Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Lonely at the Top

Todd Zola is back with his weekly pitcher rankings. And while there aren't many decent starters on multiple appearances, a couple stand out from the rest.

Updated on April 21, 2025 1:35AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Lonely at the Top

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Updated on April 21, 2025 1:35AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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First off, apologies for not addressing your questions last week. It was crazy on and off the field. I promise not to ghost you this week.

This is the first set of rankings rolling in rest-of-season projections. It's too bad the inventory of double-dippers isn't more interesting. Most of the aces are flying solo.

Please send rotation questions to the fine folks at the Probable Pitchers page. And this time, I double-pinky swear I'll answer rankings questions here.

UPDATED: Monday April 21, 1:25 AM ET

Week of April 21 - 27

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL	Rare one start guy on top
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIA	Fifth straight home start in six outings
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SEA
4	Bryce Miller	SEA	@BOS, MIA
5	Hunter Brown	HOU	TOR, @KC
6	Cole Ragans	KC	COL
7	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	STL, @ARI
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	PIT
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	@COL
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@ATH	Stepped up against Yamamoto and the Dodgers
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@NYM	Uncharacteristic four homers allowed over prior 25.1 IP.
12	Kris Bubic	KC	COL, HOU
13	Joe Ryan	MIN	LAA
14	Chris Sale	ATL	@ARI
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	@LAD
16	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CLE, TOR
17	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@HOU, @NYY	Rough matchups, but veteran should rise to the occasion
18	Roki Sasaki	LAD	PIT
19	Sonny Gray	STL	MIL

First off, apologies for not addressing your questions last week. It was crazy on and off the field. I promise not to ghost you this week.

This is the first set of rankings rolling in rest-of-season projections. It's too bad the inventory of double-dippers isn't more interesting. Most of the aces are flying solo.

Please send rotation questions to the fine folks at the Probable Pitchers page. And this time, I double-pinky swear I'll answer rankings questions here.

UPDATED: Monday April 21, 1:25 AM ET

Week of April 21 - 27

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL	Rare one start guy on top
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIA	Fifth straight home start in six outings
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SEA
4	Bryce Miller	SEA	@BOS, MIA
5	Hunter Brown	HOU	TOR, @KC
6	Cole Ragans	KC	COL
7	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	STL, @ARI
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	PIT
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	@COL
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@ATH	Stepped up against Yamamoto and the Dodgers
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@NYM	Uncharacteristic four homers allowed over prior 25.1 IP.
12	Kris Bubic	KC	COL, HOU
13	Joe Ryan	MIN	LAA
14	Chris Sale	ATL	@ARI
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	@LAD
16	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CLE, TOR
17	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@HOU, @NYY	Rough matchups, but veteran should rise to the occasion
18	Roki Sasaki	LAD	PIT
19	Sonny Gray	STL	MIL
20	Dylan Cease	SD	TB
21	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@MIA, @COL
22	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	PIT
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
24	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@ARI
25	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@SF	18 K in 18 IP
26	Mitchell Parker	WAS	BAL, NYM
27	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@MIN
28	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
29	Spencer Strider	ATL	STL
30	Michael King	SD	TB
31	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	CWS
32	Matthew Boyd	CHC	LAD
33	Framber Valdez	HOU	@KC
34	Nick Pivetta	SD	@DET
35	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS
36	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CWS
37	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIA
38	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	BAL
39	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SF
40	Logan Webb	SF	MIL
41	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN
42	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@SF
43	Jose Soriano	LAA	PIT, @MIN	Sneaky upside play facing lesser lineups
44	Robbie Ray	SF	MIL, TEX
45	Max Fried	NYY	TOR
46	Seth Lugo	KC	HOU
47	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@HOU
48	Edward Cabrera	MIA	CIN
49	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@LAA
50	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM, @CHC
51	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
52	Zac Gallen	ARI	ATL
53	Bowden Francis	TOR	@HOU
54	David Festa	MIN	CWS
55	Shota Imanaga	CHC	LAD
56	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	TB, ATL
57	Tylor Megill	NYM	PHI, @WAS
58	Gavin Williams	CLE	NYY, BOS
59	Walker Buehler	BOS	CWS, @CLE	First game is the Monday Patriots Day affair at 11:10 AM ET
60	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@ATH
61	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CLE
62	Jack Flaherty	DET	SD
63	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	TB
64	Jackson Jobe	DET	BAL
65	Grant Holmes	ATL	@ARI
66	Ben Brown	CHC	PHI
67	Corbin Burnes	ARI	TB
68	Tanner Houck	BOS	@CLE
69	Jordan Hicks	SF	MIL, TEX
70	Bryan Woo	SEA	@BOS
71	Shane Baz	TB	@SD
72	Steven Matz	STL	MIL
73	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CHC
74	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	TEX, CWS
75	Tyler Anderson	LAA	PIT
76	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TOR
77	Michael Wacha	KC	HOU
78	Dustin May	LAD	@CHC
79	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@WAS
80	Matthew Liberatore	STL	MIL
81	Luis Severino	ATH	CWS
82	Landen Roupp	SF	MIL
83	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM
84	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
85	Tanner Bibee	CLE	NYY
86	Nick Martinez	CIN	@MIA
87	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@COL
88	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATL
89	Clay Holmes	NYM	@WAS
90	Bailey Falter	PIT	@LAA, @LAD
91	Taj Bradley	TB	@ARI
92	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN, @SEA
93	Mix 12 Reliever
94	Tobias Myers	MIL	@SF
95	Brayan Bello	BOS	SEA, @CLE
96	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SF
97	Chris Paddack	MIN	LAA
98	Jose Quintana	MIL	@SF, @STL
99	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM
100	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PHI
101	Mix 15 Reliever
102	Jose Berrios	TOR	@NYY
103	Sean Burke	CWS	@ATH
104	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	LAA
105	Zack Littell	TB	@ARI, @SD
106	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@KC
107	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @ATH
108	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	PIT
109	Kyle Hart	SD	@DET
110	Erick Fedde	STL	@ATL
111	Griffin Canning	NYM	PHI
112	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
113	Reese Olson	DET	SD
114	Dean Kremer	BAL	@WAS, @DET
115	Michael Lorenzen	KC	COL
116	Andre Pallante	STL	@ATL
117	Ryan Feltner	COL	@KC, CIN
118	Casey Mize	DET	BAL
119	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@SD
120	Easton Lucas	TOR	@NYY
121	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	TOR
122	Will Warren	NYY	@CLE
123	Chase Dollander	COL	@KC
124	Sean Newcomb	BOS	SEA
125	Cade Povich	BAL	@WAS
126	Charlie Morton	BAL	@DET
127	Kyle Freeland	COL	CIN
128	Ryan Gusto	HOU	TOR
129	Justin Verlander	SF	TEX
130	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@LAA
131	Mitch Keller	PIT	@LAD
132	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC
133	Colin Rea	CHC	PHI
134	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	NYY
135	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SEA
136	Chad Patrick	MIL	@STL
137	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@BOS, @ATH	First game is the Monday Patriots Day affair at 11:10 AM ET
138	Trevor Williams	WAS	BAL
139	Jairo Iriarte	CWS	@MIN
140	Connor Gillispie	MIA	@SEA
141	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SF, @STL
142	German Marquez	COL	@KC
143	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@DET
144	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@MIN
145	Ben Lively	CLE	BOS
146	Randy Vasquez	SD	@DET, TB
147	J.T. Ginn	ATH	TEX
148	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ATH
149	Miles Mikolas	STL	@ATL
150	JP Sears	ATH	TEX
151	Logan Allen	CLE	BOS
152	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@BOS
153	Bryce Elder	ATL	STL
154	Matt Sauer	LAD	@CHC
155	Keider Montero	DET	SD
156	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CIN

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL	Rare one start guy on top
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIA	Fifth straight home start in six outings
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SEA
4	Bryce Miller	SEA	@BOS, MIA
5	Hunter Brown	HOU	TOR, @KC
6	Cole Ragans	KC	COL
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@ATH	Stepped up against Yamamoto and the Dodgers
8	Kris Bubic	KC	COL, HOU
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	LAA
10	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CLE, TOR
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@HOU, @NYY	Rough matchups, but veteran should rise to the occasion
12	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@ARI
13	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@SF	18 K in 18 IP
14	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@MIN
15	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	CWS
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	@KC
17	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS
18	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CWS
19	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIA
20	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@SF
21	Jose Soriano	LAA	PIT, @MIN	Sneaky upside play facing lesser lineups
22	Max Fried	NYY	TOR
23	Seth Lugo	KC	HOU
24	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@HOU
25	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
26	Bowden Francis	TOR	@HOU
27	David Festa	MIN	CWS
28	Gavin Williams	CLE	NYY, BOS
29	Walker Buehler	BOS	CWS, @CLE	First game is the Monday Patriots Day affair at 11:10 AM ET
30	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@ATH
31	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CLE
32	Jack Flaherty	DET	SD
33	Jackson Jobe	DET	BAL
34	Tanner Houck	BOS	@CLE
35	Bryan Woo	SEA	@BOS
36	Shane Baz	TB	@SD
37	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	TEX, CWS
38	Tyler Anderson	LAA	PIT
39	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TOR
40	Michael Wacha	KC	HOU
41	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@WAS
42	Luis Severino	ATH	CWS
43	Tanner Bibee	CLE	NYY
44	Taj Bradley	TB	@ARI
45	Brayan Bello	BOS	SEA, @CLE
46	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SF
47	Chris Paddack	MIN	LAA
48	Jose Berrios	TOR	@NYY
49	Sean Burke	CWS	@ATH
50	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	LAA
51	Zack Littell	TB	@ARI, @SD
52	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@KC
53	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @ATH
54	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	PIT
55	Reese Olson	DET	SD
56	Dean Kremer	BAL	@WAS, @DET
57	AL Reliever
58	Michael Lorenzen	KC	COL
59	Casey Mize	DET	BAL
60	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@SD
61	Easton Lucas	TOR	@NYY
62	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	TOR
63	Will Warren	NYY	@CLE
64	Sean Newcomb	BOS	SEA
65	Cade Povich	BAL	@WAS
66	Charlie Morton	BAL	@DET
67	Ryan Gusto	HOU	TOR
68	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	NYY
69	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@BOS, @ATH	First game is the Monday Patriots Day affair at 11:10 AM ET
70	Jairo Iriarte	CWS	@MIN
71	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@DET
72	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@MIN
73	Ben Lively	CLE	BOS
74	J.T. Ginn	ATH	TEX
75	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ATH
76	JP Sears	ATH	TEX
77	Logan Allen	CLE	BOS
78	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@BOS
79	Keider Montero	DET	SD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	STL, @ARI
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	PIT
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@NYM	Uncharacteristic four homers allowed over prior 25.1 IP.
4	Chris Sale	ATL	@ARI
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@LAD
6	Hunter Greene	CIN	@COL
7	Roki Sasaki	LAD	PIT
8	Sonny Gray	STL	MIL
9	Dylan Cease	SD	TB
10	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@MIA, @COL
11	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	PIT
12	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
13	Mitchell Parker	WAS	BAL, NYM
14	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
15	Spencer Strider	ATL	STL
16	Michael King	SD	TB
17	Matthew Boyd	CHC	LAD
18	Nick Pivetta	SD	@DET
19	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	BAL
20	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SF
21	Logan Webb	SF	MIL
22	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN
23	Robbie Ray	SF	MIL, TEX
24	Edward Cabrera	MIA	CIN
25	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@LAA
26	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM, @CHC
27	Zac Gallen	ARI	ATL
28	Shota Imanaga	CHC	LAD
29	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	TB, ATL
30	Tylor Megill	NYM	PHI, @WAS
31	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	TB
32	Grant Holmes	ATL	@ARI
33	Ben Brown	CHC	PHI
34	Corbin Burnes	ARI	TB
35	Jordan Hicks	SF	MIL, TEX
36	Steven Matz	STL	MIL
37	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CHC
38	Dustin May	LAD	@CHC
39	Matthew Liberatore	STL	MIL
40	Landen Roupp	SF	MIL
41	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM
42	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
43	Nick Martinez	CIN	@MIA
44	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@COL
45	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATL
46	Clay Holmes	NYM	@WAS
47	Bailey Falter	PIT	@LAA, @LAD
48	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN, @SEA
49	Tobias Myers	MIL	@SF
50	Jose Quintana	MIL	@SF, @STL
51	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM
52	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PHI
53	Kyle Hart	SD	@DET
54	Erick Fedde	STL	@ATL
55	Griffin Canning	NYM	PHI
56	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
57	NL Reliever
58	Andre Pallante	STL	@ATL
59	Ryan Feltner	COL	@KC, CIN
60	Chase Dollander	COL	@KC
61	Kyle Freeland	COL	CIN
62	Justin Verlander	SF	TEX
63	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@LAA
64	Mitch Keller	PIT	@LAD
65	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC
66	Colin Rea	CHC	PHI
67	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SEA
68	Chad Patrick	MIL	@STL
69	Trevor Williams	WAS	BAL
70	Connor Gillispie	MIA	@SEA
71	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SF, @STL
72	German Marquez	COL	@KC
73	Randy Vasquez	SD	@DET, TB
74	Miles Mikolas	STL	@ATL
75	Bryce Elder	ATL	STL
76	Matt Sauer	LAD	@CHC
77	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CIN

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