This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week Aug. 31 - Sept. 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
For the week Aug. 31 - Sept. 6
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | David Price | CLE, BAL | Excelling with his new team: 1.98 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 29% K rate is up from 23% w/DET |
2 | Chris Sale | at MIN, at KC | Since the two 7 ER games in a row: 1.59 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 43 Ks in 28.3 IP going at least 7 IP in all four |
3 | Chris Archer | at BAL, at NYY | |
4 | Dallas Keuchel | SEA | |
5 | Corey Kluber | at DET | |
6 | Felix Hernandez | at HOU, at OAK | Strong outing vs. OAK (8 IP/2 ER), but I don't think the panic was unfounded |
7 | Sonny Gray | LAA | |
8 | Cole Hamels | at SD | He's allowed 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ER with TEX; now has back-to-back Ws and three straight QS (2.57 ERA in 21 IP) |
9 | Justin Verlander | at KC, CLE | |
10 | Johnny Cueto | DET, CWS | I try not to overreact to aces struggling, but with Cueto it's tougher bc it often signifies something more so I'm monitoring closely here |
11 | Masahiro Tanaka | at BOS | Has 5 QS in a row and 9 of 10: 3.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 4.2 K:BB ratio in 68.3 IP; K% |
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week Aug. 31 - Sept. 6
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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MLB TOP 100
For the week Aug. 31 - Sept. 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | David Price | CLE, BAL | Excelling with his new team: 1.98 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 29% K rate is up from 23% w/DET |
2 | Chris Sale | at MIN, at KC | Since the two 7 ER games in a row: 1.59 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 43 Ks in 28.3 IP going at least 7 IP in all four |
3 | Chris Archer | at BAL, at NYY | |
4 | Dallas Keuchel | SEA | |
5 | Corey Kluber | at DET | |
6 | Felix Hernandez | at HOU, at OAK | Strong outing vs. OAK (8 IP/2 ER), but I don't think the panic was unfounded |
7 | Sonny Gray | LAA | |
8 | Cole Hamels | at SD | He's allowed 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ER with TEX; now has back-to-back Ws and three straight QS (2.57 ERA in 21 IP) |
9 | Justin Verlander | at KC, CLE | |
10 | Johnny Cueto | DET, CWS | I try not to overreact to aces struggling, but with Cueto it's tougher bc it often signifies something more so I'm monitoring closely here |
11 | Masahiro Tanaka | at BOS | Has 5 QS in a row and 9 of 10: 3.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 4.2 K:BB ratio in 68.3 IP; K% down by month, though: 27%, 25%, 21%, 20% |
12 | Jake Odorizzi | at NYY | |
13 | Scott Kazmir | MIN | |
14 | Lance McCullers | MIN | He'll get the Twins twice in a row starting this Sunday; awesome in return from break in the minors |
15 | Hisashi Iwakuma | at OAK | |
16 | Garrett Richards | TEX | |
17 | Taijuan Walker | at HOU | Was dealing (6.3 scoreless IP) before a hip flexor cramp took him out; stay tuned to RW news for status updates |
18 | Michael Pineda | at BOS | |
19 | Danny Salazar | at TOR, at DET | Last two starts were in BOS and NYY and now he's headed to TOR and DET?! Don't love that for the HR-prone youngster |
20 | Hector Santiago | at OAK, TEX | Fewer than 6 IP in six of eight starts in the 2H: 5.23 ERA, 1.48 WHIP; every IP from here on out sets a new career-high |
21 | Marco Estrada | CLE | An out short of 5 straight QS in August; quietly having a fantastic season for TOR |
22 | Derek Holland | at LAA | Not a huge surprise that TOR got him for 3 HR, but only 4 ER in the 6 IP is actually not too bad |
23 | Luis Severino | TB | Looks fantastic through four starts, but it's four starts so the book is still being written on him |
24 | Jose Quintana | at KC | |
25 | Collin McHugh | SEA | SEA blitzed him for 8 ER in mid-June and left him with season-high 5.04 ERA, since: 2.84 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, & 21% K (up to 25% in Aug.) |
26 | Nathan Eovaldi | TB | Fewer than 6 IP in six of his L10, but three of the four 6+ IP outings have come in August (2.92 ERA in the 10 starts) |
27 | Erasmo Ramirez | at BAL | |
28 | Nate Karns | at NYY | |
29 | Andrew Heaney | at OAK | TOR has accounted for 32% of his ER this year blasting him for 8 ER; allowed 17 ER in other 11 starts combined |
30 | Eduardo Rodriguez | NYY | Highly volatile, but still much more good than bad |
31 | Kevin Gausman | TB | |
32 | Chris Tillman | TB | A 2.96 ERA in seven 2H starts has helped Tillman cut his ERA by nearly a full run from 5.40 to 4.58 |
33 | Kyle Gibson | CWS | Either great or terrible in five Aug. starts: 2, 8, 2, 6, 2, 0 ER; 3+ BB in three of his L4 starts |
34 | Jeff Samardzija | at KC | |
35 | Carlos Rodon | at MIN | This is what it looks like when he's rolling: 1.61 ERA, 1.00 ERA, 29 Ks in 28 IP over 4 starts; still super-volatile, but the upside is great |
36 | Mike Fiers | MIN | |
37 | Kris Medlen | CWS | Solid baseline QS in return to the rotation; perfect team for him as they can take 5 IP every time out with that bullpen |
38 | Chris Bassitt | LAA | Had his first rough start since joining the rotation last time out, still running him out there in most formats |
39 | R.A. Dickey | CLE | Only 4 non-QS in his L17: 3.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP in 109.7 IP |
40 | Edinson Volquez | DET | |
41 | Drew Smyly | at BAL | |
42 | Scott Feldman | SEA | Allowed 4 ER in return from DL on Jul 18th, but has allowed just 8 ER in six starts since, good for a 1.80 ERA in 40 IP |
43 | Mark Buehrle | BAL | 13-game QS streak was snapped in PHI of all places (4 IP/4 ER); hasn't K'd more than 3 in any of his L9 |
44 | Yovani Gallardo | at SD | |
45 | Drew Hutchison | BAL | It's at home where he has a 2.57 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 80.7 IP |
46 | Yordano Ventura | DET | Dominant of late: 1.08 ERA & WHIP with 32 Ks in 25 IP |
47 | Matt Shoemaker | at OAK | Returned from demotion to drop 7.3 one-hit IP on the Tigers |
48 | Jesse Chavez | SEA | |
49 | Rick Porcello | NYY, PHI | Brilliant return from the DL (7 scoreless IP); actually good in 3 of 4 prior to the DL good for a 3.33 ERA in his L5 (27 IP) |
50 | Martin Perez | at LAA | |
51 | Aaron Brooks | LAA, SEA | TOR obliterated him after two good starts, I'm interested to see his return |
52 | Roenis Elias | at HOU | |
53 | Joe Kelly | PHI | Opened the month with 5 ER vs. TB, has allowed 5 ER total in his L4 starts (1.82 ERA in 24.7 IP); 5 straight Ws as he won the TB outing |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
54 | Wade Miley | PHI | The problem with Miley is that when it's bad, it's really bad: 5 starts of 0-2 ER, 4 starts of 5+ ER in his L9 starts |
55 | Henry Owens | NYY | |
56 | Wei-Yin Chen | TB, at TOR | at TOR is enough for me to pass, he has somehow avoided his divisional foes all year |
57 | Colby Lewis | at SD, at LAA | |
58 | Danny Duffy | CWS | |
59 | Ivan Nova | at BOS, TB | Not doing enough good to justify taking the risk of his downside |
60 | Randy Wolf | at KC | You don't wanna be around when that 0% HR/FB regresses, though his career-low 33% FB rate helps; a third gem would certainly impress |
61 | Ervin Santana | at HOU | Skills just aren't there to trust him at all |
62 | Trevor Bauer | at TOR | |
63 | Miguel Gonzalez | at TOR | |
64 | Ubaldo Jimenez | at TOR | |
65 | John Danks | at MIN | Don't get enticed by the solid outings, they're fool's gold |
66 | Jered Weaver | TEX | |
67 | Felix Doubront | SEA | |
68 | Mike Montgomery | at OAK | |
69 | Tyler Duffey | CWS, at HOU | |
70 | Mike Pelfrey | at HOU | |
71 | Buck Farmer | CLE | |
72 | Matt Boyd | at KC | |
73 | Tommy Milone | CWS | |
74 | Alfredo Simon | CLE | |
75 | Cody Anderson | at TOR |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | Zack Greinke | SF, at SD | You're trying too hard if you don't think Greinke is running away with the NL Cy ... it's a 1.61 ERA five months into the seasons |
2 | Clayton Kershaw | SF | Once again super-elite and deserves plenty of 2nd place votes for the Cy, but ONE POINT SIX ONE in 179.3 IP |
3 | Jacob deGrom | at MIA | His 0.94 WHIP is tremendous ... and 0.09 away from Greinke's 0.85 WHIP |
4 | Jake Arrieta | ARI | |
5 | Stephen Strasburg | ATL | He's had two bad innings in August: 1.73 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 34% K, 3% BB |
6 | Max Scherzer | at STL | It's all about the HR , has allowed 7 in 28 IP en route to a 6.43 ERA; 30% K and 6% BB rates calm most worries |
7 | Gerrit Cole | at MIL | |
8 | Michael Wacha | WAS | Just two Ks shy of a 1 K/IP over his L15 starts (92 in 94 IP) |
9 | Matt Harvey | PHI | Skipped start didn't seem to bother him: 6 IP/1 ER with 2 H, 8 Ks, 1 BB |
10 | Jon Lester | ARI | Got right back on track after shellacking by DET |
11 | Lance Lynn | PIT | |
12 | Madison Bumgarner | at LAD, at COL | Wouldn't be surprised if he comes out of Coors relatively unscathed given the way he's throwing so only a small downgrade |
13 | Francisco Liriano | at MIL | |
14 | Noah Syndergaard | at MIA | Has been OK in B2B road starts, but it boiled down to two bad innings among the 10 |
15 | Joe Ross | at STL, ATL | |
16 | John Lackey | WAS, PIT | |
17 | Tyson Ross | TEX, LAD | Still hasn't allowed >4 ER in any start this season; WHIP is the downside with him, but does enough good to overcome |
18 | Shelby Miller | MIA, at WAS | |
19 | Carlos Martinez | WAS | |
20 | Julio Teheran | at WAS | Five straight QS in August: 2.73 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 22% K, 4% BB in 33 IP |
21 | Jaime Garcia | PIT | |
22 | Raisel Iglesias | at CHC | B2B 10+ K games and six straight QS; since ASB: 2.81 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 30% K, 7% BB in 51.3 IP |
23 | James Shields | LAD | |
24 | Jordan Zimmermann | ATL | K% has spiked to 27% in August, it's only yielded a 4.31 ERA despite a solid 1.09 WHIP |
25 | Andrew Cashner | TEX, LAD | It still looks great in flashes and even for entire starts sometimes, but it just hasn't come together as expected this year |
26 | Jimmy Nelson | PIT, at CIN | |
27 | Mike Leake | at LAD | Solid in two starts since return; hopefully he's entirely past the hamstring |
28 | Jason Hammel | CIN | |
29 | Ian Kennedy | TEX | Since the ASB: 2.32 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 26% K, 8% BB in 50.3 IP |
30 | Taylor Jungmann | PIT | Has shown enough to hold on even after the tough starts; he's bounced back with scoreless outings after his 3 worst starts |
31 | Aaron Nola | at NYM | |
32 | Gio Gonzalez | at STL, ATL | Has a 5.68 ERA in five Aug starts despite 25 Ks in 25.3 IP and just a 7% BB; 12.5 H/9 and .402 BABIP have sunk him |
33 | Brett Anderson | SF, at SD | |
34 | Charlie Morton | at STL | I swear every time I start recommending him, he has a bad outing ... every single time; so I'm totally NOT interested in him *wink, wink* |
35 | J.A. Happ | at STL | Not surprised PIT has made something of his solid skills so far as he was better than the 4.64 ERA with SEA |
36 | Kyle Hendricks | CIN, ARI | |
37 | Jon Niese | PHI | |
38 | Tom Koehler | NYM | With his skill set, I think there is viability behind his home/road split (3.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in 64.7 IP) |
39 | Anthony DeSclafani | at CHC | |
40 | Jerad Eickhoff | at NYM, at BOS | Showing some good things, but it's kinda the Robbie Ray model with lots of hard contact, high FB%, no homers |
41 | Bartolo Colon | PHI, at MIA | Even with PHI playing better of late, this is an ideal two-start setup |
42 | Wily Peralta | at CIN | |
43 | John Lamb | MIL | Love the Ks, but severe FB lean suggests the HRs are likely to stick around, too |
44 | Alex Wood | at SD | Wood & Latos have given the Dodgers a 5.15 ERA in 43.7 IP |
45 | Mat Latos | at SD | Latos admittedly doing more of the damage, but Wood has been far from special |
46 | Robbie Ray | at CHC | The weird thing about his regression is that it hasn't been HR-driven at all: 0 HR in his L3 starts; stream option now |
47 | Jeff Locke | at MIL, at STL | Better two-start for a lefty than you might think: 29th and 23rd in wRC+ vs. southpaws, respectively |
48 | Dan Haren | CIN |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
49 | Patrick Corbin | at COL, at CHC | He's been mostly good in his 10 starts back from TJ, but this is a pretty daunting pair of venues so I'm inclined to pass in most formats |
50 | Jorge De La Rosa | SF | |
51 | Colin Rea | LAD | |
52 | Jake Peavy | at LAD, at COL | The direct opposite of Colon's two-step: 1st and 2nd best teams at home vs. RHP |
53 | Rubby De La Rosa | at COL | Some killer lefties PLUS Coors? Firm pass, even with the 7 IP/1 ER at Coors earlier this year |
54 | Chris Heston | at COL | Has allowed 6 ER twice this year ... both in Coors |
55 | Chase Anderson | at COL | |
56 | Randall Delgado | at COL | I'm pro-Delgado overall, but not in Coors |
57 | Ryan Vogelsong | at COL | |
58 | Jhoulys Chacin | at CHC | Talented arm trying to rebuild with ARI; strong first start, but need more before trusting after a 1.8 K:BB ratio in 330 IP from '12-14 |
59 | Jon Gray | ARI | Half of his ER came in 1.7 IP vs. NYM, has shown some nice skills in his other four starts |
60 | Matt Wisler | at WAS | |
61 | Kendry Flores | at ATL, NYM | |
62 | Mike Foltynewicz | MIA, at WAS | |
63 | Matt Garza | PIT | |
64 | Williams Perez | MIA | |
65 | Adam Conley | at ATL | |
66 | Justin Nicolino | at ATL | 12 K, 11 BB in 37 IP is why I'm paying zero attention to the 3.65 ERA |
67 | Adam Morgan | at BOS | |
68 | Aaron Harang | at NYM | |
69 | Chris Rusin | SF | |
70 | Yohan Flande | ARI, SF | |
71 | Keyvius Sampson | MIL | |
72 | Brad Hand | NYM | |
73 | Alec Asher | at BOS | Another piece from the Hamels trade, we'll see if he can find as much early success as Eickhoff |
74 | Chad Bettis | ARI, SF | |
75 | Tyler Cravy | at CIN | |
76 | David Holmberg | at CHC, MIL |
MLB TOP 100
Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | Zack Greinke | SF, at SD | You're trying too hard if you don't think Greinke is running away with the NL Cy ... it's a 1.61 ERA five months into the seasons |
2 | David Price | CLE, BAL | Excelling with his new team: 1.98 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 29% K rate is up from 23% with DET |
3 | Chris Sale | at MIN, at KC | Since the two 7 ER games in a row: 1.59 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 43 Ks in 28.3 IP going at least 7 IP in all four |
4 | Chris Archer | at BAL, at NYY | |
5 | Clayton Kershaw | SF | Once again super-elite and deserves plenty of 2nd place votes for the Cy, but ONE POINT SIX ONE in 179.3 IP |
6 | Jacob deGrom | at MIA | His 0.94 WHIP is tremendous ... and 0.09 away from Greinke's 0.85 WHIP |
7 | Jake Arrieta | ARI | |
8 | Stephen Strasburg | ATL | He's had two bad innings in August: 1.73 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 34% K, 3% BB |
9 | Max Scherzer | at STL | It's all about the HR , has allowed 7 in 28 IP en route to a 6.43 ERA; 30% K and 6% BB rates calm most worries |
10 | Gerrit Cole | at MIL | |
11 | Michael Wacha | WAS | Just two Ks shy of a 1 K/IP over his L15 starts (92 in 94 IP) |
12 | Matt Harvey | PHI | Skipped start didn't seem to bother him: 6 IP/1 ER with 2 H, 8 Ks, 1 BB |
13 | Dallas Keuchel | SEA | |
14 | Jon Lester | ARI | Got right back on track after shellacking by DET |
15 | Corey Kluber | at DET | |
16 | Felix Hernandez | at HOU, at OAK | Strong outing vs. OAK (8 IP/2 ER), but I don't think the panic was unfounded |
17 | Sonny Gray | LAA | |
18 | Cole Hamels | at SD | He's allowed 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ER with TEX; now has back-to-back Ws and three straight QS (2.57 ERA in 21 IP) |
19 | Justin Verlander | at KC, CLE | |
20 | Johnny Cueto | DET, CWS | I try not to overreact to aces struggling, but with Cueto it's tougher bc it often signifies something more so I'm monitoring closely here |
21 | Lance Lynn | PIT | |
22 | Madison Bumgarner | at LAD, at COL | Wouldn't be surprised if he comes out of Coors relatively unscathed given the way he's throwing so only a small downgrade |
23 | Francisco Liriano | at MIL | |
24 | Noah Syndergaard | at MIA | Has been OK in B2B road starts, but it boiled down to two bad innings among the 10 |
25 | Joe Ross | at STL, ATL | |
26 | John Lackey | WAS, PIT | |
27 | Tyson Ross | TEX, LAD | Still hasn't allowed >4 ER in any start this season; WHIP is the downside with him, but does enough good to overcome |
28 | Shelby Miller | MIA, at WAS | |
29 | Carlos Martinez | WAS | |
30 | Julio Teheran | at WAS | Five straight QS in August: 2.73 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 22% K, 4% BB in 33 IP |
31 | Jaime Garcia | PIT | |
32 | Raisel Iglesias | at CHC | B2B 10+ K games and six straight QS; since ASB: 2.81 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 30% K, 7% BB in 51.3 IP |
33 | James Shields | LAD | |
34 | Masahiro Tanaka | at BOS | Has 5 QS in a row and 9 of 10: 3.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 4.2 K:BB ratio in 68.3 IP; K% down by month, though: 27%, 25%, 21%, 20% |
35 | Jake Odorizzi | at NYY | |
36 | Scott Kazmir | MIN | |
37 | Lance McCullers | MIN | He'll get the Twins twice in a row starting this Sunday; awesome in return from break in the minors |
38 | Jordan Zimmermann | ATL | K% has spiked to 27% in August, it's only yielded a 4.31 ERA despite a solid 1.09 WHIP |
39 | Andrew Cashner | TEX, LAD | It still looks great in flashes and even for entire starts sometimes, but it just hasn't come together as expected this year |
40 | Jimmy Nelson | PIT, at CIN | |
41 | Hisashi Iwakuma | at OAK | |
42 | Garrett Richards | TEX | |
43 | Taijuan Walker | at HOU | Was dealing (6.3 scoreless IP) before a hip flexor cramp took him out; stay tuned to RW news for status updates |
44 | Michael Pineda | at BOS | |
45 | Danny Salazar | at TOR, at DET | Last two starts were in BOS and NYY and now he's headed to TOR and DET?! Don't love that for the HR-prone youngster |
46 | Hector Santiago | at OAK, TEX | Fewer than 6 IP in six of eight starts in the 2H: 5.23 ERA, 1.48 WHIP; every IP from here on out sets a new career-high |
47 | Marco Estrada | CLE | An out short of 5 straight QS in August; quietly having a fantastic season for TOR |
48 | Derek Holland | at LAA | Not a huge surprise that TOR got him for 3 HR, but only 4 ER in the 6 IP is actually not too bad |
49 | Luis Severino | TB | Looks fantastic through four starts, but it's four starts so the book is still being written on him |
50 | Mike Leake | at LAD | Solid in two starts since return; hopefully he's entirely past the hamstring |
51 | Jason Hammel | CIN | |
52 | Ian Kennedy | TEX | Since the ASB: 2.32 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 26% K, 8% BB in 50.3 IP |
53 | Taylor Jungmann | PIT | Has shown enough to hold on even after the tough starts; he's bounced back with scoreless outings after his 3 worst starts |
54 | Jose Quintana | at KC | |
55 | Collin McHugh | SEA | SEA blitzed him for 8 ER in mid-June and left him with season-high 5.04 ERA, since: 2.84 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, & 21% K (up to 25% in Aug.) |
56 | Nathan Eovaldi | TB | Fewer than 6 IP in six of his L10, but three of the four 6+ IP outings have come in August (2.92 ERA in the 10 starts) |
57 | Erasmo Ramirez | at BAL | |
58 | Nate Karns | at NYY | |
59 | Andrew Heaney | at OAK | TOR has accounted for 32% of his ER this year blasting him for 8 ER; allowed 17 ER in other 11 starts combined |
60 | Eduardo Rodriguez | NYY | Highly volatile, but still much more good than bad |
61 | Kevin Gausman | TB | |
62 | Chris Tillman | TB | A 2.96 ERA in seven 2H starts has helped Tillman cut his ERA by nearly a full run from 5.40 to 4.58 |
63 | Kyle Gibson | CWS | Either great or terrible in five Aug. starts: 2, 8, 2, 6, 2, 0 ER; 3+ BB in three of his L4 starts |
64 | Jeff Samardzija | at KC | |
65 | Carlos Rodon | at MIN | This is what it looks like when he's rolling: 1.61 ERA, 1.00 ERA, 29 Ks in 28 IP over 4 starts; still super-volatile, but the upside is great |
66 | Mike Fiers | MIN | |
67 | Kris Medlen | CWS | Solid baseline QS in return to the rotation; perfect team for him as they can take 5 IP every time out with that bullpen |
68 | Chris Bassitt | LAA | Had his first rough start since joining the rotation last time out, still running him out there in most formats |
69 | Aaron Nola | at NYM | |
70 | Gio Gonzalez | at STL, ATL | Has a 5.68 ERA in five Aug starts despite 25 Ks in 25.3 IP and just a 7% BB; 12.5 H/9 and .402 BABIP have sunk him |
71 | Brett Anderson | SF, at SD | |
72 | Charlie Morton | at STL | I swear every time I start recommending him, he has a bad outing ... every single time; so I'm totally NOT interested in him *wink, wink* |
73 | J.A. Happ | at STL | Not surprised PIT has made something of his solid skills so far as he was better than the 4.64 ERA with SEA |
74 | R.A. Dickey | CLE | Only 4 non-QS in his L17: 3.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP in 109.7 IP |
75 | Edinson Volquez | DET | |
76 | Kyle Hendricks | CIN, ARI | |
77 | Jon Niese | PHI | |
78 | Tom Koehler | NYM | With his skill set, I think there is viability behind his home/road split (3.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in 64.7 IP) |
79 | Anthony DeSclafani | at CHC | |
80 | Jerad Eickhoff | at NYM, at BOS | Showing some good things, but it's kinda the Robbie Ray model with lots of hard contact, high FB%, no homers |
81 | Bartolo Colon | PHI, at MIA | Even with PHI playing better of late, this is an ideal two-start setup |
82 | Wily Peralta | at CIN | |
83 | John Lamb | MIL | Love the Ks, but severe FB lean suggests the HRs are likely to stick around, too |
84 | Alex Wood | at SD | Wood & Latos have given the Dodgers a 5.15 ERA in 43.7 IP |
85 | Mat Latos | at SD | Latos admittedly doing more of the damage, but Wood has been far from special |
86 | Robbie Ray | at CHC | The weird thing about his regression is that it hasn't been HR-driven at all: 0 HR in his L3 starts; stream option now |
87 | Jeff Locke | at MIL, at STL | Better two-start for a lefty than you might think: 29th and 23rd in wRC+ vs. southpaws, respectively |
88 | Dan Haren | CIN | |
89 | Drew Smyly | at BAL | |
90 | Scott Feldman | SEA | Allowed 4 ER in return from DL on Jul 18th, but has allowed just 8 ER in six starts since, good for a 1.80 ERA in 40 IP |
91 | Mark Buehrle | BAL | 13-game QS streak was snapped in PHI of all places (4 IP/4 ER); hasn't K'd more than 3 in any of his L9 |
92 | Yovani Gallardo | at SD | |
93 | Drew Hutchison | BAL | It's at home where he has a 2.57 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 80.7 IP |
94 | Yordano Ventura | DET | Dominant of late: 1.08 ERA & WHIP with 32 Ks in 25 IP |
95 | Matt Shoemaker | at OAK | Returned from demotion to drop 7.3 one-hit IP on the Tigers |
96 | Jesse Chavez | SEA | |
97 | Rick Porcello | NYY, PHI | Brilliant return from the DL (7 scoreless IP); actually good in 3 of 4 prior to the DL good for a 3.33 ERA in his L5 (27 IP) |
98 | Martin Perez | at LAA | |
99 | Aaron Brooks | LAA, SEA | TOR obliterated him after two good starts, I'm interested to see his return |
100 | Roenis Elias | at HOU |