This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week July 27 - Aug. 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
For the week July 27 - Aug. 2
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | David Price | at TB, at BAL | Seen it suggested more than once that Price "hasn't been that good this year" ... huh? 7th-best ERA in 5th-most IP |
2 | Chris Sale | at BOS | Human status confirmed with just 6 Ks in two of his last three as well as 2 HRs allowed in each of those 6-K outings |
3 | Sonny Gray | at LAD, CLE | Ks have come in waves this year: 18% in first five, 27% in next nine, and 16% in last six; another surge coming? |
4 | Felix Hernandez | ARI | |
5 | Dallas Keuchel | ARI | 28% K rate since dropping 11 in CWS shutout, only five arms better (Sale, Kershaw 37%, Archer, Scherzer 30%, MadBum 29%) |
6 | Corey Kluber | KC | |
7 | Chris Archer | DET | |
8 | Carlos Carrasco | at OAK | Has yet to go more than four starts with out a 5+ ER dud; currently riding a "streak" of two since his 4 IP/5 ER vs. HOU on July 6th |
9 | Masahiro Tanaka | at TEX, at CWS | The HRs (1.7 HR/9) are really scary but 0.99 WHIP limits traffic and Ks are still there, too |
10 | Jeff |
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week July 27 - Aug. 2
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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MLB TOP 100
For the week July 27 - Aug. 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | David Price | at TB, at BAL | Seen it suggested more than once that Price "hasn't been that good this year" ... huh? 7th-best ERA in 5th-most IP |
2 | Chris Sale | at BOS | Human status confirmed with just 6 Ks in two of his last three as well as 2 HRs allowed in each of those 6-K outings |
3 | Sonny Gray | at LAD, CLE | Ks have come in waves this year: 18% in first five, 27% in next nine, and 16% in last six; another surge coming? |
4 | Felix Hernandez | ARI | |
5 | Dallas Keuchel | ARI | 28% K rate since dropping 11 in CWS shutout, only five arms better (Sale, Kershaw 37%, Archer, Scherzer 30%, MadBum 29%) |
6 | Corey Kluber | KC | |
7 | Chris Archer | DET | |
8 | Carlos Carrasco | at OAK | Has yet to go more than four starts with out a 5+ ER dud; currently riding a "streak" of two since his 4 IP/5 ER vs. HOU on July 6th |
9 | Masahiro Tanaka | at TEX, at CWS | The HRs (1.7 HR/9) are really scary but 0.99 WHIP limits traffic and Ks are still there, too |
10 | Jeff Samardzija | at BOS, NYY | |
11 | Hisashi Iwakuma | ARI, at MIN | |
12 | Anibal Sanchez | at TB, at BAL | Scarier version of Tanaka because he's allowed many more base runners with a similar HR problem; 7-0 in L8 some of which is owed to offense |
13 | Jose Quintana | at BOS | |
14 | Garrett Richards | at HOU | |
15 | Scott Kazmir | LAA | Did have a sharp home/road split with OAK, but K-BB% is nearly identical at 15%/14%; he'll be fine (plan for a 3.10ish ERA) |
16 | Danny Salazar | at OAK | |
17 | Jake Odorizzi | DET | Tough first inning and being lifted for a PH in Philly kept him from a much better outing |
18 | Ervin Santana | PIT | Did you know that Santana isn't eligible for the postseason as part of his PED suspension? |
19 | Erasmo Ramirez | at BOS | |
20 | Lance McCullers Jr. | LAA | |
21 | Kyle Gibson | SEA | His line from LAA (5 IP/6 ER) can be misleading: he was BABIP'd to death with 10 singles (several of them trash) and then bullpen allows 4 |
22 | Hector Santiago | at LAD | |
23 | Andrew Heaney | at LAD | |
24 | Eduardo Rodriguez | TB | Rained out Sunday night and then smashed on Monday afternoon makeup; three awful starts have erased the greatness of his other seven |
25 | Michael Pineda | at TEX | The most infuriating pitcher of the season: regularly has excellent stuff and skills, but five outings of 5+ ER (4 on road) have crushed him |
26 | Nate Karns | DET, at BOS | |
27 | C.J. Wilson | at HOU, at LAD | |
28 | Edinson Volquez | at CLE, at TOR | Has been better than 2014 despite slight jumps in ERA, WHIP once you account for a tougher league |
29 | Collin McHugh | LAA, ARI | |
30 | Wade Miley | CWS, TB | When you've got an ERA north of 5.00 into June, it's tough to shave it down so his 3.33 ERA in his last 8 might go unnoticed |
31 | Wei-Yin Chen | DET | No one told the DET offense they lost their best player: league-leading offense since Miguel Cabrera went on the DL |
32 | Nathan Eovaldi | at CWS | Just removing the 0.7 IP/8 ER massacre at MIA from his line takes him from 4.33 to 3.76 ERA; has a 2.97 ERA in 33.3 IP since that MIA meltdown |
33 | Marco Estrada | KC | |
34 | Yovani Gallardo | NYY | Fortunate to have just a 3.80 ERA in July with 15 BBs and just 10 Ks in 21.3 IP of work |
35 | Justin Verlander | at TB | Loss in BOS after strong JV effort wasn't as bad the one in MIN, but still another wasted performance from Verlander |
36 | Taijuan Walker | at MIN | |
37 | Chris Tillman | ATL | Has allowed just 5 ER in his last five starts |
38 | Miguel Gonzalez | DET | |
39 | Ubaldo Jimenez | ATL, DET | Two nightmares in a row has many worrying that old Ubaldo is back, I've been pretty suspect from the start to be honest |
40 | Tommy Milone | SEA | Had allowed just 9 ER in seven starts before 5 ER (seven runs total) in his last outing |
41 | Drew Hutchison | KC | |
42 | Kevin Gausman | ATL, DET | The lack of depth in the AL is probably the biggest reason he's here; we've seen the talent in flashes, but he's still very inconsistent |
43 | Trevor Bauer | KC, at OAK | |
44 | Chris Young | at CLE, at TOR | The scary thing about using him on your team is you're never surprised when he's hammered, regardless of opponent |
45 | Mike Montgomery | ARI, at MIN | |
46 | R.A. Dickey | PHI | Now has a 3.32 ERA in 65 IP since the start of June; skills are light in that time, but I'm still willing to give him a go vs. PHI |
47 | Phil Hughes | SEA | Has allowed four or fewer ER in each of his last nine starts, but hasn't topped 5 Ks in any of them so it's still just too much contact |
48 | Jesse Chavez | CLE | |
49 | J.A. Happ | at MIN | |
50 | Mark Buehrle | KC | Can you get a negative strikeout total? If so, Buehrle's 12% vs. KC might just do it somehow |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
51 | CC Sabathia | at TEX | |
52 | Rick Porcello | CWS | Hasn't been crushed in three straight, but his longest such streak this year is four leaving me fearful of trusting him |
53 | Yordano Ventura | at TOR | Probably didn't learn much from his demotion which last all of one day because of Jason Vargas' injury |
54 | Alfredo Simon | at BAL | |
55 | Kendall Graveman | CLE | |
56 | Jered Weaver | at HOU | |
57 | Ivan Nova | at TEX, at CWS | Don't be misled by the 3.34 ERA, it's due to surge upward if his skills don't improve by a lot and very soon |
58 | Cody Anderson | KC, at OAK | Regression, meet Cody; Cody, meet regression ... . Oh no, regression, don't do tha--- 10 H in 2.7 IP later, Anderson was lucky to allow just 4 ER |
59 | Martin Perez | NYY, SF | |
60 | Chris Bassitt | CLE | Has 9 total Ks in his first three starts of the season; 28 pitchers have at least three starts of 9+ Ks this year |
61 | Scott Feldman | ARI | |
62 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | I'm not sure what a pitcher could really do to outrun a 1.66 WHIP |
63 | Joe Kelly | CWS, TB | |
64 | Matt Harrison | NYY, SF | Six shutout IP in Coors was a fun little sleight of hand, but I need more to buy in here |
65 | Danny Duffy | at TOR | |
66 | Nick Martinez | SF | Easy calls are easy: ERA has jumped 1.15 runs in his L3 starts (9.72 ERA) |
67 | Colby Lewis | NYY | |
68 | Drew Pomeranz | at LAD | |
69 | Matt Moore | at BOS | I think you're best off ignoring him until 2016 |
70 | Mike Pelfrey | PIT, SEA | |
71 | Shane Greene | at BAL | |
72 | Jeremy Guthrie | at CLE | |
73 | John Danks | at BOS, NYY | |
74 | Felix Doubront | PHI, KC | |
75 | Steven Wright | CWS |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | Clayton Kershaw | OAK | From PVM No. 7: "Still not overwhelming the opposition, but also still zero reason to worry about anything;" since: 1.52 ERA, 119 Ks in 89 IP |
2 | Zack Greinke | LAA | Greinke, Kershaw in July: 0.16 ERA in 56 IP with 68 Ks and 3 BBs |
3 | Max Scherzer | at MIA | This is about the closest he'll come to a slump with two 5 ER in his last four, but he allowed 3 ER in 14.7 IP during the other two |
4 | Gerrit Cole | at CIN | |
5 | Jacob deGrom | WAS | |
6 | Jake Arrieta | at MIL | Had a 6 BB outing vs. CLE on 6/16, since then: 0.96 ERA, 0.66 WHIP, 44 Ks, and 6.3 K:BB ratio in 46.7 IP |
7 | Matt Harvey | WAS | Has 13 BBs in his last three starts (4.26 ERA); had 13 BBs in the 10 previous starts combined (3.29 ERA) |
8 | Noah Syndergaard | SD, WAS | Top 20 in K% and K-BB%; top 30 in ERA among starts with 70+ IP; elite skills already, IP are the only real 2015 concern |
9 | Lance Lynn | CIN, COL | |
10 | Jose Fernandez | WAS, SD | It looks perfect right now ... just as it did for Harvey after four starts; I'd sell Fernandez in a redraft league for profit now |
11 | Madison Bumgarner | at TEX | After finishing 7.3 IP or more in all five June starts, he's failed to complete 6 IP in any of his three July starts |
12 | Johnny Cueto | PIT | |
13 | Michael Wacha | COL | COL hasn't been as anemic on the road this year, but they still sit 21st vs. RHP away from Coors |
14 | Carlos Martinez | COL | |
15 | Cole Hamels | ATL | Last week that we (and he ... which is probably even more important) have to deal with looming trade rumors |
16 | James Shields | at NYM, at MIA | |
17 | John Lackey | CIN, COL | |
18 | A.J. Burnett | at CIN | Approaching trade deadline means Burnett could have a much lesser CIN offense on his hands (Byrd, Bruce among those rumored) |
19 | Francisco Liriano | at MIN | |
20 | Jason Hammel | at MIL | Arrieta, Hammel are good enough to overcome, but I'd be remiss if I didn't note MIL as the top O vs. RHP in L30 days (.869 OPS) |
21 | Shelby Miller | at PHI | Struggles more perceived than real: bad 1st inn. vs. WAS and a rough go in COL; even with those, he has 4.03 ERA, 33 Ks in L4 starts (22.3 IP) |
22 | Tyson Ross | at NYM | King of the bad innings as one frame usually contains bulk of damage against him; still hasn't allowed >4 ER in any start |
23 | Jon Lester | COL | |
24 | Jordan Zimmermann | at MIA | Remember when Jered Weaver had that spike K% year and we thought it was a harbinger? Seems to be the case JZ's 2014 |
25 | Andrew Cashner | at NYM | |
26 | Mat Latos | SD | |
27 | Joe Ross | at NYM | Not terribly different than brother Tyson, trading stuff for polish; Joe's stuff is still good, but not as devastating big bro |
28 | Gio Gonzalez | at NYM | |
29 | Mike Leake | at STL, PIT | A season in three parts: 2.36 ERA in first 7, 12.86 ERA in next 3, 2.91 ERA in last 10; which do you think is the outlier? |
30 | Kyle Hendricks | COL, at MIL | Topped a 6% SwStr rate once in first five starts, has been under 8% just 3x in L13 starts good for a 9% rate (which matches league avg.) |
31 | Julio Teheran | at BAL, at PHI | |
32 | Jaime Garcia | CIN | Slated to return from groin inj.; his retun just means we go back to waiting for him to get hurt again unfortuantely; good while healthy |
33 | Patrick Corbin | at SEA | I've gushed about MIL's surging offense which makes Corbin's 7 IP/1 ER effort with 10 Ks against them even more impressive |
34 | Jimmy Nelson | at SF | Back-to-back double-digit-hit games June 13 and 16, but a 2.53 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 39 IP since with 32 Ks |
35 | Mike Fiers | at SF | Had a 5.00 ERA after May 12th start, but has slowly worked it down with a 3.43 ERA in his L13 (76 IP); don't overreact to his volatility |
36 | Matt Cain | MIL | |
37 | Ian Kennedy | at MIA | Few, if any, parks suppress HRs better than MIA's; can Kennedy's 2.1 HR/9 get out of there unscathed? I'll bet yes |
38 | Dan Haren | WAS | |
39 | Taylor Jungmann | CHC | More intrigued with each outing; these aren't 2.04 ERA skills, but can easily be 3.54 skills with a low-3.00s upside even as LOB% regresses |
40 | Aaron Nola | ATL | Sharp debut against anemic Rays (27th vs. RHP); gets equally anemic Braves (22nd) this time; a must-own because of the upside |
41 | Chris Heston | MIL, at TEX | MIL scored 101 R in 28 June games; have scored 102 R in 18 July games so far; TEX is third vs. RHP in L30 days (.828 OPS) |
42 | Brett Anderson | OAK, LAA | |
43 | Rubby De LA Rosa | at HOU | When deciding on Rubby, you have to assess how fearsome his opponent's lefties are: his .967 OPS vs. them is baseball's worst |
44 | Robbie Ray | at SEA, at HOU | |
45 | Alex Wood | at BAL, at PHI | |
46 | Mike Bolsinger | LAA | |
47 | Jeremy Hellickson | at HOU | 13% SwStr rate since start of June; two bad starts yield a meager 4.60 ERA, but 25% K, 5% BB offer encouragment |
48 | Tom Koehler | WAS | |
49 | Jorge De La Rosa | at CHC, at STL | His 1.93 road ERA is tough to fully believe in, but the 3.73 FIP isn't that bad; plus he brings some cheap Ks |
50 | Jon Gray | at CHC, at STL | Speculation is that he'll come up Tuesday; if true, pedigree, potential make him must-add even with Coors risk |
51 | Jon Niese | SD | The SD offense is worth streaming against, unfortunately the NYM/MIA offenses aren't exactly primed to give these three a cheap W |
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Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
52 | David Phelps | SD | |
53 | Bartolo Colon | SD | He and Phil Hughes are cases for K-BB% over K:BB ratio; they're 5th, 6th in K:BB, but 29th, 59th in K-BB% |
54 | Zach Godley | at SEA | Brilliant debut vs. MIL - the team I won't shut up about in this PVM, but I'm still suspect of a 25 y/o who spent most of his year in A+ |
55 | Jeff Locke | at CIN | A constant Locke tease, he'll smash you with a 4 IP/6 ER just as you start to gain confidence |
56 | Anthony DeSclafani | at STL | |
57 | Matt Wisler | at PHI | Definitely learning on the job, but that breeds a level of volatility that can be really dangerous, espec. in tight ERA battles |
58 | Manny Banuelos | at BAL | |
59 | Jake Peavy | MIL | Solid enough return vs. OAK on July 25th, but MIL's surging offense and his general medicority make this an easy pass |
60 | Kyle Lohse | at SF, CHC | Seeing some "I told you sos" on Lohse; can you call I told you so after four really strong seasons? |
61 | Raisel Iglesias | at STL, PIT | How badly do you need Ks? |
62 | Charlie Morton | at MIN, at CIN | He is about 2 swings-and-misses per game away from being really good; sounds simple, but it's the difference between a 6%, 9% rate |
63 | Doug Fister | at MIA | Name value might get you a nibble in some leagues, but if not, just cut him for flavor of the week |
64 | Adam Morgan | at TOR, ATL | |
65 | Tim Hudson | at TEX | I feel like the second I bury him, he'll run off 8 straight gems or something, but I'm still gonna bury him |
66 | Odrisamer Despaigne | at MIA | |
67 | David Buchanan | ATL | |
68 | Dallas Beeler | COL, at MIL | Beeler was sent back down and Wada is rehabbing, so it's unclear exactly who will fill the fifth spot this week |
69 | Eddie Butler | at CHC | |
70 | Jerome Williams | at TOR | |
71 | Chris Rusin | at STL | |
72 | Michael Lorenzen | PIT | |
73 | Matt Garza | CHC | |
74 | Kyle Kendrick | at STL |
MLB TOP 100
Rank | Pitcher | Opp | Comments |
1 | Clayton Kershaw | OAK | From PVM No. 7: "Still not overwhelming the opposition, but also still zero reason to worry about anything;" since: 1.52 ERA, 119 Ks in 89 IP |
2 | David Price | at TB, at BAL | Seen it suggested more than once that Price "hasn't been that good this year" ... huh? 7th-best ERA in 5th-most IP |
3 | Zack Greinke | LAA | Greinke, Kershaw in July: 0.16 ERA in 56 IP with 68 Ks and 3 BBs |
4 | Max Scherzer | at MIA | This is about the closest he'll come to a slump with two 5 ER in his last four, but he allowed 3 ER in 14.7 IP during the other two |
5 | Chris Sale | at BOS | Human status confirmed with just 6 Ks in two of his last three as well as 2 HRs allowed in each of those 6-K outings |
6 | Gerrit Cole | at CIN | |
7 | Jacob deGrom | WAS | |
8 | Sonny Gray | at LAD, CLE | Ks have come in waves this year: 18% in first five, 27% in next nine, and 16% in last six; another surge coming? |
9 | Felix Hernandez | ARI | |
10 | Dallas Keuchel | ARI | 28% K rate since dropping 11 in CWS shutout, only five arms better (Sale, Kershaw 37%, Archer, Scherzer 30%, MadBum 29%) |
11 | Corey Kluber | KC | |
12 | Chris Archer | DET | |
13 | Jake Arrieta | at MIL | Had a 6 BB outing vs. CLE on 6/16, since then: 0.96 ERA, 0.66 WHIP, 44 Ks, and 6.3 K:BB ratio in 46.7 IP |
14 | Matt Harvey | WAS | Has 13 BBs in his last three starts (4.26 ERA); had 13 BBs in the 10 previous starts combined (3.29 ERA) |
15 | Noah Syndergaard | SD, WAS | Top 20 in K% and K-BB%; top 30 in ERA among starts with 70+ IP; elite skills already, IP are the only real 2015 concern |
16 | Lance Lynn | CIN, COL | |
17 | Jose Fernandez | WAS, SD | It looks perfect right now ... just as it did for Harvey after four starts; I'd sell Fernandez in a redraft league for profit now |
18 | Madison Bumgarner | at TEX | After finishing 7.3 IP or more in all five June starts, he's failed to complete 6 IP in any of his three July starts |
19 | Johnny Cueto | PIT | |
20 | Michael Wacha | COL | COL hasn't been as anemic on the road this year, but they still sit 21st vs. RHP away from Coors |
21 | Carlos Martinez | COL | |
22 | Cole Hamels | ATL | Last week that we (and he ... which is probably even more important) have to deal with looming trade rumors |
23 | James Shields | at NYM, at MIA | |
24 | John Lackey | CIN, COL | |
25 | A.J. Burnett | at CIN | Approaching trade deadline means Burnett could have a much lesser CIN offense on his hands (Byrd, Bruce among those rumored) |
26 | Francisco Liriano | at MIN | |
27 | Jason Hammel | at MIL | Arrieta, Hammel are good enough to overcome, but I'd be remiss if I didn't note MIL as the top O vs. RHP in L30 days (.869 OPS) |
28 | Carlos Carrasco | at OAK | Has yet to go more than four starts with out a 5+ ER dud; currently riding a "streak" of two since his 4 IP/5 ER vs. HOU on July 6th |
29 | Masahiro Tanaka | at TEX, at CWS | The HRs (1.7 HR/9) are really scary but 0.99 WHIP limits traffic and Ks are still there, too |
30 | Jeff Samardzija | at BOS, NYY | |
31 | Hisashi Iwakuma | ARI, at MIN | |
32 | Anibal Sanchez | at TB, at BAL | Scarier version of Tanaka because he's allowed many more base runners with a similar HR problem; 7-0 in L8 some of which is owed to offense |
33 | Jose Quintana | at BOS | |
34 | Garrett Richards | at HOU | |
35 | Shelby Miller | at PHI | Struggles more perceived than real: bad 1st inn. vs. WAS and a rough go in COL; even with those, he has 4.03 ERA, 33 Ks in L4 starts (22.3 IP) |
36 | Tyson Ross | at NYM | King of the bad innings as one frame usually contains bulk of damage against him; still hasn't allowed >4 ER in any start |
37 | Jon Lester | COL | |
38 | Scott Kazmir | LAA | Did have a sharp home/road split with OAK, but K-BB% is nearly identical at 15%/14%; he'll be fine (plan for a 3.10ish ERA) |
39 | Danny Salazar | at OAK | |
40 | Jake Odorizzi | DET | Tough first inning and being lifted for a PH in Philly kept him from a much better outing |
41 | Ervin Santana | PIT | Did you know that Santana isn't eligible for the postseason as part of his PED suspension? |
42 | Erasmo Ramirez | at BOS | |
43 | Lance McCullers Jr. | LAA | |
44 | Jordan Zimmermann | at MIA | member when Jered Weaver had that spike K% year and we thought it was a harbinger? Seems to be the case JZ's 2014 |
45 | Andrew Cashner | at NYM | |
46 | Mat Latos | SD | |
47 | Joe Ross | at NYM | Not terribly different than brother Tyson, trading stuff for polish; Joe's stuff is still good, but not as devastating big bro |
48 | Kyle Gibson | SEA | His line from LAA (5 IP/6 ER) can be misleading: he was BABIP'd to death with 10 singles (several of them trash) and then bullpen allows 4 |
49 | Hector Santiago | at LAD | |
50 | Andrew Heaney | at LAD | |
51 | Eduardo Rodriguez | TB | Rained out Sunday night and then smashed on Monday afternoon makeup; three awful starts have erased the greatness of his other seven |
52 | Michael Pineda | at TEX | The most infuriating pitcher of the season: regularly has excellent stuff and skills, but five outings of 5+ ER (4 on road) have crushed him |
53 | Gio Gonzalez | at NYM | |
54 | Mike Leake | at STL, PIT | A season in three parts: 2.36 ERA in first 7, 12.86 ERA in next 3, 2.91 ERA in last 10; which do you think is the outlier? |
55 | Kyle Hendricks | COL, at MIL | Topped a 6% SwStr rate once in first five starts, has been under 8% just 3x in L13 starts good for a 9% rate (which matches league avg.) |
56 | Julio Teheran | at BAL, at PHI | |
57 | Nate Karns | DET, at BOS | |
58 | C.J. Wilson | at HOU, at LAD | |
59 | Edinson Volquez | at CLE, at TOR | Has been better than 2014 despite slight jumps in ERA, WHIP once you account for a tougher league |
60 | Collin McHugh | LAA, ARI | |
61 | Wade Miley | CWS, TB | When you've got an ERA north of 5.00 into June, it's tough to shave it down so his 3.33 ERA in his last 8 might go unnoticed |
62 | Jaime Garcia | CIN | Slated to return from groin inj.; his retun just means we go back to waiting for him to get hurt again unfortuantely; good while healthy |
63 | Patrick Corbin | at SEA | I've gushed about MIL's surging offense which makes Corbin's 7 IP/1 ER effort with 10 Ks against them even more impressive |
64 | Jimmy Nelson | at SF | Back-to-back double-digit-hit games June 13 and 16, but has 2.53 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 39 IP since with 32 Ks |
65 | Mike Fiers | at SF | Had a 5.00 ERA after May 12th start, but has slowly worked it down with a 3.43 ERA in his L13 (76 IP); don't overreact to his volatility |
66 | Matt Cain | MIL | |
67 | Ian Kennedy | at MIA | Few, if any, parks suppress HRs better than MIA's; can Kennedy's 2.1 HR/9 get out of there unscathed? I'll bet yes |
68 | Dan Haren | WAS | |
69 | Taylor Jungmann | CHC | More intrigued with each outing; these aren't 2.04 ERA skills, but can easily be 3.54 skills with a low-3.00s upside even as LOB% regresses |
70 | Aaron Nola | ATL | Sharp debut against anemic Rays (27th vs. RHP); gets equally anemic Braves (22nd) this time; a must-own because of the upside |
71 | Wei-Yin Chen | DET | No one told the DET offense they lost their best player: league-leading offense since Miguel Cabrera went on the DL |
72 | Nathan Eovaldi | at CWS | Just removing the 0.7 IP/8 ER massacre at MIA from his line takes him from 4.33 to 3.76 ERA; has a 2.97 ERA in 33.3 IP since that MIA meltdown |
73 | Marco Estrada | KC | |
74 | Yovani Gallardo | NYY | Fortunate to have just a 3.80 ERA in July with 15 BBs and just 10 Ks in 21.3 IP of work |
75 | Justin Verlander | at TB | Loss in BOS after strong JV effort wasn't as bad the one in MIN, but still another wasted performance from Verlander |
76 | Taijuan Walker | at MIN | |
77 | Chris Tillman | ATL | Has allowed just 5 ER in his last five starts |
78 | Miguel Gonzalez | DET | |
79 | Ubaldo Jimenez | ATL, DET | Two nightmares in a row has many worrying that old Ubaldo is back, I've been pretty suspect from the start to be honest |
80 | Tommy Milone | SEA | Had allowed just 9 ER in seven starts before 5 ER (seven runs total) in his last outing |
81 | Chris Heston | MIL, at TEX | MIL scored 101 R in 28 June games; have scored 102 R in 18 July games so far; TEX is third vs. RHP in L30 days (.828 OPS) |
82 | Brett Anderson | OAK, LAA | |
83 | Rubby De La Rosa | at HOU | When deciding on Rubby, you have to assess how fearsome his opponent's lefties are: his .967 OPS vs. them is baseball's worst |
84 | Robbie Ray | at SEA, at HOU | |
85 | Alex Wood | at BAL, at PHI | |
86 | Mike Bolsinger | LAA | |
87 | Jeremy Hellickson | at HOU | Has logged a 13% SwStr rate since start of June; two bad starts yield a meager 4.60 ERA, but 25% K, 5% BB offer encouragment |
88 | Tom Koehler | WAS | |
89 | Jorge De La Rosa | at CHC, at STL | His 1.93 road ERA is tough to fully believe in, but the 3.73 FIP isn't that bad; plus he brings some cheap Ks |
90 | Jon Gray | at CHC, at STL | Speculation is that he'll come up on Tuesday; if true, pedigree, potential make him must-add even with Coors risk |
91 | Jon Niese | SD | The SD offense is worth streaming against, unfortunately the NYM/MIA offenses aren't exactly primed to give these three a cheap W |
92 | David Phelps | SD | |
93 | Bartolo Colon | SD | He and Phil Hughes are cases for K-BB% over K:BB ratio; they're 5th, 6th in K:BB, but 29th, 59th in K-BB% |
94 | Drew Hutchison | KC | |
95 | Kevin Gausman | ATL, DET | The lack of depth in the AL is probably the biggest reason he's here; we've seen the talent in flashes, but he's still very inconsistent |
96 | Trevor Bauer | KC, at OAK | |
97 | Chris Young | at CLE, at TOR | The scary thing about using him on your team is you're never surprised when he's hammered, regardless of opponent |
98 | Mike Montgomery | ARI, at MIN | |
99 | R.A. Dickey | PHI | Now has a 3.32 ERA in 65 IP since the start of June; skills are light in that time, but I'm still willing to give him a go vs. PHI |
100 | Phil Hughes | SEA | Has allowed four or fewer ER in each of his last nine starts, but hasn't topped 5 Ks in any of them so it's still just too much contact |