Weekly Pitcher Rankings: All Aces for Indians

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Updated on September 9, 2017 10:30AM EST

We're down to the nitty gritty. Unfortunately, MLB managers don't care about our fantasy plight, so expect frequent pitching changes during the week. The way it stands now, the Indians' aces are both lined up for a pair with a couple of Mariners coming off the disabled list.

In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, the series between the Yankees and Rays will be played in CIti Field. Obviously, there's more important things than a review of park factors, but the difference between Tropicana Field and Citi Field aren't significant enough to worry about.

UPDATED: Sunday September 10, 9:30 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	And it's not even close
2	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	Surging down the stretch
3	Justin Verlander	HOU	at LAA, vs. SEA
4	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB
5	Sonny Gray	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
6	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. OAK, at TB	Scuffling, but matchups are very favorable
7	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
8	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TOR, at NYY	Double-digit whiffs three of last five starts
9	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. TOR	Much better second time around - 34 K in last 24 1/3 IP
10	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BAL	Maintaining stellar whiff rate to the very end
11	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. SD
12	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. SEA
13	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. OAK
14	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. SEA, at LAA	Reasonable

UPDATED: Sunday September 10, 9:30 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	And it's not even close
2	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	Surging down the stretch
3	Justin Verlander	HOU	at LAA, vs. SEA
4	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB
5	Sonny Gray	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
6	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. OAK, at TB	Scuffling, but matchups are very favorable
7	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
8	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TOR, at NYY	Double-digit whiffs three of last five starts
9	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. TOR	Much better second time around - 34 K in last 24 1/3 IP
10	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BAL	Maintaining stellar whiff rate to the very end
11	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. SD
12	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. SEA
13	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. OAK
14	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. SEA, at LAA	Reasonable matchups, but not pitching well
15	Chris Archer	TB	vs. NYY
16	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. BAL
17	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. DET	With Salazar moved to pen, will be counted on down the stretch
18	Doug Fister	BOS	vs. OAK	Outpitching skills, the sky will eventually fall
19	James Paxton	SEA	at HOU	Expected to return from pectoral strain
20	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TB
21	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. BAL
22	Garrett Richards	LAA	vs. HOU, vs. TEX	Skills look fine, but not likely to work more than 5 frames
23	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CWS
24	Sean Manaea	OAK	at BOS, at PHI	Looked better last outing, but I'm still concerned
25	Charlie Morton	HOU	vs. SEA
26	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. BOS	Low K rate for season, but has fanned 24 in last 22 IP
27	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. SD, vs. TOR
28	Lance McCullers	HOU	at LAA
29	Jake Odorizzi	TB	vs. NYY, vs. BOS
30	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. BOS
31	Jason Hammel	KC	vs. CWS, at CLE
32	Jaime Garcia	NYY	at TB
33	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	vs. TOR
34	Parker Bridwell	LAA	vs. TEX
35	Kendall Graveman	OAK	at PHI
36	Sam Gaviglio	SEA	vs. CWS
37	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. TEX
38	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at TOR
39	Daniel Mengden	OAK	at PHI
40	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. KC
41	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. CWS
42	Brad Peacock	HOU	at LAA
43	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. BAL, at MIN
44	Blake Snell	TB	vs. NYY
45	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	vs. HOU
46	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at TOR, at NYY
47	Joe Biagini	TOR	vs. BAL, at MIN
48	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. SEA
49	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at TEX, at HOU
50	Josh Tomlin	CLE	vs. KC
51	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at KC
52	Chad Bell	DET	vs. CWS
53	J.A. Happ	TOR	at MIN
54	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at KC, at DET
55	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	at HOU
56	Miguel Gonzalez	TEX	vs. SEA, at LAA
57	A.J. Griffin	TEX	at LAA
58	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. SEA
59	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	at KC, at DET
60	Danny Duffy	KC	at CLE
61	Felix Hernandez	SEA	at TEX
62	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	at NYY
63	Myles Jaye	DET	at CLE, vs. CWS
64	Jake Junis	KC	at CLE
65	Matt Boyd	DET	at CLE, vs. CWS
66	James Shields	CWS	at DET
67	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	vs. HOU
68	Bartolo Colon	MIN	vs. TOR
69	Jharel Cotton	OAK	at BOS
70	Jason Vargas	KC	at CLE
71	Buck Farmer	DET	at CLE
72	Wade Miley	BAL	at NYY
73	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at TEX
74	Brett Anderson	TOR	at MIN
75	Daniel Gossett	OAK	at BOS
76	Carson Fulmer	CWS	at DET

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rank	Pitcher	TEAM	Opponent(s)	Comments
1	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. COL, at SF
2	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. ATL, vs. LAD
3	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. NYM, vs. STL	15 K, 1 BB in last 12 IP, albeit both starts vs. the Pirates
4	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at SF	Just a bad outing, no report of injury, expect big rebound
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. ATL
6	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. CIN, at CHC
7	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. LAD
8	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. ARI
9	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at SF, at WAS
10	Yu Darvish	LAD	at SF
11	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. MIA
12	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PIT, at MIA	1.52 ERA obviously artifically low, but facing pair of lesser lineups
13	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at MIL
14	Robbie Ray	ARI	at SF
15	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. CIN
16	Jon Gray	COL	at ARI, vs. SD
17	Luke Weaver	STL	vs. CIN	Looking like a front-end rotation starter
18	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. NYM
19	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. COL, at SF
20	Alex Wood	LAD	at WAS
21	Mike Montgomery	CHC	vs. NYM
22	Dillon Peters	MIA	at PHI, vs. MIL	14 K in initial two starts of career
23	Chase Anderson	MIL	at MIA
24	Rich Hill	LAD	at WAS
25	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. MIA, vs. OAK	Win and K potential buoying ranking
26	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. STL
27	Dan Straily	MIA	at PHI
28	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. ARI
29	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ATL	Continuing to allow homers at an elevated clip
30	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. LAD	Pitched well in Coors, but not conviced he's back
31	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. COL	Walks and homers up lately
32	Adam Conley	MIA	vs. MIL
33	Mark Leiter	PHI	vs. OAK
34	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. NYM
35	Zach Davies	MIL	at MIA
36	Jose Urena	MIA	at PHI
37	Ben Lively	PHI	vs. OAK
38	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. PIT
39	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. ATL
40	Michael Wacha	STL	at CHC
41	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. COL
42	Chris Stratton	SF	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
43	R.A. Dickey	ATL	vs. NYM
44	John Lackey	CHC	vs. STL
45	Kyle Freeland	COL	at ARI, vs. SD
46	Steven Brault	PIT	at MIL, at CIN
47	Robert Stephenson	CIN	at STL, vs. PIT
48	Odrisamer Despaigne	MIA	vs. MIL
49	Homer Bailey	CIN	vs. PIT
50	German Marquez	COL	at ARI
51	Sal Romano	CIN	vs. PIT
52	Seth Lugo	NYM	at CHC
53	Ivan Nova	PIT	at CIN
54	Tyler Glasnow	PIT	at MIL
55	Tyler Chatwood	COL	vs. SD
56	Matt Garza	MIL	vs. PIT
57	Jake Thompson	PHI	vs. MIA
58	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at STL
59	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at MIN
60	Julio Teheran	ATL	at WAS
61	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CIN
62	Matt Moore	SF	vs. LAD
63	Robert Gsellman	NYM	at CHC, at ATL
64	Chad Bettis	COL	at ARI
65	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CHC
66	Matt Harvey	NYM	at CHC
67	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at WAS
68	Luiz Gohara	ATL	at WAS
69	Mike Leake	SEA	at TEX
70	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM
71	Travis Wood	SD	at MIN
72	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. LAD
73	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	at COL
74	Amir Garrett	CIN	at STL
75	Rafael Montero	NYM	at ATL
76	Clayton Richard	SD	at COL
77	Jordan Lyles	SD	at COL

MLB

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	And it's not even close
2	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	vs. DET, vs. KC	Surging down the stretch
3	Justin Verlander	HOU	at LAA, vs. SEA
4	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. COL, at SF
5	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. ATL, vs. LAD
6	Chris Sale	BOS	at TB
7	Sonny Gray	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
8	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. OAK, at TB	Scuffling, but matchups are very favorable
9	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. NYM, vs. STL	15 K, 1 BB in last 12 IP, albeit both starts vs. the Pirates
10	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at SF	Just a bad outing, no report of injury, expect big rebound
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. ATL
12	Lance Lynn	STL	vs. CIN, at CHC
13	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TB, vs. BAL
14	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TOR, at NYY	Double-digit whiffs three of last five starts
15	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. LAD
16	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. ARI
17	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. TOR	Much better second time around - 34 K in last 24 1/3 IP
18	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. BAL	Maintaining stellar whiff rate to the very end
19	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at SF, at WAS
20	Yu Darvish	LAD	at SF
21	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. MIA
22	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PIT, at MIA	1.52 ERA obviously artifically low, but facing pair of lesser lineups
23	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. SD
24	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at MIL
25	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. SEA
26	Robbie Ray	ARI	at SF
27	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. CIN
28	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. OAK
29	Jon Gray	COL	at ARI, vs. SD
30	Luke Weaver	STL	vs. CIN	Looking like a front-end rotation starter
31	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. NYM
32	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. SEA, at LAA	Reasonable matchups, but not pitching well
33	Taijuan Walker	ARI	vs. COL, at SF
34	Alex Wood	LAD	at WAS
35	Chris Archer	TB	vs. NYY
36	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. BAL
37	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. DET	With Salazar moved to pen, will be counted on down the stretch
38	Mike Montgomery	CHC	vs. NYM
39	Dillon Peters	MIA	at PHI, vs. MIL	14 K in initial two starts of career
40	Chase Anderson	MIL	at MIA
41	Doug Fister	BOS	vs. OAK	Outpitching skills, the sky will eventually fall
42	Rich Hill	LAD	at WAS
43	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. MIA, vs. OAK	Win and K potential buoying ranking
44	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. STL
45	James Paxton	SEA	at HOU	Expected to return from pectoral strain
46	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TB
47	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. BAL
48	Garrett Richards	LAA	vs. HOU, vs. TEX	Skills look fine, but not likely to work more than 5 frames
49	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CWS
50	Sean Manaea	OAK	at BOS, at PHI	Looked better last outing, but I'm still concerned
51	Charlie Morton	HOU	vs. SEA
52	Alex Cobb	TB	vs. BOS	Low K rate for season, but has fanned 24 in last 22 IP
53	Dan Straily	MIA	at PHI
54	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. ARI
55	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ATL	Continuing to allow homers at an elevated clip
56	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. SD, vs. TOR
57	Lance McCullers	HOU	at LAA
58	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. LAD	Pitched well in Coors, but not conviced he's back
59	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. COL	Walks and homers up lately
60	Adam Conley	MIA	vs. MIL
61	Mark Leiter	PHI	vs. OAK
62	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. NYM
63	Jake Odorizzi	TB	vs. NYY, vs. BOS
64	Zach Davies	MIL	at MIA
65	Jacob Faria	TB	vs. BOS
66	Jason Hammel	KC	vs. CWS, at CLE
67	Jose Urena	MIA	at PHI
68	Ben Lively	PHI	vs. OAK
69	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. PIT
70	Jaime Garcia	NYY	at TB
71	Adalberto Mejia	MIN	vs. TOR
72	Parker Bridwell	LAA	vs. TEX
73	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. ATL
74	Kendall Graveman	OAK	at PHI
75	Sam Gaviglio	SEA	vs. CWS
76	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. TEX
77	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at TOR
78	Michael Wacha	STL	at CHC
79	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. COL
80	Chris Stratton	SF	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
81	R.A. Dickey	ATL	vs. NYM
82	John Lackey	CHC	vs. STL
83	Kyle Freeland	COL	at ARI, vs. SD
84	Daniel Mengden	OAK	at PHI
85	Steven Brault	PIT	at MIL, at CIN
86	Robert Stephenson	CIN	at STL, vs. PIT
87	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. KC
88	Odrisamer Despaigne	MIA	vs. MIL
89	Homer Bailey	CIN	vs. PIT
90	Anibal Sanchez	DET	vs. CWS
91	Brad Peacock	HOU	at LAA
92	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. BAL, at MIN
93	German Marquez	COL	at ARI
94	Blake Snell	TB	vs. NYY
95	Sal Romano	CIN	vs. PIT
96	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	vs. HOU
97	Seth Lugo	NYM	at CHC
98	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at TOR, at NYY
99	Ivan Nova	PIT	at CIN
100	Joe Biagini	TOR	vs. BAL, at MIN
101	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. SEA
102	Tyler Glasnow	PIT	at MIL
103	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at TEX, at HOU
104	Josh Tomlin	CLE	vs. KC
105	Tyler Chatwood	COL	vs. SD
106	Matt Garza	MIL	vs. PIT
107	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at KC
108	Chad Bell	DET	vs. CWS
109	J.A. Happ	TOR	at MIN
110	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at KC, at DET
111	Jake Thompson	PHI	vs. MIA
112	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	at HOU
113	Miguel Gonzalez	TEX	vs. SEA, at LAA
114	A.J. Griffin	TEX	at LAA
115	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at STL
116	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at MIN
117	Julio Teheran	ATL	at WAS
118	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CIN
119	Matt Moore	SF	vs. LAD
120	Robert Gsellman	NYM	at CHC, at ATL
121	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. SEA
122	Mike Pelfrey	CWS	at KC, at DET
123	Danny Duffy	KC	at CLE
124	Felix Hernandez	SEA	at TEX
125	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	at NYY
126	Chad Bettis	COL	at ARI
127	Myles Jaye	DET	at CLE, vs. CWS
128	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CHC
129	Jake Junis	KC	at CLE
130	Matt Boyd	DET	at CLE, vs. CWS
131	James Shields	CWS	at DET
132	Matt Harvey	NYM	at CHC
133	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at WAS
134	Luiz Gohara	ATL	at WAS
135	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	vs. HOU
136	Mike Leake	SEA	at TEX
137	Bartolo Colon	MIN	vs. TOR
138	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM
139	Travis Wood	SD	at MIN
140	Jharel Cotton	OAK	at BOS
141	Edwin Jackson	WAS	vs. LAD
142	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	at COL
143	Amir Garrett	CIN	at STL
144	Jason Vargas	KC	at CLE
145	Buck Farmer	DET	at CLE
146	Wade Miley	BAL	at NYY
147	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at TEX
148	Brett Anderson	TOR	at MIN
149	Daniel Gossett	OAK	at BOS
150	Rafael Montero	NYM	at ATL
151	Carson Fulmer	CWS	at DET
152	Clayton Richard	SD	at COL
153	Jordan Lyles	SD	at COL