Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Busy Week for Double Dippers

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Updated on June 17, 2019 10:18AM EST

There are a season-high 49 pitchers currently scheduled to take the mound twice, lead by a pair of veterans with 4758 combined regular season innings and another 230.2 in the playoffs. Justin Verlander sits comfortably in the top spot while Clayton Kershaw is the top National League option, a distinction he used to garner regularly.

At 15, Max Scherzer is the top-ranked single start option, likely his lowest ranking on the season.

Please remember to direct all schedule questions to the Projected Starter grid, all ranking questions will be addressed in the comments below..

For the week June 17-23.

UPDATED: Monday June 17, 10:15 AM ET

MLB

1	Justin Verlander	HOU	at CIN, at NYY	17 HR in 100.2 IP, no one is immune
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
3	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ATL, at CHC	Tough lineups on the road
4	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. NYM, at WAS	3.56 xFIP nearly twice actual 1.92 mark
5	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
6	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. BOS, at KC
7	Cole Hamels	CHC	vs. CWS, vs. NYM
8	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	11.37 ERA, 2.92 WHIP with 7 BB and 4 HR over last three games, spanning 12.2 IP
9	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. MIA, vs. LAA
10	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at TEX, vs. DET	Slated to return Monday
11	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. MIL, at PIT
12	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at SD, vs.

At 15, Max Scherzer is the top-ranked single start option, likely his lowest ranking on the season.

Please remember to direct all schedule questions to the Projected Starter grid, all ranking questions will be addressed in the comments below..

For the week June 17-23.

UPDATED: Monday June 17, 10:15 AM ET

MLB

1	Justin Verlander	HOU	at CIN, at NYY	17 HR in 100.2 IP, no one is immune
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
3	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ATL, at CHC	Tough lineups on the road
4	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. NYM, at WAS	3.56 xFIP nearly twice actual 1.92 mark
5	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
6	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. BOS, at KC
7	Cole Hamels	CHC	vs. CWS, vs. NYM
8	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	11.37 ERA, 2.92 WHIP with 7 BB and 4 HR over last three games, spanning 12.2 IP
9	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. MIA, vs. LAA
10	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at TEX, vs. DET	Slated to return Monday
11	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. MIL, at PIT
12	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at SD, vs. CIN	96 K, 23 BB in 81.1 IP
13	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. HOU, at MIL
14	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. PHI
15	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. TB, vs. HOU
16	Zach Eflin	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA
17	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. TOR
18	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
19	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. DET
20	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at CIN
21	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. COL
22	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. PHI
23	Yonny Chirinos	TB	at NYY, at OAK	27 K last 24.1 IP
24	Walker Buehler	LAD	vs. SF
25	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. COL
26	Charlie Morton	TB	at OAK
27	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. KC, vs. BAL	Weak opponents boost ranking
28	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. MIA, vs. LAA	Home verus lesser lineups, Ohtani on bench for the Angels
29	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at KC
30	Rick Porcello	BOS	at MIN, vs. TOR	5.25 ERA, 1.46 WHIP over last four GS, spanning 24 IP
31	Blake Snell	TB	at NYY
32	Jake Arrieta	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA
33	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL, at CHC
34	Matthew Boyd	DET	at PIT
35	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. CLE, vs. CWS	Just 7 HR in 86 IP
36	Matt Strahm	SD	vs. MIL
37	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at CHC	New guy - ditched, 2-seamer, spinning 4-seamer more and change less
38	Zach Plesac	CLE	at TEX, vs. DET
39	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at LAD
40	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. TB
41	Mike Fiers	OAK	vs. BAL, vs. TB
42	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. CLE	3.90 xFIP warns of ERA correction once weather really warms in Arlington
43	J.A. Happ	NYY	vs. TB, vs. HOU	.257 BABIP masking low 19.7 K% and high 2.03 K/9
44	German Marquez	COL	at LAD
45	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. CWS
46	Mike Leake	SEA	vs. BAL
47	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. DET
48	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at TOR, at STL
49	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. BAL
50	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. KC
51	Brett Anderson	OAK	vs. BAL, vs. TB
52	Danny Duffy	KC	at SEA, vs. MIN
53	James Paxton	NYY	vs. HOU	Homers on the rise
54	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. NYM
55	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	at SD, vs. CIN	Good pair to get back on track
56	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM
57	Michael Pineda	MIN	vs. BOS, at KC
58	Merrill Kelly	ARI	vs. COL, vs. SF
59	Aaron Nola	PHI	at WAS
60	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at TOR
61	John Means	BAL	at SEA
62	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	vs. HOU, at MIL	Rough duo but 23 K% helps boost punch outs
63	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. CIN
64	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. SD
65	Wade Miley	HOU	at CIN, at NYY
66	Pablo Lopez	MIA	at STL	1.00 ERA, .78 WHIP over last 3 GS with 19 K, 3 BB in 19 IP
67	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. CIN
68	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. MIA
69	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	vs. BAL
70	David Price	BOS	at MIN	Coming off disaster versus Texas
71	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at NYY, at OAK
72	Griffin Canning	LAA	at STL
73	Trevor Richards	MIA	at STL
74	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. KC, vs. BAL
75	Jordan Lyles	PIT	vs. SD
76	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. NYM	In a rut, 5.48 ERA and 1.55 WHIP with only 15 K last 21.1 IP
77	Yu Darvish	CHC	vs. NYM
78	Logan Allen	SD	vs. MIL
79	Tanner Anderson	OAK	vs. TB
80	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	vs. MIA
81	Brad Keller	KC	at SEA
82	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. COL
83	Martin Perez	MIN	at KC
84	Brad Peacock	HOU	at NYY
85	Mitch Keller	PIT	vs. DET
86	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. LAA, at BOS
87	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TB
88	Adrian Sampson	TEX	vs. CLE, vs. CWS
89	Shaun Anderson	SF	at LAD, at ARI
90	Chad Green	NYY	vs. HOU
91	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. MIA
92	Chris Archer	PIT	vs. SD
93	Zach Davies	MIL	at SD
94	Peter Lambert	COL	at LAD
95	Sonny Gray	CIN	at MIL
96	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at SEA
97	Shane Bieber	CLE	at TEX
98	Eric Lauer	SD	at PIT
99	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	vs. NYM
100	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at ARI
101	Steven Matz	NYM	at ATL
102	Nick Pivetta	PHI	at WAS
103	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at WAS
104	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at MIN
105	Trevor Cahill	LAA	at TOR
106	Jon Gray	COL	at ARI
107	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. BOS
108	Tanner Roark	CIN	at MIL
109	Cal Quantrill	SD	at PIT
110	Jalen Beeks	TB	at OAK
111	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	at STL, at PHI
112	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. SF
113	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at WAS
114	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. HOU
115	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. MIN
116	Ivan Nova	CWS	at CHC, at TEX
117	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at PHI
118	Framber Valdez	HOU	at NYY
119	Spencer Turnbull	DET	at CLE
120	Jason Vargas	NYM	at CHC
121	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at ARI, at LAD
122	Felix Pena	LAA	at STL
123	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	at STL, at PHI
124	Drew Pomeranz	SF	at LAD
125	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. ATL
126	Wilmer Font	NYM	at CHC
127	Brian Johnson	BOS	vs. TOR
128	Jose Suarez	LAA	at TOR
129	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. LAA
130	Andrew Cashner	BAL	at OAK, at SEA
131	Dakota Hudson	STL	vs. LAA
132	Adam Plutko	CLE	at TEX
133	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at TEX
134	Josh Rogers	BAL	at OAK
135	Joe Palumbo	TEX	vs. CLE
136	Trent Thornton	TOR	at BOS
137	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. ATL
138	Daniel Norris	DET	at PIT, at CLE
139	Homer Bailey	KC	at SEA, vs. MIN
140	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at OAK, at SEA
141	Edwin Jackson	TOR	vs. LAA, at BOS
142	Tyler Beede	SF	at LAD, at ARI
143	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. SF
144	Clayton Richard	TOR	vs. LAA
145	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. MIN
146	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at ARI
147	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. CWS
148	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at CLE
149	Dylan Covey	CWS	at TEX

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Justin Verlander	HOU	at CIN, at NYY	17 HR in 100.2 IP, no one is immune
2	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. BOS, at KC
3	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at TEX, vs. DET	Slated to return Monday
4	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. TB, vs. HOU
5	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. TOR
6	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. DET
7	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at CIN
8	Yonny Chirinos	TB	at NYY, at OAK	27 K last 24.1 IP
9	Charlie Morton	TB	at OAK
10	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. KC, vs. BAL	Weak opponents boost ranking
11	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at KC
12	Rick Porcello	BOS	at MIN, vs. TOR	5.25 ERA, 1.46 WHIP over last four GS, spanning 24 IP
13	Blake Snell	TB	at NYY
14	Matthew Boyd	DET	at PIT
15	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. CLE, vs. CWS	Just 7 HR in 86 IP
16	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at CHC	New guy - ditched, 2-seamer, spinning 4-seamer more and change less
17	Zach Plesac	CLE	at TEX, vs. DET
18	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. TB
19	Mike Fiers	OAK	vs. BAL, vs. TB
20	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. CLE	3.90 xFIP warns of ERA correction once weather really warms in Arlington
21	J.A. Happ	NYY	vs. TB, vs. HOU	.257 BABIP masking low 19.7 K% and high 2.03 K/9
22	Mike Leake	SEA	vs. BAL
23	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at TOR, at STL
24	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. BAL
25	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. KC
26	Brett Anderson	OAK	vs. BAL, vs. TB
27	Danny Duffy	KC	at SEA, vs. MIN
28	James Paxton	NYY	vs. HOU	Homers on the rise
29	Michael Pineda	MIN	vs. BOS, at KC
30	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at TOR
31	John Means	BAL	at SEA
32	Wade Miley	HOU	at CIN, at NYY
33	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	vs. BAL
34	David Price	BOS	at MIN	Coming off disaster versus Texas
35	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at NYY, at OAK
36	Griffin Canning	LAA	at STL
37	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. KC, vs. BAL
38	Tanner Anderson	OAK	vs. TB
39	Brad Keller	KC	at SEA
40	Martin Perez	MIN	at KC
41	Brad Peacock	HOU	at NYY
42	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. LAA, at BOS
43	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TB
44	Adrian Sampson	TEX	vs. CLE, vs. CWS
45	Chad Green	NYY	vs. HOU
46	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at SEA
47	Shane Bieber	CLE	at TEX
48	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at MIN
49	Trevor Cahill	LAA	at TOR
50	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. BOS
51	Jalen Beeks	TB	at OAK
52	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. MIN
53	Ivan Nova	CWS	at CHC, at TEX
54	Framber Valdez	HOU	at NYY
55	Spencer Turnbull	DET	at CLE
56	Felix Pena	LAA	at STL
57	Brian Johnson	BOS	vs. TOR
58	Jose Suarez	LAA	at TOR
59	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. LAA
60	Andrew Cashner	BAL	at OAK, at SEA
61	Adam Plutko	CLE	at TEX
62	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at TEX
63	Josh Rogers	BAL	at OAK
64	Joe Palumbo	TEX	vs. CLE
65	Trent Thornton	TOR	at BOS
66	Daniel Norris	DET	at PIT, at CLE
67	Homer Bailey	KC	at SEA, vs. MIN
68	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at OAK, at SEA
69	Edwin Jackson	TOR	vs. LAA, at BOS
70	Clayton Richard	TOR	vs. LAA
71	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. MIN
72	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. CWS
73	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at CLE
74	Dylan Covey	CWS	at TEX

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ATL, at CHC	Tough lineups on the road
3	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. NYM, at WAS	3.56 xFIP nearly twice actual 1.92 mark
4	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. SF, vs. COL
5	Cole Hamels	CHC	vs. CWS, vs. NYM
6	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. ATL	11.37 ERA, 2.92 WHIP with 7 BB and 4 HR over last three games, spanning 12.2 IP
7	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. MIA, vs. LAA
8	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. MIL, at PIT
9	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at SD, vs. CIN	96 K, 23 BB in 81.1 IP
10	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. HOU, at MIL
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. PHI
12	Zach Eflin	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA
13	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
14	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. COL
15	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. PHI
16	Walker Buehler	LAD	vs. SF
17	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	vs. COL
18	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. MIA, vs. LAA	Home verus lesser lineups, Ohtani on bench for the Angels
19	Jake Arrieta	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA
20	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL, at CHC
21	Matt Strahm	SD	vs. MIL
22	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at LAD
23	German Marquez	COL	at LAD
24	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. CWS
25	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. DET
26	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. NYM
27	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	at SD, vs. CIN	Good pair to get back on track
28	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM
29	Merrill Kelly	ARI	vs. COL, vs. SF
30	Aaron Nola	PHI	at WAS
31	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	vs. HOU, at MIL	Rough duo but 23 K% helps boost punch outs
32	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. CIN
33	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. SD
34	Pablo Lopez	MIA	at STL	1.00 ERA, .78 WHIP over last 3 GS with 19 K, 3 BB in 19 IP
35	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. CIN
36	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. MIA
37	Trevor Richards	MIA	at STL
38	Jordan Lyles	PIT	vs. SD
39	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. NYM	In a rut, 5.48 ERA and 1.55 WHIP with only 15 K last 21.1 IP
40	Yu Darvish	CHC	vs. NYM
41	Logan Allen	SD	vs. MIL
42	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	vs. MIA
43	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. COL
44	Mitch Keller	PIT	vs. DET
45	Shaun Anderson	SF	at LAD, at ARI
46	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. MIA
47	Chris Archer	PIT	vs. SD
48	Zach Davies	MIL	at SD
49	Peter Lambert	COL	at LAD
50	Sonny Gray	CIN	at MIL
51	Eric Lauer	SD	at PIT
52	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	vs. NYM
53	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at ARI
54	Steven Matz	NYM	at ATL
55	Nick Pivetta	PHI	at WAS
56	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at WAS
57	Jon Gray	COL	at ARI
58	Tanner Roark	CIN	at MIL
59	Cal Quantrill	SD	at PIT
60	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	at STL, at PHI
61	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. SF
62	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at WAS
63	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. HOU
64	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at PHI
65	Jason Vargas	NYM	at CHC
66	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at ARI, at LAD
67	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	at STL, at PHI
68	Drew Pomeranz	SF	at LAD
69	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. ATL
70	Wilmer Font	NYM	at CHC
71	Dakota Hudson	STL	vs. LAA
72	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. ATL
73	Tyler Beede	SF	at LAD, at ARI
74	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. SF
75	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at ARI