Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Lynn Joins the Elite

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Updated on August 12, 2019 12:06AM EST

It's another tepid week for double dippers with just 36 scheduled. As has been the case all season, they're concentrated at the top and bottom with fewer options available for pickup in mixed leagues.

By means of reminder, please direct questions about the schedule to the Projected Starters grid. Questions and comments pertaining to rankings will be answered in the comments below.

You know the drill by now. A final version will be posted Sunday evening after teams clear up their plans.

For the week of Aug. 12-18.

UPDATED: Monday, August 12, 12:05 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at CWS, at OAK	Great chance to add to Cy Young resume
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at MIA, at ATL	Pacing to about the same GS and IP as the last two seasons
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	at CWS, at OAK
4	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL, at KC	2.62 ERA, .00 WHIP with 46 L, 7 BB oner last 7 GS covering 44.2 IP
5	Jack Flaherty	STL	at KC, at CIN	.94 ERA, .76 WHIP with 49 K over last 6 GS spanning 38.1 IP
6	Lance Lynn	TEX	at TOR, vs. MIN	Pitching as well as he has all season
7	James Paxton	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE	Elite strikeouts, walks a little high but 9 HR last 26 IP
8	Domingo German	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE
9	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. OAK, at ARI

By means of reminder, please direct questions about the schedule to the Projected Starters grid. Questions and comments pertaining to rankings will be answered in the comments below.

You know the drill by now. A final version will be posted Sunday evening after teams clear up their plans.

For the week of Aug. 12-18.

UPDATED: Monday, August 12, 12:05 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at CWS, at OAK	Great chance to add to Cy Young resume
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at MIA, at ATL	Pacing to about the same GS and IP as the last two seasons
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	at CWS, at OAK
4	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL, at KC	2.62 ERA, .00 WHIP with 46 L, 7 BB oner last 7 GS covering 44.2 IP
5	Jack Flaherty	STL	at KC, at CIN	.94 ERA, .76 WHIP with 49 K over last 6 GS spanning 38.1 IP
6	Lance Lynn	TEX	at TOR, vs. MIN	Pitching as well as he has all season
7	James Paxton	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE	Elite strikeouts, walks a little high but 9 HR last 26 IP
8	Domingo German	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE
9	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. OAK, at ARI
10	Brendan McKay	TB	at SD, vs. DET	HR only issue
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIL	Tentative, tough decision in weekly leagues
12	Justin Verlander	HOU	at OAK
13	Jose Quintana	CHC	at PHI, at PIT	6-0 last 7 GS with a 3.67 ERA and 1.08 WHIP
14	Chris Sale	BOS	at CLE	Not saying he's been great but 2.97 xFIP, 3.01 SIERA and 8th lowest run support in the league
15	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at KC
16	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at CLE, vs. BAL	In a rut but should right the ship
17	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. BOS, at NYY	Earned matchup proof status
18	Walker Buehler	LAD	at MIA
19	Charlie Morton	TB	vs. DET
20	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. MIL
21	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. CIN
22	Chris Paddack	SD	at PHI
23	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL
24	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at ATL	Hoping to return
25	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. TB, at PHI
26	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM, vs. LAD	Home games help but tough draws
27	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. PIT, vs. CWS	A pair of soft matchups
28	Shane Bieber	CLE	vs. BOS	Good test for playoff rotation
29	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. CHC
30	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at WAS, vs. STL	Ratio risk but strikeouts boost ranking
31	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at WAS
32	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at PIT
33	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	at KC	Thor is back
34	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. LAD
35	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. SEA
36	Yu Darvish	CHC	at PHI	Turnaround in control not just impressive, but allowing fewer walks than any time in his career
37	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA
38	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. SF
39	Dustin May	LAD	at MIA	Showing composure advanced for his age
40	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. STL
41	Mike Fiers	OAK	vs. HOU
42	German Marquez	COL	vs. MIA
43	Alex Wood	CIN	at WAS, vs. STL
44	Cole Hamels	CHC	at PHI
45	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. MIN, at WAS	Pitching well despie high homers
46	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. NYM
47	Jose Berrios	MIN	at TEX
48	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. LAD
49	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. DET
50	J.A. Happ	NYY	vs. BAL
51	Wade Miley	HOU	at CWS
52	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at PHI
53	Jason Vargas	PHI	vs. CHC, vs. SD
54	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. CLE
55	Miles Mikolas	STL	at CIN
56	Jon Lester	CHC	at PIT
57	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS
58	Jon Gray	COL	vs. ARI, vs. MIA
59	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. MIN
60	Brock Stewart	TOR	vs. TEX, vs. SEA
61	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	vs. NYM
62	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at ARI
63	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at ATL
64	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. CLE
65	Chad Green	NYY	vs. BAL
66	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	at DET, at TOR
67	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at TEX
68	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at DET
69	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. SD
70	Brett Anderson	OAK	at SF, vs. HOU
71	Trevor Williams	PIT	at LAA
72	Eric Lauer	SD	vs. TB
73	Brad Keller	KC	vs. STL
74	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at ATL
75	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. SD
76	Mitch Keller	PIT	at LAA, vs. CHC
77	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. BAL
78	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. CHC
79	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at MIL
80	Tanner Roark	OAK	vs. HOU
81	Zac Gallen	ARI	at COL, vs. SF	Hurt by Coors Field outing
82	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. PIT, vs. CWS
83	Gio Gonzalez	MIL	vs. MIN
84	Chris Archer	PIT	at LAA
85	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. NYM
86	Martin Perez	MIN	at MIL, at TEX
87	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. NYM
88	Cal Quantrill	SD	vs. TB
89	Drew Smyly	PHI	vs. CHC
90	Jalen Beeks	TB	at SD
91	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at LAA
92	Spencer Turnbull	DET	at TB
93	Alex Young	ARI	vs. SF
94	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU
95	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. MIL
96	Dylan Cease	CWS	vs. HOU, at LAA
97	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	vs. LAD
98	Robbie Ray	ARI	at COL
99	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at COL, vs. SF
100	Justus Sheffield	SEA	at TOR
101	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. PIT	Potential churn and burn candidate
102	Steven Matz	NYM	at ATL
103	Trevor Richards	MIA	at SD
104	Aaron Sanchez	HOU	at OAK
105	Zach Plesac	CLE	vs. BOS, at NYY
106	Tommy Milone	SEA	at DET
107	Thomas Pannone	TOR	vs. TEX
108	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. SEA
109	Michael Wacha	STL	at CIN
110	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. CWS
111	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. SEA, at TB
112	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. SEA
113	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	at TEX
114	Steven Brault	PIT	vs. CHC
115	Joe Ross	WAS	vs. CIN
116	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at WAS
117	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	vs. LAD, at COL
118	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN
119	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. STL, vs. NYM
120	Dereck Rodriguez	SF	at ARI
121	Sean Reid-Foley	TOR	vs. TEX
122	John Means	BAL	at NYY
123	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. LAD
124	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. HOU, at LAA
125	Adam Plutko	CLE	at NYY
126	Daniel Norris	DET	at TB
127	Kolby Allard	TEX	at TOR
128	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	at TOR
129	Aaron Civale	CLE	at NYY
130	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. ARI, vs. MIA
131	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at BOS
132	Andrew Cashner	BOS	vs. BAL
133	Dakota Hudson	STL	at KC
134	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. CIN
135	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at NYY
136	Conner Menez	SF	at ARI
137	Ariel Jurado	TEX	at TOR, vs. MIN
138	Edwin Jackson	DET	vs. SEA
139	Adrian Houser	MIL	at WAS
140	Homer Bailey	OAK	at SF
141	Brian Johnson	BOS	at CLE
142	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. OAK
143	Tom Eshelman	BAL	at BOS, at NYY
144	Kyle Freeland	COL	vs. ARI
145	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at BOS
146	Ross Detwiler	CWS	vs. HOU
147	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at COL
148	Pedro Payano	TEX	vs. MIN
149	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at NYY
150	Hector Noesi	MIA	at COL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at CWS, at OAK	Great chance to add to Cy Young resume
2	Zack Greinke	HOU	at CWS, at OAK
3	Lance Lynn	TEX	at TOR, vs. MIN	Pitching as well as he has all season
4	James Paxton	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE	Elite strikeouts, walks a little high but 9 HR last 26 IP
5	Domingo German	NYY	vs. BAL, vs. CLE
6	Brendan McKay	TB	at SD, vs. DET	HR only issue
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	at OAK
8	Chris Sale	BOS	at CLE	Not saying he's been great but 2.97 xFIP, 3.01 SIERA and 8th lowest run support in the league
9	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at CLE, vs. BAL	In a rut but should right the ship
10	Mike Clevinger	CLE	vs. BOS, at NYY	Earned matchup proof status
11	Charlie Morton	TB	vs. DET
12	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. PIT, vs. CWS	A pair of soft matchups
13	Shane Bieber	CLE	vs. BOS	Good test for playoff rotation
14	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. SEA
15	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA
16	Mike Fiers	OAK	vs. HOU
17	Jose Berrios	MIN	at TEX
18	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. DET
19	J.A. Happ	NYY	vs. BAL
20	Wade Miley	HOU	at CWS
21	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	vs. CLE
22	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS
23	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. MIN
24	Brock Stewart	TOR	vs. TEX, vs. SEA
25	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. CLE
26	Chad Green	NYY	vs. BAL
27	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	at DET, at TOR
28	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at TEX
29	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at DET
30	Brett Anderson	OAK	at SF, vs. HOU
31	Brad Keller	KC	vs. STL
32	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. BAL
33	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at MIL
34	Tanner Roark	OAK	vs. HOU
35	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. PIT, vs. CWS
36	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. NYM
37	Martin Perez	MIN	at MIL, at TEX
38	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. NYM
39	Jalen Beeks	TB	at SD
40	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at LAA
41	Spencer Turnbull	DET	at TB
42	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU
43	Dylan Cease	CWS	vs. HOU, at LAA
44	Justus Sheffield	SEA	at TOR
45	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. PIT	Potential churn and burn candidate
46	Aaron Sanchez	HOU	at OAK
47	Zach Plesac	CLE	vs. BOS, at NYY
48	Tommy Milone	SEA	at DET
49	Thomas Pannone	TOR	vs. TEX
50	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. SEA
51	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. CWS
52	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. SEA, at TB
53	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. SEA
54	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	at TEX
55	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. STL, vs. NYM
56	Sean Reid-Foley	TOR	vs. TEX
57	John Means	BAL	at NYY
58	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. HOU, at LAA
59	Adam Plutko	CLE	at NYY
60	Daniel Norris	DET	at TB
61	Kolby Allard	TEX	at TOR
62	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	at TOR
63	Aaron Civale	CLE	at NYY
64	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at BOS
65	Andrew Cashner	BOS	vs. BAL
66	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at NYY
67	Ariel Jurado	TEX	at TOR, vs. MIN
68	Edwin Jackson	DET	vs. SEA
69	Homer Bailey	OAK	at SF
70	Brian Johnson	BOS	at CLE
71	Tom Eshelman	BAL	at BOS, at NYY
72	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at BOS
73	Ross Detwiler	CWS	vs. HOU
74	Pedro Payano	TEX	vs. MIN
75	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at NYY

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at MIA, at ATL	Pacing to about the same GS and IP as the last two seasons
2	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL, at KC	2.62 ERA, .00 WHIP with 46 L, 7 BB oner last 7 GS covering 44.2 IP
3	Jack Flaherty	STL	at KC, at CIN	.94 ERA, .76 WHIP with 49 K over last 6 GS spanning 38.1 IP
4	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. OAK, at ARI
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. MIL	Tentative, tough decision in weekly leagues
6	Jose Quintana	CHC	at PHI, at PIT	6-0 last 7 GS with a 3.67 ERA and 1.08 WHIP
7	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at KC
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	at MIA
9	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. MIL
10	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. CIN
11	Chris Paddack	SD	at PHI
12	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL
13	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at ATL	Hoping to return
14	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. TB, at PHI
15	Max Fried	ATL	vs. NYM, vs. LAD	Home games help but tough draws
16	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. CHC
17	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at WAS, vs. STL	Ratio risk but strikeouts boost ranking
18	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at WAS
19	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at PIT
20	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	at KC	Thor is back
21	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. LAD
22	Yu Darvish	CHC	at PHI	Turnaround in control not just impressive, but allowing fewer walks than any time in his career
23	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. SF
24	Dustin May	LAD	at MIA	Showing composure advanced for his age
25	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. STL
26	German Marquez	COL	vs. MIA
27	Alex Wood	CIN	at WAS, vs. STL
28	Cole Hamels	CHC	at PHI
29	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. MIN, at WAS	Pitching well despie high homers
30	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. NYM
31	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. LAD
32	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at PHI
33	Jason Vargas	PHI	vs. CHC, vs. SD
34	Miles Mikolas	STL	at CIN
35	Jon Lester	CHC	at PIT
36	Jon Gray	COL	vs. ARI, vs. MIA
37	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	vs. NYM
38	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at ARI
39	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at ATL
40	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. SD
41	Trevor Williams	PIT	at LAA
42	Eric Lauer	SD	vs. TB
43	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at ATL
44	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. SD
45	Mitch Keller	PIT	at LAA, vs. CHC
46	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. CHC
47	Zac Gallen	ARI	at COL, vs. SF	Hurt by Coors Field outing
48	Gio Gonzalez	MIL	vs. MIN
49	Chris Archer	PIT	at LAA
50	Cal Quantrill	SD	vs. TB
51	Drew Smyly	PHI	vs. CHC
52	Alex Young	ARI	vs. SF
53	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. MIL
54	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	vs. LAD
55	Robbie Ray	ARI	at COL
56	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at COL, vs. SF
57	Steven Matz	NYM	at ATL
58	Trevor Richards	MIA	at SD
59	Michael Wacha	STL	at CIN
60	Steven Brault	PIT	vs. CHC
61	Joe Ross	WAS	vs. CIN
62	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at WAS
63	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	vs. LAD, at COL
64	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN
65	Dereck Rodriguez	SF	at ARI
66	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. LAD
67	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. ARI, vs. MIA
68	Dakota Hudson	STL	at KC
69	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. CIN
70	Conner Menez	SF	at ARI
71	Adrian Houser	MIL	at WAS
72	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. OAK
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	vs. ARI
74	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at COL
75	Hector Noesi	MIA	at COL