This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.
The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.
For the period June 27-July 3
NOTE: I've begun to incorporate 2016 offensive performance into the home/road splits for each team and will gradually increase the weight the more recent numbers carry as the season progresses. Also, our apologies for the hiccup last week. Normal service has now resumed.
7 GAMES
1. Toronto
at COL (3) – J. Gray (R), Butler (R), T. Anderson (L) NO DH
vs. CLE (4) – Carrasco (R), Tomlin (R), Kluber (R), Bauer (R)
2. St. Louis
at KC (2) – Duffy (L), Ventura (R) WITH DH
vs. KC (2) – Volquez (R), C. Young (R)
vs. MIL (3) – Garza (R), Nelson (R), Guerra (R)
3. San Francisco
vs. OAK (2) – Mengden (R), Graveman (R)
at OAK (2) – Surkamp (L), Manaea (L) WITH DH
at ARI (3) – S. Miller (R), Corbin (L), Ray (L)
4. Texas
at NYY (4) – Nova (R), Sabathia (L), Tanaka (R), Pineda (R)
at MIN (3) –
The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.
For the period June 27-July 3
NOTE: I've begun to incorporate 2016 offensive performance into the home/road splits for each team and will gradually increase the weight the more recent numbers carry as the season progresses. Also, our apologies for the hiccup last week. Normal service has now resumed.
7 GAMES
1. Toronto
at COL (3) – J. Gray (R), Butler (R), T. Anderson (L) NO DH
vs. CLE (4) – Carrasco (R), Tomlin (R), Kluber (R), Bauer (R)
2. St. Louis
at KC (2) – Duffy (L), Ventura (R) WITH DH
vs. KC (2) – Volquez (R), C. Young (R)
vs. MIL (3) – Garza (R), Nelson (R), Guerra (R)
3. San Francisco
vs. OAK (2) – Mengden (R), Graveman (R)
at OAK (2) – Surkamp (L), Manaea (L) WITH DH
at ARI (3) – S. Miller (R), Corbin (L), Ray (L)
4. Texas
at NYY (4) – Nova (R), Sabathia (L), Tanaka (R), Pineda (R)
at MIN (3) – E. Santana (R), Duffey (R), Gibson (R)
5. NY Yankees
vs. TEX (4) – Hamels (L), Ramos (L), N. Martinez (R), Griffin (R)
at SD (3) – Rea (R), Pomeranz (L), Perdomo (R) NO DH
6. LA Dodgers
at PIT (1) – Liriano (L)
at MIL (3) – Guerra (R), Davies (R), Chase Anderson (R)
vs. COL (3) – J. De La Rosa (L), Bettis (R), J. Gray (R)
7. Chicago Cubs
at CIN (3) – Straily (R), John Lamb (L), C. Reed (L)
at NYM (4) – deGrom (R), Colon (R), Syndergaard (R), Harvey (R)
8. Cleveland
at ATL (3) – Gant (R), Wisler (R), Blair (R) NO DH
at TOR (4) – Dickey (R), Stroman (R), Estrada (R), Happ (L)
9. Kansas City
vs. STL (2) – Wainwright (R), Wacha (R)
at STL (2) – C. Martinez (R), Leake (R) NO DH
at PHI (3) – Hellickson (R), Nola (R), Morgan (L) NO DH
10. Washington
vs. NYM (3) – Syndergaard (R), Harvey (R), Matz (L)
vs. CIN (4) – Finnegan (L), DeSclafani (R), Straily (R), John Lamb (L)
11. Tampa Bay
vs. BOS (3) – E. Rodriguez (L), Porcello (R), Price (L)
vs. DET (4) – Zimmermann (R), Anibal Sanchez (R), Verlander (R), M. Fulmer (R)
12. Oakland
at SF (2) – Samardzija (R), Suarez (R) NO DH
vs. SF (2) – Peavy (R), Bumgarner (L)
vs. PIT (3) – Locke (L), G. Cole (R), Liriano (L)
13. NY Mets
at WAS (3) – Roark (R), J. Ross (R), Scherzer (R)
vs. CHC (4) – Lackey (R), Hammel (R), Arrieta (R), Letser (L)
14. Cincinnati
vs. CHC (3) – Arrieta (R), Lester (L), Hendricks (R)
at WAS (4) – G. Gonzalez (L), Strasburg (R), Roark (R), J. Ross (R)
15. Atlanta
vs. CLE (3) – Kluber (R), Bauer (R), Salazar (R)
vs. MIA (4) – Koehler (R), Clemens (R), J. Fernandez (R), Conley (L)
6 GAMES
16. Boston
at TB (3) – Snell (L), Archer (R), M. Moore (L)
vs. LAA (3) – Chacin (R), Santiago (L), Shoemaker (R)
17. Houston
at LAA (3) – Shoemaker (R), Lincecum (R), Weaver (R)
vs. CHW (3) – M. Gonzalez (R), Sale (L), Quintana (L)
18. Seattle
vs. PIT (2) – Niese (L), Taillon (R)
vs. BAL (4) – Tillman (R), Gausman (R), T. Wilson (R), Jimenez (R)
19. Detroit
vs. MIA (2) – Conley (L), Chen (L)
at TB (4) – Odorizzi (R), Smyly (L), Snell (L), Archer (R)
20. Pittsburgh
vs. LAD (1) – Kazmir (L)
at SEA (2) – Iwakuma (R), Miley (L) WITH DH
at OAK (3) – S. Gray (R), Mengden (R), Graveman (R) WITH DH
21. Colorado
vs. TOR (3) – Estrada (R), Happ (L), Aaron Sanchez (R)
at LAD (3) – Kershaw (L), Kazmir (L), Undecided
22. Arizona
vs. PHI (3) – Morgan (L), Eickhoff (R), Eflin (R)
vs. SF (3) – Cueto (R), Samardzija (R), Suarez (R)
23. Miami
at DET (2) – Pelfrey (R), D. Norris (L) WITH DH
at ATL (4) – Teheran (R), B. Norris (R), Gant (R), Wisler (R)
24. Minnesota
at CHW (3) – Quintana (L), Shields (R), Rodon (L)
vs. TEX (3) – M. Perez (L), Hamels (L), Ramos (L)
25. Chicago White Sox
vs. MIN (3) – Gibson (R), Nolasco (R), Milone (L)
at HOU (3) – Fiers (R), Fister (R), McHugh (R)
26. Baltimore
at SD (2) – E. Johnson (R), Friedrich (L) NO DH
at SEA (4) – T. Walker (R), Karns (R), Paxton (L), Iwakuma (R)
27. LA Angels
vs. HOU (3) – McHugh (R), McCullers (R), Keuchel (L)
at BOS (3) – S. Wright (R), Buchholz (R), E. Rodriguez (L)
28. Milwaukee
vs. LAD (3) – Urias (L), Undecided, Maeda (R)
at STL (3) – J. Garcia (L), Wainwright (R), Wacha (R)
29. Philadelphia
at ARI (3) – Ray (L), Greinke (R), A. Bradley (R)
vs. KC (3) – Kennedy (R), Duffy (L), Ventura (R)
5 GAMES
30. San Diego
vs. BAL (2) – Jimenez (R), Gallardo (R)
vs. NYY (3) – Eovaldi (R), Nova (R), Sabathia (L)