Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

With a lighter schedule this week, selecting the right pitchers will be important.

August 30, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

August 30, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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It's the first week of many fantasy playoff leagues. Unfortunately, it's one of the season's weakest group of two-start pitchers. Injuries and many teams using a six-man rotation along with a relatively light schedule (93-games) render one-start options key to this scoring period - and likely the rest of the way.

As always, there are preliminary rankings. Please check out the final version on Monday morning.

Week of September 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
3	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
4	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
6	Blake Snell	LAD	@BAL
7	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
8	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
9	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
10	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
11	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
14	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
16	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
17	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
18	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
19	Freddy Peralta

As always, there are preliminary rankings. Please check out the final version on Monday morning.

Week of September 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
3	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
4	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
6	Blake Snell	LAD	@BAL
7	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
8	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
9	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
10	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
11	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
14	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
16	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
17	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
18	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
19	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
20	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@PIT
21	Framber Valdez	HOU	NYY
22	Matthew Boyd	CHC	WAS
23	Ryne Nelson	ARI	TEX, BOS
24	Joe Ryan	MIN	@KC
25	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATL
26	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@PIT
27	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CLE
28	Merrill Kelly	TEX	HOU
29	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATL
30	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA
31	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	2.57 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over last 6 GS with 5 QS, including last three
32	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS	Coming off a rare clunker
33	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TB
34	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@MIA
35	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PHI, @PIT
36	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
37	Parker Messick	CLE	@BOS, @TB		35%
38	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PIT
39	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
40	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS, @KC	Hard to trust, even with soft matchups
41	Nick Lodolo	CIN	TOR
42	David Peterson	NYM	@CIN
43	Cade Horton	CHC	ATL
44	Yu Darvish	SD	BAL
45	Charlie Morton	DET	NYM, CWS
46	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SD		0%	0%
47	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL
48	Ian Seymour	TB	CLE		0%	0%
49	Michael King	SD	@COL
50	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@KC
51	Noah Cameron	KC	LAA, MIN	Working with extra rest
52	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CHC
53	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI
54	Caden Dana	LAA	@KC, ATH		0%	0%
55	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
56	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@HOU
57	Shane Bieber	TOR	@NYY
58	Luis Severino	ATH	@STL		31%	37%
59	Brayan Bello	BOS	CLE, @ARI	Not dominant, but exhibiting excellent command and control
60	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS		49%
61	Michael Wacha	KC	MIN
62	Shane Baz	TB	SEA, CLE
63	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
64	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
65	Cristian Javier	HOU	NYY
66	Luis Garcia	HOU	LAA, @TEX	Decent matchup for debut, but workload could be limited	1%	0%
67	Zebby Matthews	MIN	CWS
68	Luis Morales	ATH	@STL, @LAA		11%
69	Luis Gil	NYY	TOR
70	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@STL
71	Sean Manaea	NYM	@DET
72	Trevor Rogers	BAL	LAD
73	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CIN
74	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ARI
75	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TB
76	George Kirby	SEA	@TB
77	Aaron Civale	CWS	@MIN, @DET		9%
78	Payton Tolle	BOS	CLE		0%	0%
79	Clay Holmes	NYM	@DET
80	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @DET		1%	33%
81	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TB
82	Nestor Cortes	SD	BAL
83	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CWS		10%	18%
84	Max Scherzer	TOR	@NYY
85	Mix 12 Reliever
86	Luis Castillo	SEA	@TB, @ATL
87	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATL
88	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	BOS
89	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SD		0%	0%
90	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
91	Martin Perez	CWS	@DET		4%	39%
92	Andrew Abbott	CIN	NYM
93	Brady Singer	CIN	NYM
94	Mix 15 Reliever
95	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
96	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CIN
97	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CIN		0%	0%
98	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CIN
99	Javier Assad	CHC	WAS		2%	14%
100	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	LAD		20%
101	Nolan McLean	NYM	@DET
102	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@HOU, ATH
103	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA		13%
104	Shinnosuke Ogasawara	WAS	MIA, @CHC		0%	0%
105	Dustin May	BOS	@ARI
106	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIL
107	Justin Verlander	SF	@STL
108	Casey Mize	DET	NYM
109	Zack Littell	CIN	TOR
110	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PIT
111	Seth Lugo	KC	MIN
112	Cade Povich	BAL	@SD		16%
113	Brad Lord	WAS	@CHC		5%
114	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ARI
115	Mason Barnett	ATH	@LAA		0%	0%
116	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAD
117	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA		6%	5%
118	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	SEA
119	Ryan Bergert	KC	LAA
120	Colin Rea	CHC	ATL, WAS		44%
121	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	BOS		33%
122	Adrian Houser	TB	SEA		32%
123	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@MIN		5%
124	Jacob Latz	TEX	@ARI		0%	0%
125	Michael McGreevy	STL	SF
126	Jose Quintana	MIL	PHI
127	Andre Pallante	STL	SF		10%
128	Adam Mazur	MIA	@WAS		0%	0%
129	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@COL, @STL		1%	26%
130	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIL, @MIA		11%
131	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TOR
132	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	TEX		0%	0%
133	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL		7%
134	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@BOS, @TB
135	Chase Dollander	COL	SF, SD		4%	7%
136	Chris Paddack	DET	NYM		39%
137	Matthew Liberatore	STL	ATH
138	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CIN
139	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA
140	Joey Wentz	ATL	@CHC		15%
141	Bryce Elder	ATL	SEA		7%	26%
142	Dean Kremer	BAL	LAD
143	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
144	Ryan Gusto	MIA	@WAS, PHI		4%	28%
145	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@LAA		23%
146	Jason Alexander	HOU	NYY		0%	0%
147	Mike Burrows	PIT	LAD, MIL		23%
148	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@KC		12%
149	Carson Seymour	SF	@STL		0%	0%
150	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ARI, HOU		18%
151	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF		0%	7%
152	Miles Mikolas	STL	ATH		3%	32%
153	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CHC		9%	40%
154	McCade Brown	COL	SD		0%	0%
155	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@KC		1%	2%
156	Logan Allen	CLE	@BOS		20%
157	Cal Quantrill	ATL	@CHC		0%	9%
158	German Marquez	COL	SF		0%	2%
159	Tanner Gordon	COL	SD		0%	0%

Amercian League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
5	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
6	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
7	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
8	Framber Valdez	HOU	NYY
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	@KC
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATL
11	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CLE
12	Merrill Kelly	TEX	HOU
13	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TB
14	Parker Messick	CLE	@BOS, @TB
15	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
16	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS, @KC	Hard to trust, even with soft matchups
17	Charlie Morton	DET	NYM, CWS
18	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SD
19	Ian Seymour	TB	CLE
20	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@KC
21	Noah Cameron	KC	LAA, MIN	Working with extra rest
22	Caden Dana	LAA	@KC, ATH
23	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@HOU
24	Shane Bieber	TOR	@NYY
25	Luis Severino	ATH	@STL
26	Brayan Bello	BOS	CLE, @ARI	Not dominant, but exhibiting excellent command and control
27	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS
28	Michael Wacha	KC	MIN
29	Shane Baz	TB	SEA, CLE
30	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
31	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
32	Cristian Javier	HOU	NYY
33	Luis Garcia	HOU	LAA, @TEX	Decent matchup for debut, but workload could be limited
34	Zebby Matthews	MIN	CWS
35	Luis Morales	ATH	@STL, @LAA
36	Luis Gil	NYY	TOR
37	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@STL
38	Trevor Rogers	BAL	LAD
39	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ARI
40	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TB
41	George Kirby	SEA	@TB
42	Aaron Civale	CWS	@MIN, @DET
43	Payton Tolle	BOS	CLE
44	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @DET
45	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TB
46	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CWS
47	Max Scherzer	TOR	@NYY
48	Luis Castillo	SEA	@TB, @ATL
49	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATL
50	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SD
51	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
52	Martin Perez	CWS	@DET
53	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CIN
54	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CIN
55	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@HOU, ATH
56	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA
57	Dustin May	BOS	@ARI
58	Casey Mize	DET	NYM
59	Seth Lugo	KC	MIN
60	Cade Povich	BAL	@SD
61	AL Reliever
62	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ARI
63	Mason Barnett	ATH	@LAA
64	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAD
65	Ryan Bergert	KC	LAA
66	Adrian Houser	TB	SEA
67	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@MIN
68	Jacob Latz	TEX	@ARI
69	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TOR
70	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@BOS, @TB
71	Chris Paddack	DET	NYM
72	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CIN
73	Dean Kremer	BAL	LAD
74	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
75	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@LAA
76	Jason Alexander	HOU	NYY
77	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@KC
78	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ARI, HOU
79	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@KC
80	Logan Allen	CLE	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
2	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
3	Blake Snell	LAD	@BAL
4	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
6	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
7	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
10	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
12	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
13	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@PIT
14	Matthew Boyd	CHC	WAS
15	Ryne Nelson	ARI	TEX, BOS
16	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@PIT
17	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATL
18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA
19	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	2.57 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over last 6 GS with 5 QS, including last three
20	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS	Coming off a rare clunker
21	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@MIA
22	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PHI, @PIT
23	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
24	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PIT
25	Nick Lodolo	CIN	TOR
26	David Peterson	NYM	@CIN
27	Cade Horton	CHC	ATL
28	Yu Darvish	SD	BAL
29	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL
30	Michael King	SD	@COL
31	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CHC
32	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI
33	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
34	Sean Manaea	NYM	@DET
35	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CIN
36	Clay Holmes	NYM	@DET
37	Nestor Cortes	SD	BAL
38	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	BOS
39	Andrew Abbott	CIN	NYM
40	Brady Singer	CIN	NYM
41	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
42	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CIN
43	Javier Assad	CHC	WAS
44	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	LAD
45	Nolan McLean	NYM	@DET
46	Shinnosuke Ogasawara	WAS	MIA, @CHC
47	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIL
48	Justin Verlander	SF	@STL
49	Zack Littell	CIN	TOR
50	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PIT
51	Brad Lord	WAS	@CHC
52	NL Reliever
53	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
54	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	SEA
55	Colin Rea	CHC	ATL, WAS
56	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	BOS
57	Michael McGreevy	STL	SF
58	Jose Quintana	MIL	PHI
59	Andre Pallante	STL	SF
60	Adam Mazur	MIA	@WAS
61	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@COL, @STL
62	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIL, @MIA
63	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	TEX
64	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL
65	Chase Dollander	COL	SF, SD
66	Matthew Liberatore	STL	ATH
67	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA
68	Joey Wentz	ATL	@CHC
69	Bryce Elder	ATL	SEA
70	Ryan Gusto	MIA	@WAS, PHI
71	Mike Burrows	PIT	LAD, MIL
72	Carson Seymour	SF	@STL
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF
74	Miles Mikolas	STL	ATH
75	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CHC
76	McCade Brown	COL	SD
77	Cal Quantrill	ATL	@CHC
78	German Marquez	COL	SF
79	Tanner Gordon	COL	SD