Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Eclipsing the Century Mark

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Eclipsing the Century Mark

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Three doubleheaders render an already busy week even more so as an almost complete Memorial Day schedule tips the game count to a whopping 101. Even so, there are not many aces with a two-step, so there will be a lot of demand for lower level double dippers along with single-start guys with a favorable matchup.

Our weekly runs environment update shows an increase in scoring, but homers are still lagging. This is good for hurlers whose main issue is homers, such as Martin Perez and Paul Blackburn

As always, the schedule is pulled from the site's Probable Pitcher page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always willing to address rankings queries below, and sometimes they stimulate a review like last week with Tyler Anderson. Check out the latest Z Files for an explanation.

UPDATED Sunday May 30 1:30 AM ET

Week of May 30-June 5

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Kevin GausmanTORCWS, MIN 
2Corbin BurnesMILSD 
3Justin VerlanderHOU@OAK 
4Julio UriasLADPIT, NYM 
5Walker BuehlerLADPIT, NYMStill expecting old Buehler to emerge.
6Gerrit ColeNYYDET 
7Lucas GiolitoCWS@TOR, @TB 
8Sandy AlcantaraMIASF 
9Shane McClanahanTBCWS 
10Zac GallenARIATL, @PITWelcome back to the circle of trust
11Framber ValdezHOU@OAK, @KC 
12Aaron NolaPHISF 
13Logan WebbSF@PHI,

Three doubleheaders render an already busy week even more so as an almost complete Memorial Day schedule tips the game count to a whopping 101. Even so, there are not many aces with a two-step, so there will be a lot of demand for lower level double dippers along with single-start guys with a favorable matchup.

Our weekly runs environment update shows an increase in scoring, but homers are still lagging. This is good for hurlers whose main issue is homers, such as Martin Perez and Paul Blackburn

As always, the schedule is pulled from the site's Probable Pitcher page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm always willing to address rankings queries below, and sometimes they stimulate a review like last week with Tyler Anderson. Check out the latest Z Files for an explanation.

UPDATED Sunday May 30 1:30 AM ET

Week of May 30-June 5

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Kevin GausmanTORCWS, MIN 
2Corbin BurnesMILSD 
3Justin VerlanderHOU@OAK 
4Julio UriasLADPIT, NYM 
5Walker BuehlerLADPIT, NYMStill expecting old Buehler to emerge.
6Gerrit ColeNYYDET 
7Lucas GiolitoCWS@TOR, @TB 
8Sandy AlcantaraMIASF 
9Shane McClanahanTBCWS 
10Zac GallenARIATL, @PITWelcome back to the circle of trust
11Framber ValdezHOU@OAK, @KC 
12Aaron NolaPHISF 
13Logan WebbSF@PHI, @MIA 
14Nestor Cortes Jr.NYYLAA 
15Nathan EovaldiBOS@OAKCan't shake gopheritis
16Alek ManoahTORCWS 
17Frankie MontasOAKHOU, BOS 
18Drew RasmussenTB@TEX, CWSHow do the Rays do it? Must be excellent scouting.
19Eric LauerMIL@CHC, SDBrewers still have a Big-3 with Freddy Peralta out
20Joe MusgroveSD@MIL 
21Nick PivettaBOS@OAK 
22Jordan MontgomeryNYYLAA, DETBest 0-1 pitcher in the league
23Zack WheelerPHILAA 
24Tyler AndersonLADNYM 
25Carlos CarrascoNYMWAS 
26Jameson TaillonNYYLAA 
27Cristian JavierHOU@OAK 
28Yu DarvishSD@STL 
29Pablo LopezMIA@COL, SFCan Coors Field stop the dominance?
30Dylan CeaseCWS@TBCaught the Red Sox at the wrong time
31Shane BieberCLE@BAL 
32Tony GonsolinLADNYM 
33Rich HillBOSBAL, @OAKLooks like he's making up pitches mid-game
34Kyle WrightATL@ARIMaybe the Coors game will be rained (or snowed) out
35Luis CastilloCIN@BOS, WAS 
36Luis SeverinoNYYDET 
37Brandon WoodruffMIL@CHC7 HR in 43 IP inflates ERA
38Logan GilbertSEA@TEX 
39Luis GarciaHOU@KC 
40Garrett WhitlockBOSCIN 
41Adam WainwrightSTLSD, @CHC 
42Cal QuantrillCLEKC 
43Michael KopechCWS@TOR 
44Mike ClevingerSD@MIL 
45Sean ManaeaSD@MIL 
46Blake SnellSD@STL 
47Triston McKenzieCLE@BAL 
48Shohei OhtaniLAA@NYY 
49Alex CobbSF@MIA 
50Aaron AshbyMILSD, @CHC 
51Tarik SkubalDETMINStill only 2 HR in 51 IP
52Joe RyanMIN@TOR 
53Paul BlackburnOAKHOU, BOSBig test, is it real or Memorex?
54Marcus StromanCHCSTLStrikeouts up so far
55Alex WoodSF@MIA 
56David PetersonNYMWAS, @LAD 
57Roansy ContrerasPITARI 
58Dylan BundyMIN@DET, @TOR 
59Elieser HernandezMIASF 
60Bailey OberMIN@DET 
61Brady SingerKCHOU 
62Miles MikolasSTL@CHC 
63Mitch WhiteLADPIT 
64Tyler MahleCINWAS 
65Hyun Jin RyuTORCWS 
66Jakob JunisSF@PHI, @MIA 
67Robbie RaySEA@BAL 
68Martin PerezTEXTB, SEAYet to allow a dinger in 56 IP
69Carlos RodonSF@PHIWalks an issue
70Zach EflinPHILAA 
71Devin SmeltzerMIN@DET, @TOR 
72Chris BassittNYM@LAD 
73Zach PlesacCLEKC, @BAL 
74Yusei KikuchiTORMIN 
75Mix 12 Reliever   
76MacKenzie GoreSD@MIL 
77Michael LorenzenLAA@PHI 
78Erick FeddeWAS@NYM, @CIN 
79Graham AshcraftCINWAS 
80Jose BerriosTORMIN 
81Dane DunningTEXSEA 
82Tyler WellsBAL@BOS, CLE 
83Mix 15 Reliever   
84Michael WachaBOSCIN 
85Kyle GibsonPHISF, LAA 
86Patrick SandovalLAA@PHI 
87Nick MartinezSD@STL 
88Adrian HouserMILSD 
89Jose QuintanaPIT@LAD 
90JT BrubakerPITARI 
91Corey KluberTB@TEX 
92Merrill KellyARI@PIT 
93Keegan ThompsonCHCSTL 
94Trevor WilliamsNYMWAS, @LAD 
95Evan LeeWAS@NYM 
96Dakota HudsonSTLSD 
97Jon GrayTEXTB 
98Brad KellerKC@CLE 
99Drew SmylyCHCMIL, STL 
100Ranger SuarezPHISF 
101Kyle HendricksCHCMIL 
102Noah SyndergaardLAA@NYY 
103Jeffrey SpringsTB@TEX 
104Glenn OttoTEXTB, SEA 
105Cole SandsMIN@DET 
106James KaprielianOAKBOS 
107Matt SwarmerCHCMIL, STL 
108Ryan YarbroughTB@TEX, CWS 
109Zack GreinkeKCHOU 
110Madison BumgarnerARIATL 
111Konnor PilkingtonCLEKC 
112Max FriedATL@COL 
113George KirbySEA@BAL, @TEX 
114Justin SteeleCHCMIL, STL 
115Taijuan WalkerNYM@LAD 
116Josiah GrayWAS@CIN 
117Patrick CorbinWAS@NYM, @CIN 
118Reid DetmersLAA@NYY 
119Cole IrvinOAKHOU 
120Ethan SmallMIL@CHC 
121Alex FaedoDETMIN 
122Mike MinorCINWAS 
123Vince VelasquezCWS@TB 
124Chase SilsethLAA@PHI 
125Zach ThompsonPIT@LAD, ARI 
126Charlie MortonATL@ARI, @COL 
127Humberto CastellanosARIATL 
128Chris FlexenSEA@BAL 
129Beau BrieskeDETMIN, @NYY 
130Jordan LylesBALSEA 
131Hunter GreeneCIN@BOS 
132Matthew LiberatoreSTL@CHC 
133Jose UrquidyHOU@KC 
134Daniel LynchKC@CLE 
135German MarquezCOLMIA, ATL 
136Chris ArcherMIN@DET 
137Mike BaumannBALSEA 
138Marco GonzalesSEA@TEX 
139Edward CabreraMIA@COL, SF 
140Packy NaughtonSTLSD, @CHC 
141Jonathan HeasleyKC@CLE, HOU 
142Mitch KellerPIT@LAD 
143Taylor HearnTEXTB 
144Johnny CuetoCWS@TOR 
145Bruce ZimmermannBALCLE 
146Spencer StriderATL@ARI, @COL 
147Kyle BradishBALSEA 
148Jake WoodfordSTL@CHC 
149Dean KremerBALCLE 
150Zach DaviesARI@PIT 
151Rony GarciaDETMIN, @NYY 
152Trevor RogersMIA@COL 
153Joan AdonWAS@CIN 
154Elvin RodriguezDET@NYY 
155Chad KuhlCOLATL 
156Ian AndersonATL@COL 
157Joey WentzDETMIN 
158Austin GomberCOLATL 
159Antonio SenzatelaCOLMIA 
160Kyle FreelandCOLATL 
161Ryan FeltnerCOLMIA 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Kevin GausmanTORCWS, MIN 
2Justin VerlanderHOU@OAK 
3Gerrit ColeNYYDET 
4Lucas GiolitoCWS@TOR, @TB 
5Shane McClanahanTBCWS 
6Framber ValdezHOU@OAK, @KC 
7Nestor Cortes Jr.NYYLAA 
8Nathan EovaldiBOS@OAKCan't shake gopheritis
9Alek ManoahTORCWS 
10Frankie MontasOAKHOU, BOS 
11Drew RasmussenTB@TEX, CWSHow do the Rays do it? Must be excellent scouting.
12Nick PivettaBOS@OAK 
13Jordan MontgomeryNYYLAA, DETBest 0-1 pitcher in the league
14Jameson TaillonNYYLAA 
15Cristian JavierHOU@OAK 
16Dylan CeaseCWS@TBCaught the Red Sox at the wrong time
17Shane BieberCLE@BAL 
18Rich HillBOSBAL, @OAKLooks like he's making up pitches mid-game
19Luis SeverinoNYYDET 
20Logan GilbertSEA@TEX 
21Luis GarciaHOU@KC 
22Garrett WhitlockBOSCIN 
23Cal QuantrillCLEKC 
24Michael KopechCWS@TOR 
25Triston McKenzieCLE@BAL 
26Shohei OhtaniLAA@NYY 
27Tarik SkubalDETMINStill only 2 HR in 51 IP
28Joe RyanMIN@TOR 
29Paul BlackburnOAKHOU, BOSBig test, is it real or Memorex?
30Dylan BundyMIN@DET, @TOR 
31Bailey OberMIN@DET 
32Brady SingerKCHOU 
33Hyun Jin RyuTORCWS 
34Robbie RaySEA@BAL 
35Martin PerezTEXTB, SEAYet to allow a dinger in 56 IP
36Devin SmeltzerMIN@DET, @TOR 
37Zach PlesacCLEKC, @BAL 
38Yusei KikuchiTORMIN 
39Michael LorenzenLAA@PHI 
40Jose BerriosTORMIN 
41Dane DunningTEXSEA 
42Tyler WellsBAL@BOS, CLE 
43Michael WachaBOSCIN 
44Patrick SandovalLAA@PHI 
45Corey KluberTB@TEX 
46Jon GrayTEXTB 
47Brad KellerKC@CLE 
48AL Reliever   
49Noah SyndergaardLAA@NYY 
50Jeffrey SpringsTB@TEX 
51Glenn OttoTEXTB, SEA 
52Cole SandsMIN@DET 
53James KaprielianOAKBOS 
54Ryan YarbroughTB@TEX, CWS 
55Zack GreinkeKCHOU 
56Konnor PilkingtonCLEKC 
57George KirbySEA@BAL, @TEX 
58Reid DetmersLAA@NYY 
59Cole IrvinOAKHOU 
60Alex FaedoDETMIN 
61Vince VelasquezCWS@TB 
62Chase SilsethLAA@PHI 
63Chris FlexenSEA@BAL 
64Beau BrieskeDETMIN, @NYY 
65Jordan LylesBALSEA 
66Jose UrquidyHOU@KC 
67Daniel LynchKC@CLE 
68Chris ArcherMIN@DET 
69Mike BaumannBALSEA 
70Marco GonzalesSEA@TEX 
71Jonathan HeasleyKC@CLE, HOU 
72Taylor HearnTEXTB 
73Johnny CuetoCWS@TOR 
74Bruce ZimmermannBALCLE 
75Kyle BradishBALSEA 
76Dean KremerBALCLE 
77Rony GarciaDETMIN, @NYY 
78Elvin RodriguezDET@NYY 
79Joey WentzDETMIN 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Corbin BurnesMILSD 
2Julio UriasLADPIT, NYM 
3Walker BuehlerLADPIT, NYMStill expecting old Buehler to emerge.
4Sandy AlcantaraMIASF 
5Zac GallenARIATL, @PITWelcome back to the circle of trust
6Aaron NolaPHISF 
7Logan WebbSF@PHI, @MIA 
8Eric LauerMIL@CHC, SDBrewers still have a Big-3 with Freddy Peralta out
9Joe MusgroveSD@MIL 
10Zack WheelerPHILAA 
11Tyler AndersonLADNYM 
12Carlos CarrascoNYMWAS 
13Yu DarvishSD@STL 
14Pablo LopezMIA@COL, SFCan Coors Field stop the dominance?
15Tony GonsolinLADNYM 
16Kyle WrightATL@ARIMaybe the Coors game will be rained (or snowed) out
17Luis CastilloCIN@BOS, WAS 
18Brandon WoodruffMIL@CHC7 HR in 43 IP inflates ERA
19Adam WainwrightSTLSD, @CHC 
20Mike ClevingerSD@MIL 
21Sean ManaeaSD@MIL 
22Blake SnellSD@STL 
23Alex CobbSF@MIA 
24Aaron AshbyMILSD, @CHC 
25Marcus StromanCHCSTLStrikeouts up so far
26Alex WoodSF@MIA 
27David PetersonNYMWAS, @LAD 
28Roansy ContrerasPITARI 
29Elieser HernandezMIASF 
30Miles MikolasSTL@CHC 
31Mitch WhiteLADPIT 
32Tyler MahleCINWAS 
33Jakob JunisSF@PHI, @MIA 
34Carlos RodonSF@PHIWalks an issue
35Zach EflinPHILAA 
36Chris BassittNYM@LAD 
37MacKenzie GoreSD@MIL 
38Erick FeddeWAS@NYM, @CIN 
39Graham AshcraftCINWAS 
40Kyle GibsonPHISF, LAA 
41Nick MartinezSD@STL 
42Adrian HouserMILSD 
43Jose QuintanaPIT@LAD 
44JT BrubakerPITARI 
45Merrill KellyARI@PIT 
46Keegan ThompsonCHCSTL 
47Trevor WilliamsNYMWAS, @LAD 
48Evan LeeWAS@NYM 
49Dakota HudsonSTLSD 
50NL Reliever   
51Drew SmylyCHCMIL, STL 
52Ranger SuarezPHISF 
53Kyle HendricksCHCMIL 
54Matt SwarmerCHCMIL, STL 
55Madison BumgarnerARIATL 
56Max FriedATL@COL 
57Justin SteeleCHCMIL, STL 
58Taijuan WalkerNYM@LAD 
59Josiah GrayWAS@CIN 
60Patrick CorbinWAS@NYM, @CIN 
61Ethan SmallMIL@CHC 
62Mike MinorCINWAS 
63Zach ThompsonPIT@LAD, ARI 
64Charlie MortonATL@ARI, @COL 
65Humberto CastellanosARIATL 
66Hunter GreeneCIN@BOS 
67Matthew LiberatoreSTL@CHC 
68German MarquezCOLMIA, ATL 
69Edward CabreraMIA@COL, SF 
70Packy NaughtonSTLSD, @CHC 
71Mitch KellerPIT@LAD 
72Spencer StriderATL@ARI, @COL 
73Jake WoodfordSTL@CHC 
74Zach DaviesARI@PIT 
75Trevor RogersMIA@COL 
76Joan AdonWAS@CIN 
77Chad KuhlCOLATL 
78Ian AndersonATL@COL 
79Austin GomberCOLATL 
80Antonio SenzatelaCOLMIA 
81Kyle FreelandCOLATL 
82Ryan FeltnerCOLMIA 

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