Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Slim Pickings

Todd Zola ranks starting pitchers in a week with few elite two-start hurlers. Max Scherzer is scheduled for two starts, but he's also dealing with a hamstring injury.

Updated on August 10, 2020 8:57AM EST

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Todd Zola

Updated on August 10, 2020 8:57AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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After last week's treasure trove of two-start pitchers, it makes sense this week's array isn't as palatable. Although, there are a handful worthy of picking up if available in your league.

Please note, the plans for the Cardinals, Cubs and Marlins are still unclear. It's not even certain when/if St. Louis will return to action.

For the week Aug. 10-16

UPDATED Sunday, August 9, 11:45 PM ET

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Pending a pain-free bullpen after tweaking hamstring
2	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Off to a great start
3	Luis Castillo	CIN	KC, PIT
4	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL, NYM	19 K in 11.1 IP
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BAL, NYM	Only 6 K in 13 IP
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	BOS
7	Yu Darvish	CHC	MIL
8	Sean Manaea	OAK	@LAA, @SF	Good pair to right ship
9	Ross Stripling	LAD	SD, @LAA
10	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET
11	Zack Greinke	HOU	SF
12	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@PHI
13	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@MIL, KC	Worth a pickup for this double dip
14	Mike Clevinger	CLE	CHC
15	Jon Gray	COL	ARI, TEX	Both at Coors but facing two of the weakest offenses to date
16	Mike Minor	TEX	SEA	Very disappointing but not giving up hope
17	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@MIL
18	Dustin May	LAD	SD, @LAA
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	STL
20	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@BAL	Set for

After last week's treasure trove of two-start pitchers, it makes sense this week's array isn't as palatable. Although, there are a handful worthy of picking up if available in your league.

Please note, the plans for the Cardinals, Cubs and Marlins are still unclear. It's not even certain when/if St. Louis will return to action.

For the week Aug. 10-16

UPDATED Sunday, August 9, 11:45 PM ET

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Pending a pain-free bullpen after tweaking hamstring
2	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Off to a great start
3	Luis Castillo	CIN	KC, PIT
4	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL, NYM	19 K in 11.1 IP
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BAL, NYM	Only 6 K in 13 IP
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	BOS
7	Yu Darvish	CHC	MIL
8	Sean Manaea	OAK	@LAA, @SF	Good pair to right ship
9	Ross Stripling	LAD	SD, @LAA
10	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET
11	Zack Greinke	HOU	SF
12	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@PHI
13	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@MIL, KC	Worth a pickup for this double dip
14	Mike Clevinger	CLE	CHC
15	Jon Gray	COL	ARI, TEX	Both at Coors but facing two of the weakest offenses to date
16	Mike Minor	TEX	SEA	Very disappointing but not giving up hope
17	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@MIL
18	Dustin May	LAD	SD, @LAA
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	STL
20	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@BAL	Set for season debut
21	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@BOS, @TOR
22	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	MIA
23	Cristian Javier	HOU	SEA
24	Frankie Montas	OAK	@SF
25	Jose Berrios	MIN	KC
26	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@DET, STL
27	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	CHC
28	Trevor Bauer	CIN	PIT	Pitching like he has something to prove
29	James Paxton	NYY	BOS
30	Sonny Gray	CIN	PIT
31	German Marquez	COL	TEX	Schedule has been in his favor and taking advantage
32	Blake Snell	TB	@BOS
33	Adrian Houser	MIL	MIN, @CHC
34	Nate Pearson	TOR	MIA
35	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
36	Walker Buehler	LAD	@LAA
37	Jack Flaherty	STL	@DET	Tentative, pitch count also unclear
38	Charlie Morton	TB	@TOR
39	Dylan Bundy	LAA	OAK
40	Matthew Boyd	DET	CWS
41	Chris Paddack	SD	@LAD
42	Aaron Civale	CLE	@DET
43	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@CLE
44	Sean Newcomb	ATL	@PHI, @MIA
45	Zach Plesac	CLE	@DET
46	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SD
47	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	PIT
48	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CHC
49	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@SF
50	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@BOS
51	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	ATL
52	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	KC
53	Daniel Castano	MIA	ATL
54	Andrew Heaney	LAA	LAD
55	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SEA
56	Lance McCullers	HOU	SF, SEA	Sluggish start, needs to perform well this week
57	Griffin Canning	LAA	OAK
58	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@LAA
59	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CLE
60	Julio Teheran	LAA	OAK, LAD
61	Alec Mills	CHC	MIL
62	Lance Lynn	TEX	@COL
63	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	BOS
64	Chase Anderson	TOR	TB
65	Kyle Freeland	COL	ARI, TEX	Only 11 K in 18.2 IP
66	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	SD
67	John Means	BAL	@PHI
68	Kyle Gibson	TEX	SEA, @COL
69	Julio Urias	LAD	SD
70	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@TOR, ATL
71	Alex Cobb	BAL	@PHI, WAS	Encouraging start, excellent test this week
72	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	MIL	Well, that didn't last very long
73	Austin Voth	WAS	@NYM
74	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	TB
75	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@NYM
76	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYY
77	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@ARI
78	Yonny Chirinos	TB	@TOR
79	Mike Fiers	OAK	@LAA
80	Jon Lester	CHC	@CLE, MIL
81	JT Brubaker	PIT	@CIN
82	Justin Dunn	SEA	@TEX
83	Vince Velasquez	PHI	NYM
84	Robbie Ray	ARI	@COL, SD
85	Zach Eflin	PHI	BAL
86	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@TEX
87	Zack Godley	BOS	TB
88	Zac Gallen	ARI	@COL
89	Kyle Hart	BOS	TB
90	Daniel Norris	DET	CWS, CLE	Serving as primary pitcher
91	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	WAS
92	J.A. Happ	NYY	ATL
93	Josh Lindblom	MIL	MIN, @CHC
94	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	@DET, STL
95	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SD
96	Tommy Milone	BAL	WAS
97	Garrett Richards	SD	@LAD, @ARI
98	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
99	Luis Patino	SD	@ARI
100	Danny Duffy	KC	@MIN
101	Brad Keller	KC	@MIN
102	Kevin Gausman	SF	OAK
103	Ivan Nova	DET	STL
104	Brady Singer	KC	@MIN
105	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	LAD
106	Jakob Junis	KC	@CIN
107	Touki Toussaint	ATL	@NYY
108	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@CWS
109	Taijuan Walker	SEA	@TEX
110	Martin Perez	BOS	TB, @NYY
111	Tyler Alexander	DET	CWS, CLE
112	Kris Bubic	KC	@CIN
113	Tanner Roark	TOR	TB
114	Pablo Lopez	MIA	ATL
115	Kolby Allard	TEX	@COL
116	Colten Brewer	BOS	TB, @NYY
117	Rick Porcello	NYM	WAS, @PHI
118	Luke Weaver	ARI	@COL
119	Kyle Wright	ATL	@MIA
120	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@HOU
121	Brandon Bielak	HOU	SF
122	Dylan Cease	CWS	@DET
123	Jake Arrieta	PHI	BAL
124	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI
125	Rony Garcia	DET	STL
126	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	@TOR
127	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@HOU
128	Logan Webb	SF	@HOU, OAK
129	Wade Miley	CIN	KC
130	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@HOU
131	Steven Matz	NYM	WAS, @PHI
132	Trevor Williams	PIT	@CIN
133	Dakota Hudson	STL	@CWS
134	Adam Wainwright	STL	@CWS
135	Josh Tomlin	ATL	@NYY
136	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
137	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	@PHI
138	Tyler Anderson	SF	@HOU
139	Zach Davies	SD	@LAD
140	Luis Perdomo	SD	@LAD
141	Eric Lauer	MIL	MIN
142	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@CHC
143	Johnny Cueto	SF	OAK
144	Jorge Alcala	MIN	@MIL
145	Corey Oswalt	NYM	WAS
146	Steven Brault	PIT	@CIN
147	Derek Holland	PIT	@CIN
148	Jake Woodford	STL	@DET
149	Anthony Banda	TB	@BOS
150	Trevor Cahill	SF	@HOU

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	BOS
2	Sean Manaea	OAK	@LAA, @SF	Good pair to right ship
3	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET
4	Zack Greinke	HOU	SF
5	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@MIL, KC	Worth a pickup for this double dip
6	Mike Clevinger	CLE	CHC
7	Mike Minor	TEX	SEA	Very disappointing but not giving up hope
8	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@MIL
9	Lucas Giolito	CWS	STL
10	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@BOS, @TOR
11	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	MIA
12	Cristian Javier	HOU	SEA
13	Frankie Montas	OAK	@SF
14	Jose Berrios	MIN	KC
15	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@DET, STL
16	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	CHC
17	James Paxton	NYY	BOS
18	Blake Snell	TB	@BOS
19	Nate Pearson	TOR	MIA
20	Charlie Morton	TB	@TOR
21	Dylan Bundy	LAA	OAK
22	Matthew Boyd	DET	CWS
23	Aaron Civale	CLE	@DET
24	Zach Plesac	CLE	@DET
25	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@SF
26	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@BOS
27	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	ATL
28	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	KC
29	Andrew Heaney	LAA	LAD
30	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SEA
31	Lance McCullers	HOU	SF, SEA	Sluggish start, needs to perform well this week
32	Griffin Canning	LAA	OAK
33	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@LAA
34	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CLE
35	Julio Teheran	LAA	OAK, LAD
36	Lance Lynn	TEX	@COL
37	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	BOS
38	Chase Anderson	TOR	TB
39	John Means	BAL	@PHI
40	Kyle Gibson	TEX	SEA, @COL
41	Alex Cobb	BAL	@PHI, WAS	Encouraging start, excellent test this week
42	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	TB
43	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYY
44	Yonny Chirinos	TB	@TOR
45	Mike Fiers	OAK	@LAA
46	Justin Dunn	SEA	@TEX
47	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@TEX
48	Zack Godley	BOS	TB
49	Kyle Hart	BOS	TB
50	Daniel Norris	DET	CWS, CLE	Serving as primary pitcher
51	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	WAS
52	J.A. Happ	NYY	ATL
53	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	@DET, STL
54	Tommy Milone	BAL	WAS
55	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
56	Danny Duffy	KC	@MIN
57	Brad Keller	KC	@MIN
58	Ivan Nova	DET	STL
59	Brady Singer	KC	@MIN
60	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	LAD
61	Jakob Junis	KC	@CIN
62	Taijuan Walker	SEA	@TEX
63	Martin Perez	BOS	TB, @NYY
64	Tyler Alexander	DET	CWS, CLE
65	Kris Bubic	KC	@CIN
66	Tanner Roark	TOR	TB
67	Kolby Allard	TEX	@COL
68	Colten Brewer	BOS	TB, @NYY
69	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@HOU
70	Brandon Bielak	HOU	SF
71	Dylan Cease	CWS	@DET
72	Rony Garcia	DET	STL
73	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@HOU
74	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@HOU
75	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	@PHI
76	Jorge Alcala	MIN	@MIL
77	Anthony Banda	TB	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Pending a pain-free bullpen after tweaking hamstring
2	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@NYM, @BAL	Off to a great start
3	Luis Castillo	CIN	KC, PIT
4	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL, NYM	19 K in 11.1 IP
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BAL, NYM	Only 6 K in 13 IP
6	Yu Darvish	CHC	MIL
7	Ross Stripling	LAD	SD, @LAA
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@PHI
9	Jon Gray	COL	ARI, TEX	Both at Coors but facing two of the weakest offenses to date
10	Dustin May	LAD	SD, @LAA
11	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@BAL	Set for season debut
12	Trevor Bauer	CIN	PIT	Pitching like he has something to prove
13	Sonny Gray	CIN	PIT
14	German Marquez	COL	TEX	Schedule has been in his favor and taking advantage
15	Adrian Houser	MIL	MIN, @CHC
16	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
17	Walker Buehler	LAD	@LAA
18	Jack Flaherty	STL	@DET	Tentative, pitch count also unclear
19	Chris Paddack	SD	@LAD
20	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@CLE
21	Sean Newcomb	ATL	@PHI, @MIA
22	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SD
23	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	PIT
24	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CHC
25	Daniel Castano	MIA	ATL
26	Alec Mills	CHC	MIL
27	Kyle Freeland	COL	ARI, TEX	Only 11 K in 18.2 IP
28	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	SD
29	Julio Urias	LAD	SD
30	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@TOR, ATL
31	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	MIL	Well, that didn't last very long
32	Austin Voth	WAS	@NYM
33	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@NYM
34	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@ARI
35	Jon Lester	CHC	@CLE, MIL
36	JT Brubaker	PIT	@CIN
37	Vince Velasquez	PHI	NYM
38	Robbie Ray	ARI	@COL, SD
39	Zach Eflin	PHI	BAL
40	Zac Gallen	ARI	@COL
41	Josh Lindblom	MIL	MIN, @CHC
42	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SD
43	Garrett Richards	SD	@LAD, @ARI
44	Luis Patino	SD	@ARI
45	Kevin Gausman	SF	OAK
46	Touki Toussaint	ATL	@NYY
47	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@CWS
48	Pablo Lopez	MIA	ATL
49	Rick Porcello	NYM	WAS, @PHI
50	Luke Weaver	ARI	@COL
51	Kyle Wright	ATL	@MIA
52	Jake Arrieta	PHI	BAL
53	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI
54	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	@TOR
55	Logan Webb	SF	@HOU, OAK
56	Wade Miley	CIN	KC
57	Steven Matz	NYM	WAS, @PHI
58	Trevor Williams	PIT	@CIN
59	Dakota Hudson	STL	@CWS
60	Adam Wainwright	STL	@CWS
61	Josh Tomlin	ATL	@NYY
62	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
63	Tyler Anderson	SF	@HOU
64	Zach Davies	SD	@LAD
65	Luis Perdomo	SD	@LAD
66	Eric Lauer	MIL	MIN
67	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@CHC
68	Johnny Cueto	SF	OAK
69	Corey Oswalt	NYM	WAS
70	Steven Brault	PIT	@CIN
71	Derek Holland	PIT	@CIN
72	Jake Woodford	STL	@DET
73	Trevor Cahill	SF	@HOU