tepesch - @CHC, @HOU
48. Yovani Gallardo - @CIN
49. Gio Gonzalez - CHC
50. Kyle Kendrick - @SF
51. Josh Beckett - ARI, MIA
52. Andrew Cashner - MIA, @TB
53. Wade Miley - @LAD
54. Andy Pettitte - @KC
55. Dan Straily - @SEA
56. Jon Niese - PIT
57. Kyle Lohse - TEX
58. Jaime Garcia - COL
59. C.J. Wilson - @HOU
60. Roy Halladay - @ARI
61. Kevin Slowey - @LAD
62. Patrick Corbin - PHI
63. Chris Tillman - KC
64. Jason Hammel - @MIN
65. John Lackey - MIN
66. Jason Vargas - @HOU
67. Jeremy Guthrie - @BAL
68. Jose Quintana - LAA
69. Justin Grimm - @MIL
70. J.A. Happ - @TB, @BOS
71. Brandon Morrow - @BOS
72. Tim Lincecum - PHI, ATL
73. Wandy Rodriguez - @NYM
74. Ross Detwiler - CHC
75. Jonathan Pettibone - @SF
76. Ricky Nolasco - @SD
77. Dan Haren - DET
78. Travis Wood - STL
79. Shaun Marcum - PIT
80. Edwin Jackson - @WAS
81. Tim Hudson - @SF
82. Zach McAllister - OAK, @DET
83. Felix Doubront - MIN
84. Lucas Harrell - TEX
85. Justin Masterson - OAK
86. Hector Santiago - @NYM
87. Scott Diamond - @BOS, BAL
88. Roberto Hernandez - TOR, SD
89. James McDonald - SEA, @NYM
90. Jarrod Parker - @CLE, @SEA
91. Tommy Milone - @CLE, @SEA
92. Scott Feldman - TEX, @WAS
93. Jorge De La Rosa - NYY, @STL
94. Brandon McCarthy - @LAD, PHI
95. Bronson Arroyo - ATL, MIL
96. A.J. Griffin - @CLE
97. Bartolo Colon - @CLE
98. Joe Blanton - @HOU
99. Carlos Villanueva - STL
100. Jose Fernandez - @LAD