Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Last Call

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Updated on September 14, 2020 1:02AM EST

And then there were two. We're down to the nitty gritty friends. It will be curious how teams handle their pitching the final week of the season. Obviously, it depends on whether the club is batting for a playoff berth, aiming to set up their postseason rotation or playing out the string, but late-week starts are tenuous at best. As such, this is the last week to be relatively confident of double dippers.

For the week of Sept. 14-20

UPDATED: Monday September 14, 12:05 AM ET

MLB

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	PIT, CWS	Talking the talk and backing it up
2	Yu Darvish	CHC	CLE, MIN	Transformation into a control pitcher continues to amaze
3	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@SEA, SF	6+ IP three of last four and facing soft lineups
4	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@CHC, @DET	Good to see Cookie pitching well
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	KC, STL	A star is born, allowed 1 HR all season while fanning 64 in 45.1 IP
6	Jose Berrios	MIN	@CWS, @CHC	3-0, 2.78 ERA and 1.06 WHIP last 3 GS with 31 K in 22.2 IP
7	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIL, @PIT
8	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TOR
9	Max Scherzer	WAS	@MIA
10	Dinelson Lamet	SD	LAD, @SEA	Should have 4 or 5 wins
11	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, @COL
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET	First pitcher off the board in 2021?
13	Zack Greinke	HOU	ARI
14	Jose Urquidy	HOU	TEX,

For the week of Sept. 14-20

UPDATED: Monday September 14, 12:05 AM ET

MLB

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	PIT, CWS	Talking the talk and backing it up
2	Yu Darvish	CHC	CLE, MIN	Transformation into a control pitcher continues to amaze
3	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@SEA, SF	6+ IP three of last four and facing soft lineups
4	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@CHC, @DET	Good to see Cookie pitching well
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	KC, STL	A star is born, allowed 1 HR all season while fanning 64 in 45.1 IP
6	Jose Berrios	MIN	@CWS, @CHC	3-0, 2.78 ERA and 1.06 WHIP last 3 GS with 31 K in 22.2 IP
7	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIL, @PIT
8	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TOR
9	Max Scherzer	WAS	@MIA
10	Dinelson Lamet	SD	LAD, @SEA	Should have 4 or 5 wins
11	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, @COL
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET	First pitcher off the board in 2021?
13	Zack Greinke	HOU	ARI
14	Jose Urquidy	HOU	TEX, ARI
15	Mike Clevinger	SD	@SEA
16	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@PHI
17	Luis Castillo	CIN	PIT	.338 BABIP suggest ratios could be even lower
18	Dylan Bundy	LAA	ARI
19	Cristian Javier	HOU	ARI	Two very beatable lineups
20	Blake Snell	TB	BAL
21	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
22	Lucas Giolito	CWS	MIN
23	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@CWS
24	Max Fried	ATL	@NYM
25	Zac Gallen	ARI	@LAA
26	Framber Valdez	HOU	TEX	Nice spot to rebound from disaster vs. Angels in last start
27	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM
28	Lance Lynn	TEX	@LAA
29	Charlie Morton	TB	@BAL
30	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	STL
31	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	PHI
32	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	BOS, WAS
33	Mike Minor	OAK	@SEA	Easily my biggest miss
34	German Marquez	COL	OAK
35	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@MIA
36	Rich Hill	MIN	@CHC
37	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@LAA, @HOU
38	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYM
39	Joe Musgrove	PIT	@CIN, STL
40	Zach Plesac	CLE	@DET
41	Deivi Garcia	NYY	TOR, @BOS	Another impressive rookie debuting this season
42	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	MIN
43	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	WAS
44	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@DET
45	Andrew Heaney	LAA	TEX	Showing he's effective when healthy
46	Pablo Lopez	MIA	PHI, WAS	Toughg pair to rebound from after getting rocked last time
47	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	WAS, @BAL
48	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC
49	Seth Lugo	NYM	@PHI
50	Casey Mize	DET	CLE
51	Frankie Montas	OAK	SF
52	Chris Paddack	SD	LAD	Hasn't been right all season.
53	Alex Cobb	BAL	TB
54	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	PIT	Another Reds disappointment, so much for the Kyle Boddy narrative
55	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK	Not as good as numbers appear, but 3.86 SIERA says skills pretty good
56	Michael Pineda	MIN	@CHC
57	Chris Bassitt	OAK	SF
58	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	TOR
59	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@BAL
60	Kolby Allard	TEX	@LAA
61	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@CWS
62	Adrian Houser	MIL	KC
63	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@MIA, TOR
64	Griffin Canning	LAA	ARI
65	John Means	BAL	TB
66	Zach Eflin	PHI	@TOR	Early leader to head up 2021 sleeper lists
67	Dane Dunning	CWS	MIN, @CIN	Good test for the rookie
68	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	@MIL, @PIT
69	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN, @CIN
70	Cody Ponce	PIT	@CIN
71	Brad Keller	KC	@MIL
72	Lance McCullers	HOU	TEX
73	Michael Lorenzen	CIN	PIT
74	Luke Weaver	ARI	@HOU
75	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	@CWS
76	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC, CLE	26 qualified SP have a lower BB/9 than Boyd's HR/9
77	Taijuan Walker	TOR	@NYY, @PHI
78	Kyle Cody	TEX	@HOU, @LAA
79	Chase Anderson	TOR	@NYY
80	Jon Gray	COL	LAD
81	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	MIN
82	Zack Wheeler	PHI	NYM	Tentative, may need fingernail removed
83	Tyler Anderson	SF	@SEA
84	Chris Mazza	BOS	@MIA
85	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	ATL, TB
86	JT Brubaker	PIT	@CIN
87	Nick Margevicius	SEA	SF
88	Carlos Martinez	STL	@PIT
89	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@TB, @MIA
90	Alec Mills	CHC	MIN
91	Julio Teheran	LAA	ARI, TEX
92	Dean Kremer	BAL	@TB
93	Daniel Castano	MIA	WAS
94	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CLE
95	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
96	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	SD
97	Ross Stripling	TOR	@PHI
98	Josh Lindblom	MIL	STL, KC
99	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@HOU
100	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
101	Austin Voth	WAS	@TB
102	Mike Kickham	BOS	NYY
103	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@HOU
104	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@CIN
105	Justus Sheffield	SEA	SD
106	Josh Fleming	TB	WAS
107	Justin Dunn	SEA	SD
108	Caleb Smith	ARI	@LAA
109	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BOS
110	Danny Duffy	KC	@DET
111	Dustin May	LAD	@SD
112	Trey Supak	MIL	STL
113	Nick Neidert	MIA	WAS
114	Jakob Junis	KC	@MIL
115	Jaime Barria	LAA	TEX
116	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL, @CIN
117	Bryse Wilson	ATL	@BAL
118	Tanner Houck	BOS	@MIA, NYY
119	Jorge Lopez	BAL	ATL, TB
120	Trevor Richards	TB	@BAL
121	Daniel Norris	DET	CLE
122	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@MIL
123	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@SD, @COL
124	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
125	Dakota Hudson	STL	@PIT
126	Tejay Antone	CIN	CWS
127	Ljay Newsome	SEA	SF
128	Rick Porcello	NYM	@PHI, ATL
129	Sean Manaea	OAK	@COL
130	Jake Arrieta	PHI	NYM, TOR
131	Adam Wainwright	STL	@MIL
132	Jon Lester	CHC	CLE
133	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD
134	Trevor Rogers	MIA	BOS
135	Kris Bubic	KC	@MIL
136	Wil Crowe	WAS	@MIA
137	Jose Urena	MIA	BOS
138	Robbie Ray	TOR	@PHI
139	Tyler Mahle	CIN	CWS
140	Ramon Rosso	PHI	TOR
141	Mike Fiers	OAK	@COL
142	Touki Toussaint	ATL	@BAL
143	Julio Urias	LAD	@COL
144	Zach Davies	SD	LAD
145	Antonio Senzatela	COL	OAK, LAD
146	J.A. Happ	NYY	@BOS
147	Tanner Roark	TOR	@NYY
148	Erick Fedde	WAS	@MIA
149	Garrett Richards	SD	@SEA
150	Cole Hamels	ATL	@BAL
151	Keegan Akin	BAL	ATL
152	Austin Gomber	STL	@MIL
153	Trevor Williams	PIT	@STL
154	Chad Kuhl	PIT	STL
155	Johan Oviedo	STL	PIT
156	Kyle Wright	ATL	@NYM
157	Drew Smyly	SF	@OAK
158	Taylor Clarke	ARI	@HOU
159	David Peterson	NYM	ATL
160	Logan Webb	SF	@OAK
161	Trevor Cahill	SF	@SEA
162	Johnny Cueto	SF	@OAK
163	Brett Anderson	MIL	STL
164	Steven Brault	PIT	STL
165	Michael Wacha	NYM	ATL
166	Mitch White	LAD	@COL
167	Ryan Castellani	COL	LAD
168	Walker Lockett	SEA	OAK

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@SEA, SF	6+ IP three of last four and facing soft lineups
2	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@CHC, @DET	Good to see Cookie pitching well
3	Jose Berrios	MIN	@CWS, @CHC	3-0, 2.78 ERA and 1.06 WHIP last 3 GS with 31 K in 22.2 IP
4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TOR
5	Shane Bieber	CLE	@DET	First pitcher off the board in 2021?
6	Zack Greinke	HOU	ARI
7	Jose Urquidy	HOU	TEX, ARI
8	Dylan Bundy	LAA	ARI
9	Cristian Javier	HOU	ARI	Two very beatable lineups
10	Blake Snell	TB	BAL
11	Lucas Giolito	CWS	MIN
12	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@CWS
13	Framber Valdez	HOU	TEX	Nice spot to rebound from disaster vs. Angels in last start
14	Lance Lynn	TEX	@LAA
15	Charlie Morton	TB	@BAL
16	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	PHI
17	Mike Minor	OAK	@SEA	Easily my biggest miss
18	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@MIA
19	Rich Hill	MIN	@CHC
20	Zach Plesac	CLE	@DET
21	Deivi Garcia	NYY	TOR, @BOS	Another impressive rookie debuting this season
22	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@DET
23	Andrew Heaney	LAA	TEX	Showing he's effective when healthy
24	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	WAS, @BAL
25	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC
26	Casey Mize	DET	CLE
27	Frankie Montas	OAK	SF
28	Alex Cobb	BAL	TB
29	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK	Not as good as numbers appear, but 3.86 SIERA says skills pretty good
30	Michael Pineda	MIN	@CHC
31	Chris Bassitt	OAK	SF
32	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	TOR
33	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@BAL
34	Kolby Allard	TEX	@LAA
35	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@CWS
36	Griffin Canning	LAA	ARI
37	John Means	BAL	TB
38	Dane Dunning	CWS	MIN, @CIN	Good test for the rookie
39	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN, @CIN
40	Brad Keller	KC	@MIL
41	Lance McCullers	HOU	TEX
42	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	@CWS
43	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC, CLE	26 qualified SP have a lower BB/9 than Boyd's HR/9
44	Taijuan Walker	TOR	@NYY, @PHI
45	Kyle Cody	TEX	@HOU, @LAA
46	Chase Anderson	TOR	@NYY
47	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	MIN
48	Chris Mazza	BOS	@MIA
49	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	ATL, TB
50	Nick Margevicius	SEA	SF
51	Julio Teheran	LAA	ARI, TEX
52	Dean Kremer	BAL	@TB
53	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CLE
54	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
55	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	SD
56	Ross Stripling	TOR	@PHI
57	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@HOU
58	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
59	Mike Kickham	BOS	NYY
60	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@HOU
61	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@CIN
62	Justus Sheffield	SEA	SD
63	Josh Fleming	TB	WAS
64	Justin Dunn	SEA	SD
65	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BOS
66	Danny Duffy	KC	@DET
67	Jakob Junis	KC	@MIL
68	Jaime Barria	LAA	TEX
69	Tanner Houck	BOS	@MIA, NYY
70	Jorge Lopez	BAL	ATL, TB
71	Trevor Richards	TB	@BAL
72	Daniel Norris	DET	CLE
73	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
74	Ljay Newsome	SEA	SF
75	Sean Manaea	OAK	@COL
76	Kris Bubic	KC	@MIL
77	Robbie Ray	TOR	@PHI
78	Mike Fiers	OAK	@COL
79	J.A. Happ	NYY	@BOS
80	Tanner Roark	TOR	@NYY
81	Keegan Akin	BAL	ATL
82	Walker Lockett	SEA	OAK

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Trevor Bauer	CIN	PIT, CWS	Talking the talk and backing it up
2	Yu Darvish	CHC	CLE, MIN	Transformation into a control pitcher continues to amaze
3	Corbin Burnes	MIL	KC, STL	A star is born, allowed 1 HR all season while fanning 64 in 45.1 IP
4	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIL, @PIT
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	@MIA
6	Dinelson Lamet	SD	LAD, @SEA	Should have 4 or 5 wins
7	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, @COL
8	Mike Clevinger	SD	@SEA
9	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@PHI
10	Luis Castillo	CIN	PIT	.338 BABIP suggest ratios could be even lower
11	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
12	Max Fried	ATL	@NYM
13	Zac Gallen	ARI	@LAA
14	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM
15	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	STL
16	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	BOS, WAS
17	German Marquez	COL	OAK
18	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@LAA, @HOU
19	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYM
20	Joe Musgrove	PIT	@CIN, STL
21	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	MIN
22	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	WAS
23	Pablo Lopez	MIA	PHI, WAS	Toughg pair to rebound from after getting rocked last time
24	Seth Lugo	NYM	@PHI
25	Chris Paddack	SD	LAD	Hasn't been right all season.
26	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	PIT	Another Reds disappointment, so much for the Kyle Boddy narrative
27	Adrian Houser	MIL	KC
28	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@MIA, TOR
29	Zach Eflin	PHI	@TOR	Early leader to head up 2021 sleeper lists
30	Kwang-Hyun Kim	STL	@MIL, @PIT
31	Cody Ponce	PIT	@CIN
32	Michael Lorenzen	CIN	PIT
33	Luke Weaver	ARI	@HOU
34	Jon Gray	COL	LAD
35	Zack Wheeler	PHI	NYM	Tentative, may need fingernail removed
36	Tyler Anderson	SF	@SEA
37	JT Brubaker	PIT	@CIN
38	Carlos Martinez	STL	@PIT
39	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	@TB, @MIA
40	Alec Mills	CHC	MIN
41	Daniel Castano	MIA	WAS
42	Josh Lindblom	MIL	STL, KC
43	Austin Voth	WAS	@TB
44	Caleb Smith	ARI	@LAA
45	Dustin May	LAD	@SD
46	Trey Supak	MIL	STL
47	Nick Neidert	MIA	WAS
48	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL, @CIN
49	Bryse Wilson	ATL	@BAL
50	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	@MIL
51	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@SD, @COL
52	Dakota Hudson	STL	@PIT
53	Tejay Antone	CIN	CWS
54	Rick Porcello	NYM	@PHI, ATL
55	Jake Arrieta	PHI	NYM, TOR
56	Adam Wainwright	STL	@MIL
57	Jon Lester	CHC	CLE
58	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD
59	Trevor Rogers	MIA	BOS
60	Wil Crowe	WAS	@MIA
61	Jose Urena	MIA	BOS
62	Tyler Mahle	CIN	CWS
63	Ramon Rosso	PHI	TOR
64	Touki Toussaint	ATL	@BAL
65	Julio Urias	LAD	@COL
66	Zach Davies	SD	LAD
67	Antonio Senzatela	COL	OAK, LAD
68	Erick Fedde	WAS	@MIA
69	Garrett Richards	SD	@SEA
70	Cole Hamels	ATL	@BAL
71	Austin Gomber	STL	@MIL
72	Trevor Williams	PIT	@STL
73	Chad Kuhl	PIT	STL
74	Johan Oviedo	STL	PIT
75	Kyle Wright	ATL	@NYM
76	Drew Smyly	SF	@OAK
77	Taylor Clarke	ARI	@HOU
78	David Peterson	NYM	ATL
79	Logan Webb	SF	@OAK
80	Trevor Cahill	SF	@SEA
81	Johnny Cueto	SF	@OAK
82	Brett Anderson	MIL	STL
83	Steven Brault	PIT	STL
84	Michael Wacha	NYM	ATL
85	Mitch White	LAD	@COL
86	Ryan Castellani	COL	LAD