Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Dominant deGrom

Todd Zola ranks this week's starting pitchers as the Mets' Jacob deGrom looks to continue his dominating run with two starts in pitchers' parks.

Updated on July 22, 2017 1:48PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Dominant deGrom

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Todd Zola

Updated on July 22, 2017 1:48PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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A noteworthy aspect of this week's rankings is there's more good pitchers with poor matchups and lesser hurlers with good matchups than normal. Feeding into this is fewer two-start options than usual. There will be some tough decisions necessary at the back end of fantasy rotations this week. If a ranking looks curious, I'll be happy to discuss it in the comments section.

UPDATED: July 23, 11:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS, vs. NYM	Four consecutive homerless outings
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	at CWS	Showed no ill effects of neck injury last Sunday
3	Chris Sale	BOS	at SEA
4	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. BAL, at NYY	Coming off only non quality start of rookie campaign
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at SEA, vs. KC	Ranking assumes he picks up where he left off before hurting knee
6	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. LAA
7	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. CIN	Showing no signs of slowing down
8	Yu Darvish	TEX	vs. MIA
9	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. OAK
10	Michael Fulmer	DET	vs. KC
11	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	vs. CIN, vs. TB
12	Mike Fiers	HOU	at PHI
13	Danny Salazar	CLE	at CWS
14	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. TB
15	David Price	BOS	vs. KC
16	Charlie Morton	HOU	at PHI
17	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. BAL
18	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	at SEA
19	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TB
20	Francisco Liriano	TOR	vs. OAK, vs. LAA	Nice matchups but so

UPDATED: July 23, 11:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS, vs. NYM	Four consecutive homerless outings
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	at CWS	Showed no ill effects of neck injury last Sunday
3	Chris Sale	BOS	at SEA
4	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. BAL, at NYY	Coming off only non quality start of rookie campaign
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at SEA, vs. KC	Ranking assumes he picks up where he left off before hurting knee
6	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. LAA
7	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. CIN	Showing no signs of slowing down
8	Yu Darvish	TEX	vs. MIA
9	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. OAK
10	Michael Fulmer	DET	vs. KC
11	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	vs. CIN, vs. TB
12	Mike Fiers	HOU	at PHI
13	Danny Salazar	CLE	at CWS
14	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. TB
15	David Price	BOS	vs. KC
16	Charlie Morton	HOU	at PHI
17	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. BAL
18	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	at SEA
19	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TB
20	Francisco Liriano	TOR	vs. OAK, vs. LAA	Nice matchups but so inconsistent
21	Sonny Gray	OAK	at TOR	Will he still be with the Athletics?
22	J.A. Happ	TOR	vs. LAA
23	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TEX
24	Justin Verlander	DET	vs. KC, vs. HOU	In a rut, especially with walks
25	Blake Snell	TB	vs. BAL, at NYY
26	Ervin Santana	MIN	at LAD
27	Chris Smith	OAK	at TOR, vs. MIN
28	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	at OAK
29	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. BOS
30	Sean Manaea	OAK	at TOR
31	Jose Berrios	MIN	at LAD	Tough go as of late, but tough run of opponents
32	Lance McCullers	HOU	at DET
33	Chris Archer	TB	at NYY
34	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. LAA
35	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. KC
36	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. MIA
37	Brad Peacock	HOU	at PHI
38	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. LAA
39	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at CHC, vs. CLE
40	Josh Tomlin	CLE	vs. CIN, at CWS
41	Ariel Miranda	SEA	vs. NYM
42	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at DET
43	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. MIN
44	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. LAA
45	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at TB, at TEX
46	Luis Cessa	NYY	vs. TB
47	Jason Hammel	KC	at DET, at BOS
48	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. OAK
49	Andrew Moore	SEA	vs. BOS
50	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at TOR
51	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	at CHC, vs. CLE
52	Paul Blackburn	OAK	at TOR
53	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. MIN
54	Collin McHugh	HOU	at DET
55	Jesse Chavez	LAA	at CLE, at TOR
56	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	vs. NYM
57	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. MIA, vs. BAL
58	Jason Vargas	KC	at BOS
59	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. BAL
60	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. KC
61	Cesar Valdez	TOR	vs. OAK
62	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at OAK
63	Danny Duffy	KC	at DET
64	Jake Odorizzi	TB	at NYY
65	Alex Meyer	LAA	at CLE
66	Wade Miley	BAL	at TB
67	Chris Tillman	BAL	at TEX
68	JC Ramirez	LAA	at CLE
69	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at TB
70	Derek Holland	CWS	vs. CLE
71	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. BAL
72	Bartolo Colon	MIN	at LAD, at OAK
73	James Shields	CWS	vs. CHC
74	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	vs. CHC
75	Parker Bridwell	LAA	at TOR
76	Ian Kennedy	KC	at DET
77	Travis Wood	KC	at BOS
78	Matt Boyd	DET	vs. HOU
79	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. HOU

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rank	Pitcher	TEAM	Opponent(s)	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at SD, at SEA	7-0, 1.11 ERA, .82 WHIP over last seven starts
2	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. ATL, at STL
3	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at SF, at SD	Facing two weak lineups
4	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIL
5	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. MIN
6	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. SF
7	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. CWS, at MIL	Temper expectations coming off disabled list
8	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PIT
9	Dan Straily	MIA	at TEX, vs. CIN	Could be traded, second start in jeopardy
10	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
11	Steven Matz	NYM	at SD
12	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. PIT
13	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. COL	Tentative, left last start after two innings with a tight arm
14	Ivan Nova	PIT	at SD
15	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. COL
16	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. MIL, vs. COL	Jump up a few spots if you need wins and whiffs
17	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. ATL, at STL
18	Sean Newcomb	ATL	at PHI
19	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. COL, vs. ARI	Allowed only three homers last five games, spanning 30 2/3 innings
20	Julio Teheran	ATL	at PHI
21	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at SF
22	Jake Arrieta	CHC	at CWS
23	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. ARI	Hit rate falling, ERA along with it
24	Zack Godley	ARI	at STL
25	Jon Lester	CHC	at CWS	Looked sharp last time, two late homers did him in
26	R.A. Dickey	ATL	at ARI, at PHI
27	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. MIN, vs. SF
28	Robbie Ray	ARI	at STL
29	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	vs. NYM, vs. PIT
30	Seth Lugo	NYM	at SD, at SEA	On the road but decent pitching venues
31	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. PIT
32	John Lackey	CHC	vs. CWS, at MIL
33	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. MIL
34	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. CHC
35	Trevor Cahill	SD	vs. NYM	Touched up by Giants last time but still optmistic for solid second half
36	Johnny Cueto	SF	at LAD
37	Luis Castillo	CIN	at NYY, at MIA
38	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. HOU, vs. ATL
39	Mike Leake	STL	vs. COL, vs. ARI
40	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	vs. MIN
41	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at STL
42	Jose Quintana	CHC	at MIL
43	Jeremy Hellickson	PHI	vs. ATL
44	Trevor Williams	PIT	at SF
45	Jaime Garcia	ATL	at ARI
46	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	vs. ATL
47	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at SD
48	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	at WAS
49	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. HOU	Pitching great, tough draw
50	Jon Gray	COL	at STL
51	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at STL
52	Tim Adleman	CIN	at CLE, at MIA
53	Scott Feldman	CIN	at MIA
54	Chris O'Grady	MIA	vs. CIN
55	Edinson Volquez	MIA	vs. CIN
56	Zach Davies	MIL	at WAS, vs. CHC
57	Junior Guerra	MIL	vs. CHC
58	Sal Romano	CIN	at MIA
59	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at SD
60	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. ARI
61	Matt Cain	SF	vs. PIT
62	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at ARI
63	Luis Perdomo	SD	vs. NYM
64	Clayton Richard	SD	vs. NYM, vs. PIT
65	German Marquez	COL	at WAS
66	Tom Koehler	MIA	vs. CIN
67	Adam Conley	MIA	at TEX
68	Jose Urena	MIA	at TEX
69	Ty Blach	SF	at LAD
70	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. ATL
71	Kyle Freeland	COL	at WAS
72	Tyler Chatwood	COL	at WAS
73	Matt Moore	SF	at LAD
74	Homer Bailey	CIN	at NYY
75	Matt Garza	MIL	at WAS
76	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. HOU
77	Rafael Montero	NYM	at SEA
78	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. COL

MLB

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at SD, at SEA	7-0, 1.11 ERA, .82 WHIP over last seven starts
2	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. ATL, at STL
3	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS, vs. NYM	Four consecutive homerless outings
4	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at SF, at SD	Facing two weak lineups
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIL
6	Corey Kluber	CLE	at CWS	Showed no ill effects of neck injury last Sunday
7	Chris Sale	BOS	at SEA
8	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. BAL, at NYY	Coming off only non quality start of rookie campaign
9	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. MIN
10	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at SEA, vs. KC	Ranking assumes he picks up where he left off before hurting knee
11	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. SF
12	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. LAA
13	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. CIN	Showing no signs of slowing down
14	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. CWS, at MIL	Temper expectations coming off disabled list
15	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PIT
16	Dan Straily	MIA	at TEX, vs. CIN	Could be traded, second start in jeopardy
17	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
18	Steven Matz	NYM	at SD
19	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. PIT
20	Yu Darvish	TEX	vs. MIA
21	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. COL	Tentative, left last start after two innings with a tight arm
22	Ivan Nova	PIT	at SD
23	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. OAK
24	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. COL
25	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. MIL, vs. COL	Jump up a few spots if you need wins and whiffs
26	Michael Fulmer	DET	vs. KC
27	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. ATL, at STL
28	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	vs. CIN, vs. TB
29	Mike Fiers	HOU	at PHI
30	Sean Newcomb	ATL	at PHI
31	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. COL, vs. ARI	Allowed only three homers last five games, spanning 30 2/3 innings
32	Danny Salazar	CLE	at CWS
33	Julio Teheran	ATL	at PHI
34	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. TB
35	David Price	BOS	vs. KC
36	Charlie Morton	HOU	at PHI
37	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. BAL
38	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	at SEA
39	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TB
40	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at SF
41	Francisco Liriano	TOR	vs. OAK, vs. LAA	Nice matchups but so inconsistent
42	Sonny Gray	OAK	at TOR	Will he still be with the Athletics?
43	Jake Arrieta	CHC	at CWS
44	J.A. Happ	TOR	vs. LAA
45	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. ARI	Hit rate falling, ERA along with it
46	Zack Godley	ARI	at STL
47	Jon Lester	CHC	at CWS	Looked sharp last time, two late homers did him in
48	R.A. Dickey	ATL	at ARI, at PHI
49	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. MIN, vs. SF
50	Robbie Ray	ARI	at STL
51	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	vs. NYM, vs. PIT
52	Seth Lugo	NYM	at SD, at SEA	On the road but decent pitching venues
53	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. PIT
54	John Lackey	CHC	vs. CWS, at MIL
55	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. MIL
56	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TEX
57	Justin Verlander	DET	vs. KC, vs. HOU	In a rut, especially with walks
58	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. CHC
59	Blake Snell	TB	vs. BAL, at NYY
60	Ervin Santana	MIN	at LAD
61	Trevor Cahill	SD	vs. NYM	Touched up by Giants last time but still optmistic for solid second half
62	Johnny Cueto	SF	at LAD
63	Luis Castillo	CIN	at NYY, at MIA
64	Chris Smith	OAK	at TOR, vs. MIN
65	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	at OAK
66	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. BOS
67	Sean Manaea	OAK	at TOR
68	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. HOU, vs. ATL
69	Jose Berrios	MIN	at LAD	Tough go as of late, but tough run of opponents
70	Lance McCullers	HOU	at DET
71	Chris Archer	TB	at NYY
72	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. LAA
73	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. KC
74	Mike Leake	STL	vs. COL, vs. ARI
75	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. MIA
76	Brad Peacock	HOU	at PHI
77	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. LAA
78	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	vs. MIN
79	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at CHC, vs. CLE
80	Josh Tomlin	CLE	vs. CIN, at CWS
81	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at STL
82	Ariel Miranda	SEA	vs. NYM
83	Jose Quintana	CHC	at MIL
84	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at DET
85	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. MIN
86	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. LAA
87	Jeremy Hellickson	PHI	vs. ATL
88	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at TB, at TEX
89	Trevor Williams	PIT	at SF
90	Jaime Garcia	ATL	at ARI
91	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	vs. ATL
92	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at SD
93	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	at WAS
94	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. HOU	Pitching great, tough draw
95	Luis Cessa	NYY	vs. TB
96	Jason Hammel	KC	at DET, at BOS
97	Jon Gray	COL	at STL
98	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. OAK
99	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at STL
100	Tim Adleman	CIN	at CLE, at MIA
101	Andrew Moore	SEA	vs. BOS
102	Scott Feldman	CIN	at MIA
103	Chris O'Grady	MIA	vs. CIN
104	Edinson Volquez	MIA	vs. CIN
105	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at TOR
106	Zach Davies	MIL	at WAS, vs. CHC
107	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	at CHC, vs. CLE
108	Paul Blackburn	OAK	at TOR
109	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. MIN
110	Collin McHugh	HOU	at DET
111	Jesse Chavez	LAA	at CLE, at TOR
112	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	vs. NYM
113	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. MIA, vs. BAL
114	Junior Guerra	MIL	vs. CHC
115	Sal Romano	CIN	at MIA
116	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at SD
117	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. ARI
118	Matt Cain	SF	vs. PIT
119	Jason Vargas	KC	at BOS
120	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. BAL
121	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. KC
122	Cesar Valdez	TOR	vs. OAK
123	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at OAK
124	Danny Duffy	KC	at DET
125	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at ARI
126	Luis Perdomo	SD	vs. NYM
127	Jake Odorizzi	TB	at NYY
128	Clayton Richard	SD	vs. NYM, vs. PIT
129	German Marquez	COL	at WAS
130	Tom Koehler	MIA	vs. CIN
131	Adam Conley	MIA	at TEX
132	Alex Meyer	LAA	at CLE
133	Wade Miley	BAL	at TB
134	Chris Tillman	BAL	at TEX
135	JC Ramirez	LAA	at CLE
136	Jose Urena	MIA	at TEX
137	Ty Blach	SF	at LAD
138	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at TB
139	Derek Holland	CWS	vs. CLE
140	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. ATL
141	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. BAL
142	Kyle Freeland	COL	at WAS
143	Tyler Chatwood	COL	at WAS
144	Bartolo Colon	MIN	at LAD, at OAK
145	James Shields	CWS	vs. CHC
146	Matt Moore	SF	at LAD
147	Homer Bailey	CIN	at NYY
148	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	vs. CHC
149	Parker Bridwell	LAA	at TOR
150	Matt Garza	MIL	at WAS
151	Ian Kennedy	KC	at DET
152	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. HOU
153	Travis Wood	KC	at BOS
154	Rafael Montero	NYM	at SEA
155	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. COL
156	Matt Boyd	DET	vs. HOU
157	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. HOU