Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Todd Zola

Updated on May 26, 2025 2:01AM EST

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MLB came close with 12 games on Memorial Day, but it should be all 30 teams in action. I know there are collective bargaining considerations, but can't they figure out how to have everyone play and still be in accordance with the guidelines pertaining to consecutive games without a scheduled off day?

Speaking of which, 22 clubs are off Thursday to put a big damper on two-start weeks.

Kudos to the crew keeping up with the Probable Pitchers page. The recent rash of rainouts has been a chore, yet they've stayed on top of everything. The schedule generating the rankings is pulled from their grid, so please direct rotation question on that direction. I'm happy to handle rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday May 26, 2:00 AM ET

Week of May 26 - June 1

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	TOR, STL	26 K, 3 BB over last 20 IP
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CLE, NYY	Couple pick up second start on Sunday night
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
4	Dylan Cease	SD	PIT
5	Corbin Burnes	ARI	PIT
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
7	Joe Ryan	MIN	@TB	Took advantage of coming into suspended game last time out
8	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIL	Can he stay healthy?
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	@ARI
10	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL, MIL
11	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SEA
12	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR
13	Clay Holmes	NYM	CWS, COL
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Speaking of which, 22 clubs are off Thursday to put a big damper on two-start weeks.

UPDATED: Monday May 26, 2:00 AM ET

Week of May 26 - June 1

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	TOR, STL	26 K, 3 BB over last 20 IP
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CLE, NYY	Couple pick up second start on Sunday night
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
4	Dylan Cease	SD	PIT
5	Corbin Burnes	ARI	PIT
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
7	Joe Ryan	MIN	@TB	Took advantage of coming into suspended game last time out
8	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIL	Can he stay healthy?
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	@ARI
10	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL, MIL
11	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SEA
12	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR
13	Clay Holmes	NYM	CWS, COL
14	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX, ATH
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH, TB
16	Colton Gordon	HOU	TB
17	David Peterson	NYM	COL
18	Jameson Taillon	CHC	COL, CIN
19	Erick Fedde	STL	@BAL, @TEX	Who would have thought these would be favorable matchups?
20	Matthew Boyd	CHC	COL	Nice chance to rebound after a rare clunker
21	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CIN, DET	Royals staff adept at taking advantage of spacious Kauffman Park
22	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIN
23	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@MIL
24	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@LAA
25	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@TB
26	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIA
27	Chris Sale	ATL	@PHI
28	Drew Rasmussen	TB	MIN
29	Hunter Greene	CIN	@KC
30	Colin Rea	CHC	CIN
31	Sonny Gray	STL	@TEX
32	Ben Brown	CHC	CIN
33	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	BOS
34	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TOR
35	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@TEX
36	Merrill Kelly	ARI	WAS
37	Zac Gallen	ARI	PIT	Good game to right the ship
38	Tyler Mahle	TEX	TOR
39	Max Fried	NYY	@LAD
40	Taj Bradley	TB	MIN, @HOU
41	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SEA
42	Spencer Strider	ATL	@PHI, BOS	Have to start, but temper expectations
43	Shane Smith	CWS	@NYM
44	Chris Paddack	MIN	@TB, @SEA
45	Kodai Senga	NYM	COL
46	Framber Valdez	HOU	TB
47	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ARI
48	Grant Holmes	ATL	BOS
49	Ryne Nelson	ARI	PIT
50	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@HOU
51	George Kirby	SEA	WAS
52	Robbie Ray	SF	@MIA
53	Freddy Peralta	MIL	BOS
54	Bryce Miller	SEA	MIN
55	Nick Martinez	CIN	@KC, @CHC
56	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@DET, @MIA	Expecting a strong four months in the rotation
57	Gavin Williams	CLE	LAD, LAA	Better control still needed
58	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX, ATH	Disappointing season, but these are favorable matchups
59	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SEA
60	Cade Povich	BAL	STL
61	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIN
62	Tylor Megill	NYM	CWS
63	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@SD, SF	Buying in, but needs to maintain better control
64	Mitch Keller	PIT	@SD
65	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	ATL
66	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU
67	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@LAA
68	Shane Baz	TB	@HOU
69	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@ARI, @SD
70	Davis Martin	CWS	@BAL
71	Jack Flaherty	DET	SF
72	Stephen Kolek	SD	PIT
73	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SF
74	Zack Littell	TB	MIN, @HOU	Should benefit from heavier upcoming road schedule
75	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	STL	Solid surface stats, but lack of strikeouts leaves him vulnerable
76	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SD
77	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CLE
78	Jose Berrios	TOR	ATH
79	Yu Darvish	SD	MIA	Tentative
80	Griffin Canning	NYM	CWS
81	Dustin May	LAD	@CLE
82	Chris Bassitt	TOR	ATH
83	Kris Bubic	KC	DET
84	Landen Roupp	SF	@DET
85	Logan Webb	SF	@DET
86	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	WAS
87	Jackson Jobe	DET	SF
88	Sean Burke	CWS	@NYM
89	Zach Eflin	BAL	CWS
90	Max Meyer	MIA	@SD
91	Andre Pallante	STL	@BAL
92	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SD
93	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@CLE
94	Tanner Bibee	CLE	LAD
95	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SEA, @ARI
96	Dean Kremer	BAL	CWS
97	Adrian Houser	CWS	@NYM, @BAL
98	Cade Horton	CHC	COL
99	Kyle Harrison	SF	@MIA
100	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SEA
101	Casey Mize	DET	@KC
102	Mix 12 Reliever
103	Eric Lauer	TOR	@TEX
104	Michael Soroka	WAS	@ARI
105	Noah Cameron	KC	CIN
106	Miles Mikolas	STL	@BAL
107	Brady Singer	CIN	@KC
108	Logan Evans	SEA	WAS
109	Charlie Morton	BAL	STL, CWS
110	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TOR
111	Mix 15 Reliever
112	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	WAS
113	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	@TOR
114	Walker Buehler	BOS	@ATL
115	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIA, PIT
116	Michael Wacha	KC	DET
117	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ATL
118	Will Warren	NYY	@LAD
119	Patrick Corbin	TEX	STL
120	JP Sears	ATH	@HOU, @TOR
121	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@BAL
122	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	@PHI
123	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@ATL
124	Jack Leiter	TEX	STL
125	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PHI
126	Aaron Civale	MIL	BOS
127	Ryan Gusto	HOU	TB
128	Chad Patrick	MIL	BOS
129	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@MIL
130	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
131	Landon Knack	LAD	NYY
132	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	LAA
133	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIL
134	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@CHC
135	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIL
136	Logan Henderson	MIL	@PHI
137	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	NYY
138	Cal Quantrill	MIA	SF
139	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	NYY
140	Keider Montero	DET	SF, @KC
141	Logan Allen	CLE	LAA
142	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC
143	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@CLE
144	Emerson Hancock	SEA	WAS
145	Carson Palmquist	COL	@CHC, @NYM
146	Jose Quintana	MIL	@PHI
147	Daniel Lynch	KC	CIN
148	Slade Cecconi	CLE	LAD
149	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@LAA, @LAD
150	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ARI
151	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	NYY, @CLE
152	Kyle Freeland	COL	@NYM
153	German Marquez	COL	@CHC
154	Tyler Anderson	LAA	NYY
155	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CHC
156	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@NYM

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	TOR, STL	26 K, 3 BB over last 20 IP
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@TB	Took advantage of coming into suspended game last time out
4	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SEA
5	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR
6	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX, ATH
7	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH, TB
8	Colton Gordon	HOU	TB
9	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CIN, DET	Royals staff adept at taking advantage of spacious Kauffman Park
10	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIN
11	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@MIL
12	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@LAA
13	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@TB
14	Drew Rasmussen	TB	MIN
15	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TOR
16	Tyler Mahle	TEX	TOR
17	Max Fried	NYY	@LAD
18	Taj Bradley	TB	MIN, @HOU
19	Shane Smith	CWS	@NYM
20	Chris Paddack	MIN	@TB, @SEA
21	Framber Valdez	HOU	TB
22	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@HOU
23	George Kirby	SEA	WAS
24	Bryce Miller	SEA	MIN
25	Gavin Williams	CLE	LAD, LAA	Better control still needed
26	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX, ATH	Disappointing season, but these are favorable matchups
27	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SEA
28	Cade Povich	BAL	STL
29	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIN
30	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU
31	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@LAA
32	Shane Baz	TB	@HOU
33	Davis Martin	CWS	@BAL
34	Jack Flaherty	DET	SF
35	Zack Littell	TB	MIN, @HOU	Should benefit from heavier upcoming road schedule
36	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	STL	Solid surface stats, but lack of strikeouts leaves him vulnerable
37	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CLE
38	Jose Berrios	TOR	ATH
39	Chris Bassitt	TOR	ATH
40	Kris Bubic	KC	DET
41	Jackson Jobe	DET	SF
42	Sean Burke	CWS	@NYM
43	Zach Eflin	BAL	CWS
44	Tanner Bibee	CLE	LAD
45	Dean Kremer	BAL	CWS
46	Adrian Houser	CWS	@NYM, @BAL
47	Casey Mize	DET	@KC
48	Eric Lauer	TOR	@TEX
49	Noah Cameron	KC	CIN
50	Logan Evans	SEA	WAS
51	Charlie Morton	BAL	STL, CWS
52	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TOR
53	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	@TOR
54	Walker Buehler	BOS	@ATL
55	Michael Wacha	KC	DET
56	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ATL
57	Will Warren	NYY	@LAD
58	Patrick Corbin	TEX	STL
59	JP Sears	ATH	@HOU, @TOR
60	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@BAL
61	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@ATL
62	Jack Leiter	TEX	STL
63	AL Reliever
64	Ryan Gusto	HOU	TB
65	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@MIL
66	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
67	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	LAA
68	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIL
69	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	NYY
70	Keider Montero	DET	SF, @KC
71	Logan Allen	CLE	LAA
72	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@CLE
73	Emerson Hancock	SEA	WAS
74	Daniel Lynch	KC	CIN
75	Slade Cecconi	CLE	LAD
76	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@LAA, @LAD
77	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	NYY, @CLE
78	Tyler Anderson	LAA	NYY

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CLE, NYY	Couple pick up second start on Sunday night
2	Dylan Cease	SD	PIT
3	Corbin Burnes	ARI	PIT
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
5	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIL	Can he stay healthy?
6	Paul Skenes	PIT	@ARI
7	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL, MIL
8	Clay Holmes	NYM	CWS, COL
9	David Peterson	NYM	COL
10	Jameson Taillon	CHC	COL, CIN
11	Erick Fedde	STL	@BAL, @TEX	Who would have thought these would be favorable matchups?
12	Matthew Boyd	CHC	COL	Nice chance to rebound after a rare clunker
13	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIA
14	Chris Sale	ATL	@PHI
15	Hunter Greene	CIN	@KC
16	Colin Rea	CHC	CIN
17	Sonny Gray	STL	@TEX
18	Ben Brown	CHC	CIN
19	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	BOS
20	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@TEX
21	Merrill Kelly	ARI	WAS
22	Zac Gallen	ARI	PIT	Good game to right the ship
23	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SEA
24	Spencer Strider	ATL	@PHI, BOS	Have to start, but temper expectations
25	Kodai Senga	NYM	COL
26	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ARI
27	Grant Holmes	ATL	BOS
28	Ryne Nelson	ARI	PIT
29	Robbie Ray	SF	@MIA
30	Freddy Peralta	MIL	BOS
31	Nick Martinez	CIN	@KC, @CHC
32	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@DET, @MIA	Expecting a strong four months in the rotation
33	Tylor Megill	NYM	CWS
34	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@SD, SF	Buying in, but needs to maintain better control
35	Mitch Keller	PIT	@SD
36	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	ATL
37	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@ARI, @SD
38	Stephen Kolek	SD	PIT
39	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SF
40	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SD
41	Yu Darvish	SD	MIA	Tentative
42	Griffin Canning	NYM	CWS
43	Dustin May	LAD	@CLE
44	Landen Roupp	SF	@DET
45	Logan Webb	SF	@DET
46	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	WAS
47	Max Meyer	MIA	@SD
48	Andre Pallante	STL	@BAL
49	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SD
50	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@CLE
51	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SEA, @ARI
52	Cade Horton	CHC	COL
53	Kyle Harrison	SF	@MIA
54	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SEA
55	Michael Soroka	WAS	@ARI
56	Miles Mikolas	STL	@BAL
57	Brady Singer	CIN	@KC
58	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	WAS
59	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIA, PIT
60	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	@PHI
61	NL Reliever
62	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PHI
63	Aaron Civale	MIL	BOS
64	Chad Patrick	MIL	BOS
65	Landon Knack	LAD	NYY
66	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@CHC
67	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIL
68	Logan Henderson	MIL	@PHI
69	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	NYY
70	Cal Quantrill	MIA	SF
71	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC
72	Carson Palmquist	COL	@CHC, @NYM
73	Jose Quintana	MIL	@PHI
74	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ARI
75	Kyle Freeland	COL	@NYM
76	German Marquez	COL	@CHC
77	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CHC
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@NYM