Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Double Trouble

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Updated on August 17, 2020 1:17AM EST

With the news out of Cincinnati of a player testing positive, the plans for the Reds and their scheduled opponents, the Royals and, wait for it ... Cardinals are tentative. Hopefully, there will be some clarification prior to Sunday night's update.

Elsewhere, despite a slew of what will be many doubleheaders, the two-start outlook remains bleak. The hitting breakout predicted in this space should continue to feast on subpar pitching.

For the week Aug. 17-23

UPDATED: Monday, August 17 1:15 AM ET

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@KC, @STL	Spinning the ball more than ever
2	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SF, @OAK	As Yogi said, 90% of the game is half mental
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	COL, @SD	Here comes an 88 mph fastball. If you hit it, you can name it.
4	Kenta Maeda	MIN	MIL, @KC	Looking at a royally good week
5	Frankie Montas	OAK	@ARI, LAA
6	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	STL, CWS
7	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	@BAL, @TB
8	Max Scherzer	WAS	MIA
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
10	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@PIT, DET	Uncharacteristically wild lately.
11	Blake Snell	TB	@NYY, TOR
12	Alex Cobb	BAL	TOR, BOS
13	Mike Minor	TEX	SD, @SEA	Hopefully over dead arm period
14	Zac Gallen	ARI	OAK, @SF	Still has yet to allow more than 3 ER in a start
15	Ross Stripling	LAD	SEA, COL
16	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@ARI, LAA
17	Shane Bieber

Elsewhere, despite a slew of what will be many doubleheaders, the two-start outlook remains bleak. The hitting breakout predicted in this space should continue to feast on subpar pitching.

For the week Aug. 17-23

UPDATED: Monday, August 17 1:15 AM ET

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@KC, @STL	Spinning the ball more than ever
2	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SF, @OAK	As Yogi said, 90% of the game is half mental
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	COL, @SD	Here comes an 88 mph fastball. If you hit it, you can name it.
4	Kenta Maeda	MIN	MIL, @KC	Looking at a royally good week
5	Frankie Montas	OAK	@ARI, LAA
6	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	STL, CWS
7	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	@BAL, @TB
8	Max Scherzer	WAS	MIA
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
10	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@PIT, DET	Uncharacteristically wild lately.
11	Blake Snell	TB	@NYY, TOR
12	Alex Cobb	BAL	TOR, BOS
13	Mike Minor	TEX	SD, @SEA	Hopefully over dead arm period
14	Zac Gallen	ARI	OAK, @SF	Still has yet to allow more than 3 ER in a start
15	Ross Stripling	LAD	SEA, COL
16	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@ARI, LAA
17	Shane Bieber	CLE	@PIT
18	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@MIA
19	Yu Darvish	CHC	STL	Peripherals close to 2H last season
20	Chris Paddack	SD	@TEX, HOU
21	Mike Clevinger	CLE	DET	Tentative, send to alternate site
22	Patrick Corbin	WAS	MIA
23	Lance Lynn	TEX	@SD	Survived Coors with a complete game
24	Lucas Giolito	CWS	DET
25	Sonny Gray	CIN	@STL	Rewarding his spring believers
26	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	TB, @NYM
27	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
28	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
29	Luis Castillo	CIN	@KC
30	Max Fried	ATL	PHI
31	Nate Pearson	TOR	@BAL, @TB	Strikeouts are coming
32	James Paxton	NYY	TB
33	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	ARI
34	Casey Mize	DET	@CWS, @CLE
35	Jose Berrios	MIN	MIL
36	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@KC
37	Matthew Boyd	DET	@CWS, @CLE	Still giving up homers in bushels
38	German Marquez	COL	HOU
39	Charlie Morton	TB	TOR
40	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SD, @SEA	Good venues to pitch
41	Griffin Canning	LAA	SF, @OAK	Remaining cautiously optimistic
42	Sean Manaea	OAK	ARI
43	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA
44	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	BOS, @NYM
45	Aaron Civale	CLE	@PIT
46	Rich Hill	MIN	MIL
47	Jon Gray	COL	@LAD
48	Kyle Freeland	COL	@HOU, @LAD
49	Zach Plesac	CLE	DET
50	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	@KC
51	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIN
52	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	@CHC, CIN
53	Daniel Castano	MIA	NYM
54	Dustin May	LAD	COL
55	Luke Weaver	ARI	OAK, @SF
56	Yonny Chirinos	TB	TOR
57	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL
58	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@CWS
59	JT Brubaker	PIT	CLE, MIL
60	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	@TB
61	Adrian Houser	MIL	@PIT
62	Jack Flaherty	STL	@CHC	Workload a question
63	Brad Keller	KC	CIN
64	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@BAL
65	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@ATL, @MIA
66	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL
67	Austin Voth	WAS	@ATL, MIA
68	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@MIN, @PIT
69	Dylan Cease	CWS	DET, @CHC
70	Chase Anderson	TOR	PHI	Potential breakout candidate, spinning slider more
71	John Means	BAL	BOS
72	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	@STL	Ouch. Many still smarting from last weeks DeScalping
73	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAD, TEX
74	Zach Eflin	PHI	@BOS, @ATL	Good test for improving arm
75	Dinelson Lamet	SD	TEX
76	Alec Mills	CHC	@STL
77	Julio Urias	LAD	@SEA
78	Kolby Allard	TEX	@SEA
79	Mike Fiers	OAK	LAA
80	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@SF
81	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY
82	Danny Duffy	KC	MIN
83	Anthony Kay	TOR	PHI
84	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@CHC
85	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@SD
86	Touki Toussaint	ATL	WAS, PHI
87	Taijuan Walker	SEA	LAD
88	Zack Godley	BOS	PHI, @BAL
89	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	LAD
90	Brady Singer	KC	MIN
91	Spencer Howard	PHI	@TOR
92	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SEA
93	Nick Margevicius	SEA	TEX
94	Chris Mazza	BOS	@BAL
95	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	KC
96	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@NYY
97	J.A. Happ	NYY	@NYM
98	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SD
99	Ricardo Sanchez	STL	CHC
100	Dane Dunning	CWS	DET
101	Zach Davies	SD	@TEX, HOU
102	Kevin Gausman	SF	LAA
103	Tommy Milone	BAL	TOR
104	Justus Sheffield	SEA	TEX
105	Robbie Ray	ARI	@SF
106	Humberto Mejia	MIA	NYM, @WAS
107	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@LAD
108	Pablo Lopez	MIA	NYM
109	Jon Lester	CHC	CWS
110	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@CHC, CIN
111	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@HOU, @LAD
112	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	DET, @CHC
113	Julio Teheran	LAA	@OAK
114	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@TOR
115	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	BOS
116	Jorge Guzman	MIA	WAS
117	Austin Gomber	STL	CHC
118	Tyler Anderson	SF	@LAA, ARI
119	Brandon Bielak	HOU	COL, @SD
120	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@SF
121	Cal Quantrill	SD	TEX
122	Kris Bubic	KC	@MIN, MIN
123	Kyle Hart	BOS	PHI
124	Daniel Norris	DET	@CWS
125	Dakota Hudson	STL	CIN
126	Adam Wainwright	STL	CIN
127	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	NYM, @WAS
128	Rick Porcello	NYM	NYY
129	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAA
130	Trevor Williams	PIT	CLE
131	Jose Quintana	CHC	CWS
132	Josh Lindblom	MIL	@PIT
133	Garrett Richards	SD	HOU
134	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	TOR, BOS
135	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@WAS
136	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@OAK
137	David Peterson	NYM	@MIA, NYY
138	Martin Perez	BOS	@NYY, @BAL
139	Tanner Roark	TOR	@BAL
140	Jake Arrieta	PHI	@BOS
141	Kyle Wright	ATL	WAS
142	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	WAS, PHI
143	Tyler Alexander	DET	@CLE
144	Wade Miley	CIN	@STL
145	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@STL
146	Trevor Cahill	SF	@LAA, ARI
147	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
148	Duane Underwood Jr.	CHC	STL
149	Robert Gsellman	NYM	NYY
150	Alex Young	ARI	@OAK
151	Steven Matz	NYM	@MIA
152	Framber Valdez	HOU	@COL
153	Derek Holland	PIT	MIL
154	Franklyn Kilome	NYM	@MIA
155	Steven Brault	PIT	CLE
156	Erick Fedde	WAS	@ATL
157	Ryan Castellani	COL	HOU
158	Chad Kuhl	PIT	MIL
159	Brett Anderson	MIL	@MIN
160	Kyle Zimmer	KC	CIN

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SF, @OAK	As Yogi said, 90% of the game is half mental
2	Zack Greinke	HOU	COL, @SD	Here comes an 88 mph fastball. If you hit it, you can name it.
3	Kenta Maeda	MIN	MIL, @KC	Looking at a royally good week
4	Frankie Montas	OAK	@ARI, LAA
5	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	@BAL, @TB
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
7	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@PIT, DET	Uncharacteristically wild lately.
8	Blake Snell	TB	@NYY, TOR
9	Alex Cobb	BAL	TOR, BOS
10	Mike Minor	TEX	SD, @SEA	Hopefully over dead arm period
11	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@ARI, LAA
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	@PIT
13	Mike Clevinger	CLE	DET	Tentative, send to alternate site
14	Lance Lynn	TEX	@SD	Survived Coors with a complete game
15	Lucas Giolito	CWS	DET
16	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	TB, @NYM
17	Nate Pearson	TOR	@BAL, @TB	Strikeouts are coming
18	James Paxton	NYY	TB
19	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	ARI
20	Casey Mize	DET	@CWS, @CLE
21	Jose Berrios	MIN	MIL
22	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@KC
23	Matthew Boyd	DET	@CWS, @CLE	Still giving up homers in bushels
24	Charlie Morton	TB	TOR
25	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SD, @SEA	Good venues to pitch
26	Griffin Canning	LAA	SF, @OAK	Remaining cautiously optimistic
27	Sean Manaea	OAK	ARI
28	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	BOS, @NYM
29	Aaron Civale	CLE	@PIT
30	Rich Hill	MIN	MIL
31	Zach Plesac	CLE	DET
32	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	@KC
33	Yonny Chirinos	TB	TOR
34	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL
35	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@CWS
36	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	@TB
37	Brad Keller	KC	CIN
38	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@BAL
39	Dylan Cease	CWS	DET, @CHC
40	Chase Anderson	TOR	PHI	Potential breakout candidate, spinning slider more
41	John Means	BAL	BOS
42	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAD, TEX
43	Kolby Allard	TEX	@SEA
44	Mike Fiers	OAK	LAA
45	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@SF
46	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY
47	Danny Duffy	KC	MIN
48	Anthony Kay	TOR	PHI
49	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@CHC
50	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@SD
51	Taijuan Walker	SEA	LAD
52	Zack Godley	BOS	PHI, @BAL
53	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	LAD
54	Brady Singer	KC	MIN
55	Nick Margevicius	SEA	TEX
56	Chris Mazza	BOS	@BAL
57	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	KC
58	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@NYY
59	J.A. Happ	NYY	@NYM
60	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SD
61	Dane Dunning	CWS	DET
62	Tommy Milone	BAL	TOR
63	Justus Sheffield	SEA	TEX
64	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@LAD
65	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	DET, @CHC
66	Julio Teheran	LAA	@OAK
67	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	BOS
68	Brandon Bielak	HOU	COL, @SD
69	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@SF
70	Kris Bubic	KC	@MIN, MIN
71	Kyle Hart	BOS	PHI
72	Daniel Norris	DET	@CWS
73	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	TOR, BOS
74	Martin Perez	BOS	@NYY, @BAL
75	Tanner Roark	TOR	@BAL
76	Tyler Alexander	DET	@CLE
77	Framber Valdez	HOU	@COL
78	Kyle Zimmer	KC	CIN

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@KC, @STL	Spinning the ball more than ever
2	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	STL, CWS
3	Max Scherzer	WAS	MIA
4	Zac Gallen	ARI	OAK, @SF	Still has yet to allow more than 3 ER in a start
5	Ross Stripling	LAD	SEA, COL
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@MIA
7	Yu Darvish	CHC	STL	Peripherals close to 2H last season
8	Chris Paddack	SD	@TEX, HOU
9	Patrick Corbin	WAS	MIA
10	Sonny Gray	CIN	@STL	Rewarding his spring believers
11	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
12	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
13	Luis Castillo	CIN	@KC
14	Max Fried	ATL	PHI
15	German Marquez	COL	HOU
16	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA
17	Jon Gray	COL	@LAD
18	Kyle Freeland	COL	@HOU, @LAD
19	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIN
20	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	@CHC, CIN
21	Daniel Castano	MIA	NYM
22	Dustin May	LAD	COL
23	Luke Weaver	ARI	OAK, @SF
24	JT Brubaker	PIT	CLE, MIL
25	Adrian Houser	MIL	@PIT
26	Jack Flaherty	STL	@CHC	Workload a question
27	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@ATL, @MIA
28	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL
29	Austin Voth	WAS	@ATL, MIA
30	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@MIN, @PIT
31	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	@STL	Ouch. Many still smarting from last weeks DeScalping
32	Zach Eflin	PHI	@BOS, @ATL	Good test for improving arm
33	Dinelson Lamet	SD	TEX
34	Alec Mills	CHC	@STL
35	Julio Urias	LAD	@SEA
36	Touki Toussaint	ATL	WAS, PHI
37	Spencer Howard	PHI	@TOR
38	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SEA
39	Ricardo Sanchez	STL	CHC
40	Zach Davies	SD	@TEX, HOU
41	Kevin Gausman	SF	LAA
42	Robbie Ray	ARI	@SF
43	Humberto Mejia	MIA	NYM, @WAS
44	Pablo Lopez	MIA	NYM
45	Jon Lester	CHC	CWS
46	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@CHC, CIN
47	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@HOU, @LAD
48	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@TOR
49	Jorge Guzman	MIA	WAS
50	Austin Gomber	STL	CHC
51	Tyler Anderson	SF	@LAA, ARI
52	Cal Quantrill	SD	TEX
53	Dakota Hudson	STL	CIN
54	Adam Wainwright	STL	CIN
55	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	NYM, @WAS
56	Rick Porcello	NYM	NYY
57	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAA
58	Trevor Williams	PIT	CLE
59	Jose Quintana	CHC	CWS
60	Josh Lindblom	MIL	@PIT
61	Garrett Richards	SD	HOU
62	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@WAS
63	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@OAK
64	David Peterson	NYM	@MIA, NYY
65	Jake Arrieta	PHI	@BOS
66	Kyle Wright	ATL	WAS
67	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	WAS, PHI
68	Wade Miley	CIN	@STL
69	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@STL
70	Trevor Cahill	SF	@LAA, ARI
71	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
72	Duane Underwood Jr.	CHC	STL
73	Robert Gsellman	NYM	NYY
74	Alex Young	ARI	@OAK
75	Steven Matz	NYM	@MIA
76	Derek Holland	PIT	MIL
77	Franklyn Kilome	NYM	@MIA
78	Steven Brault	PIT	CLE
79	Erick Fedde	WAS	@ATL
80	Ryan Castellani	COL	HOU
81	Chad Kuhl	PIT	MIL
82	Brett Anderson	MIL	@MIN