This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
It's the week dreaded most by West Coasters as the week's top-ranked pitcher, Lucas Giolito, squares off with Nathan Eovaldi in the annual Patriots' Day game on Monday. Boston will again be wearing its yellow and blue, "City Connect" uniforms, designed using the color scheme of the Boston Marathon.
Weather has wreaked havoc with the schedule, though it appears to be settling over the weekend. Even so, there will not doubt be changes, so be sure to pop on back Sunday night for the refresh.
For the week of April 19-25.
UPDATED: Monday April 19 1:05 AM ET
Mixed Leagues
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | @BOS, TEX | Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round |
2 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | @SD, @CHC | |
3 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @BOS, @TB | |
4 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @WAS, CIN | |
5 | Luis Castillo | CIN | ARI, @STL | |
6 | Dylan Bundy | LAA | TEX, @HOU | |
7 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CIN, @ATL | Should be able to work at least 5 IP |
8 | Joe Musgrove | SD | MIL, @LAD | |
9 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @CHC | |
10 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @CLE | |
11 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @PHI, MIA | |
12 | Shane Bieber | CLE | NYY | |
13 | Dustin May | LAD | @SEA, SD | Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk% |
14 | Matt Shoemaker | MIN | @OAK, PIT | Should continue strong start to campaign |
15 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK | @BAL, MIN | Off to a slow start but team isn't worried |
16 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | SD |
It's the week dreaded most by West Coasters as the week's top-ranked pitcher, Lucas Giolito, squares off with Nathan Eovaldi in the annual Patriots' Day game on Monday. Boston will again be wearing its yellow and blue, "City Connect" uniforms, designed using the color scheme of the Boston Marathon.
Weather has wreaked havoc with the schedule, though it appears to be settling over the weekend. Even so, there will not doubt be changes, so be sure to pop on back Sunday night for the refresh.
For the week of April 19-25.
UPDATED: Monday April 19 1:05 AM ET
Mixed Leagues
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | @BOS, TEX | Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round |
2 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | @SD, @CHC | |
3 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @BOS, @TB | |
4 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @WAS, CIN | |
5 | Luis Castillo | CIN | ARI, @STL | |
6 | Dylan Bundy | LAA | TEX, @HOU | |
7 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CIN, @ATL | Should be able to work at least 5 IP |
8 | Joe Musgrove | SD | MIL, @LAD | |
9 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @CHC | |
10 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @CLE | |
11 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @PHI, MIA | |
12 | Shane Bieber | CLE | NYY | |
13 | Dustin May | LAD | @SEA, SD | Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk% |
14 | Matt Shoemaker | MIN | @OAK, PIT | Should continue strong start to campaign |
15 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK | @BAL, MIN | Off to a slow start but team isn't worried |
16 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | SD | |
17 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | @CHC, WAS | |
18 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | @SD | |
19 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | TOR | |
20 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SD | |
21 | Max Scherzer | WAS | STL | |
22 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SD | |
23 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | WAS | |
24 | Chris Paddack | SD | MIL, @LAD | Too talented to not figure things out |
25 | Yu Darvish | SD | @LAD | |
26 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | PIT | .404 BABIP, he'll be fine |
27 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @STL | Set for 2021 debut |
28 | Jose Berrios | MIN | @OAK | Pitching well, but spike in K% isn't backed by CSW% |
29 | Zack Greinke | HOU | LAA | |
30 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | CWS, SEA | Strikeouts low, but yet to allow a homer |
31 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | TOR, SEA | |
32 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | ATL, @CLE | 10:1 K:BB ratio will soon translate to better outcomes |
33 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | MIL | |
34 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @SF | |
35 | Sean Manaea | OAK | MIN | |
36 | Dinelson Lamet | SD | MIL | Slated to come off the IL |
37 | Zach Plesac | CLE | CWS, NYY | Tough week for a rebound |
38 | Lance McCullers | HOU | @COL, LAA | Pitched under the weather last time and now gets Coors |
39 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SF | Reversed last season's trend of fewer K and more GB, at least so far |
40 | Kohei Arihara | TEX | @LAA, @CWS | |
41 | Danny Duffy | KC | TB, @DET | |
42 | Julio Urias | LAD | @SEA | |
43 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | TEX | |
44 | Joey Lucchesi | NYM | WAS | Almost made the rotation in the spring |
45 | Blake Snell | SD | @LAD | |
46 | Pablo Lopez | MIA | @SF | |
47 | Aaron Civale | CLE | CWS | |
48 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @CHC | Fanned or walked 33 of 51 batters faced |
49 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @NYY | |
50 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | TEX | |
51 | Max Fried | ATL | ARI | Good lineup to face to regain confidence |
52 | Cristian Javier | HOU | LAA | |
53 | Andrew Heaney | LAA | @HOU | |
54 | Alex Wood | SF | MIA | Ready for first start with the Giants |
55 | Michael Pineda | MIN | PIT | |
56 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | TOR | |
57 | Zach Eflin | PHI | SF | |
58 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |
59 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | @CLE | |
60 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | @CLE | Near-perfect rematch |
61 | Alex Cobb | LAA | @HOU | |
62 | John Gant | STL | CIN | |
63 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @BOS | |
64 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | NYY | |
65 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | LAD | |
66 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @HOU | |
67 | Ian Anderson | ATL | @NYY | |
68 | J.A. Happ | MIN | @OAK | |
69 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | CIN | Expected to return from the IL |
70 | Michael Fulmer | DET | PIT, KC | Soft matchups, but innings could be limited |
71 | Corey Kluber | NYY | ATL | Uncharacteristically wild |
72 | Jake Odorizzi | HOU | LAA | |
73 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||
74 | Rich Hill | TB | @KC | |
75 | Mike Minor | KC | @DET | |
76 | Chris Bassitt | OAK | @BAL | |
77 | John Means | BAL | OAK | |
78 | Frankie Montas | OAK | MIN | |
79 | Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | @LAA | 5 HR allowed in 16 IP -- ouch |
80 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @PHI | ERA artificially low, but taking well to new team |
81 | Jose Quintana | LAA | TEX | |
82 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | BAL | |
83 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @CWS | |
84 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||
85 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | ARI | |
86 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | STL | 9 ER in 2 IP last time, that'll leave a mark |
87 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @TB | |
88 | Josh Fleming | TB | @KC, TOR | |
89 | Logan Webb | SF | @PHI, MIA | Back into the rotation with Johnny Cueto out |
90 | Adrian Houser | MIL | @SD | |
91 | Wade Miley | CIN | @STL | |
92 | Jon Lester | WAS | @NYM | Expected to emerge from COVID-19 list |
93 | Brad Keller | KC | TB | |
94 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | LAD | |
95 | Domingo German | NYY | @CLE | |
96 | Nick Neidert | MIA | BAL, @SF | |
97 | Garrett Richards | BOS | TOR | |
98 | Zach Davies | CHC | NYM | |
99 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | NYM, MIL | |
100 | Matthew Boyd | DET | KC | Careful -- SIERA and xFIP both 4.59 |
101 | Daniel Castano | MIA | @SF | |
102 | Tyler Anderson | PIT | @DET, @MIN | |
103 | Jon Gray | COL | HOU, PHI | |
104 | Steven Matz | TOR | @TB | |
105 | Erick Fedde | WAS | @NYM | |
106 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | @ATL | |
107 | Brady Singer | KC | @DET | |
108 | Jakob Junis | KC | TB | |
109 | Chase Anderson | PHI | SF, @COL | |
110 | Kyle Gibson | TEX | @CWS | |
111 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @CIN | |
112 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | MIL | |
113 | Bruce Zimmermann | BAL | @MIA | |
114 | Dylan Cease | CWS | TEX | |
115 | Aaron Sanchez | SF | MIA | |
116 | Luke Weaver | ARI | @ATL | |
117 | Joe Ross | WAS | STL, @NYM | |
118 | Logan Allen | CLE | NYY | |
119 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | SEA | |
120 | Carlos Martinez | STL | @WAS | |
121 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @LAA | |
122 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | PIT | |
123 | JT Brubaker | PIT | @DET | |
124 | German Marquez | COL | PHI | |
125 | Trevor Williams | CHC | NYM | |
126 | Matt Harvey | BAL | @MIA, OAK | |
127 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @WAS | |
128 | Martin Perez | BOS | SEA | |
129 | Bryse Wilson | ATL | ARI | |
130 | Justin Dunn | SEA | @BOS | |
131 | Taylor Widener | ARI | @CIN | |
132 | Casey Mize | DET | KC | |
133 | David Peterson | NYM | @CHC | |
134 | Brett Anderson | MIL | @CHC | |
135 | Reynaldo Lopez | CWS | @CLE | |
136 | Jeff Hoffman | CIN | ARI | |
137 | Trevor Cahill | PIT | @MIN | |
138 | Cole Irvin | OAK | @BAL | |
139 | Jose Urena | DET | PIT | |
140 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @DET | |
141 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | @COL | |
142 | Chad Kuhl | PIT | @MIN | |
143 | Michael Wacha | TB | @KC | |
144 | Jorge Lopez | BAL | OAK | |
145 | Anthony Kay | TOR | @BOS | |
146 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | ARI | |
147 | Nick Margevicius | SEA | @BOS | |
148 | Austin Gomber | COL | HOU | |
149 | Chris Flexen | SEA | @BOS | |
150 | Matt Moore | PHI | @COL | |
151 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | PHI |
American League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | @BOS, TEX | Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round |
2 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @BOS, @TB | |
3 | Dylan Bundy | LAA | TEX, @HOU | |
4 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @CLE | |
5 | Shane Bieber | CLE | NYY | |
6 | Matt Shoemaker | MIN | @OAK, PIT | Should continue strong start to campaign |
7 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK | @BAL, MIN | Off to a slow start but team isn't worried |
8 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | TOR | |
9 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | PIT | .404 BABIP, he'll be fine |
10 | Jose Berrios | MIN | @OAK | Pitching well, but spike in K% isn't backed by CSW% |
11 | Zack Greinke | HOU | LAA | |
12 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | CWS, SEA | Strikeouts low, but yet to allow a homer |
13 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | TOR, SEA | |
14 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | ATL, @CLE | 10:1 K:BB ratio will soon translate to better outcomes |
15 | Sean Manaea | OAK | MIN | |
16 | Zach Plesac | CLE | CWS, NYY | Tough week for a rebound |
17 | Lance McCullers | HOU | @COL, LAA | Pitched under the weather last time and now gets Coors |
18 | Kohei Arihara | TEX | @LAA, @CWS | |
19 | Danny Duffy | KC | TB, @DET | |
20 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | TEX | |
21 | Aaron Civale | CLE | CWS | |
22 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | TEX | |
23 | Cristian Javier | HOU | LAA | |
24 | Andrew Heaney | LAA | @HOU | |
25 | Michael Pineda | MIN | PIT | |
26 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | TOR | |
27 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | @CLE | |
28 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | @CLE | Near-perfect rematch |
29 | Alex Cobb | LAA | @HOU | |
30 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @BOS | |
31 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | NYY | |
32 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | LAD | |
33 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @HOU | |
34 | J.A. Happ | MIN | @OAK | |
35 | Michael Fulmer | DET | PIT, KC | Soft matchups, but innings could be limited |
36 | Corey Kluber | NYY | ATL | Uncharacteristically wild |
37 | Jake Odorizzi | HOU | LAA | |
38 | Rich Hill | TB | @KC | |
39 | Mike Minor | KC | @DET | |
40 | Chris Bassitt | OAK | @BAL | |
41 | John Means | BAL | OAK | |
42 | Frankie Montas | OAK | MIN | |
43 | Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | @LAA | 5 HR allowed in 16 IP -- ouch |
44 | Jose Quintana | LAA | TEX | |
45 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @CWS | |
46 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @TB | |
47 | Josh Fleming | TB | @KC, TOR | |
48 | Brad Keller | KC | TB | |
49 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | LAD | |
50 | Domingo German | NYY | @CLE | |
51 | Garrett Richards | BOS | TOR | |
52 | AL Reliever | |||
53 | Matthew Boyd | DET | KC | Careful -- SIERA and xFIP both 4.59 |
54 | Steven Matz | TOR | @TB | |
55 | Brady Singer | KC | @DET | |
56 | Jakob Junis | KC | TB | |
57 | Kyle Gibson | TEX | @CWS | |
58 | Bruce Zimmermann | BAL | @MIA | |
59 | Dylan Cease | CWS | TEX | |
60 | Logan Allen | CLE | NYY | |
61 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | SEA | |
62 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @LAA | |
63 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | PIT | |
64 | Matt Harvey | BAL | @MIA, OAK | |
65 | Martin Perez | BOS | SEA | |
66 | Justin Dunn | SEA | @BOS | |
67 | Casey Mize | DET | KC | |
68 | Reynaldo Lopez | CWS | @CLE | |
69 | Cole Irvin | OAK | @BAL | |
70 | Jose Urena | DET | PIT | |
71 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | @COL | |
72 | Michael Wacha | TB | @KC | |
73 | Jorge Lopez | BAL | OAK | |
74 | Anthony Kay | TOR | @BOS | |
75 | Nick Margevicius | SEA | @BOS | |
76 | Chris Flexen | SEA | @BOS |
National League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | @SD, @CHC | |
2 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @WAS, CIN | |
3 | Luis Castillo | CIN | ARI, @STL | |
4 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CIN, @ATL | Should be able to work at least 5 IP |
5 | Joe Musgrove | SD | MIL, @LAD | |
6 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @CHC | |
7 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @PHI, MIA | |
8 | Dustin May | LAD | @SEA, SD | Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk% |
9 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | SD | |
10 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | @CHC, WAS | |
11 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | @SD | |
12 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SD | |
13 | Max Scherzer | WAS | STL | |
14 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SD | |
15 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | WAS | |
16 | Chris Paddack | SD | MIL, @LAD | Too talented to not figure things out |
17 | Yu Darvish | SD | @LAD | |
18 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @STL | Set for 2021 debut |
19 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | MIL | |
20 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @SF | |
21 | Dinelson Lamet | SD | MIL | Slated to come off the IL |
22 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SF | Reversed last season's trend of fewer K and more GB, at least so far |
23 | Julio Urias | LAD | @SEA | |
24 | Joey Lucchesi | NYM | WAS | Almost made the rotation in the spring |
25 | Blake Snell | SD | @LAD | |
26 | Pablo Lopez | MIA | @SF | |
27 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @CHC | Fanned or walked 33 of 51 batters faced |
28 | Charlie Morton | ATL | @NYY | |
29 | Max Fried | ATL | ARI | Good lineup to face to regain confidence |
30 | Alex Wood | SF | MIA | Ready for first start with the Giants |
31 | Zach Eflin | PHI | SF | |
32 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |
33 | John Gant | STL | CIN | |
34 | Ian Anderson | ATL | @NYY | |
35 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | CIN | Expected to return from the IL |
36 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @PHI | ERA artificially low, but taking well to new team |
37 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | BAL | |
38 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | ARI | |
39 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | STL | 9 ER in 2 IP last time, that'll leave a mark |
40 | Logan Webb | SF | @PHI, MIA | Back into the rotation with Johnny Cueto out |
41 | Adrian Houser | MIL | @SD | |
42 | Wade Miley | CIN | @STL | |
43 | Jon Lester | WAS | @NYM | Expected to emerge from COVID-19 list |
44 | Nick Neidert | MIA | BAL, @SF | |
45 | NL Reliever | |||
46 | Zach Davies | CHC | NYM | |
47 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | NYM, MIL | |
48 | Daniel Castano | MIA | @SF | |
49 | Tyler Anderson | PIT | @DET, @MIN | |
50 | Jon Gray | COL | HOU, PHI | |
51 | Erick Fedde | WAS | @NYM | |
52 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | @ATL | |
53 | Chase Anderson | PHI | SF, @COL | |
54 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @CIN | |
55 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | MIL | |
56 | Aaron Sanchez | SF | MIA | |
57 | Luke Weaver | ARI | @ATL | |
58 | Joe Ross | WAS | STL, @NYM | |
59 | Carlos Martinez | STL | @WAS | |
60 | JT Brubaker | PIT | @DET | |
61 | German Marquez | COL | PHI | |
62 | Trevor Williams | CHC | NYM | |
63 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @WAS | |
64 | Bryse Wilson | ATL | ARI | |
65 | Taylor Widener | ARI | @CIN | |
66 | David Peterson | NYM | @CHC | |
67 | Brett Anderson | MIL | @CHC | |
68 | Jeff Hoffman | CIN | ARI | |
69 | Trevor Cahill | PIT | @MIN | |
70 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @DET | |
71 | Chad Kuhl | PIT | @MIN | |
72 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | ARI | |
73 | Austin Gomber | COL | HOU | |
74 | Matt Moore | PHI | @COL | |
75 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | PHI |