Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Back to Nola

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Back to Nola

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

The first full week of September brings 95 games, including a pair of doubleheaders. Once again, the supply of two-start pitchers is scant, so choosing the better one-start guys is key to managing your pitching staff.

Earlier in the season, the average innings pitched per game for starters was at an all-time low. Openers and reluctance to face an order for the third time contributed to the shorter outings. However, for the past month, starters have averaged a tick under 5 2/3 innings. It may not seem like much, but it speaks towards relying more on single-start options.

UPDATED: September 5, 1:30 AM ET

Week of September 5 - 11

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Aaron NolaPHIMIA, WASSecond in MLB in innings, one of a handful with a chance at 200 IP 
2Gerrit ColeNYYMIN, TB   
3Lance LynnCWS@SEA, @OAK1.45 ERA with .75 WHIP with 22 K over last 18.2 IP  
4Max ScherzerNYM@MIA   
5Shane BieberCLE@KC, @MIN   
6Spencer StriderATL@OAK   
7Kyle WrightATL@OAK   
8Yu DarvishSDARI   
9Triston McKenzieCLE@KC, @MINKeeps getting better as the season progresses  
10Dylan CeaseCWS@OAK   
11Jacob deGromNYM@PIT   
12Brady SingerKCCLE, DET   

The first full week of September brings 95 games, including a pair of doubleheaders. Once again, the supply of two-start pitchers is scant, so choosing the better one-start guys is key to managing your pitching staff.

Earlier in the season, the average innings pitched per game for starters was at an all-time low. Openers and reluctance to face an order for the third time contributed to the shorter outings. However, for the past month, starters have averaged a tick under 5 2/3 innings. It may not seem like much, but it speaks towards relying more on single-start options.

UPDATED: September 5, 1:30 AM ET

Week of September 5 - 11

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Aaron NolaPHIMIA, WASSecond in MLB in innings, one of a handful with a chance at 200 IP 
2Gerrit ColeNYYMIN, TB   
3Lance LynnCWS@SEA, @OAK1.45 ERA with .75 WHIP with 22 K over last 18.2 IP  
4Max ScherzerNYM@MIA   
5Shane BieberCLE@KC, @MIN   
6Spencer StriderATL@OAK   
7Kyle WrightATL@OAK   
8Yu DarvishSDARI   
9Triston McKenzieCLE@KC, @MINKeeps getting better as the season progresses  
10Dylan CeaseCWS@OAK   
11Jacob deGromNYM@PIT   
12Brady SingerKCCLE, DET   
13Max FriedATL@SEA   
14Johnny CuetoCWS@SEA, @OAKTwo starts help embellish punch outs  
15Corbin BurnesMILSF   
16Michael WachaBOS@TB, @BAL   
17Cristian JavierHOUTEX   
18Jordan MontgomerySTLWAS   
19Drew RasmussenTBBOS   
20Luis CastilloSEACWS   
21Freddy PeraltaMILSF   
22Cole IrvinOAKATL, CWS   
23Jameson TaillonNYYMIN, TB   
24Julio UriasLAD@SD   
25Logan WebbSF@LAD, @CHC   
26Adam WainwrightSTLWAS   
27Framber ValdezHOUTEX   
28Carlos RodonSF@CHC   
29Charlie MortonATL@SEA   
30Tyler AndersonLADSF   
31Joe MusgroveSDARI   
32Lance McCullers Jr.HOULAA   
33Blake SnellSDARI, LAD   
34Miles MikolasSTL@PIT   
35Alek ManoahTOR@BALInjuries to others could have Monoah in Cy Young picture  
36Shohei OhtaniLAA@HOU   
37Robbie RaySEAATL   
38Andrew HeaneyLADSF70 K in 46 IP, could be a key in the playoffs  
39Merrill KellyARI@SDContinues to quietly record a solid campaign  
40Patrick SandovalLAADET   
41George KirbySEAATL   
42Jose UrquidyHOULAA   
43Sandy AlcantaraMIA@PHI6.62 ERA and 1.53 WHIP over last 17.2 IP  
44Clayton KershawLADSF   
45Brandon WoodruffMIL@COL, CIN   
46Luis GarciaHOULAA   
47Taijuan WalkerNYM@PIT, @MIA   
48Chris BassittNYM@PIT   
49Pablo LopezMIANYM   
50Jose QuintanaSTLWAS, @PIT   
51Jack FlahertySTLWAS, @PIT   
52Nestor CortesNYYMIN   
53Bailey FalterPHIMIA 6% 
54Logan GilbertSEACWS   
55Jeffrey SpringsTBBOS   
56Joe RyanMIN@NYY, CLE   
57Frankie MontasNYYTB   
58Kevin GausmanTOR@BAL, @TEX   
59Mike MayersLAADET 0%4%
60Martin PerezTEX@HOU, TORERA creeping up and now faces two of the top AL lineups  
61Edward CabreraMIANYM   
62Ranger SuarezPHIWAS   
63Lucas GiolitoCWS@OAK   
64Jesus LuzardoMIA@PHI, NYM   
65Eduardo RodriguezDET@LAA, @KC   
66Noah SyndergaardPHIWAS   
67Ross StriplingTOR@TEX   
68Michael KopechCWS@SEA   
69JP SearsOAKCWS 41% 
70Rich HillBOS@TB, @BAL 9% 
71Marco GonzalesSEACWS, ATL   
72Nick PivettaBOS@TB   
73Jake OdorizziATL@SEA   
74Dustin MayLAD@SD   
75Zac GallenARI@COL   
76Marcus StromanCHCSF   
77Sonny GrayMIN@NYY   
78Mike ClevingerSDLAD   
79Carlos CarrascoNYM@MIA   
80Domingo GermanNYYMIN   
81Jose SuarezLAADET 25% 
82Justin SteeleCHCSF   
83Cal QuantrillCLE@MIN   
84Kyle GibsonPHIMIA   
85Hunter BrownHOUTEX 0%0%
86Alex CobbSF@LAD   
87Luis PatinoTBBOS, @NYY 10%34%
88Mix 12 Reliever     
89Jose BerriosTOR@TEX, @BAL   
90Dylan BundyMINCLE 19% 
91Mix 15 Reliever     
92Nick LodoloCIN@MIL   
93Roansy ContrerasPITSTL   
94Jonathan HeasleyKCDET 1%2%
95Drew SmylyCHCSF 49% 
96Corey KluberTB@NYY   
97Josiah GrayWAS@STL   
98Adrian MartinezOAKCWS 0%2%
99Reid DetmersLAA@HOU   
100Sean ManaeaSDLAD   
101Max CastilloKCDET 1%21%
102Cody MorrisCLE@KC 0%0%
103Matt ManningDET@KC   
104JT BrubakerPITSTL 28% 
105Jakob JunisSF@MIL   
106Jason AlexanderMILCIN 0%2%
107Ryne NelsonARI@SD 0%0%
108Ken WaldichukOAKATL 0%0%
109Paolo EspinoWAS@STL 0%0%
110Jordan LylesBALBOS, TOR 9% 
111Tyler AlexanderDET@LAA, @KC 0%9%
112Cory AbbottWAS@STL 0%0%
113Dean KremerBALTOR 39% 
114Luis CessaCIN@CHC 0%0%
115Spenser WatkinsBALBOS 29% 
116Justin DunnCIN@CHC, @MIL 1%13%
117Adrian SampsonCHCCIN 3%34%
118Drew HutchisonDET@LAA 1%15%
119Austin VothBALBOS 28% 
120Wade MileyCHCCIN 1%2%
121Michael LorenzenLAA@HOU 15%9%
122Glenn OttoTEX@HOU 3% 
123Anibal SanchezWAS@STL, @PHI 0%4%
124Ryan PepiotLAD@SD 4%34%
125Chris ArcherMIN@NYY, CLE 5% 
126Tommy HenryARI@SD 3% 
127Mitch WhiteTOR@BAL 28% 
128Dane DunningTEXTOR 42% 
129Trevor RogersMIA@PHI   
130Mitch KellerPITNYM 43% 
131Javier AssadCHCCIN 3%2%
132Mike MinorCIN@CHC 0%17%
133Kolby AllardTEXTOR 0%0%
134Brayan BelloBOS@BAL 39% 
135Adam OllerOAKCWS 1%11%
136Kyle BradishBALTOR 18% 
137Wei-Chieh HuangSF@LAD, @CHC 0%0%
138Patrick CorbinWAS@PHI 5%26%
139Eric LauerMIL@COL   
140Ryan FeltnerCOLMIL, ARI 0%2%
141Cole RagansTEX@HOU 0%4%
142Mike BaumannBALTOR 0%0%
143Adrian HouserMIL@COL, CIN 27% 
144Erick FeddeWAS@PHI 1%21%
145Sean HjelleSF@MIL 0%0%
146Ryan YarbroughTB@NYY 0%21%
147Johan OviedoPITNYM 0%0%
148Daniel LynchKCCLE 10% 
149Zach ThompsonPITSTL 0%0%
150German MarquezCOLARI 45% 
151Kyle FreelandCOLMIL 8%30%
152Chase AndersonCIN@MIL 0%0%
153Kris BubicKCCLE 12%38%
154Bryse WilsonPITNYM 1%4%
155Aaron SanchezMIN@NYY 0%0%
156Madison BumgarnerARI@COL   
157Chad KuhlCOLMIL 13%11%
158Zach DaviesARI@COL 3% 
159Jose UrenaCOLARI 0%9%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Gerrit ColeNYYMIN, TB 
2Lance LynnCWS@SEA, @OAK1.45 ERA with .75 WHIP with 22 K over last 18.2 IP
3Shane BieberCLE@KC, @MIN 
4Triston McKenzieCLE@KC, @MINKeeps getting better as the season progresses
5Dylan CeaseCWS@OAK 
6Brady SingerKCCLE, DET 
7Johnny CuetoCWS@SEA, @OAKTwo starts help embellish punch outs
8Michael WachaBOS@TB, @BAL 
9Cristian JavierHOUTEX 
10Drew RasmussenTBBOS 
11Luis CastilloSEACWS 
12Cole IrvinOAKATL, CWS 
13Jameson TaillonNYYMIN, TB 
14Framber ValdezHOUTEX 
15Lance McCullers Jr.HOULAA 
16Alek ManoahTOR@BALInjuries to others could have Monoah in Cy Young picture
17Shohei OhtaniLAA@HOU 
18Robbie RaySEAATL 
19Patrick SandovalLAADET 
20George KirbySEAATL 
21Jose UrquidyHOULAA 
22Luis GarciaHOULAA 
23Nestor CortesNYYMIN 
24Logan GilbertSEACWS 
25Jeffrey SpringsTBBOS 
26Joe RyanMIN@NYY, CLE 
27Frankie MontasNYYTB 
28Kevin GausmanTOR@BAL, @TEX 
29Mike MayersLAADET 
30Martin PerezTEX@HOU, TORERA creeping up and now faces two of the top AL lineups
31Lucas GiolitoCWS@OAK 
32Eduardo RodriguezDET@LAA, @KC 
33Ross StriplingTOR@TEX 
34Michael KopechCWS@SEA 
35JP SearsOAKCWS 
36Rich HillBOS@TB, @BAL 
37Marco GonzalesSEACWS, ATL 
38Nick PivettaBOS@TB 
39Sonny GrayMIN@NYY 
40Domingo GermanNYYMIN 
41Jose SuarezLAADET 
42Cal QuantrillCLE@MIN 
43Hunter BrownHOUTEX 
44Luis PatinoTBBOS, @NYY 
45Jose BerriosTOR@TEX, @BAL 
46Dylan BundyMINCLE 
47Jonathan HeasleyKCDET 
48Corey KluberTB@NYY 
49Adrian MartinezOAKCWS 
50AL Reliever   
51Reid DetmersLAA@HOU 
52Max CastilloKCDET 
53Cody MorrisCLE@KC 
54Matt ManningDET@KC 
55Ken WaldichukOAKATL 
56Jordan LylesBALBOS, TOR 
57Tyler AlexanderDET@LAA, @KC 
58Dean KremerBALTOR 
59Spenser WatkinsBALBOS 
60Drew HutchisonDET@LAA 
61Austin VothBALBOS 
62Michael LorenzenLAA@HOU 
63Glenn OttoTEX@HOU 
64Chris ArcherMIN@NYY, CLE 
65Mitch WhiteTOR@BAL 
66Dane DunningTEXTOR 
67Kolby AllardTEXTOR 
68Brayan BelloBOS@BAL 
69Adam OllerOAKCWS 
70Kyle BradishBALTOR 
71Cole RagansTEX@HOU 
72Mike BaumannBALTOR 
73Ryan YarbroughTB@NYY 
74Daniel LynchKCCLE 
75Kris BubicKCCLE 
76Aaron SanchezMIN@NYY 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Aaron NolaPHIMIA, WASSecond in MLB in innings, one of a handful with a chance at 200 IP
2Max ScherzerNYM@MIA 
3Spencer StriderATL@OAK 
4Kyle WrightATL@OAK 
5Yu DarvishSDARI 
6Jacob deGromNYM@PIT 
7Max FriedATL@SEA 
8Corbin BurnesMILSF 
9Jordan MontgomerySTLWAS 
10Freddy PeraltaMILSF 
11Julio UriasLAD@SD 
12Logan WebbSF@LAD, @CHC 
13Adam WainwrightSTLWAS 
14Carlos RodonSF@CHC 
15Charlie MortonATL@SEA 
16Tyler AndersonLADSF 
17Joe MusgroveSDARI 
18Blake SnellSDARI, LAD 
19Miles MikolasSTL@PIT 
20Andrew HeaneyLADSF70 K in 46 IP, could be a key in the playoffs
21Merrill KellyARI@SDContinues to quietly record a solid campaign
22Sandy AlcantaraMIA@PHI6.62 ERA and 1.53 WHIP over last 17.2 IP
23Clayton KershawLADSF 
24Brandon WoodruffMIL@COL, CIN 
25Taijuan WalkerNYM@PIT, @MIA 
26Chris BassittNYM@PIT 
27Pablo LopezMIANYM 
28Jose QuintanaSTLWAS, @PIT 
29Jack FlahertySTLWAS, @PIT 
30Bailey FalterPHIMIA 
31Edward CabreraMIANYM 
32Ranger SuarezPHIWAS 
33Jesus LuzardoMIA@PHI, NYM 
34Noah SyndergaardPHIWAS 
35Jake OdorizziATL@SEA 
36Dustin MayLAD@SD 
37Zac GallenARI@COL 
38Marcus StromanCHCSF 
39Mike ClevingerSDLAD 
40Carlos CarrascoNYM@MIA 
41Justin SteeleCHCSF 
42Kyle GibsonPHIMIA 
43Alex CobbSF@LAD 
44Nick LodoloCIN@MIL 
45Roansy ContrerasPITSTL 
46Drew SmylyCHCSF 
47Josiah GrayWAS@STL 
48NL Reliever   
49Sean ManaeaSDLAD 
50JT BrubakerPITSTL 
51Jakob JunisSF@MIL 
52Jason AlexanderMILCIN 
53Ryne NelsonARI@SD 
54Paolo EspinoWAS@STL 
55Cory AbbottWAS@STL 
56Luis CessaCIN@CHC 
57Justin DunnCIN@CHC, @MIL 
58Adrian SampsonCHCCIN 
59Wade MileyCHCCIN 
60Anibal SanchezWAS@STL, @PHI 
61Ryan PepiotLAD@SD 
62Tommy HenryARI@SD 
63Trevor RogersMIA@PHI 
64Mitch KellerPITNYM 
65Javier AssadCHCCIN 
66Mike MinorCIN@CHC 
67Wei-Chieh HuangSF@LAD, @CHC 
68Patrick CorbinWAS@PHI 
69Eric LauerMIL@COL 
70Ryan FeltnerCOLMIL, ARI 
71Adrian HouserMIL@COL, CIN 
72Erick FeddeWAS@PHI 
73Sean HjelleSF@MIL 
74Johan OviedoPITNYM 
75Zach ThompsonPITSTL 
76German MarquezCOLARI 
77Kyle FreelandCOLMIL 
78Chase AndersonCIN@MIL 
79Bryse WilsonPITNYM 
80Madison BumgarnerARI@COL 
81Chad KuhlCOLMIL 
82Zach DaviesARI@COL 
83Jose UrenaCOLARI 

Want to Read More?
Subscribe to RotoWire to see the full article.

We reserve some of our best content for our paid subscribers. Plus, if you choose to subscribe you can discuss this article with the author and the rest of the RotoWire community.

Get Instant Access To This Article Get Access To This Article
RotoWire Community
Join Our Subscriber-Only MLB Chat
Chat with our writers and other RotoWire MLB fans for all the pre-game info and in-game banter.
Join The Discussion
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Todd Zola
Todd has been writing about fantasy baseball since 1997. He won NL Tout Wars and Mixed LABR in 2016 as well as a multi-time league winner in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship. Todd is now setting his sights even higher: The Rotowire Staff League. Lord Zola, as he's known in the industry, won the 2013 FSWA Fantasy Baseball Article of the Year award and was named the 2017 FSWA Fantasy Baseball Writer of the Year. Todd is a five-time FSWA awards finalist.
Offseason Deep Dives: Garrett Crochet
Offseason Deep Dives: Garrett Crochet
Farm Futures: Rookie Infielder Targets
Farm Futures: Rookie Infielder Targets
Collette Calls: Does Controlling the Running Game Really Matter?
Collette Calls: Does Controlling the Running Game Really Matter?
Farm Futures: Rookie Pitcher Targets
Farm Futures: Rookie Pitcher Targets