Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Storm Before the Calm

September 15, 2024
Madellina Monica
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Trust me, there will be movement in the ratio categories through the last day of the season. That said, schedules during the last week of the season are always in flux as playoff contenders line up their rotations for the postseason while everyone else makes sure their arms remain healthy.

However, this is the week to exert the most influence. Teams are still battling for a playoff berth or improved seeding. There are a healthy 97 games on the schedule, with a slew of solid two-start upper-echelon options. As usual, there isn’t much by way of pickups, but there are a couple of candidates in shallower leagues.

Good luck down the stretch. Our baseball crew remains diligent with tracking rotation and lineup changes. Please direct questions of that nature to the Probable Pitchers page. I’m always willing to explain rankings below.

As usual, any weekend changes will be reflected in the refresh, to be posted late Sunday night/early Monday morning.

Week of September 16 – 22

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
3	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
4	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 Ks with 2 BBs over last 21 IP
5	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
6	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR, SEA
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Trust me, there will be movement in the ratio categories through the last day of the season. That said, schedules during the last week of the season are always in flux as playoff contenders line up their rotations for the postseason while everyone else makes sure their arms remain healthy.

However, this is the week to exert the most influence. Teams are still battling for a playoff berth or improved seeding. There are a healthy 97 games on the schedule, with a slew of solid two-start upper-echelon options. As usual, there isn’t much by way of pickups, but there are a couple of candidates in shallower leagues.

Good luck down the stretch. Our baseball crew remains diligent with tracking rotation and lineup changes. Please direct questions of that nature to the Probable Pitchers page. I’m always willing to explain rankings below.

As usual, any weekend changes will be reflected in the refresh, to be posted late Sunday night/early Monday morning.

Week of September 16 – 22

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
3	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
4	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 Ks with 2 BBs over last 21 IP
5	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
6	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR, SEA
7	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CLE, @BOS	3-0 with 1.27 ERA and 1.08 ERA over last 21.1 IP
8	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB, MIN
9	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
10	Shota Imanaga	CHC	OAK, WAS	3-0 with 2.70 ERA and .70 WHIP over last 20 IP and has two great matchups
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@OAK
12	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
13	Sean Manaea	NYM	WAS, PHI	Emerged as the ace
14	Max Fried	ATL	LAD, @MIA
15	Cole Ragans	KC	DET	Proved he can handle the rigors of a full season
16	Corbin Burnes	BAL	DET
17	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
18	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@MIA
19	Zach Eflin	BAL	SF
20	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB	Tentative, nursing a sore shoulder
21	Framber Valdez	HOU	@SD
22	Matthew Boyd	CLE	MIN, @STL	1.65 ERA, .92 WHIP with 23 Ks and 2 BBs over last 16.1 IP
23	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
24	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
25	Blake Snell	SF	@BAL
26	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@SEA
27	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB
28	Jared Jones	PIT	@CIN	Finishing strong with 13 Ks to 1 BB over last 13.1 IP
29	Joe Musgrove	SD	CWS
30	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SEA
31	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, @HOU
32	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY, @TEX
33	Justin Steele	CHC	WAS	Injuries curtailed a borderline SP1 season
34	Jacob deGrom	TEX	TOR	Innings still could be limited	21%	21%
35	Zac Gallen	ARI	@MIL
36	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX	1.50 ERA and .44 WHIP over last 7 GS with 46 Ks to 5 BBs over last 48 IP
37	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TEX, @TB
38	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL, COL	Dodgers would like to see 5 IP per game, then back him off in the final week
39	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@OAK
40	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	LAA
41	Shane Baz	TB	BOS, TOR
42	Dylan Cease	SD	HOU
43	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL, @NYM
44	Michael Wacha	KC	SF
45	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ARI
46	Nick Martinez	CIN	PIT		29%
47	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA
48	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@CIN
49	Bobby Miller	LAD	@MIA, COL	Perfect pair to salvage season. Well, not salvage, but end on a high note.
50	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
51	Max Scherzer	TEX	SEA
52	Jameson Taillon	CHC	WAS
53	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX
54	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN, @STL
55	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
56	Ronel Blanco	HOU	LAA
57	Brady Singer	KC	SF
58	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
59	Cody Bradford	TEX	TOR
60	Erick Fedde	STL	PIT
61	Aaron Civale	MIL	PHI, ARI
62	Reese Olson	DET	@KC, @BAL		31%	37%
63	Martin Perez	SD	CWS		50%
64	Jose Quintana	NYM	WAS		47%
65	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
66	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
67	Kutter Crawford	BOS	MIN
68	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL, @MIL
69	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE
70	Logan Webb	SF	@KC
71	Yu Darvish	SD	HOU, CWS
72	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@LAA
73	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
74	Kyle Gibson	STL	CLE
75	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN		0%	0%
76	Bryce Miller	SEA	NYY
77	Michael King	SD	HOU
78	Mix 12 Reliever
79	Mitch Keller	PIT	@STL
80	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM, @CHC		47%
81	Dean Kremer	BAL	SF
82	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS
83	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@TB		6%	37%
84	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@TB		33%
85	Bailey Falter	PIT	@STL, @CIN		5%
86	Hunter Brown	HOU	@SD
87	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
88	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA		18%
89	Brady Basso	OAK	@CHC		0%	0%
90	Lance Lynn	STL	PIT		38%
91	Mix 15 Reliever
92	Jordan Wicks	CHC	OAK, WAS		6%
93	Luis Severino	NYM	PHI
94	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SD, LAA
95	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
96	Albert Suarez	BAL	SF, DET
97	Tyler Alexander	TB	TOR		0%	0%
98	Robbie Ray	SF	@BAL, @KC
99	DJ Herz	WAS	@NYM
100	Taj Bradley	TB	TOR
101	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@CHC
102	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIL
103	Griffin Canning	LAA	CWS		7%
104	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
105	Tylor Megill	NYM	WAS, PHI		10%
106	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@COL, @MIL
107	Javier Assad	CHC	OAK
108	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@NYM
109	Frankie Montas	MIL	PHI
110	Ian Anderson	ATL	@CIN, @MIA		0%	0%
111	Edward Cabrera	MIA	LAD
112	Andre Pallante	STL	PIT, CLE		17%
113	Miles Mikolas	STL	CLE		12%
114	Valente Bellozo	MIA	ATL		8%
115	Davis Martin	CWS	@LAA		2%	32%
116	Cade Povich	BAL	DET		45%
117	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIN
118	Jakob Junis	CIN	ATL		0%	25%
119	Rhett Lowder	CIN	PIT		0%	0%
120	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CHC		3%
121	Ben Lively	CLE	@STL
122	Joey Estes	OAK	@CHC, NYY		13%
123	Colin Rea	MIL	PHI, ARI
124	J.T. Ginn	OAK	NYY		0%	0%
125	Brant Hurter	DET	@BAL		10%
126	Tobias Myers	MIL	ARI
127	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@STL
128	David Festa	MIN	@BOS
129	Alec Marsh	KC	DET		22%
130	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@BAL		38%
131	Casey Mize	DET	@KC, @BAL		19%
132	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
133	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU
134	Zack Littell	TB	BOS		43%
135	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI		1%	5%
136	Adam Oller	MIA	ATL		0%	0%
137	Samuel Aldegheri	LAA	@HOU		0%	0%
138	Mason Black	SF	@KC		0%	0%
139	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE, @BOS		47%
140	Caden Dana	LAA	@HOU		0%	0%
141	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@LAA, @SD		3%	37%
142	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CHC		5%	9%
143	Austin Gomber	COL	ARI		2%	18%
144	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	CWS		1%	11%
145	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CHC		15%
146	Cal Quantrill	COL	@LAD		4%	21%
147	Darren McCaughan	MIA	LAD, ATL		0%	0%
148	Brandon Williamson	CIN	ATL		0%	0%
149	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD		0%	18%
150	Kolby Allard	PHI	@NYM		0%	0%
151	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI, @LAD		0%	0%
152	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYY		1%	4%
153	Julian Aguiar	CIN	ATL		0%	0%
154	Ryan Weathers	MIA	LAD		6%	21%
155	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD		0%	0%
156	Chris Flexen	CWS	@SD		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
2	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 Ks with 2 BBs over last 21 IP
3	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR, SEA
4	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CLE, @BOS	3-0 with 1.27 ERA and 1.08 ERA over last 21.1 IP
5	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB, MIN
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@OAK
7	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
8	Cole Ragans	KC	DET	Proved he can handle the rigors of a full season
9	Corbin Burnes	BAL	DET
10	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
11	Zach Eflin	BAL	SF
12	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB	Tentative, nursing a sore shoulder
13	Framber Valdez	HOU	@SD
14	Matthew Boyd	CLE	MIN, @STL	1.65 ERA, .92 WHIP with 23 Ks and 2 BBs over last 16.1 IP
15	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
16	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@SEA
17	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB
18	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SEA
19	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, @HOU
20	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY, @TEX
21	Jacob deGrom	TEX	TOR	Innings still could be limited
22	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX	1.50 ERA and .44 WHIP over last 7 GS with 46 Ks to 5 BBs over last 48 IP
23	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TEX, @TB
24	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@OAK
25	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	LAA
26	Shane Baz	TB	BOS, TOR
27	Michael Wacha	KC	SF
28	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA
29	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
30	Max Scherzer	TEX	SEA
31	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX
32	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN, @STL
33	Ronel Blanco	HOU	LAA
34	Brady Singer	KC	SF
35	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
36	Cody Bradford	TEX	TOR
37	Reese Olson	DET	@KC, @BAL
38	Kutter Crawford	BOS	MIN
39	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE
40	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@LAA
41	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
42	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN
43	Bryce Miller	SEA	NYY
44	Dean Kremer	BAL	SF
45	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS
46	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@TB
47	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@TB
48	Hunter Brown	HOU	@SD
49	Brady Basso	OAK	@CHC
50	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SD, LAA
51	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
52	Albert Suarez	BAL	SF, DET
53	Tyler Alexander	TB	TOR
54	Taj Bradley	TB	TOR
55	Griffin Canning	LAA	CWS
56	AL Reliever
57	Davis Martin	CWS	@LAA
58	Cade Povich	BAL	DET
59	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIN
60	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CHC
61	Ben Lively	CLE	@STL
62	Joey Estes	OAK	@CHC, NYY
63	J.T. Ginn	OAK	NYY
64	Brant Hurter	DET	@BAL
65	David Festa	MIN	@BOS
66	Alec Marsh	KC	DET
67	Casey Mize	DET	@KC, @BAL
68	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU
69	Zack Littell	TB	BOS
70	Samuel Aldegheri	LAA	@HOU
71	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE, @BOS
72	Caden Dana	LAA	@HOU
73	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@LAA, @SD
74	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	CWS
75	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYY
76	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD
77	Chris Flexen	CWS	@SD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
3	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
4	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
5	Shota Imanaga	CHC	OAK, WAS	3-0 with 2.70 ERA and .70 WHIP over last 20 IP and has two great matchups
6	Sean Manaea	NYM	WAS, PHI	Emerged as the ace
7	Max Fried	ATL	LAD, @MIA
8	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@MIA
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
10	Blake Snell	SF	@BAL
11	Jared Jones	PIT	@CIN	Finishing strong with 13 Ks to 1 BB over last 13.1 IP
12	Joe Musgrove	SD	CWS
13	Justin Steele	CHC	WAS	Injuries curtailed a borderline SP1 season
14	Zac Gallen	ARI	@MIL
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL, COL	Dodgers would like to see 5 IP per game, then back him off in the final week
16	Dylan Cease	SD	HOU
17	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL, @NYM
18	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ARI
19	Nick Martinez	CIN	PIT
20	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@CIN
21	Bobby Miller	LAD	@MIA, COL	Perfect pair to salvage season. Well, not salvage, but end on a high note.
22	Jameson Taillon	CHC	WAS
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
24	Erick Fedde	STL	PIT
25	Aaron Civale	MIL	PHI, ARI
26	Martin Perez	SD	CWS
27	Jose Quintana	NYM	WAS
28	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
29	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
30	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL, @MIL
31	Logan Webb	SF	@KC
32	Yu Darvish	SD	HOU, CWS
33	Kyle Gibson	STL	CLE
34	Michael King	SD	HOU
35	Mitch Keller	PIT	@STL
36	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM, @CHC
37	Bailey Falter	PIT	@STL, @CIN
38	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
39	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA
40	Lance Lynn	STL	PIT
41	Jordan Wicks	CHC	OAK, WAS
42	Luis Severino	NYM	PHI
43	Robbie Ray	SF	@BAL, @KC
44	DJ Herz	WAS	@NYM
45	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@CHC
46	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIL
47	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
48	Tylor Megill	NYM	WAS, PHI
49	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@COL, @MIL
50	Javier Assad	CHC	OAK
51	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@NYM
52	Frankie Montas	MIL	PHI
53	Ian Anderson	ATL	@CIN, @MIA
54	Edward Cabrera	MIA	LAD
55	NL Reliever
56	Andre Pallante	STL	PIT, CLE
57	Miles Mikolas	STL	CLE
58	Valente Bellozo	MIA	ATL
59	Jakob Junis	CIN	ATL
60	Rhett Lowder	CIN	PIT
61	Colin Rea	MIL	PHI, ARI
62	Tobias Myers	MIL	ARI
63	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@STL
64	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@BAL
65	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
66	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI
67	Adam Oller	MIA	ATL
68	Mason Black	SF	@KC
69	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CHC
70	Austin Gomber	COL	ARI
71	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CHC
72	Cal Quantrill	COL	@LAD
73	Darren McCaughan	MIA	LAD, ATL
74	Brandon Williamson	CIN	ATL
75	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
76	Kolby Allard	PHI	@NYM
77	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI, @LAD
78	Julian Aguiar	CIN	ATL
79	Ryan Weathers	MIA	LAD

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