Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on July 20, 2026 1:18AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on July 20, 2026 1:18AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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While all pitching plans are subject to change, the first week after the break is always more flighty as the weather is wreaking havoc with teams that cooperated and decided early on their rotations.

After the dust settles, it'll be a busy week with 95 games. However, a schedule quirk has 15 matchups on Monday and only five on Thursday.

UPDATED: Monday July 20, 1:20 a.m. ET

Week of July 20-26

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM, COL	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins -- Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
10	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@PHI, @NYM
11	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
12	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
13	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
14	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
15	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL, TOR	Has to be Dunkin's next spokesperson
16	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a twenty?
17	Framber Valdez	DET	@CHC, KC
18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYY
19	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
20	Hunter Greene	CIN	@STL

While all pitching plans are subject to change, the first week after the break is always more flighty as the weather is wreaking havoc with teams that cooperated and decided early on their rotations.

After the dust settles, it'll be a busy week with 95 games. However, a schedule quirk has 15 matchups on Monday and only five on Thursday.

UPDATED: Monday July 20, 1:20 a.m. ET

Week of July 20-26

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM, COL	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins -- Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
10	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@PHI, @NYM
11	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
12	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
13	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
14	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
15	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL, TOR	Has to be Dunkin's next spokesperson
16	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a twenty?
17	Framber Valdez	DET	@CHC, KC
18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYY
19	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
20	Hunter Greene	CIN	@STL
21	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CHC, KC
22	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@PHI
23	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@NYY, CHC
24	Jared Jones	PIT	CHC
25	Gerrit Cole	NYY	PIT
26	Parker Messick	CLE	MIN
27	Logan Henderson	MIL	NYM	There are opening to stick in the rotation this time
28	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
29	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
30	Logan Webb	SF	LAA	Where did the strikeouts go?
31	Jake Bennett	BOS	BAL
32	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @SF
33	George Kirby	SEA	CIN
34	Shane Drohan	MIL	COL
35	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR
36	Nick Martinez	TB	@TOR, CLE
37	Ranger Suarez	BOS	BAL
38	Ryan Weathers	NYY	PIT, @PHI
39	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
40	Robert Gasser	MIL	COL
41	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@HOU
42	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA
43	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
44	Max Meyer	MIA	SD
45	Kyle Leahy	STL	@LAA, CIN
46	Sonny Gray	BOS	TOR
47	Shane McClanahan	TB	CLE
48	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	SD, @BAL
49	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
50	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@BOS	Dinner is on you.
51	Casey Mize	DET	KC
52	Nolan McLean	NYM	LAD
53	Michael Wacha	KC	SF, @DET
54	Sean Burke	CWS	HOU
55	Brady Singer	CIN	@SEA
56	Michael King	SD	@ATL
57	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@PHI
58	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TEX
59	Tyler Mahle	SF	@KC, LAA
60	Zach Thornton	NYM	@MIL
61	Ronel Blanco	HOU	MIA, @CWS
62	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN, @TB
63	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@BOS
64	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ATL
65	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
66	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
67	Hunter Brown	HOU	@CWS
68	Troy Melton	DET	@CHC
69	Luis Castillo	SEA	CIN
70	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CIN
71	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAD
72	Dustin May	STL	ARI
73	Jack Perkins	ATH	@ARI
74	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SEA, @STL
75	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@MIL, LAD	Tough pair to audition for a trade
76	Foster Griffin	WAS	ARI
77	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CLE
78	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@SF
79	Davis Martin	CWS	HOU
80	Mix 12 Reliever
81	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	MIA
82	Landen Roupp	SF	@KC
83	Robbie Ray	SF	LAA
84	Peter Lambert	HOU	MIA
85	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@NYM
86	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, ATL
87	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@COL, ARI
88	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TB
89	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@STL
90	Mix 15 Reliever
91	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
92	Brandon Sproat	MIL	NYM
93	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, CIN
94	Brandon Young	BAL	ATL
95	Will Warren	NYY	PIT, @PHI
96	Janson Junk	MIA	@HOU, SD
97	Christian Scott	NYM	@MIL
98	Walbert Urena	LAA	STL
99	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@SF
100	Seth Lugo	KC	SF
101	Aaron Nola	PHI	LAD
102	Grant Holmes	ATL	@BAL
103	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD, @BAL
104	Michael McGreevy	STL	@LAA
105	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PIT
106	Noah Cameron	KC	@DET
107	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATH
108	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CWS
109	Slade Cecconi	CLE	MIN, @TB
110	Shane Bieber	TOR	TB
111	Connor Prielipp	MIN	ATH
112	David Peterson	CHC	DET
113	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CWS
114	Martin Perez	ATL	SD
115	Noah Schultz	CWS	@TEX
116	Zack Littell	WAS	ARI
117	Zebby Matthews	MIN	ATH
118	Eric Lauer	LAD	@PHI
119	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
120	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
121	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@ARI, @MIN
122	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	TOR
123	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@COL
124	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYY
125	Colin Rea	CHC	DET
126	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET, @PIT
127	Anthony Kay	CWS	@TEX
128	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL
129	Spencer Miles	TOR	TB
130	Luinder Avila	KC	SF, @DET
131	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@WAS
132	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS, @MIL
133	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@NYY
134	Gabriel Hughes	COL	WAS
135	Alan Rangel	PHI	NYY
136	Mitch Bratt	ARI	ATH, @WAS
137	Cal Quantrill	TEX	CWS
138	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TEX, HOU
139	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@MIL
140	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN
141	Gage Jump	ATH	@ARI
142	Jack Anderson	MIN	@CLE
143	JP Sears	SD	@ATL, @MIA
144	Kohl Drake	ARI	ATH, @WAS
145	Griffin Canning	SD	@ATL
146	Walker Buehler	SD	@ATL, @MIA
147	Tyler Phillips	MIA	@HOU
148	Michael Lorenzen	COL	WAS
149	Trevor McDonald	SF	@KC
150	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@COL
151	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIL
152	Randy Dobnak	KC	@DET
153	German Marquez	SD	@MIA

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins -- Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
2	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
3	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
4	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
5	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
6	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
7	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL, TOR	Has to be Dunkin's next spokesperson
8	Framber Valdez	DET	@CHC, KC
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
10	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CHC, KC
11	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@PHI
12	Gerrit Cole	NYY	PIT
13	Parker Messick	CLE	MIN
14	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
15	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
16	Jake Bennett	BOS	BAL
17	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @SF
18	George Kirby	SEA	CIN
19	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR
20	Nick Martinez	TB	@TOR, CLE
21	Ranger Suarez	BOS	BAL
22	Ryan Weathers	NYY	PIT, @PHI
23	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
24	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA
25	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
26	Sonny Gray	BOS	TOR
27	Shane McClanahan	TB	CLE
28	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@BOS	Dinner is on you.
29	Casey Mize	DET	KC
30	Michael Wacha	KC	SF, @DET
31	Sean Burke	CWS	HOU
32	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TEX
33	Ronel Blanco	HOU	MIA, @CWS
34	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN, @TB
35	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@BOS
36	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ATL
37	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
38	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
39	Hunter Brown	HOU	@CWS
40	Troy Melton	DET	@CHC
41	Luis Castillo	SEA	CIN
42	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CIN
43	Jack Perkins	ATH	@ARI
44	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CLE
45	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@SF
46	Davis Martin	CWS	HOU
47	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	MIA
48	Peter Lambert	HOU	MIA
49	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, ATL
50	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TB
51	Brandon Young	BAL	ATL
52	Will Warren	NYY	PIT, @PHI
53	Walbert Urena	LAA	STL
54	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@SF
55	Seth Lugo	KC	SF
56	AL Reliever
57	Noah Cameron	KC	@DET
58	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CWS
59	Slade Cecconi	CLE	MIN, @TB
60	Shane Bieber	TOR	TB
61	Connor Prielipp	MIN	ATH
62	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CWS
63	Noah Schultz	CWS	@TEX
64	Zebby Matthews	MIN	ATH
65	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
66	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
67	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@ARI, @MIN
68	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	TOR
69	Anthony Kay	CWS	@TEX
70	Spencer Miles	TOR	TB
71	Luinder Avila	KC	SF, @DET
72	Cal Quantrill	TEX	CWS
73	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TEX, HOU
74	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN
75	Gage Jump	ATH	@ARI
76	Jack Anderson	MIN	@CLE
77	Randy Dobnak	KC	@DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM, COL	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
4	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@PHI, @NYM
5	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
7	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
9	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a twenty?
10	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYY
11	Hunter Greene	CIN	@STL
12	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@NYY, CHC
13	Jared Jones	PIT	CHC
14	Logan Henderson	MIL	NYM	There are opening to stick in the rotation this time
15	Logan Webb	SF	LAA	Where did the strikeouts go?
16	Shane Drohan	MIL	COL
17	Robert Gasser	MIL	COL
18	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@HOU
19	Max Meyer	MIA	SD
20	Kyle Leahy	STL	@LAA, CIN
21	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	SD, @BAL
22	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
23	Nolan McLean	NYM	LAD
24	Brady Singer	CIN	@SEA
25	Michael King	SD	@ATL
26	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@PHI
27	Tyler Mahle	SF	@KC, LAA
28	Zach Thornton	NYM	@MIL
29	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAD
30	Dustin May	STL	ARI
31	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SEA, @STL
32	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@MIL, LAD	Tough pair to audition for a trade
33	Foster Griffin	WAS	ARI
34	Landen Roupp	SF	@KC
35	Robbie Ray	SF	LAA
36	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@NYM
37	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@COL, ARI
38	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@STL
39	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
40	Brandon Sproat	MIL	NYM
41	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, CIN
42	Janson Junk	MIA	@HOU, SD
43	Christian Scott	NYM	@MIL
44	Aaron Nola	PHI	LAD
45	Grant Holmes	ATL	@BAL
46	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD, @BAL
47	Michael McGreevy	STL	@LAA
48	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PIT
49	NL Reliever
50	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATH
51	David Peterson	CHC	DET
52	Martin Perez	ATL	SD
53	Zack Littell	WAS	ARI
54	Eric Lauer	LAD	@PHI
55	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@COL
56	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYY
57	Colin Rea	CHC	DET
58	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET, @PIT
59	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL
60	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@WAS
61	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS, @MIL
62	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@NYY
63	Gabriel Hughes	COL	WAS
64	Alan Rangel	PHI	NYY
65	Mitch Bratt	ARI	ATH, @WAS
66	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@MIL
67	JP Sears	SD	@ATL, @MIA
68	Kohl Drake	ARI	ATH, @WAS
69	Griffin Canning	SD	@ATL
70	Walker Buehler	SD	@ATL, @MIA
71	Tyler Phillips	MIA	@HOU
72	Michael Lorenzen	COL	WAS
73	Trevor McDonald	SF	@KC
74	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@COL
75	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIL
76	German Marquez	SD	@MIA