Weekly Pitcher Rankings: 99 Baseball Games on the Wall

Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitching, as the schedule is jam-packed with games. Corbin Burnes, though, is one of the few aces with two starts.

Updated on May 31, 2021 12:21AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: 99 Baseball Games on the Wall

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Todd Zola

Updated on May 31, 2021 12:21AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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Barring a rainout the rest of the weekend adding even more games, there are a whopping 99 contests scheduled as the calendar turns to June. Even so, not many aces will do the two-step, giving you a better chance to keep pace with your opponent in head-to-head leagues.

That said, lingering weather issues exist, perhaps pushing a few more elite arms to early next week.

To that end, keep in mind I pull the probable pitchers from the best Projected Starter grid, so please direct any rotation questions to that page.

Week of May 31-June 6.

UPDATED: Monday May 31 12:20 AM ET

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@ARI, @SD
2	Corbin Burnes	MIL	DET, ARI	Due for some wins
3	Trevor Bauer	LAD	STL, @ATL	8 BB in last 19.1 IP
4	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @TEX	8 of 11 GS at least 6 IP
5	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE, DET
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
7	Jack Flaherty	STL	@LAD, CIN	8 BB in last 15 IP
8	Rich Hill	TB	@NYY, @TEX	5 QS over last 6 GS
9	Jose Berrios	MIN	@BAL, @KC
10	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	ARI
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI
12	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
13	Shane Bieber	CLE	CWS
14	Kevin Gausman	SF	CHC
15	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
16	Sonny Gray	CIN	PHI, @STL
17	Walker Buehler	LAD	STL
18	Lance Lynn	CWS

That said, lingering weather issues exist, perhaps pushing a few more elite arms to early next week.

To that end, keep in mind I pull the probable pitchers from the best Projected Starter grid, so please direct any rotation questions to that page.

Week of May 31-June 6.

UPDATED: Monday May 31 12:20 AM ET

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@ARI, @SD
2	Corbin Burnes	MIL	DET, ARI	Due for some wins
3	Trevor Bauer	LAD	STL, @ATL	8 BB in last 19.1 IP
4	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @TEX	8 of 11 GS at least 6 IP
5	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE, DET
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
7	Jack Flaherty	STL	@LAD, CIN	8 BB in last 15 IP
8	Rich Hill	TB	@NYY, @TEX	5 QS over last 6 GS
9	Jose Berrios	MIN	@BAL, @KC
10	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	ARI
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI
12	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
13	Shane Bieber	CLE	CWS
14	Kevin Gausman	SF	CHC
15	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
16	Sonny Gray	CIN	PHI, @STL
17	Walker Buehler	LAD	STL
18	Lance Lynn	CWS	DET
19	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TOR, @PIT
20	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@SEA
21	Lucas Giolito	CWS	DET
22	Chris Paddack	SD	@CHC, NYM
23	Joe Musgrove	SD	NYM
24	Mike Minor	KC	PIT, MIN
25	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CIN
26	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ARI
27	Charlie Morton	ATL	WAS, LAD	Back on track
28	John Means	BAL	CLE
29	Jose Urquidy	HOU	BOS, @TOR
30	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
31	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ATL
32	Julio Urias	LAD	@ATL
33	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	HOU
34	Jameson Taillon	NYY	TB, BOS
35	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@LAA
36	Ian Anderson	ATL	WAS
37	Michael Pineda	MIN	@BAL, @KC
38	Matthew Boyd	DET	@MIL, @CWS
39	Domingo German	NYY	TB, BOS
40	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SD, @SF
41	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@HOU, @NYY	Usually fares well against Yankees
42	Alek Manoah	TOR	MIA	Did not disappoint
43	Alex Wood	SF	LAA
44	Robbie Ray	TOR	MIA	Continues to maintain control gains
45	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	CHC
46	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	TB
47	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@PIT
48	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	DET
49	Adam Wainwright	STL	CIN
50	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@SD
51	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAA, CHC
52	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SEA
53	Framber Valdez	HOU	BOS
54	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@ATL
55	Alex Cobb	LAA	SEA
56	Aaron Civale	CLE	@BAL
57	Shane McClanahan	TB	@NYY
58	Kyle Gibson	TEX	TB
59	John Gant	STL	@LAD, CIN
60	Luis Garcia	HOU	BOS, @TOR
61	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@CWS
62	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@STL
63	Wade Miley	CIN	PHI, @STL
64	Garrett Richards	BOS	@HOU, @NYY	Good test, tough matchups on the road
65	Zack Greinke	HOU	@TOR
66	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK
67	Max Fried	ATL	WAS, LAD
68	Dylan Cease	CWS	@CLE
69	Chris Flexen	SEA	OAK
70	Zach Eflin	PHI	WAS
71	James Kaprielian	OAK	@SEA, @COL	Cross your fingers he escapes Coors Field
72	Marcus Stroman	NYM	@ARI
73	Brady Singer	KC	PIT, MIN
74	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@PIT
75	Dylan Bundy	LAA	@SF	Good spot to get out of recent rut
76	Adrian Houser	MIL	DET
77	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@TOR	1.89 ERA, .95 WHIP over last 19 IP
78	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CIN
79	JT Brubaker	PIT	MIA
80	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	BOS
81	David Price	LAD	STL
82	Blake Snell	SD	NYM
83	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@SF
84	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@CIN, WAS
85	Mix 12 Reliever
86	Logan Webb	SF	CHC
87	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYM, @MIL
88	Carlos Martinez	STL	@LAD
89	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYY
90	Michael Kopech	CWS	@CLE
91	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@KC
92	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK, @LAA
93	David Peterson	NYM	@ARI, @SD
94	Casey Mize	DET	@CWS
95	Griffin Canning	LAA	SEA
96	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@HOU
97	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	SD
98	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@BAL, CWS
99	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@CHC
100	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@NYY
101	Jose Quintana	LAA	SEA
102	Ryan Weathers	SD	@CHC
103	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	NYM
104	Mix 15 Reliever
105	Caleb Smith	ARI	NYM, @MIL
106	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@SF
107	Kris Bubic	KC	PIT
108	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CWS
109	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	@KC
110	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	@SD
111	Michael King	NYY	BOS
112	Martin Perez	BOS	@HOU
113	German Marquez	COL	TEX, OAK
114	Josh Fleming	TB	@TEX
115	Spencer Howard	PHI	@CIN
116	Luis Castillo	CIN	@STL
117	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
118	J.A. Happ	MIN	@KC
119	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@BAL
120	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
121	Cody Poteet	MIA	@PIT
122	Joe Ross	WAS	@ATL, @PHI
123	Zach Davies	CHC	@SF
124	Ross Stripling	TOR	HOU
125	Matt Peacock	ARI	@MIL
126	Austin Voth	WAS	@ATL
127	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@ATL
128	Jon Gray	COL	TEX
129	Brad Keller	KC	MIN
130	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIA
131	Steven Matz	TOR	HOU
132	Drew Smyly	ATL	WAS
133	Trevor Williams	CHC	@SF
134	Jon Lester	WAS	@PHI
135	Tucker Davidson	ATL	LAD
136	Jorge Lopez	BAL	MIN, CLE
137	Austin Gomber	COL	OAK
138	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@KC, MIA
139	Brett Anderson	MIL	ARI
140	Cal Quantrill	CLE	CWS
141	Keegan Thompson	CHC	SD
142	Dane Dunning	TEX	@COL, TB
143	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@COL
144	Hyeon-Jong Yang	TEX	TB
145	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	PHI
146	Eli Morgan	CLE	CWS
147	Seth Frankoff	ARI	@MIL
148	Antonio Senzatela	COL	TEX
149	Frankie Montas	OAK	@COL
150	Kyle Freeland	COL	OAK
151	Ervin Santana	KC	MIN
152	Tyler Alexander	DET	@MIL
153	Chase De Jong	PIT	MIA
154	Matt Harvey	BAL	CLE
155	Cole Irvin	OAK	@COL
156	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	MIN
157	Wil Crowe	PIT	@KC
158	Jimmy Lambert	CWS	@CLE
159	Sam Hentges	CLE	@BAL
160	Tom Eshelman	BAL	MIN
161	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@COL

American League

	Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	1	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @TEX	8 of 11 GS at least 6 IP
2	2	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE, DET
3	3	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
4	4	Rich Hill	TB	@NYY, @TEX	5 QS over last 6 GS
5	5	Jose Berrios	MIN	@BAL, @KC
6	6	Shane Bieber	CLE	CWS
7	7	Lance Lynn	CWS	DET
8	8	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@SEA
9	9	Lucas Giolito	CWS	DET
10	10	Mike Minor	KC	PIT, MIN
11	11	John Means	BAL	CLE
12	12	Jose Urquidy	HOU	BOS, @TOR
13	13	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
14	14	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	HOU
15	15	Jameson Taillon	NYY	TB, BOS
16	16	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@LAA
17	17	Michael Pineda	MIN	@BAL, @KC
18	18	Matthew Boyd	DET	@MIL, @CWS
19	19	Domingo German	NYY	TB, BOS
20	20	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@HOU, @NYY	Usually fares well against Yankees
21	21	Alek Manoah	TOR	MIA	Did not disappoint
22	22	Robbie Ray	TOR	MIA	Continues to maintain control gains
23	23	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	TB
24	24	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	DET
25	25	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SEA
26	26	Framber Valdez	HOU	BOS
27	27	Alex Cobb	LAA	SEA
28	28	Aaron Civale	CLE	@BAL
29	29	Shane McClanahan	TB	@NYY
30	30	Kyle Gibson	TEX	TB
31	31	Luis Garcia	HOU	BOS, @TOR
32	32	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@CWS
33	33	Garrett Richards	BOS	@HOU, @NYY	Good test, tough matchups on the road
34	34	Zack Greinke	HOU	@TOR
35	35	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK
36	36	Dylan Cease	CWS	@CLE
37	37	Chris Flexen	SEA	OAK
38	38	James Kaprielian	OAK	@SEA, @COL	Cross your fingers he escapes Coors Field
39	39	Brady Singer	KC	PIT, MIN
40	40	Dylan Bundy	LAA	@SF	Good spot to get out of recent rut
41	41	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	BOS
42	42	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@SF
43	43	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYY
44	44	Michael Kopech	CWS	@CLE
45	45	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK, @LAA
46	46	Casey Mize	DET	@CWS
47	47	Griffin Canning	LAA	SEA
48	48	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@HOU
49	49	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@BAL, CWS
50	50	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@NYY
51	51	Jose Quintana	LAA	SEA
52	52	Kris Bubic	KC	PIT
53	53	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CWS
54	54	AL Reliever
55	55	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	@KC
56	56	Michael King	NYY	BOS
57	57	Martin Perez	BOS	@HOU
58	58	Josh Fleming	TB	@TEX
59	59	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
60	60	J.A. Happ	MIN	@KC
61	61	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@BAL
62	62	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
63	63	Ross Stripling	TOR	HOU
64	64	Brad Keller	KC	MIN
65	65	Steven Matz	TOR	HOU
66	66	Jorge Lopez	BAL	MIN, CLE
67	67	Cal Quantrill	CLE	CWS
68	68	Dane Dunning	TEX	@COL, TB
69	69	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@COL
70	70	Hyeon-Jong Yang	TEX	TB
71	71	Eli Morgan	CLE	CWS
72	72	Frankie Montas	OAK	@COL
73	73	Ervin Santana	KC	MIN
74	74	Tyler Alexander	DET	@MIL
75	75	Matt Harvey	BAL	CLE
76	76	Cole Irvin	OAK	@COL
77	77	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	MIN
78	78	Jimmy Lambert	CWS	@CLE
79	79	Sam Hentges	CLE	@BAL
80	80	Tom Eshelman	BAL	MIN
81	81	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@COL

National League

	Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@ARI, @SD
2	2	Corbin Burnes	MIL	DET, ARI	Due for some wins
3	3	Trevor Bauer	LAD	STL, @ATL	8 BB in last 19.1 IP
4	4	Jack Flaherty	STL	@LAD, CIN	8 BB in last 15 IP
5	5	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	ARI
6	6	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI
7	7	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
8	8	Kevin Gausman	SF	CHC
9	9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
10	10	Sonny Gray	CIN	PHI, @STL
11	11	Walker Buehler	LAD	STL
12	12	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TOR, @PIT
13	13	Chris Paddack	SD	@CHC, NYM
14	14	Joe Musgrove	SD	NYM
15	15	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CIN
16	16	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ARI
17	17	Charlie Morton	ATL	WAS, LAD	Back on track
18	18	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ATL
19	19	Julio Urias	LAD	@ATL
20	20	Ian Anderson	ATL	WAS
21	21	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SD, @SF
22	22	Alex Wood	SF	LAA
23	23	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	CHC
24	24	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@PIT
25	25	Adam Wainwright	STL	CIN
26	26	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@SD
27	27	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAA, CHC
28	28	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@ATL
29	29	John Gant	STL	@LAD, CIN
30	30	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@STL
31	31	Wade Miley	CIN	PHI, @STL
32	32	Max Fried	ATL	WAS, LAD
33	33	Zach Eflin	PHI	WAS
34	34	Marcus Stroman	NYM	@ARI
35	35	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@PIT
36	36	Adrian Houser	MIL	DET
37	37	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@TOR	1.89 ERA, .95 WHIP over last 19 IP
38	38	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CIN
39	39	JT Brubaker	PIT	MIA
40	40	David Price	LAD	STL
41	41	Blake Snell	SD	NYM
42	42	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@CIN, WAS
43	43	Logan Webb	SF	CHC
44	44	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYM, @MIL
45	45	Carlos Martinez	STL	@LAD
46	46	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@KC
47	47	David Peterson	NYM	@ARI, @SD
48	48	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	SD
49	49	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@CHC
50	50	Ryan Weathers	SD	@CHC
51	51	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	NYM
52	52	Caleb Smith	ARI	NYM, @MIL
53	53	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@SF
54	54	NL Reliever
55	55	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	@SD
56	56	German Marquez	COL	TEX, OAK
57	57	Spencer Howard	PHI	@CIN
58	58	Luis Castillo	CIN	@STL
59	59	Cody Poteet	MIA	@PIT
60	60	Joe Ross	WAS	@ATL, @PHI
61	61	Zach Davies	CHC	@SF
62	62	Matt Peacock	ARI	@MIL
63	63	Austin Voth	WAS	@ATL
64	64	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@ATL
65	65	Jon Gray	COL	TEX
66	66	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIA
67	67	Drew Smyly	ATL	WAS
68	68	Trevor Williams	CHC	@SF
69	69	Jon Lester	WAS	@PHI
70	70	Tucker Davidson	ATL	LAD
71	71	Austin Gomber	COL	OAK
72	72	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@KC, MIA
73	73	Brett Anderson	MIL	ARI
74	74	Keegan Thompson	CHC	SD
75	75	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	PHI
76	76	Seth Frankoff	ARI	@MIL
77	77	Antonio Senzatela	COL	TEX
78	78	Kyle Freeland	COL	OAK
79	79	Chase De Jong	PIT	MIA
80	80	Wil Crowe	PIT	@KC