Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Back to Normal

Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitching as two-start hurlers are back in full effect, including Chicago's Lucas Giolito, who's in a groove.

Updated on August 23, 2020 11:41PM EST

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Todd Zola

Updated on August 23, 2020 11:41PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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After a couple of down weeks for two-start pitching, we're looking at more of a usual distribution with options throughout the rankings. We're also past the time where some hurlers were being babied a bit; innings should no longer be an issue for most starters.

Unfortunately, this is the third consecutive week a COVID-19 outbreak forced the postponement of a weekend series. This time it's the Mets and Yankees sitting idle. As such, their rotation plans are unclear, especially since both have Monday off, so in theory they could play a pair, or possible make up a game or two as the clubs meet over the weekend in the Bronx.

UPDATED: Sunday August 23, 11:40 PM ET

For the week Aug. 24-30

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@ATL, NYM
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	MIA, @NYY	Just two wins - shocking
3	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@MIL, CHC
4	Blake Snell	TB	TOR, @MIA
5	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@CLE, @DET	No problem adjusting to new team
6	Lance Lynn	TEX	OAK, LAD
7	Lucas Giolito	CWS	PIT, KC	Finally in the groove
8	Luis Castillo	CIN	@MIL, CHC	Stuff there but looks sluggish
9	German Marquez	COL	@ARI, SD
10	Max Scherzer	WAS	PHI
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	CIN, PIT
12	Aaron Civale	CLE	MIN, @STL
13	Tyler Glasnow	TB	BAL, @MIA	3.35 xFIP more indicative how well he has pitched
14	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@TEX, @HOU	Looks like

UPDATED: Sunday August 23, 11:40 PM ET

For the week Aug. 24-30

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@ATL, NYM
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	MIA, @NYY	Just two wins - shocking
3	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@MIL, CHC
4	Blake Snell	TB	TOR, @MIA
5	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@CLE, @DET	No problem adjusting to new team
6	Lance Lynn	TEX	OAK, LAD
7	Lucas Giolito	CWS	PIT, KC	Finally in the groove
8	Luis Castillo	CIN	@MIL, CHC	Stuff there but looks sluggish
9	German Marquez	COL	@ARI, SD
10	Max Scherzer	WAS	PHI
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	CIN, PIT
12	Aaron Civale	CLE	MIN, @STL
13	Tyler Glasnow	TB	BAL, @MIA	3.35 xFIP more indicative how well he has pitched
14	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@TEX, @HOU	Looks like the kid gloves are off
15	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SF
16	Merrill Kelly	ARI	COL, SF	3.97 xFIP warns regression, but a 3.97 ERA is pretty good
17	Shane Bieber	CLE	MIN	Pure artistry
18	Jack Flaherty	STL	KC, CLE	Innings a question, but still have to start
19	Yu Darvish	CHC	@CIN
20	Framber Valdez	HOU	LAA, OAK
21	Zack Greinke	HOU	OAK
22	Chris Paddack	SD	SEA, @COL
23	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PHI
24	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	BOS
25	Sean Manaea	OAK	@TEX, @HOU	Too good not to get it going
26	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SEA
27	Max Fried	ATL	NYY
28	Zac Gallen	ARI	COL
29	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA, OAK	Impressive start, decent lineups to keep it going
30	Brad Keller	KC	@STL, @CWS	The answer to this year's Lucas Giolito
31	Rich Hill	MIN	@CLE, @DET
32	Charlie Morton	TB	BAL
33	Jose Berrios	MIN	@CLE
34	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@DET
35	Aaron Nola	PHI	@WAS	Back to ace status but tough road tilt on tap
36	Jon Gray	COL	@ARI
37	Sonny Gray	CIN	@MIL	Leads NL in strikeouts
38	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@STL
39	Casey Mize	DET	CHC, MIN	Cruised early in his debut before hitting wall
40	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@WAS, TB
41	Walker Buehler	LAD	@SF
42	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@CIN
43	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	PIT
44	Alec Mills	CHC	@DET, @CIN
45	Danny Duffy	KC	@STL	Huge spike in K%, but not supported by SwStr%
46	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	NYM
47	Dinelson Lamet	SD	SEA
48	Julio Urias	LAD	@SF, @TEX	Strikeouts will come, K% low for his SwStr%
49	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CHC, MIN
50	Chase Anderson	TOR	BOS, BAL
51	Alex Cobb	BAL	@TOR	Trade candidate?
52	Frankie Montas	OAK	@HOU
53	Adrian Houser	MIL	CIN
54	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
55	Mike Minor	TEX	LAD
56	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@TEX
57	Adam Wainwright	STL	KC, CLE	Vet grinding, but 4.43 xFIP says be careful
58	Luke Weaver	ARI	SF
59	Daniel Castano	MIA	@NYM
60	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL	Disappointing so far, good spot to turn things around
61	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	PIT
62	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT
63	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@STL
64	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@TOR
65	John Means	BAL	@TB
66	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	TB
67	Kyle Gibson	TEX	OAK, LAD
68	Touki Toussaint	ATL	NYY, @PHI
69	Dustin May	LAD	@TEX
70	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@SD
71	Tommy Milone	BAL	@TB, @TOR
72	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	@MIL
73	Matthew Boyd	DET	MIN
74	Dylan Cease	CWS	KC
75	Austin Voth	WAS	MIA, @BOS
76	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	@ATL
77	Brady Singer	KC	@CWS
78	Shun Yamaguchi	TOR	BAL
79	Trevor Richards	TB	@MIA
80	Austin Gomber	STL	PIT
81	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	@DET
82	Ross Stripling	LAD	@TEX
83	Kolby Allard	TEX	OAK
84	Kyle Freeland	COL	@ARI
85	Taijuan Walker	SEA	@SD
86	Lance McCullers	HOU	LAA
87	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
88	Anthony Kay	TOR	BOS
89	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@NYM
90	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@HOU
91	Josh Lindblom	MIL	CIN
92	Mike Fiers	OAK	@TEX
93	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@HOU, SEA
94	Robbie Erlin	ATL	@PHI
95	Dakota Hudson	STL	KC
96	Jordan Lyles	TEX	OAK
97	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	@TB
98	Tanner Roark	TOR	@TB, BAL
99	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@LAA
100	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
101	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@SD
102	Robbie Ray	ARI	COL
103	JT Brubaker	PIT	@MIL
104	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	KC
105	Kyle Hart	BOS	@TOR, WAS
106	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@NYM, TB
107	Griffin Canning	LAA	@HOU
108	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@BOS
109	Spencer Howard	PHI	@WAS
110	J.A. Happ	NYY	NYM
111	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
112	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	CLE
113	Kevin Gausman	SF	LAD
114	Jon Lester	CHC	@DET
115	Rick Porcello	NYM	MIA
116	Zack Godley	BOS	WAS
117	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS
118	Ryan Castellani	COL	@ARI, SD
119	Antonio Senzatela	COL	SD
120	Tyler Alexander	DET	CHC
121	Tarik Skubal	DET	MIN
122	Erick Fedde	WAS	PHI, @BOS
123	Garrett Richards	SD	SEA
124	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAD, @ARI
125	Brett Anderson	MIL	CIN, PIT
126	Tyler Mahle	CIN	CHC
127	Adam Plutko	CLE	MIN
128	Alex Young	ARI	COL, SF
129	Martin Perez	BOS	WAS
130	Steven Brault	PIT	@CWS, @MIL
131	Darwinzon Hernandez	BOS	@TOR
132	Josh Tomlin	ATL	@PHI
133	Trevor Williams	PIT	@CWS
134	Wade Miley	CIN	CHC
135	Brandon Bielak	HOU	LAA
136	Jake Arrieta	PHI	@WAS, ATL
137	Tom Eshelman	BAL	@TOR
138	Tyler Anderson	SF	@ARI
139	Steven Matz	NYM	MIA
140	Jose Quintana	CHC	@CIN
141	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU, SEA
142	Colin Rea	CHC	@DET
143	Matt Harvey	KC	@STL
144	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
145	Adrian Morejon	SD	@COL
146	Derek Holland	PIT	@STL
147	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@STL
148	Zach Davies	SD	@COL
149	Nick Tropeano	PIT	@MIL
150	Trevor Cahill	SF	@ARI
151	Robert Gsellman	NYM	@NYY
152	Corey Oswalt	NYM	@NYY

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@ATL, NYM
2	Blake Snell	TB	TOR, @MIA
3	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@CLE, @DET	No problem adjusting to new team
4	Lance Lynn	TEX	OAK, LAD
5	Lucas Giolito	CWS	PIT, KC	Finally in the groove
6	Aaron Civale	CLE	MIN, @STL
7	Tyler Glasnow	TB	BAL, @MIA	3.35 xFIP more indicative how well he has pitched
8	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@TEX, @HOU	Looks like the kid gloves are off
9	Shane Bieber	CLE	MIN	Pure artistry
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	LAA, OAK
11	Zack Greinke	HOU	OAK
12	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	BOS
13	Sean Manaea	OAK	@TEX, @HOU	Too good not to get it going
14	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SEA
15	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA, OAK	Impressive start, decent lineups to keep it going
16	Brad Keller	KC	@STL, @CWS	The answer to this year's Lucas Giolito
17	Rich Hill	MIN	@CLE, @DET
18	Charlie Morton	TB	BAL
19	Jose Berrios	MIN	@CLE
20	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@DET
21	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@STL
22	Casey Mize	DET	CHC, MIN	Cruised early in his debut before hitting wall
23	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	PIT
24	Danny Duffy	KC	@STL	Huge spike in K%, but not supported by SwStr%
25	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	NYM
26	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CHC, MIN
27	Chase Anderson	TOR	BOS, BAL
28	Alex Cobb	BAL	@TOR	Trade candidate?
29	Frankie Montas	OAK	@HOU
30	Mike Minor	TEX	LAD
31	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@TEX
32	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL	Disappointing so far, good spot to turn things around
33	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@STL
34	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@TOR
35	John Means	BAL	@TB
36	Kyle Gibson	TEX	OAK, LAD
37	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@SD
38	Tommy Milone	BAL	@TB, @TOR
39	Matthew Boyd	DET	MIN
40	Dylan Cease	CWS	KC
41	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	@ATL
42	Brady Singer	KC	@CWS
43	Shun Yamaguchi	TOR	BAL
44	Trevor Richards	TB	@MIA
45	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	@DET
46	Kolby Allard	TEX	OAK
47	Taijuan Walker	SEA	@SD
48	Lance McCullers	HOU	LAA
49	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
50	Anthony Kay	TOR	BOS
51	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@HOU
52	Mike Fiers	OAK	@TEX
53	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@HOU, SEA
54	Jordan Lyles	TEX	OAK
55	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	@TB
56	Tanner Roark	TOR	@TB, BAL
57	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@LAA
58	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@SD
59	Gio Gonzalez	CWS	KC
60	Kyle Hart	BOS	@TOR, WAS
61	Griffin Canning	LAA	@HOU
62	J.A. Happ	NYY	NYM
63	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
64	Zack Godley	BOS	WAS
65	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS
66	Tyler Alexander	DET	CHC
67	Tarik Skubal	DET	MIN
68	Adam Plutko	CLE	MIN
69	Martin Perez	BOS	WAS
70	Darwinzon Hernandez	BOS	@TOR
71	Brandon Bielak	HOU	LAA
72	Tom Eshelman	BAL	@TOR
73	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU, SEA
74	Matt Harvey	KC	@STL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	MIA, @NYY	Just two wins - shocking
2	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@MIL, CHC
3	Luis Castillo	CIN	@MIL, CHC	Stuff there but looks sluggish
4	German Marquez	COL	@ARI, SD
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	PHI
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	CIN, PIT
7	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SF
8	Merrill Kelly	ARI	COL, SF	3.97 xFIP warns regression, but a 3.97 ERA is pretty good
9	Jack Flaherty	STL	KC, CLE	Innings a question, but still have to start
10	Yu Darvish	CHC	@CIN
11	Chris Paddack	SD	SEA, @COL
12	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PHI
13	Max Fried	ATL	NYY
14	Zac Gallen	ARI	COL
15	Aaron Nola	PHI	@WAS	Back to ace status but tough road tilt on tap
16	Jon Gray	COL	@ARI
17	Sonny Gray	CIN	@MIL	Leads NL in strikeouts
18	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@WAS, TB
19	Walker Buehler	LAD	@SF
20	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@CIN
21	Alec Mills	CHC	@DET, @CIN
22	Dinelson Lamet	SD	SEA
23	Julio Urias	LAD	@SF, @TEX	Strikeouts will come, K% low for his SwStr%
24	Adrian Houser	MIL	CIN
25	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
26	Adam Wainwright	STL	KC, CLE	Vet grinding, but 4.43 xFIP says be careful
27	Luke Weaver	ARI	SF
28	Daniel Castano	MIA	@NYM
29	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	PIT
30	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT
31	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	TB
32	Touki Toussaint	ATL	NYY, @PHI
33	Dustin May	LAD	@TEX
34	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	@MIL
35	Austin Voth	WAS	MIA, @BOS
36	Austin Gomber	STL	PIT
37	Ross Stripling	LAD	@TEX
38	Kyle Freeland	COL	@ARI
39	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@NYM
40	Josh Lindblom	MIL	CIN
41	Robbie Erlin	ATL	@PHI
42	Dakota Hudson	STL	KC
43	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
44	Robbie Ray	ARI	COL
45	JT Brubaker	PIT	@MIL
46	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@NYM, TB
47	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@BOS
48	Spencer Howard	PHI	@WAS
49	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	CLE
50	Kevin Gausman	SF	LAD
51	Jon Lester	CHC	@DET
52	Rick Porcello	NYM	MIA
53	Ryan Castellani	COL	@ARI, SD
54	Antonio Senzatela	COL	SD
55	Erick Fedde	WAS	PHI, @BOS
56	Garrett Richards	SD	SEA
57	Johnny Cueto	SF	LAD, @ARI
58	Brett Anderson	MIL	CIN, PIT
59	Tyler Mahle	CIN	CHC
60	Alex Young	ARI	COL, SF
61	Steven Brault	PIT	@CWS, @MIL
62	Josh Tomlin	ATL	@PHI
63	Trevor Williams	PIT	@CWS
64	Wade Miley	CIN	CHC
65	Jake Arrieta	PHI	@WAS, ATL
66	Tyler Anderson	SF	@ARI
67	Steven Matz	NYM	MIA
68	Jose Quintana	CHC	@CIN
69	Colin Rea	CHC	@DET
70	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
71	Adrian Morejon	SD	@COL
72	Derek Holland	PIT	@STL
73	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@STL
74	Zach Davies	SD	@COL
75	Nick Tropeano	PIT	@MIL
76	Trevor Cahill	SF	@ARI
77	Robert Gsellman	NYM	@NYY
78	Corey Oswalt	NYM	@NYY