Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A couple two-start candidates could be valuable during the upcoming week.

Updated on September 7, 2026 1:51AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on September 7, 2026 1:51AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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It's another week with limited two-start options, in part due to there only being 91 games.

Teams are beginning to limit the innings of some young arms along with transitioning some starters to the rotation for the playoffs. An example is the Reds' handling of Chase Burns as he'll no longer pitch deep. Another one is the Yankees using Will Warren in relief, which is his expected postseason role.

UPDATED: Monday September 7, 1:50 a.m. ET

Week of September 7 - 13

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Cam Schlittler	NYY	COL, NYM	Great setup for likely his last double dip of the season
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	@ATH, BAL
3	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ATL, @ATL	Remember when his ERA was over 5.00?
4	Tarik Skubal	LAD	CIN
5	Chris Sale	ATL	PHI
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CIN
7	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	HOU
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	HOU	One of a few pitchers tracking for 200 IP
10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	NYM
11	Blake Snell	LAD	@MIA	Didn't take long to get in midseason form
12	Trevor Rogers	BAL	CLE, @TOR	5.30 ERA over last 18 IP, but 24 K and only 2 BB
13	Max Fried	NYY	COL	Fully stretched out again
14	Logan Webb	SF	STL, SD
15	Cade Cavalli	WAS	LAA
16	Logan Henderson	MIL	CHC
17	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC	Tough matchup to get back in track
18	Sonny

It's another week with limited two-start options, in part due to there only being 91 games.

UPDATED: Monday September 7, 1:50 a.m. ET

Week of September 7 - 13

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Cam Schlittler	NYY	COL, NYM	Great setup for likely his last double dip of the season
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	@ATH, BAL
3	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ATL, @ATL	Remember when his ERA was over 5.00?
4	Tarik Skubal	LAD	CIN
5	Chris Sale	ATL	PHI
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CIN
7	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	HOU
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	HOU	One of a few pitchers tracking for 200 IP
10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	NYM
11	Blake Snell	LAD	@MIA	Didn't take long to get in midseason form
12	Trevor Rogers	BAL	CLE, @TOR	5.30 ERA over last 18 IP, but 24 K and only 2 BB
13	Max Fried	NYY	COL	Fully stretched out again
14	Logan Webb	SF	STL, SD
15	Cade Cavalli	WAS	LAA
16	Logan Henderson	MIL	CHC
17	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC	Tough matchup to get back in track
18	Sonny Gray	BOS	KC
19	Payton Tolle	BOS	KC
20	Zack Wheeler	PHI	HOU	Rebounded last time out, but control has been shaky lately
21	Joe Ryan	MIN	@DET, CLE
22	Parker Messick	CLE	@MIN
23	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, PIT
24	Jose Soriano	TOR	@ATH, BAL
25	Michael Wacha	KC	ARI
26	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS, @SF
27	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX	The unexpected slide continues
28	Freddy Peralta	TB	@ATL, HOU	2.84 ERA, .68 WHIP with 17 K and 1 BB over last 19 IP
29	Ian Seymour	TB	HOU
30	Nolan McLean	NYM	@NYY
31	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	CIN, @MIA
32	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@MIA
33	Jake Bennett	BOS	LAA
34	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@ARI
35	Framber Valdez	DET	COL
36	Ranger Suarez	BOS	KC
37	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
38	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	TB
39	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	TEX
40	Sean Burke	CWS	PIT, @STL
41	Tyler Mahle	ATL	PHI
42	Carlos Rodon	NYY	NYM
43	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
44	Kade Anderson	SEA	TEX
45	Clay Holmes	CHC	PIT
46	Nick Martinez	TB	@ATL
47	Noah Cameron	KC	ARI, @BOS
48	Griffin Jax	TB	@ATL
49	Brandon Young	BAL	CLE
50	Bailey Ober	MIN	CLE
51	Shane Baz	BAL	CLE
52	Kyle Leahy	STL	CWS
53	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM, LAD
54	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@SEA
55	Casey Mize	SD	WAS
56	Jacob Lopez	ATH	TOR, SEA
57	Hunter Brown	HOU	@PHI
58	Janson Junk	MIA	NYM
59	Troy Melton	DET	MIN, COL	Good pair to get back on track
60	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
61	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYM
62	Kevin Gausman	CHC	@MIL
63	Landen Roupp	SF	STL
64	Dustin May	MIL	CIN
65	Andrew Painter	PHI	HOU, @ATL
66	Grant Holmes	ATL	@PHI, PHI
67	Robbie Ray	SD	@SF
68	Max Scherzer	TOR	BAL
69	Gavin Williams	CLE	@MIN
70	Taj Bradley	MIN	CLE
71	Jared Jones	PIT	@CWS
72	Bryce Miller	SEA	TEX, @ATH
73	Davis Martin	CWS	PIT
74	Mix 12 Reliever
75	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@BAL
76	Shane Drohan	MIL	CIN
77	Kyle Harrison	MIL	CIN
78	Michael King	SD	@SF
79	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	LAA
80	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR
81	Reid Detmers	LAA	@BOS
82	Mix 15 Reliever
83	Merrill Kelly	ARI	TEX
84	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@PHI, @TB
85	Keider Montero	DET	MIN
86	Drew Anderson	DET	MIN
87	Robert Gasser	MIL	CHC
88	Foster Griffin	CLE	@BAL
89	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@BOS
90	Martin Perez	ATL	TB
91	Will Warren	NYY	COL
92	Corbin Burnes	ARI	@KC
93	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@BAL, @MIN
94	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@BOS, @WAS	Starting to come around
95	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF
96	George Kirby	SEA	@ATH
97	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
98	Gage Jump	ATH	SEA
99	Jack Perkins	ATH	TOR
100	Daniel Lynch IV	KC	ARI
101	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	TEX
102	Erick Fedde	CWS	@STL
103	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SEA
104	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@CWS, @CHC
105	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@DET
106	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	LAA
107	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
108	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
109	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@TOR
110	Walker Buehler	SD	WAS
111	Christian Scott	NYM	@NYY
112	Cody Bradford	TEX	@SEA, @ARI
113	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
114	Matt Wilkinson	SF	SD
115	Jake Irvin	WAS	@SD, LAA
116	Bryce Elder	ATL	TB
117	Cristian Javier	HOU	@PHI
118	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAA
119	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, CWS
120	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@NYY
121	Mason Adams	COL	@DET
122	Seth Lugo	KC	@BOS
123	Spencer Miles	TOR	@ATH
124	Tanner Gordon	COL	@DET
125	Zac Gallen	ARI	@KC
126	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CWS
127	Luis Castillo	CWS	PIT
128	Ryan Gusto	MIA	LAD
129	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@ARI
130	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIL
131	Jackson Jobe	DET	COL
132	Peter Lambert	HOU	@TB
133	Walbert Urena	LAA	@WAS
134	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@LAD
135	David Peterson	CHC	@MIL
136	Tyler Phillips	MIA	LAD
137	Jackson Kent	WAS	@SD
138	Will Dion	WAS	@SD
139	Dean Kremer	MIN	@DET
140	Randy Dobnak	KC	@BOS
141	Anthony Kay	CWS	@STL
142	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@WAS
143	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@LAD, @MIL
144	Quinn Mathews	STL	@SF
145	Blade Tidwell	SF	STL
146	Anthony Molina	SF	SD
147	Jonah Tong	NYM	@MIA
148	Jose Cabrera	ARI	@KC
149	Zac Thornton	NYM	@NYY
150	Robert Stock	NYM	@MIA
151	Ethan Pecko	HOU	@TB
152	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@LAD
153	Ryan Feltner	COL	@NYY
154	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@NYY, @DET
155	Khristian Curtis	PIT	@CWS
156	Mason Barnett	ATH	TOR

American League

	Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	1	Cam Schlittler	NYY	COL, NYM	Great setup for likely his last double dip of the season
2	2	Dylan Cease	TOR	@ATH, BAL
3	3	Drew Rasmussen	TB	HOU
4	4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	NYM
5	5	Trevor Rogers	BAL	CLE, @TOR	5.30 ERA over last 18 IP, but 24 K and only 2 BB
6	6	Max Fried	NYY	COL	Fully stretched out again
7	7	Sonny Gray	BOS	KC
8	8	Payton Tolle	BOS	KC
9	9	Joe Ryan	MIN	@DET, CLE
10	10	Parker Messick	CLE	@MIN
11	11	Jose Soriano	TOR	@ATH, BAL
12	12	Michael Wacha	KC	ARI
13	13	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX	The unexpected slide continues
14	14	Freddy Peralta	TB	@ATL, HOU	2.84 ERA, .68 WHIP with 17 K and 1 BB over last 19 IP
15	15	Ian Seymour	TB	HOU
16	16	Jake Bennett	BOS	LAA
17	17	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@ARI
18	18	Framber Valdez	DET	COL
19	19	Ranger Suarez	BOS	KC
20	20	Sean Burke	CWS	PIT, @STL
21	21	Carlos Rodon	NYY	NYM
22	22	Kade Anderson	SEA	TEX
23	23	Nick Martinez	TB	@ATL
24	24	Noah Cameron	KC	ARI, @BOS
25	25	Griffin Jax	TB	@ATL
26	26	Brandon Young	BAL	CLE
27	27	Bailey Ober	MIN	CLE
28	28	Shane Baz	BAL	CLE
29	29	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@SEA
30	30	Jacob Lopez	ATH	TOR, SEA
31	31	Hunter Brown	HOU	@PHI
32	32	Troy Melton	DET	MIN, COL	Good pair to get back on track
33	33	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
34	34	Max Scherzer	TOR	BAL
35	35	Gavin Williams	CLE	@MIN
36	36	Taj Bradley	MIN	CLE
37	37	Bryce Miller	SEA	TEX, @ATH
38	38	Davis Martin	CWS	PIT
39	39	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@BAL
40	40	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR
41	41	Reid Detmers	LAA	@BOS
42	42	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@PHI, @TB
43	43	Keider Montero	DET	MIN
44	44	Drew Anderson	DET	MIN
45	45	Foster Griffin	CLE	@BAL
46	46	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@BOS
47	47	Will Warren	NYY	COL
48	48	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@BAL, @MIN
49	49	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@BOS, @WAS	Starting to come around
50	50	AL Reliever
51	51	George Kirby	SEA	@ATH
52	52	Gage Jump	ATH	SEA
53	53	Jack Perkins	ATH	TOR
54	54	Daniel Lynch IV	KC	ARI
55	55	Erick Fedde	CWS	@STL
56	56	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SEA
57	57	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@DET
58	58	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	LAA
59	59	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
60	60	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@TOR
61	61	Cody Bradford	TEX	@SEA, @ARI
62	62	Cristian Javier	HOU	@PHI
63	63	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAA
64	64	Seth Lugo	KC	@BOS
65	65	Spencer Miles	TOR	@ATH
66	66	Luis Castillo	CWS	PIT
67	67	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@ARI
68	68	Jackson Jobe	DET	COL
69	69	Peter Lambert	HOU	@TB
70	70	Walbert Urena	LAA	@WAS
71	71	Dean Kremer	MIN	@DET
72	72	Randy Dobnak	KC	@BOS
73	73	Anthony Kay	CWS	@STL
74	74	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@WAS
75	75	Ethan Pecko	HOU	@TB
76	76	Mason Barnett	ATH	TOR

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ATL, @ATL	Remember when his ERA was over 5.00?
2	Tarik Skubal	LAD	CIN
3	Chris Sale	ATL	PHI
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CIN
5	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	HOU	One of a few pitchers tracking for 200 IP
7	Blake Snell	LAD	@MIA	Didn't take long to get in midseason form
8	Logan Webb	SF	STL, SD
9	Cade Cavalli	WAS	LAA
10	Logan Henderson	MIL	CHC
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC	Tough matchup to get back in track
12	Zack Wheeler	PHI	HOU	Rebounded last time out, but control has been shaky lately
13	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, PIT
14	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS, @SF
15	Nolan McLean	NYM	@NYY
16	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	CIN, @MIA
17	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@MIA
18	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
19	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	TB
20	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	TEX
21	Tyler Mahle	ATL	PHI
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
23	Clay Holmes	CHC	PIT
24	Kyle Leahy	STL	CWS
25	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM, LAD
26	Casey Mize	SD	WAS
27	Janson Junk	MIA	NYM
28	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYM
29	Kevin Gausman	CHC	@MIL
30	Landen Roupp	SF	STL
31	Dustin May	MIL	CIN
32	Andrew Painter	PHI	HOU, @ATL
33	Grant Holmes	ATL	@PHI, PHI
34	Robbie Ray	SD	@SF
35	Jared Jones	PIT	@CWS
36	Shane Drohan	MIL	CIN
37	Kyle Harrison	MIL	CIN
38	Michael King	SD	@SF
39	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	LAA
40	Merrill Kelly	ARI	TEX
41	Robert Gasser	MIL	CHC
42	Martin Perez	ATL	TB
43	Corbin Burnes	ARI	@KC
44	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF
45	NL Reliever
46	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
47	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	TEX
48	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@CWS, @CHC
49	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
50	Walker Buehler	SD	WAS
51	Christian Scott	NYM	@NYY
52	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
53	Matt Wilkinson	SF	SD
54	Jake Irvin	WAS	@SD, LAA
55	Bryce Elder	ATL	TB
56	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, CWS
57	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@NYY
58	Mason Adams	COL	@DET
59	Tanner Gordon	COL	@DET
60	Zac Gallen	ARI	@KC
61	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CWS
62	Ryan Gusto	MIA	LAD
63	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIL
64	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@LAD
65	David Peterson	CHC	@MIL
66	Tyler Phillips	MIA	LAD
67	Jackson Kent	WAS	@SD
68	Will Dion	WAS	@SD
69	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@LAD, @MIL
70	Quinn Mathews	STL	@SF
71	Blade Tidwell	SF	STL
72	Anthony Molina	SF	SD
73	Jonah Tong	NYM	@MIA
74	Jose Cabrera	ARI	@KC
75	Zac Thornton	NYM	@NYY
76	Robert Stock	NYM	@MIA
77	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@LAD
78	Ryan Feltner	COL	@NYY
79	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@NYY, @DET
80	Khristian Curtis	PIT	@CWS