Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Sale of the Week

Todd Zola ranks this week's starting pitching as Boston's Chris Sale gets a double dip of the Rays and Yankees.

Updated on August 5, 2017 12:10PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Sale of the Week

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Todd Zola

Updated on August 5, 2017 12:10PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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Last week there were a bunch of mid-tier pitchers with two starts, so it stands to reason this week some aces have a pair, along with some lower-level hurlers with the double dip. There's also a handful of options, most notably Stephen Strasburg, whose availability is still unclear.

UPDATED Sunday, August 6, 10:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB, at NYY	Lined up to face the Yankees for three series
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. COL, at TB
3	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. MIL, at DET	Regression has settled, landing point still pretty good
4	James Paxton	SEA	vs. LAA
5	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at TB
6	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at CWS, at TEX	Expecting return to form after a couple starts off the DL
7	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at LAA, at OAK	Two weak lineups in great pitching venues
8	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at OAK, vs. LAA	Favorable opponents in favorable parks
9	Jason Vargas	KC	vs. STL, at CWS
10	Danny Duffy	KC	at CWS	Coming off beating by Seattle, helped by a scoring change
11	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BOS	Silenced Tribe last time out
12	J.A. Happ	TOR	vs. NYY, vs. PIT	Coming off one of his better outings of the season
13	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TOR, vs. BOS
14	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TB
15	Danny Salazar	CLE	at TB
16	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TOR
17	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. PIT
18	Chris

UPDATED Sunday, August 6, 10:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB, at NYY	Lined up to face the Yankees for three series
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. COL, at TB
3	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. MIL, at DET	Regression has settled, landing point still pretty good
4	James Paxton	SEA	vs. LAA
5	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at TB
6	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at CWS, at TEX	Expecting return to form after a couple starts off the DL
7	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at LAA, at OAK	Two weak lineups in great pitching venues
8	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at OAK, vs. LAA	Favorable opponents in favorable parks
9	Jason Vargas	KC	vs. STL, at CWS
10	Danny Duffy	KC	at CWS	Coming off beating by Seattle, helped by a scoring change
11	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BOS	Silenced Tribe last time out
12	J.A. Happ	TOR	vs. NYY, vs. PIT	Coming off one of his better outings of the season
13	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TOR, vs. BOS
14	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TB
15	Danny Salazar	CLE	at TB
16	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TOR
17	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. PIT
18	Chris Archer	TB	vs. CLE
19	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	at NYY
20	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at NYY	Still not sharp, but battled last time out
21	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. BAL
22	Justin Verlander	DET	vs. PIT
23	Jose Berrios	MIN	at DET
24	Sonny Gray	NYY	at TOR
25	Collin McHugh	HOU	at CWS
26	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. CLE
27	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. CLE
28	JC Ramirez	LAA	vs. BAL, at SEA
29	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	vs. LAA
30	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	at LAA, at OAK	Nice pair of parks
31	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at LAA	Four straight excellent outings
32	Kendall Graveman	OAK	vs. SEA, vs. BAL
33	Jake Odorizzi	TB	vs. BOS
34	Brad Peacock	HOU	at CWS
35	Trevor Cahill	KC	at STL
36	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. SEA
37	Jason Hammel	KC	at STL
38	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at SEA
39	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at TB
40	Charlie Morton	HOU	at TEX
41	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. HOU
42	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at PIT, vs. MIN
43	Matt Boyd	DET	at PIT, vs. MIN
44	Parker Bridwell	LAA	vs. BAL, at SEA
45	A.J. Griffin	TEX	at NYM
46	Wade Miley	BAL	at OAK
47	Troy Scribner	LAA	vs. BAL
48	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	at OAK
49	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at SEA
50	Paul Blackburn	OAK	vs. BAL
51	Mike Fiers	HOU	at TEX
52	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	vs. MIL, at DET
53	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. LAA
54	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. KC
55	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at OAK
56	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. PIT
57	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. BAL
58	Andrew Cashner	TEX	at NYM
59	Jaime Garcia	NYY	vs. BOS
60	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. MIN
61	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. COL
62	Taylor Cole	TOR	vs. PIT	Not definite, could make spot-start
63	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. NYY
64	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. BOS, vs. CLE
65	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. STL, at CWS
66	Carlos Rodon	CWS	vs. HOU
67	James Shields	CWS	vs. KC
68	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at MIL
69	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	vs. KC
70	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. HOU
71	Bartolo Colon	MIN	at MIL
72	Cesar Valdez	TOR	vs. NYY
73	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	vs. HOU
74	Derek Holland	CWS	vs. HOU
75	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. HOU

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rank	Pitcher	TEAM	Opponent(s)	Comments
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIA, vs. SF	All systems go
2	Carlos Martinez	STL	at KC, vs. ATL	Gaetting benefit of the doubt, has been scuffling
3	Jake Arrieta	CHC	at SF, at ARI	Strikeouts down, but Arrieta is bavk to being reliable
4	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SD	Patience paid off, Hill pitcher of the month in July
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at PHI
6	Michael Wacha	STL	at KC, vs. ATL	Look for a rebound after tough outing vs. the Brewers
7	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. SF	Tentative, likely won't be rushed back
8	Alex Wood	LAD	at ARI
9	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. CHC
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. NYM
11	Yu Darvish	LAD	at ARI
12	Jose Quintana	CHC	at SF
13	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. LAD
14	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. KC	Strikeouts low, but still limiting the long ball
15	Brent Suter	MIL	at MIN, vs. CIN	Getting by with low walks and low homers
16	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. CIN	Ratios fully supported with underlying metrics
17	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. SD
18	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. MIA
19	Steven Matz	NYM	at PHI
20	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. LAD, vs. CHC	Pair of tough foes for 2017's breakout hurler
21	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. SD
22	Ivan Nova	PIT	at DET
23	Jon Lester	CHC	at ARI
24	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. PHI
25	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN
26	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	vs. SD
27	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at WAS
28	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. DET, at TOR
29	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at STL
30	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at DET
31	Jon Gray	COL	at MIA
32	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. DET, at TOR
33	Mike Leake	STL	vs. KC
34	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at TOR
35	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. PHI	Whiffs and walk rates improving, but doesn't matter with homers still high
36	Mark Leiter	PHI	at ATL, vs. NYM
37	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. MIN
38	Seth Lugo	NYM	at PHI
39	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. NYM
40	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at MIA
41	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at SF
42	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at ARI
43	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. NYM
44	R.A. Dickey	ATL	at STL
45	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. MIA
46	Sal Romano	CIN	vs. SD, at MIL
47	Chad Bettis	COL	at MIA
48	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	at CIN, at LAD
49	Chris Flexen	NYM	vs. TEX, at PHI
50	Travis Wood	SD	at CIN
51	Matt Garza	MIL	at MIN, vs. CIN
52	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. ATL
53	Jose Urena	MIA	vs. COL
54	Luis Perdomo	SD	at CIN, at LAD
55	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at CIN
56	Tim Adleman	CIN	vs. SD
57	Scott Feldman	CIN	at MIL
58	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. LAD
59	Dan Straily	MIA	at WAS
60	Adam Conley	MIA	at WAS	Tough draw, but could be a fantasy factor down the stretch
61	Lucas Sims	ATL	at STL
62	John Lackey	CHC	at ARI
63	Asher Wojciechowski	CIN	vs. SD
64	A.J. Cole	WAS	vs. MIA
65	Homer Bailey	CIN	at MIL
66	Matt Moore	SF	vs. CHC, at WAS	Dolphins excusing him from practice on game days
67	Vance Worley	MIA	at WAS, vs. COL
68	Chris O'Grady	MIA	at WAS, vs. COL
69	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	at ATL
70	German Marquez	COL	at CLE
71	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at CLE
72	Clayton Richard	SD	at LAD
73	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. CHC
74	Ty Blach	SF	vs. CHC
75	Rafael Montero	NYM	vs. TEX
76	Chris Stratton	SF	at WAS
77	Anthony Banda	ARI	vs. CHC
78	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. SF

MLB

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB, at NYY	Lined up to face the Yankees for three series
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. COL, at TB
3	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIA, vs. SF	All systems go
4	Carlos Martinez	STL	at KC, vs. ATL	Gaetting benefit of the doubt, has been scuffling
5	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. MIL, at DET	Regression has settled, landing point still pretty good
6	Jake Arrieta	CHC	at SF, at ARI	Strikeouts down, but Arrieta is bavk to being reliable
7	James Paxton	SEA	vs. LAA
8	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SD	Patience paid off, Hill pitcher of the month in July
9	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at PHI
10	Michael Wacha	STL	at KC, vs. ATL	Look for a rebound after tough outing vs. the Brewers
11	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at TB
12	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at CWS, at TEX	Expecting return to form after a couple starts off the DL
13	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. SF	Tentative, likely won't be rushed back
14	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at LAA, at OAK	Two weak lineups in great pitching venues
15	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at OAK, vs. LAA	Favorable opponents in favorable parks
16	Alex Wood	LAD	at ARI
17	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. CHC
18	Jason Vargas	KC	vs. STL, at CWS
19	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. NYM
20	Danny Duffy	KC	at CWS	Coming off beating by Seattle, helped by a scoring change
21	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BOS	Silenced Tribe last time out
22	Yu Darvish	LAD	at ARI
23	J.A. Happ	TOR	vs. NYY, vs. PIT	Coming off one of his better outings of the season
24	Jose Quintana	CHC	at SF
25	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. LAD
26	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TOR, vs. BOS
27	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. KC	Strikeouts low, but still limiting the long ball
28	Brent Suter	MIL	at MIN, vs. CIN	Getting by with low walks and low homers
29	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TB
30	Danny Salazar	CLE	at TB
31	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. CIN	Ratios fully supported with underlying metrics
32	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. SD
33	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TOR
34	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. MIA
35	Steven Matz	NYM	at PHI
36	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. PIT
37	Chris Archer	TB	vs. CLE
38	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	at NYY
39	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at NYY	Still not sharp, but battled last time out
40	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. BAL
41	Justin Verlander	DET	vs. PIT
42	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. LAD, vs. CHC	Pair of tough foes for 2017's breakout hurler
43	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. SD
44	Ivan Nova	PIT	at DET
45	Jon Lester	CHC	at ARI
46	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. PHI
47	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN
48	Jose Berrios	MIN	at DET
49	Sonny Gray	NYY	at TOR
50	Collin McHugh	HOU	at CWS
51	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	vs. SD
52	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at WAS
53	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. DET, at TOR
54	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. CLE
55	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. CLE
56	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at STL
57	JC Ramirez	LAA	vs. BAL, at SEA
58	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at DET
59	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	vs. LAA
60	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	at LAA, at OAK	Nice pair of parks
61	Jon Gray	COL	at MIA
62	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at LAA	Four straight excellent outings
63	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. DET, at TOR
64	Mike Leake	STL	vs. KC
65	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at TOR
66	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. PHI	Whiffs and walk rates improving, but doesn't matter with homers still high
67	Kendall Graveman	OAK	vs. SEA, vs. BAL
68	Mark Leiter	PHI	at ATL, vs. NYM
69	Jake Odorizzi	TB	vs. BOS
70	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. MIN
71	Seth Lugo	NYM	at PHI
72	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. NYM
73	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at MIA
74	Brad Peacock	HOU	at CWS
75	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at SF
76	Trevor Cahill	KC	at STL
77	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. SEA
78	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at ARI
79	Jason Hammel	KC	at STL
80	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at SEA
81	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. NYM
82	R.A. Dickey	ATL	at STL
83	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at TB
84	Charlie Morton	HOU	at TEX
85	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. MIA
86	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. HOU
87	Sal Romano	CIN	vs. SD, at MIL
88	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at PIT, vs. MIN
89	Chad Bettis	COL	at MIA
90	Matt Boyd	DET	at PIT, vs. MIN
91	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	at CIN, at LAD
92	Chris Flexen	NYM	vs. TEX, at PHI
93	Travis Wood	SD	at CIN
94	Matt Garza	MIL	at MIN, vs. CIN
95	Parker Bridwell	LAA	vs. BAL, at SEA
96	A.J. Griffin	TEX	at NYM
97	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. ATL
98	Wade Miley	BAL	at OAK
99	Troy Scribner	LAA	vs. BAL
100	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	at OAK
101	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at SEA
102	Paul Blackburn	OAK	vs. BAL
103	Mike Fiers	HOU	at TEX
104	Jose Urena	MIA	vs. COL
105	Luis Perdomo	SD	at CIN, at LAD
106	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at CIN
107	Tim Adleman	CIN	vs. SD
108	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	vs. MIL, at DET
109	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. LAA
110	Scott Feldman	CIN	at MIL
111	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. LAD
112	Dan Straily	MIA	at WAS
113	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. KC
114	Adam Conley	MIA	at WAS	Tough draw, but could be a fantasy factor down the stretch
115	Lucas Sims	ATL	at STL
116	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at OAK
117	John Lackey	CHC	at ARI
118	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. PIT
119	Asher Wojciechowski	CIN	vs. SD
120	A.J. Cole	WAS	vs. MIA
121	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. BAL
122	Homer Bailey	CIN	at MIL
123	Matt Moore	SF	vs. CHC, at WAS	Dolphins excusing him from practice on game days
124	Andrew Cashner	TEX	at NYM
125	Jaime Garcia	NYY	vs. BOS
126	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. MIN
127	Vance Worley	MIA	at WAS, vs. COL
128	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. COL
129	Taylor Cole	TOR	vs. PIT	Not definite, could make spot-start
130	Chris O'Grady	MIA	at WAS, vs. COL
131	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. NYY
132	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	at ATL
133	German Marquez	COL	at CLE
134	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. BOS, vs. CLE
135	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. STL, at CWS
136	Carlos Rodon	CWS	vs. HOU
137	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at CLE
138	Clayton Richard	SD	at LAD
139	James Shields	CWS	vs. KC
140	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. CHC
141	Ty Blach	SF	vs. CHC
142	Rafael Montero	NYM	vs. TEX
143	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at MIL
144	Chris Stratton	SF	at WAS
145	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	vs. KC
146	Anthony Banda	ARI	vs. CHC
147	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. SF
148	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. HOU
149	Bartolo Colon	MIN	at MIL
150	Cesar Valdez	TOR	vs. NYY
151	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	vs. HOU
152	Derek Holland	CWS	vs. HOU
153	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. HOU