Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Double the Fun

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Double the Fun

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Updated on September 8, 2019 11:10PM EST

It's a relatively busy week for double dippers with 42 starters scheduled for two starts. Of course, everything is subject to change this time of the season as playoff-bound teams begin to ready for the postseason while non-contending clubs begin to look at potential arms for next year.

If you need to make up pitching points, this is the week to take some chances since the schedule for the final two weeks will be in even more flux.

Please direct all inquiries concerning the schedule to the Projected Starters grid. All questions revolving around rankings can be posted in the comments below.

Please come back Sunday night for the final rankings after teams firm up their plans for the week.

For the week Sep. 9-15.

UPDATED: September 8, 11:10 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ARI, vs. LAD	Second year in a row with undeserved low win total
2	Shane Bieber	CLE	at LAA, vs. MIN	He's 4 realz
3	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. PIT, vs. MIA	Soft matchups at home
4	Zack Greinke	HOU	vs. OAK, at KC
5	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at SD, vs. PIT
6	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. BOS	2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP since April 25, previous to last week's speed bump
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. OAK
8	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at KC
9	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at SEA, at ARI
10	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs.

It's a relatively busy week for double dippers with 42 starters scheduled for two starts. Of course, everything is subject to change this time of the season as playoff-bound teams begin to ready for the postseason while non-contending clubs begin to look at potential arms for next year.

If you need to make up pitching points, this is the week to take some chances since the schedule for the final two weeks will be in even more flux.

Please direct all inquiries concerning the schedule to the Projected Starters grid. All questions revolving around rankings can be posted in the comments below.

Please come back Sunday night for the final rankings after teams firm up their plans for the week.

For the week Sep. 9-15.

UPDATED: September 8, 11:10 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ARI, vs. LAD	Second year in a row with undeserved low win total
2	Shane Bieber	CLE	at LAA, vs. MIN	He's 4 realz
3	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. PIT, vs. MIA	Soft matchups at home
4	Zack Greinke	HOU	vs. OAK, at KC
5	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at SD, vs. PIT
6	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. BOS	2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP since April 25, previous to last week's speed bump
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. OAK
8	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at KC
9	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at SEA, at ARI
10	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. ATL
11	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. WAS, at CLE
12	Jose Quintana	CHC	at SD, vs. PIT
13	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. TB, vs. OAK
14	Walker Buehler	LAD	at BAL
15	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at NYM
16	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. MIN
17	Charlie Morton	TB	at LAA
18	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. MIL
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	vs. KC
20	James Paxton	NYY	at BOS, at TOR	1.93 ERA, .70 WHIP with 27 K in last 3 GS, spanning 18.2 IP
21	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at MIA, at STL	2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP in 7 GS with the Brewers, covering 38.2 IP
22	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI, at WAS	3.04 ERA, 1.14 WHIP with 62 K in 50.2 IP since the break
23	Zac Gallen	ARI	at NYM, vs. CIN	82 K with only 5 HR allowed in 68.1 IP
24	Domingo German	NYY	at DET
25	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. KC
26	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. NYY, at PHI	Early season tough love has paid off
27	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. ARI, vs. LAD
28	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. LAD
29	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. MIL
30	Sonny Gray	CIN	at SEA
31	Chase Anderson	MIL	at MIA, at STL
32	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. CHC	Team strictly adhering to not starting to face a batter with pitch count 90 or more
33	Wade Miley	HOU	vs. OAK, at KC	Good pair to rebound from last week's disaster
34	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at NYM, vs. CIN	Disappointing season but whiffed 28 last 26 frames
35	Yu Darvish	CHC	at SD
36	Luis Castillo	CIN	at ARI
37	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. TB
38	Robbie Ray	ARI	at NYM
39	Gio Gonzalez	MIL	at MIA
40	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at TEX, at LAA	2.33 ERA, .74 WHIP with 55 K in 58 IP since the break
41	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. MIL
42	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at MIN
43	Zach Davies	MIL	at MIA
44	Marcus Stroman	NYM	vs. ARI
45	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. KC, at SEA
46	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. CIN, vs. CWS	Coming off 5 scoreless vs. Cubs with 7 K
47	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PIT
48	J.A. Happ	NYY	at DET
49	Trevor Williams	PIT	at SF, at CHC
50	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. PIT
51	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at NYM
52	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at SF
53	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TOR
54	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. OAK
55	Cole Hamels	CHC	at SD
56	Mike Soroka	ATL	at WAS	3.85 xFIP, 4.29 SIERA suggest Lady Luck playing a part
57	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. CIN
58	Julio Teheran	ATL	at PHI
59	Rich Hill	LAD	at BAL
60	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at SEA
61	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. NYY
62	Luis Cessa	NYY	at DET, at TOR
63	Sean Manaea	OAK	at TEX
64	John Means	BAL	vs. LAD	Zero walks over last 3 GS, covering 20.2 IP
65	Patrick Corbin	WAS	at MIN	Twins generally club southpaws
66	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	at NYM
67	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at PHI, at WAS
68	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at CLE
69	Zach Plesac	CLE	at LAA
70	Mike Fiers	OAK	at HOU, at TEX
71	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at PHI
72	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. ARI
73	Jakob Junis	KC	at CWS, vs. HOU
74	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL
75	Rick Porcello	BOS	at PHI
76	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. PIT, vs. MIA
77	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at ARI
78	Steven Brault	PIT	at SF
79	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. CWS
80	Jason Vargas	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. BOS
81	Mitch Keller	PIT	at SF, at CHC
82	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at SF
83	Dylan Cease	CWS	at SEA
84	Robert Dugger	MIA	vs. MIL, at SF
85	Jaime Barria	LAA	vs. TB
86	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. CIN
87	Adam Plutko	CLE	at LAA
88	Dereck Rodriguez	SF	vs. MIA
89	Adrian Houser	MIL	at STL
90	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at DET
91	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	at MIN, vs. ATL
92	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. CHC
93	Tanner Roark	OAK	at HOU
94	Alex Young	ARI	at NYM
95	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. MIL
96	Jose Urquidy	HOU	vs. OAK
97	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. WAS
98	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. CIN
99	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	at HOU
100	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. CWS
101	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. CLE
102	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. CLE, vs. TB
103	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	at TOR
104	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. BAL
105	Chris Bassitt	OAK	at TEX
106	Trevor Richards	TB	at LAA
107	Dustin May	LAD	at BAL
108	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. MIL, at SF
109	Ryan Weber	BOS	at TOR
110	Martin Perez	MIN	vs. WAS
111	James Marvel	PIT	at CHC
112	Clay Buchholz	TOR	vs. BOS
113	Austin Pruitt	TB	at TEX
114	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. BOS
115	Aaron Civale	CLE	vs. MIN
116	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. HOU
117	Cal Quantrill	SD	vs. CHC, at COL
118	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	vs. BOS, vs. NYY
119	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. CLE
120	Joey Lucchesi	SD	at COL
121	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. HOU
122	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. BAL
123	Ty Blach	BAL	vs. LAD, at DET
124	Glenn Sparkman	KC	at CWS
125	Brendan McKay	TB	at TEX
126	Michael Wacha	STL	at COL, vs. MIL
127	Drew Smyly	PHI	vs. ATL
128	Kolby Allard	TEX	vs. TB
129	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. LAD
130	Anthony Kay	TOR	vs. NYY
131	Jorge Lopez	KC	at CWS
132	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at DET
133	Ronald Bolanos	SD	vs. CHC
134	Edwin Jackson	DET	vs. NYY, vs. BAL
135	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	at CLE
136	Brian Johnson	BOS	at TOR
137	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. NYY
138	Brock Burke	TEX	vs. OAK
139	Miles Mikolas	STL	at COL
140	Dylan Covey	CWS	at SEA
141	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	vs. STL, vs. SD
142	Eric Lauer	SD	at COL
143	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. PIT
144	Austin Voth	WAS	vs. ATL
145	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. NYY
146	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. TB
147	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. SD
148	Homer Bailey	OAK	at HOU
149	Dakota Hudson	STL	at COL
150	Jeff Hoffman	COL	vs. SD
151	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. STL
152	Tim Melville	COL	vs. STL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	at LAA, vs. MIN	He's 4 realz
2	Zack Greinke	HOU	vs. OAK, at KC
3	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. OAK
4	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at KC
5	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. WAS, at CLE
6	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. TB, vs. OAK
7	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. MIN
8	Charlie Morton	TB	at LAA
9	Lucas Giolito	CWS	vs. KC
10	James Paxton	NYY	at BOS, at TOR	1.93 ERA, .70 WHIP with 27 K in last 3 GS, spanning 18.2 IP
11	Domingo German	NYY	at DET
12	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. KC
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. NYY, at PHI	Early season tough love has paid off
14	Wade Miley	HOU	vs. OAK, at KC	Good pair to rebound from last week's disaster
15	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. TB
16	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at TEX, at LAA	2.33 ERA, .74 WHIP with 55 K in 58 IP since the break
17	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. KC, at SEA
18	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. CIN, vs. CWS	Coming off 5 scoreless vs. Cubs with 7 K
19	J.A. Happ	NYY	at DET
20	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TOR
21	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. OAK
22	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. CIN
23	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. NYY
24	Luis Cessa	NYY	at DET, at TOR
25	Sean Manaea	OAK	at TEX
26	John Means	BAL	vs. LAD	Zero walks over last 3 GS, covering 20.2 IP
27	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at CLE
28	Zach Plesac	CLE	at LAA
29	Mike Fiers	OAK	at HOU, at TEX
30	Jakob Junis	KC	at CWS, vs. HOU
31	Rick Porcello	BOS	at PHI
32	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. CWS
33	Dylan Cease	CWS	at SEA
34	Jaime Barria	LAA	vs. TB
35	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. CIN
36	Adam Plutko	CLE	at LAA
37	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at DET
38	Tanner Roark	OAK	at HOU
39	Jose Urquidy	HOU	vs. OAK
40	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. WAS
41	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	at HOU
42	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. CWS
43	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. CLE
44	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. CLE, vs. TB
45	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	at TOR
46	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. BAL
47	Chris Bassitt	OAK	at TEX
48	Trevor Richards	TB	at LAA
49	Ryan Weber	BOS	at TOR
50	Martin Perez	MIN	vs. WAS
51	Clay Buchholz	TOR	vs. BOS
52	Austin Pruitt	TB	at TEX
53	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. BOS
54	Aaron Civale	CLE	vs. MIN
55	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. HOU
56	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	vs. BOS, vs. NYY
57	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. CLE
58	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. HOU
59	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. BAL
60	Ty Blach	BAL	vs. LAD, at DET
61	Glenn Sparkman	KC	at CWS
62	Brendan McKay	TB	at TEX
63	Kolby Allard	TEX	vs. TB
64	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. LAD
65	Anthony Kay	TOR	vs. NYY
66	Jorge Lopez	KC	at CWS
67	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at DET
68	Edwin Jackson	DET	vs. NYY, vs. BAL
69	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	at CLE
70	Brian Johnson	BOS	at TOR
71	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. NYY
72	Brock Burke	TEX	vs. OAK
73	Dylan Covey	CWS	at SEA
74	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. NYY
75	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. TB
76	Homer Bailey	OAK	at HOU

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ARI, vs. LAD	Second year in a row with undeserved low win total
2	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. PIT, vs. MIA	Soft matchups at home
3	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at SD, vs. PIT
4	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. BOS	2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP since April 25, previous to last week's speed bump
5	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at SEA, at ARI
6	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. ATL
7	Jose Quintana	CHC	at SD, vs. PIT
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	at BAL
9	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at NYM
10	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. MIL
11	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at MIA, at STL	2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP in 7 GS with the Brewers, covering 38.2 IP
12	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI, at WAS	3.04 ERA, 1.14 WHIP with 62 K in 50.2 IP since the break
13	Zac Gallen	ARI	at NYM, vs. CIN	82 K with only 5 HR allowed in 68.1 IP
14	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. ARI, vs. LAD
15	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. LAD
16	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. MIL
17	Sonny Gray	CIN	at SEA
18	Chase Anderson	MIL	at MIA, at STL
19	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. CHC	Team strictly adhering to not starting to face a batter with pitch count 90 or more
20	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at NYM, vs. CIN	Disappointing season but whiffed 28 last 26 frames
21	Yu Darvish	CHC	at SD
22	Luis Castillo	CIN	at ARI
23	Robbie Ray	ARI	at NYM
24	Gio Gonzalez	MIL	at MIA
25	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. MIL
26	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at MIN
27	Zach Davies	MIL	at MIA
28	Marcus Stroman	NYM	vs. ARI
29	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PIT
30	Trevor Williams	PIT	at SF, at CHC
31	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. PIT
32	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at NYM
33	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at SF
34	Cole Hamels	CHC	at SD
35	Mike Soroka	ATL	at WAS	3.85 xFIP, 4.29 SIERA suggest Lady Luck playing a part
36	Julio Teheran	ATL	at PHI
37	Rich Hill	LAD	at BAL
38	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at SEA
39	Patrick Corbin	WAS	at MIN	Twins generally club southpaws
40	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	at NYM
41	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at PHI, at WAS
42	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at PHI
43	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. ARI
44	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL
45	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. PIT, vs. MIA
46	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at ARI
47	Steven Brault	PIT	at SF
48	Jason Vargas	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. BOS
49	Mitch Keller	PIT	at SF, at CHC
50	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at SF
51	Robert Dugger	MIA	vs. MIL, at SF
52	Dereck Rodriguez	SF	vs. MIA
53	Adrian Houser	MIL	at STL
54	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	at MIN, vs. ATL
55	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. CHC
56	Alex Young	ARI	at NYM
57	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. MIL
58	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. CIN
59	Dustin May	LAD	at BAL
60	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. MIL, at SF
61	James Marvel	PIT	at CHC
62	Cal Quantrill	SD	vs. CHC, at COL
63	Joey Lucchesi	SD	at COL
64	Michael Wacha	STL	at COL, vs. MIL
65	Drew Smyly	PHI	vs. ATL
66	Ronald Bolanos	SD	vs. CHC
67	Miles Mikolas	STL	at COL
68	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	vs. STL, vs. SD
69	Eric Lauer	SD	at COL
70	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. PIT
71	Austin Voth	WAS	vs. ATL
72	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. SD
73	Dakota Hudson	STL	at COL
74	Jeff Hoffman	COL	vs. SD
75	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. STL
76	Tim Melville	COL	vs. STL

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