Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Status Quo, at Least for Now

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Status Quo, at Least for Now

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

And so it begins. Starting on Monday, umpires will be checking pitchers for foreign substances. Catchers and infielders can also be checked. No adjustments were made for this set of rankings. Perhaps that's a mistake, but I feel presupposing outcomes is a bigger blunder. Fasten your seatbelt friends, it's going to be a rocky ride.

If you have questions pertaining to the schedule, please direct those to the Projected Starters grid as I pull the matchups from there.

UPDATED: Monday June 21 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 21-27

Mixed Leagues

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Gerrit ColeNYYKC, @BOS4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2Max ScherzerWAS@PHI, @MIA 
3Zack WheelerPHIWAS, @NYMHis surge has been lost in the shuffle
4Yu DarvishSDLAD, ARI 
5Clayton KershawLAD@SD, CHC27 K last 18 IP
6Jacob deGromNYMATL, PHIWait and see….
7Sandy AlcantaraMIATOR, WAS 
8Walker BuehlerLADCHC 
9Julio UriasLAD@SD, CHC 
10Aaron CivaleCLE@CHC, @MIN 
11Corbin BurnesMILCOL 
12Ian AndersonATL@NYM, @CIN 
13Brandon WoodruffMIL@ARI 
14Kevin GausmanSF@LAA 
15Ross StriplingTOR@MIA, BALGreat matchups to stay on a roll
16Kyle HendricksCHCCLE, @LAD 
17Robbie RayTOR@MIA 
18Aaron NolaPHI@NYM 
19Tyler MahleCIN@MIN, ATLRewarding those sticking

And so it begins. Starting on Monday, umpires will be checking pitchers for foreign substances. Catchers and infielders can also be checked. No adjustments were made for this set of rankings. Perhaps that's a mistake, but I feel presupposing outcomes is a bigger blunder. Fasten your seatbelt friends, it's going to be a rocky ride.

If you have questions pertaining to the schedule, please direct those to the Projected Starters grid as I pull the matchups from there.

UPDATED: Monday June 21 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 21-27

Mixed Leagues

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Gerrit ColeNYYKC, @BOS4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2Max ScherzerWAS@PHI, @MIA 
3Zack WheelerPHIWAS, @NYMHis surge has been lost in the shuffle
4Yu DarvishSDLAD, ARI 
5Clayton KershawLAD@SD, CHC27 K last 18 IP
6Jacob deGromNYMATL, PHIWait and see….
7Sandy AlcantaraMIATOR, WAS 
8Walker BuehlerLADCHC 
9Julio UriasLAD@SD, CHC 
10Aaron CivaleCLE@CHC, @MIN 
11Corbin BurnesMILCOL 
12Ian AndersonATL@NYM, @CIN 
13Brandon WoodruffMIL@ARI 
14Kevin GausmanSF@LAA 
15Ross StriplingTOR@MIA, BALGreat matchups to stay on a roll
16Kyle HendricksCHCCLE, @LAD 
17Robbie RayTOR@MIA 
18Aaron NolaPHI@NYM 
19Tyler MahleCIN@MIN, ATLRewarding those sticking with him
20Hyun Jin RyuTORBAL 
21Chris PaddackSDARI26 K over last 17 IP
22Marcus StromanNYMATL 
23Lance LynnCWSSEA 
24Adam WainwrightSTLPIT 
25Kyle GibsonTEXOAK, KC 
26Yusei KikuchiSEA@CWS 
27Taijuan WalkerNYMPHI 
28Trevor RogersMIATORTwo home starts helps a lot
29Joe MusgroveSDLAD 
30Carlos RodonCWSSEA 
31Charlie MortonATL@NYM 
32Trevor BauerLAD@SD 
33Lucas GiolitoCWS@PIT 
34Chris BassittOAK@TEX 
35Pablo LopezMIAWAS 
36Sean ManaeaOAK@SF 
37Framber ValdezHOU@DET 
38Jose BerriosMINCLE 
39Shohei OhtaniLAASF 
40Patrick CorbinWAS@MIA 
41Freddy PeraltaMIL@ARI 
42Zack GreinkeHOU@BAL 
43Zach EflinPHI@NYMAt least 6 IP in 11 of 13 GS
44Ryan YarbroughTBBOS, LAABoosted by home park
45Rich HillTBBOS 
46Frankie MontasOAK@TEX, @SF 
47German MarquezCOL@SEA 
48Dallas KeuchelCWSSEA 
49Eduardo RodriguezBOS@TB, NYYHas pitched into bad luck, but is also not nearly as sharp as usual
50Adbert AlzolayCHCCLE, @LAD 
51Mike MinorKC@TEX 
52Matt ManningDETSTL 
53Tony GonsolinLADCHC 
54Jake OdorizziHOU@BAL, @DETBenefits from soft matchups
55Anthony DeSclafaniSF@LAA 
56Jose UrquidyHOU@BAL 
57Max FriedATL@NYM 
58Josh FlemingTBLAA 
59JT BrubakerPIT@STL 
60Joe RossWAS@MIA 
61Lance McCullers Jr.HOU@DET 
62Dinelson LametSDARI 
63Alex WoodSFOAK 
64Alek ManoahTORBAL 
65Chris FlexenSEACOL 
66Tarik SkubalDETSTL, HOU24 K last 17 IP but also 8 BB and 3 HR in that span
67Alex CobbLAA@TB 
68Zac GallenARIMIL 
69Brady SingerKC@NYY, @TEX 
70Tyler AndersonPITCWS, @STL 
71James KaprielianOAK@TEX 
72Kenta MaedaMINCLE 
73Luis CastilloCINATL 
74Andrew HeaneyLAASF 
75Shane McClanahanTBLAA 
76Luis GarciaHOU@DET 
77Dylan CeaseCWS@PIT 
78Jameson TaillonNYYKC 
79Jordan MontgomeryNYY@BOS 
80Nick PivettaBOS@TB 
81Griffin CanningLAA@TB 
82Mix 12 Reliever   
83Sammy LongSFOAK 
84Johan OviedoSTL@DET, PIT 
85Merrill KellyARIMIL, @SD 
86Spencer HowardPHI@NYM 
87Cole IrvinOAK@TEX, @SF 
88Logan GilbertSEA@CWS 
89Adrian HouserMILCOL 
90Kwang Hyun KimSTLPIT 
91Nick TropeanoNYMATL 
92Mix 15 Reliever   
93Johnny CuetoSFOAK 
94Marco GonzalesSEA@CWS 
95Patrick SandovalLAA@TB 
96Caleb SmithARIMIL 
97Jon LesterWAS@MIA 
98Carlos MartinezSTLPIT 
99Michael KingNYYKC 
100David PetersonNYMPHI 
101Steven MatzTORBAL 
102Antonio SenzatelaCOL@MIL 
103Blake SnellSDLAD 
104Garrett RichardsBOS@TB 
105Zach DaviesCHC@LAD 
106Vince VelasquezPHIWAS 
107Nathan EovaldiBOSNYY 
108Wade MileyCIN@MIN 
109Martin PerezBOSNYY 
110J.A. HappMINCIN, CLE 
111Jerad EickhoffNYMATL 
112Domingo GermanNYY@BOS 
113Jordan LylesTEXOAK, KC 
114Kyle FreelandCOL@SEA, @MIL 
115Casey MizeDETHOU 
116Erick FeddeWAS@PHI 
117Kolby AllardTEXOAK 
118Dane DunningTEXKC 
119Chad KuhlPIT@STL 
120Jon GrayCOL@MIL 
121Bailey OberMINCIN 
122Cody PoteetMIAWAS 
123Eric LauerMILCOL 
124Drew SmylyATL@CIN 
125Zach ThompsonMIAWAS 
126Justus SheffieldSEACOL 
127J.C. MejiaCLE@MIN 
128Jake ArrietaCHC@LAD 
129Mike FoltynewiczTEXOAK 
130John GantSTL@DET 
131Jorge LopezBALHOU, @TOR 
132Vladimir GutierrezCINATL 
133Sean NewcombATL@CIN 
134Brad KellerKC@NYY 
135Bryse WilsonATL@CIN 
136Michael WachaTBBOS 
137Wil CrowePIT@STL 
138Keegan AkinBALHOU, @TOR 
139Eli MorganCLE@CHC, @MIN 
140Kris BubicKC@NYY 
141Sean Reid-FoleyNYMPHI 
142Kyle MullerATL@NYM 
143Dean KremerBAL@TOR 
144Cal QuantrillCLE@MIN 
145Brett AndersonMIL@ARI 
146Randy DobnakMINCLE 
147Matt PeacockARI@SD 
148Alex YoungARI@SD 
149Tony SantillanCINATL 
150Jackson KowarKC@TEX 
151Chase De JongPITCWS 
152Jose UrenaDETHOU 
153Matt HarveyBAL@TOR 
154Tom EshelmanBALHOU 
155Wily PeraltaDETHOU 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Gerrit ColeNYYKC, @BOS4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2Aaron CivaleCLE@CHC, @MIN 
3Ross StriplingTOR@MIA, BALGreat matchups to stay on a roll
4Robbie RayTOR@MIA 
5Hyun Jin RyuTORBAL 
6Lance LynnCWSSEA 
7Kyle GibsonTEXOAK, KC 
8Yusei KikuchiSEA@CWS 
9Carlos RodonCWSSEA 
10Lucas GiolitoCWS@PIT 
11Chris BassittOAK@TEX 
12Sean ManaeaOAK@SF 
13Framber ValdezHOU@DET 
14Jose BerriosMINCLE 
15Shohei OhtaniLAASF 
16Zack GreinkeHOU@BAL 
17Ryan YarbroughTBBOS, LAABoosted by home park
18Rich HillTBBOS 
19Frankie MontasOAK@TEX, @SF 
20Dallas KeuchelCWSSEA 
21Eduardo RodriguezBOS@TB, NYYHas pitched into bad luck, but is also not nearly as sharp as usual
22Mike MinorKC@TEX 
23Matt ManningDETSTL 
24Jake OdorizziHOU@BAL, @DETBenefits from soft matchups
25Jose UrquidyHOU@BAL 
26Josh FlemingTBLAA 
27Lance McCullers Jr.HOU@DET 
28Alek ManoahTORBAL 
29Chris FlexenSEACOL 
30Tarik SkubalDETSTL, HOU24 K last 17 IP but also 8 BB and 3 HR in that span
31Alex CobbLAA@TB 
32Brady SingerKC@NYY, @TEX 
33James KaprielianOAK@TEX 
34Kenta MaedaMINCLE 
35Andrew HeaneyLAASF 
36Shane McClanahanTBLAA 
37Luis GarciaHOU@DET 
38Dylan CeaseCWS@PIT 
39Jameson TaillonNYYKC 
40Jordan MontgomeryNYY@BOS 
41Nick PivettaBOS@TB 
42Griffin CanningLAA@TB 
43Cole IrvinOAK@TEX, @SF 
44Logan GilbertSEA@CWS 
45Marco GonzalesSEA@CWS 
46Patrick SandovalLAA@TB 
47Michael KingNYYKC 
48Steven MatzTORBAL 
49Garrett RichardsBOS@TB 
50AL Reliever   
51Nathan EovaldiBOSNYY 
52Martin PerezBOSNYY 
53J.A. HappMINCIN, CLE 
54Domingo GermanNYY@BOS 
55Jordan LylesTEXOAK, KC 
56Casey MizeDETHOU 
57Kolby AllardTEXOAK 
58Dane DunningTEXKC 
59Bailey OberMINCIN 
60Justus SheffieldSEACOL 
61J.C. MejiaCLE@MIN 
62Mike FoltynewiczTEXOAK 
63Jorge LopezBALHOU, @TOR 
64Brad KellerKC@NYY 
65Michael WachaTBBOS 
66Keegan AkinBALHOU, @TOR 
67Eli MorganCLE@CHC, @MIN 
68Kris BubicKC@NYY 
69Dean KremerBAL@TOR 
70Cal QuantrillCLE@MIN 
71Randy DobnakMINCLE 
72Jackson KowarKC@TEX 
73Jose UrenaDETHOU 
74Matt HarveyBAL@TOR 
75Tom EshelmanBALHOU 
76Wily PeraltaDETHOU 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Max ScherzerWAS@PHI, @MIA 
2Zack WheelerPHIWAS, @NYMHis surge has been lost in the shuffle
3Yu DarvishSDLAD, ARI 
4Clayton KershawLAD@SD, CHC27 K last 18 IP
5Jacob deGromNYMATL, PHIWait and see….
6Sandy AlcantaraMIATOR, WAS 
7Walker BuehlerLADCHC 
8Julio UriasLAD@SD, CHC 
9Corbin BurnesMILCOL 
10Ian AndersonATL@NYM, @CIN 
11Brandon WoodruffMIL@ARI 
12Kevin GausmanSF@LAA 
13Kyle HendricksCHCCLE, @LAD 
14Aaron NolaPHI@NYM 
15Tyler MahleCIN@MIN, ATLRewarding those sticking with him
16Chris PaddackSDARI26 K over last 17 IP
17Marcus StromanNYMATL 
18Adam WainwrightSTLPIT 
19Taijuan WalkerNYMPHI 
20Trevor RogersMIATORTwo home starts helps a lot
21Joe MusgroveSDLAD 
22Charlie MortonATL@NYM 
23Trevor BauerLAD@SD 
24Pablo LopezMIAWAS 
25Patrick CorbinWAS@MIA 
26Freddy PeraltaMIL@ARI 
27Zach EflinPHI@NYMAt least 6 IP in 11 of 13 GS
28German MarquezCOL@SEA 
29Adbert AlzolayCHCCLE, @LAD 
30Tony GonsolinLADCHC 
31Anthony DeSclafaniSF@LAA 
32Max FriedATL@NYM 
33JT BrubakerPIT@STL 
34Joe RossWAS@MIA 
35Dinelson LametSDARI 
36Alex WoodSFOAK 
37Zac GallenARIMIL 
38Tyler AndersonPITCWS, @STL 
39Luis CastilloCINATL 
40Sammy LongSFOAK 
41Johan OviedoSTL@DET, PIT 
42Merrill KellyARIMIL, @SD 
43Spencer HowardPHI@NYM 
44Adrian HouserMILCOL 
45Kwang Hyun KimSTLPIT 
46Nick TropeanoNYMATL 
47Johnny CuetoSFOAK 
48Caleb SmithARIMIL 
49Jon LesterWAS@MIA 
50Carlos MartinezSTLPIT 
51David PetersonNYMPHI 
52Antonio SenzatelaCOL@MIL 
53Blake SnellSDLAD 
54NL Reliever   
55Zach DaviesCHC@LAD 
56Vince VelasquezPHIWAS 
57Wade MileyCIN@MIN 
58Jerad EickhoffNYMATL 
59Kyle FreelandCOL@SEA, @MIL 
60Erick FeddeWAS@PHI 
61Chad KuhlPIT@STL 
62Jon GrayCOL@MIL 
63Cody PoteetMIAWAS 
64Eric LauerMILCOL 
65Drew SmylyATL@CIN 
66Zach ThompsonMIAWAS 
67Jake ArrietaCHC@LAD 
68John GantSTL@DET 
69Vladimir GutierrezCINATL 
70Sean NewcombATL@CIN 
71Bryse WilsonATL@CIN 
72Wil CrowePIT@STL 
73Sean Reid-FoleyNYMPHI 
74Kyle MullerATL@NYM 
75Brett AndersonMIL@ARI 
76Matt PeacockARI@SD 
77Alex YoungARI@SD 
78Tony SantillanCINATL 
79Chase De JongPITCWS 

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