Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Now With Rostership Levels

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Now With Rostership Levels

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

As promised last week, there is now a notation for every pitcher rostered in 50 percent or fewer leagues in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Main Even (15MIX) and $350 Rotowire Online Championship (12MIX). If the space is blank, the hurler is rostered in at least half the respective leagues. Clearly, it's still worth checking to see if pitchers of interest are available in your league, NFBC or otherwise. It's intended to be a quick means of identifying possible pitchers to start, or pickup for the week in question.

A down and dirty means of using the data is considering all pitchers above the MIX12 Reliever ranking in play for 12-team leagues and those ahead of the MIX15 Reliever ranking as viable options in 15 team leagues. Again, this is just a guide. League context and team needs are paramount, but a little extra help is a good thing.

As for the week, based on the info, Tyler Wells is the only double dipper worth picking up in 12- or 15-team leagues, but there are a handful of one-start options widely available in 12 team formats. Hopefully, you'll find this addition useful.

By means of reminder, the matchups are culled from the Probable Pitchers page. While I'm always willing to address specific rankings questions (and often adjust accordingly), please direct rotation inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED Monday June 20 3:20 AM ET

Week of June 20 – June 26

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
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As promised last week, there is now a notation for every pitcher rostered in 50 percent or fewer leagues in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Main Even (15MIX) and $350 Rotowire Online Championship (12MIX). If the space is blank, the hurler is rostered in at least half the respective leagues. Clearly, it's still worth checking to see if pitchers of interest are available in your league, NFBC or otherwise. It's intended to be a quick means of identifying possible pitchers to start, or pickup for the week in question.

A down and dirty means of using the data is considering all pitchers above the MIX12 Reliever ranking in play for 12-team leagues and those ahead of the MIX15 Reliever ranking as viable options in 15 team leagues. Again, this is just a guide. League context and team needs are paramount, but a little extra help is a good thing.

As for the week, based on the info, Tyler Wells is the only double dipper worth picking up in 12- or 15-team leagues, but there are a handful of one-start options widely available in 12 team formats. Hopefully, you'll find this addition useful.

By means of reminder, the matchups are culled from the Probable Pitchers page. While I'm always willing to address specific rankings questions (and often adjust accordingly), please direct rotation inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED Monday June 20 3:20 AM ET

Week of June 20 – June 26

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Shane McClanahanTBNYY, PITWon't be the last time he tops the chart  
2Corbin BurnesMILSTL, TOR   
3Gerrit ColeNYY@TB, HOU   
4Max FriedATLSF, LAD   
5Yu DarvishSDARI, PHI   
6Sean ManaeaSDARI, PHI   
7Logan WebbSF@ATL, CINStrikeouts on the upswing  
8Dylan CeaseCWSTOR, BAL   
9Aaron NolaPHI@SD   
10Max ScherzerNYM@MIAWelcome back  
11Nestor CortesNYY@TB, HOU   
12Sandy AlcantaraMIANYM   
13Robbie RaySEA@OAK   
14Tony GonsolinLAD@CIN, @ATLSolid skills, but regression forthcoming  
15Alek ManoahTOR@MIL   
16Miles MikolasSTL@MIL, CHC   
17Zack WheelerPHI@TEX   
18Shohei OhtaniLAAKC   
19Jordan MontgomeryNYY@TB   
20Pablo LopezMIACOL3 HR allowed in last 16.2 IP  
21Shane BieberCLEBOS   
22Justin VerlanderHOU@NYY   
23Tyler MahleCINLAD, @SFIn a groove, but LAD at home will be a challenge  
24Frankie MontasOAKSEA.373 BABIP over last 3 GS inflating ratios  
25Luis GarciaHOUNYM   
26Logan GilbertSEA@LAA   
27Kyle FreelandCOL@MIA 2%4%
28Kyle WrightATLSF   
29Clayton KershawLAD@CIN   
30Spencer StriderATLSF, LAD24 K over last 15.1 IP  
31Luis SeverinoNYYHOU   
32Zac GallenARI@SD   
33Jeffrey SpringsTBPIT   
34David PetersonNYMMIA 22% 
35Chris BassittNYM@MIA   
36Jameson TaillonNYYHOU   
37Jose BerriosTOR@CWS, @MILRounding into form  
38Sonny GrayMINCLE   
39Shane BazTBNYY   
40Michael KopechCWSBAL   
41Martin PerezTEXPHI, WAS   
42Julio UriasLAD@ATL   
43Corey KluberTBPIT   
44Joe RyanMINCLE, COL   
45Carlos RodonSF@ATL   
46Marco GonzalesSEA@OAK, @LAA   
47Tyler WellsBALWAS 13% 
48Jack FlahertySTL@MIL, CHCReportedly too amped in return, look for better control  
49Eric LauerMILSTL   
50Brady SingerKCOAK   
51Charlie MortonATLSF   
52Kevin GausmanTOR@CWS   
53Michael WachaBOSDET   
54Lance LynnCWSTOR, BALStill shaking off some rust  
55Alex CobbSFCIN   
56George KirbySEA@OAK   
57Lucas GiolitoCWSTOR5 HR allowed over previous 16 IP  
58Nick PivettaBOS@CLE   
59Tarik SkubalDET@BOS   
60Michael LorenzenLAASEA   
61Patrick SandovalLAASEA   
62Luis CastilloCINLAD   
63Garrett WhitlockBOS@CLE   
64Noah SyndergaardLAAKC   
65Roansy ContrerasPITCHC, @TBShowing some strikeout potential  
66Graham AshcraftCIN@SF   
67Framber ValdezHOU@NYY   
68Jon GrayTEXPHI   
69Taijuan WalkerNYM@MIA   
70Zach EflinPHI@SD   
71Rich HillBOSDET 16% 
72Merrill KellyARIDET   
73Brad KellerKCOAK 27% 
74Mix 12 Reliever     
75Paul BlackburnOAKSEA   
76Kyle GibsonPHI@TEX, @SD   
77Carlos CarrascoNYM@HOU   
78Dane DunningTEXWAS   
79Ross StriplingTOR@CWS   
80Josiah GrayWAS@TEX   
81Mike ClevingerSDARI   
82Johnny CuetoCWSBAL 22% 
83Adam WainwrightSTL@MIL   
84Triston McKenzieCLE@MIN   
85JT BrubakerPITCHC, @TB 9% 
86Mix 15 Reliever     
87Cal QuantrillCLEBOS   
88Zach DaviesARI@SD, DET 4% 
89Trevor RogersMIA@NYM, NYM   
90Zack GreinkeKCOAK 20%19%
91Matt SwarmerCHC@PIT, @STL 4%47%
92Tyler AndersonLAD@CIN   
93Jose UrquidyHOUNYM, @NYY   
94Chad KuhlCOL@MIA 20%47%
95Caleb KilianCHC@PIT, @STL 11% 
96Reid DetmersLAAKC 50% 
97Josh WinckowskiBOSDET, @CLE 1%0%
98Keegan ThompsonCHC@PIT 19%49%
99Blake SnellSDPHI   
100Aaron AshbyMILSTL, TORTentative, reportedly suffering from fatigue and not forearm tightness  
101Kyle HendricksCHC@STL 45% 
102Cristian JavierHOU@NYY   
103Braxton GarrettMIACOL 3%32%
104MacKenzie GoreSDPHI   
105Mike MinorCIN@SF 6% 
106Mitch KellerPIT@TB 15% 
107Daniel CastanoMIACOL, NYM 0%0%
108Anthony DeSclafaniSF@ATL, CIN 27% 
109Adrian HouserMILTOR   
110Cole IrvinOAK@KC 16% 
111Paolo EspinoWAS@TEX 0%0%
112Jason AlexanderMILSTL 3%30%
113Andrew HeaneyLAD@ATL   
114Andre PallanteSTLCHC 8%47%
115Ranger SuarezPHI@SD   
116Beau BrieskeDET@BOS, @ARI 0%9%
117Dakota HudsonSTL@MIL 40% 
118Alex WoodSF@ATL   
119Jose QuintanaPITCHC 20% 
120Madison BumgarnerARI@SD   
121Daniel LynchKC@LAA 4% 
122Jonathan HeasleyKC@LAA 2%23%
123James KaprielianOAKSEA, @KC 4%36%
124Chris FlexenSEA@LAA 33% 
125Hunter GreeneCINLAD   
126Kris BubicKC@LAA 0%0%
127Zach PlesacCLE@MIN   
128Josh FlemingTBNYY 0%0%
129German MarquezCOL@MIN 31% 
130Ian AndersonATLLAD   
131Alex FaedoDET@BOS, @ARI   
132Zach ThompsonPITCHC 1%13%
133Justin SteeleCHC@PIT 10% 
134Trevor WilliamsNYM@HOU 0%11%
135Jordan LylesBALWAS, @CWS 1%11%
136Luke WeaverARIDET 0%28%
137Ryan FeltnerCOL@MIA, @MIN 0%2%
138Chris ArcherMINCOL 9% 
139Dylan BundyMINCOL 11%40%
140Devin SmeltzerMINCLE 10% 
141Yusei KikuchiTOR@MIL   
142Aaron CivaleCLE@MIN, BOS 8%28%
143Jose SuarezLAASEA 0%0%
144Antonio SenzatelaCOL@MIN 0%2%
145Jackson TetreaultWAS@TEX 0%0%
146Dean KremerBAL@CWS 1%0%
147Erick FeddeWAS@BAL 1%11%
148Rony GarciaDET@ARI 3%45%
149Jared KoenigOAK@KC 0%2%
150Patrick CorbinWAS@BAL 5%28%
151Taylor HearnTEXWAS 2%13%
152Kyle BradishBAL@CWS 11% 
153Spenser WatkinsBAL@CWS 0%0%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Shane McClanahanTBNYY, PITWon't be the last time he tops the chart
2Gerrit ColeNYY@TB, HOU 
3Dylan CeaseCWSTOR, BAL 
4Nestor CortesNYY@TB, HOU 
5Robbie RaySEA@OAK 
6Alek ManoahTOR@MIL 
7Shohei OhtaniLAAKC 
8Jordan MontgomeryNYY@TB 
9Shane BieberCLEBOS 
10Justin VerlanderHOU@NYY 
11Frankie MontasOAKSEA.373 BABIP over last 3 GS inflating ratios
12Luis GarciaHOUNYM 
13Logan GilbertSEA@LAA 
14Luis SeverinoNYYHOU 
15Jeffrey SpringsTBPIT 
16Jameson TaillonNYYHOU 
17Jose BerriosTOR@CWS, @MILRounding into form
18Sonny GrayMINCLE 
19Shane BazTBNYY 
20Michael KopechCWSBAL 
21Martin PerezTEXPHI, WAS 
22Corey KluberTBPIT 
23Joe RyanMINCLE, COL 
24Marco GonzalesSEA@OAK, @LAA 
25Tyler WellsBALWAS 
26Brady SingerKCOAK 
27Kevin GausmanTOR@CWS 
28Michael WachaBOSDET 
29Lance LynnCWSTOR, BALStill shaking off some rust
30George KirbySEA@OAK 
31Lucas GiolitoCWSTOR5 HR allowed over previous 16 IP
32Nick PivettaBOS@CLE 
33Tarik SkubalDET@BOS 
34Michael LorenzenLAASEA 
35Patrick SandovalLAASEA 
36Garrett WhitlockBOS@CLE 
37Noah SyndergaardLAAKC 
38Framber ValdezHOU@NYY 
39Jon GrayTEXPHI 
40Rich HillBOSDET 
41Brad KellerKCOAK 
42Paul BlackburnOAKSEA 
43Dane DunningTEXWAS 
44Ross StriplingTOR@CWS 
45Johnny CuetoCWSBAL 
46Triston McKenzieCLE@MIN 
47Cal QuantrillCLEBOS 
48Zack GreinkeKCOAK 
49Jose UrquidyHOUNYM, @NYY 
50Reid DetmersLAAKC 
51Josh WinckowskiBOSDET, @CLE 
52Cristian JavierHOU@NYY 
53AL Reliever   
54Cole IrvinOAK@KC 
55Beau BrieskeDET@BOS, @ARI 
56Daniel LynchKC@LAA 
57Jonathan HeasleyKC@LAA 
58James KaprielianOAKSEA, @KC 
59Chris FlexenSEA@LAA 
60Kris BubicKC@LAA 
61Zach PlesacCLE@MIN 
62Josh FlemingTBNYY 
63Alex FaedoDET@BOS, @ARI 
64Jordan LylesBALWAS, @CWS 
65Chris ArcherMINCOL 
66Dylan BundyMINCOL 
67Devin SmeltzerMINCLE 
68Yusei KikuchiTOR@MIL 
69Aaron CivaleCLE@MIN, BOS 
70Jose SuarezLAASEA 
71Dean KremerBAL@CWS 
72Rony GarciaDET@ARI 
73Jared KoenigOAK@KC 
74Taylor HearnTEXWAS 
75Kyle BradishBAL@CWS 
76Spenser WatkinsBAL@CWS 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Corbin BurnesMILSTL, TOR 
2Max FriedATLSF, LAD 
3Yu DarvishSDARI, PHI 
4Sean ManaeaSDARI, PHI 
5Logan WebbSF@ATL, CINStrikeouts on the upswing
6Aaron NolaPHI@SD 
7Max ScherzerNYM@MIAWelcome back
8Sandy AlcantaraMIANYM 
9Tony GonsolinLAD@CIN, @ATLSolid skills, but regression forthcoming
10Miles MikolasSTL@MIL, CHC 
11Zack WheelerPHI@TEX 
12Pablo LopezMIACOL3 HR allowed in last 16.2 IP
13Tyler MahleCINLAD, @SFIn a groove, but LAD at home will be a challenge
14Kyle FreelandCOL@MIA 
15Kyle WrightATLSF 
16Clayton KershawLAD@CIN 
17Spencer StriderATLSF, LAD24 K over last 15.1 IP
18Zac GallenARI@SD 
19David PetersonNYMMIA 
20Chris BassittNYM@MIA 
21Julio UriasLAD@ATL 
22Carlos RodonSF@ATL 
23Jack FlahertySTL@MIL, CHCReportedly too amped in return, look for better control
24Eric LauerMILSTL 
25Charlie MortonATLSF 
26Alex CobbSFCIN 
27Luis CastilloCINLAD 
28Roansy ContrerasPITCHC, @TBShowing some strikeout potential
29Graham AshcraftCIN@SF 
30Taijuan WalkerNYM@MIA 
31Zach EflinPHI@SD 
32Merrill KellyARIDET 
33Kyle GibsonPHI@TEX, @SD 
34Carlos CarrascoNYM@HOU 
35Josiah GrayWAS@TEX 
36Mike ClevingerSDARI 
37Adam WainwrightSTL@MIL 
38JT BrubakerPITCHC, @TB 
39Zach DaviesARI@SD, DET 
40Trevor RogersMIA@NYM, NYM 
41Matt SwarmerCHC@PIT, @STL 
42Tyler AndersonLAD@CIN 
43Chad KuhlCOL@MIA 
44Caleb KilianCHC@PIT, @STL 
45Keegan ThompsonCHC@PIT 
46Blake SnellSDPHI 
47Aaron AshbyMILSTL, TORTentative, reportedly suffering from fatigue and not forearm tightness
48Kyle HendricksCHC@STL 
49Braxton GarrettMIACOL 
50MacKenzie GoreSDPHI 
51Mike MinorCIN@SF 
52Mitch KellerPIT@TB 
53Daniel CastanoMIACOL, NYM 
54NL Reliever   
55Anthony DeSclafaniSF@ATL, CIN 
56Adrian HouserMILTOR 
57Paolo EspinoWAS@TEX 
58Jason AlexanderMILSTL 
59Andrew HeaneyLAD@ATL 
60Andre PallanteSTLCHC 
61Ranger SuarezPHI@SD 
62Dakota HudsonSTL@MIL 
63Alex WoodSF@ATL 
64Jose QuintanaPITCHC 
65Madison BumgarnerARI@SD 
66Hunter GreeneCINLAD 
67German MarquezCOL@MIN 
68Ian AndersonATLLAD 
69Zach ThompsonPITCHC 
70Justin SteeleCHC@PIT 
71Trevor WilliamsNYM@HOU 
72Luke WeaverARIDET 
73Ryan FeltnerCOL@MIA, @MIN 
74Antonio SenzatelaCOL@MIN 
75Jackson TetreaultWAS@TEX 
76Erick FeddeWAS@BAL 
77Patrick CorbinWAS@BAL 

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