Weekly Pitcher Rankings: No Joke, Opening Day is Almost Here

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Updated on March 31, 2021 12:40AM EST

Unless this is the greatest April Fool's hoax pulled off in the history of mankind, Opening Day is finally here! Get ready for 26-plus weeks of constantly changing pitching plans. As always, the RotoWire staff has your back with the best probable-pitching grid in the business. I'll do my best to refresh these weekly rankings with the most recent information before Monday lineup lock each week.

As will be explained in this week's Z Files, managing pitching in 2021 will be more about focusing on solid matchups than bullying two-start pitchers. As such, early on, the weekly rankings will favor ERA and WHIP a tad more than wins and whiffs. Later, the focus will flip-flop. From a strategic perspective, you want to build a solid ratio foundation, then stream more liberally later if there are points to be had in win and strikeouts.

The four-day and 11-day rankings are presented below. The standard Monday-Sunday version will be commence on Saturday. Apologies for the lack of comments this week, once games start, they will be more plentiful.

Good luck this season!

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	at DET	Great spot to start strong
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	vs. TOR	88 pitches final spring start, should be able to eclipse 100 in opener
3	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. NYM	Ended the spring with a sim game instead of facing Nationals
4	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at WAS	20 K,

Good luck this season!

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	at DET	Great spot to start strong
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	vs. TOR	88 pitches final spring start, should be able to eclipse 100 in opener
3	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. NYM	Ended the spring with a sim game instead of facing Nationals
4	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at WAS	20 K, 3 BB in 13.2 spring innings
5	Yu Darvish	SD	vs. ARI	Nice setup for Padres debut
6	Kenta Maeda	MIN	at MIL
7	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. PIT
8	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN
9	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL
10	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL	Softer baseball could help
11	Blake Snell	SD	vs. ARI	Softer baseball could REALLY help
12	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. NYM
13	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	at NYY
14	Zack Greinke	HOU	at OAK	Tough draw to open the season
15	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. NYM
16	Jose Berrios	MIN	at MIL
17	Mike Minor	KC	vs. TEX	Rangers lineup is suspect
18	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at MIA
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA	Shaky in his final spring tune up
20	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. ARI	Hopefully can come back down after so much late spring helium
21	Zack Wheeler	PHI	vs. ATL
22	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	vs. HOU	Will be interesting to see if he is more 2019 K guy or 2020 GB guy
23	Lance Lynn	CWS	at LAA
24	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. HOU	Kid gloves off, full workload expected
25	German Marquez	COL	vs. LAD
26	Corbin Burnes	MIL	vs. MIN
27	Joe Musgrove	SD	vs. ARI
28	Corey Kluber	NYY	vs. TOR
29	Zach Plesac	CLE	at DET	Perfect spot to pick up where he left off
30	Charlie Morton	ATL	at PHI
31	Jack Flaherty	STL	at CIN
32	Tarik Skubal	DET	vs. CLE	Injuries cleared a rotation spot, walked nine in 17 IP
33	Walker Buehler	LAD	at COL	May as well get the Coors start out of the way early
34	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. TB
35	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. CLE	Can he keep the ball in the yard?
36	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL
37	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL	Can he stay healthy?
38	Lance McCullers	HOU	at OAK
39	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU
40	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at COL
41	Aaron Civale	CLE	at DET
42	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU
43	Trevor Bauer	LAD	at COL
44	Dylan Bundy	LAA	vs. CWS
45	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. TB
46	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	vs. CWS	Good to see him back on the hill
47	Jon Gray	COL	vs. LAD
48	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at OAK
49	James Paxton	SEA	vs. SF	Cautiously optimistic for the season's outlook
50	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. SF
51	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. STL
52	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI
53	Ian Anderson	ATL	at PHI	Maintaining control gains will be key
54	Kohei Arihara	0	at KC
55	Cristian Javier	HOU	at OAK
56	Tyler Anderson	PIT	at CHC
57	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	at LAA
58	Caleb Smith	ARI	at SD
59	Kevin Gausman	SF	at SEA
60	Brad Keller	KC	vs. TEX
61	Julio Urias	LAD	at COL
62	Zach Davies	CHC	vs. PIT
63	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD
64	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TOR
65	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS
66	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. TB
67	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. MIN
68	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at MIA
69	Austin Gomber	COL	vs. LAD
70	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	at SD
71	J.A. Happ	MIN	at MIL
72	Brady Singer	KC	vs. TEX
73	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SD
74	Julio Teheran	DET	vs. CLE
75	Wade Miley	CIN	vs. STL
76	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN
77	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. PIT
78	John Means	BAL	at BOS
79	Chris Archer	TB	at MIA
80	Tanner Houck	BOS	vs. BAL
81	Johnny Cueto	SF	at SEA
82	Martin Perez	BOS	vs. BAL
83	Carlos Martinez	STL	at CIN
84	Mitch Keller	PIT	at CHC
85	Kyle Gibson	TEX	at KC
86	Wes Benjamin	TEX	at KC
87	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at WAS
88	Logan Webb	SF	at SEA
89	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	at BOS
90	Steven Matz	TOR	at NYY
91	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CHC
92	Alex Cobb	LAA	vs. CWS
93	Chris Flexen	SEA	vs. SF
94	Taylor Widener	ARI	at SD
95	Dylan Cease	CWS	at LAA
96	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	at NYY
97	Taijuan Walker	NYM	at WAS
98	Matt Harvey	BAL	at BOS

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	at DET	Great spot to start strong
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	vs. TOR	88 pitches final spring start, should be able to eclipse 100 in opener
3	Kenta Maeda	MIN	at MIL
4	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	at NYY
5	Zack Greinke	HOU	at OAK	Tough draw to open the season
6	Jose Berrios	MIN	at MIL
7	Mike Minor	KC	vs. TEX	Rangers lineup is suspect
8	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at MIA
9	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA	Shaky in his final spring tune up
10	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	vs. HOU	Will be interesting to see if he is more 2019 K guy or 2020 GB guy
11	Lance Lynn	CWS	at LAA
12	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. HOU	Kid gloves off, full workload expected
13	Corey Kluber	NYY	vs. TOR
14	Zach Plesac	CLE	at DET	Perfect spot to pick up where he left off
15	Tarik Skubal	DET	vs. CLE	Injuries cleared a rotation spot, walked nine in 17 IP
16	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. CLE	Can he keep the ball in the yard?
17	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL	Can he stay healthy?
18	Lance McCullers	HOU	at OAK
19	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU
20	Aaron Civale	CLE	at DET
21	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU
22	Dylan Bundy	LAA	vs. CWS
23	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	vs. CWS	Good to see him back on the hill
24	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at OAK
25	James Paxton	SEA	vs. SF	Cautiously optimistic for the season's outlook
26	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. SF
27	Kohei Arihara	TEX	at KC
28	Cristian Javier	HOU	at OAK
29	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	at LAA
30	Brad Keller	KC	vs. TEX
31	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TOR
32	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS
33	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at MIA
34	J.A. Happ	MIN	at MIL
35	Brady Singer	KC	vs. TEX
36	Julio Teheran	DET	vs. CLE
37	John Means	BAL	at BOS
38	Chris Archer	TB	at MIA
39	Tanner Houck	BOS	vs. BAL
40	Martin Perez	BOS	vs. BAL
41	Kyle Gibson	TEX	at KC
42	Wes Benjamin	TEX	at KC
43	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	at BOS
44	Steven Matz	TOR	at NYY
45	Alex Cobb	LAA	vs. CWS
46	Chris Flexen	SEA	vs. SF
47	Dylan Cease	CWS	at LAA
48	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	at NYY
49	Matt Harvey	BAL	at BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. NYM	Ended the spring with a sim game instead of facing Nationals
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at WAS	20 K, 3 BB in 13.2 spring innings
3	Yu Darvish	SD	vs. ARI	Nice setup for Padres debut
4	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. PIT
5	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN
6	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL
7	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL	Softer baseball could help
8	Blake Snell	SD	vs. ARI	Softer baseball could REALLY help
9	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. NYM
10	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. NYM
11	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. ARI	Hopefully can come back down after so much late spring helium
12	Zack Wheeler	PHI	vs. ATL
13	German Marquez	COL	vs. LAD
14	Corbin Burnes	MIL	vs. MIN
15	Joe Musgrove	SD	vs. ARI
16	Charlie Morton	ATL	at PHI
17	Jack Flaherty	STL	at CIN
18	Walker Buehler	LAD	at COL	May as well get the Coors start out of the way early
19	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. TB
20	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL
21	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at COL
22	Trevor Bauer	LAD	at COL
23	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. TB
24	Jon Gray	COL	vs. LAD
25	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. STL
26	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI
27	Ian Anderson	ATL	at PHI	Maintaining control gains will be key
28	Tyler Anderson	PIT	at CHC
29	Caleb Smith	ARI	at SD
30	Kevin Gausman	SF	at SEA
31	Julio Urias	LAD	at COL
32	Zach Davies	CHC	vs. PIT
33	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. TB
35	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. MIN
36	Austin Gomber	COL	vs. LAD
37	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	at SD
38	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SD
39	Wade Miley	CIN	vs. STL
40	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN
41	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. PIT
42	Johnny Cueto	SF	at SEA
43	Carlos Martinez	STL	at CIN
44	Mitch Keller	PIT	at CHC
45	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at WAS
46	Logan Webb	SF	at SEA
47	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CHC
48	Taylor Widener	ARI	at SD
49	Taijuan Walker	NYM	at WAS

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 11

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	vs. TOR, vs. BAL	88 pitches final spring start, should be able to eclipse 100 in opener
2	Shane Bieber	CLE	at DET, vs. KC	Great spot to start strong
3	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. NYM, vs. ATL	Ended the spring with a sim game instead of facing Nationals
4	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL, vs. PIT	Softer baseball could help
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at WAS, at PHI	20 K, 3 BB in 13.2 spring innings
6	Yu Darvish	SD	vs. ARI, vs. SF	Nice setup for Padres debut
7	Kenta Maeda	MIN	at MIL, at DET
8	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. NYM
9	German Marquez	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI, at SF	Three starts on tap
10	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA, at SEA	Shaky in his final spring tune up
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN, at CHC
12	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	at NYY, at TEX
13	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. PIT, vs. MIL
14	Walker Buehler	LAD	at COL, vs. WAS	May as well get the Coors start out of the way early
15	Lance Lynn	CWS	at LAA, vs. KC
16	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at COL, at OAK
17	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. NYM, at LAD
18	Blake Snell	SD	vs. ARI, vs. SF	Softer baseball could REALLY help
19	Trevor Bauer	LAD	at COL, at OAK
20	Jose Berrios	MIN	at MIL, vs. SEA
21	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. NYM, at LAD
22	Jack Flaherty	STL	at CIN, at MIA
23	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at MIA, at BOS
24	Corbin Burnes	MIL	vs. MIN, at STL
25	Zack Greinke	HOU	at OAK, at LAA	Tough draw to open the season
26	Zach Plesac	CLE	at DET, vs. DET	Perfect spot to pick up where he left off
27	Charlie Morton	ATL	at PHI, vs. PHI
28	Zack Wheeler	PHI	vs. ATL, at ATL
29	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAD	Will be interesting to see if he is more 2019 K guy or 2020 GB guy
30	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. ARI, at TEX	Hopefully can come back down after so much late spring helium
31	Corey Kluber	NYY	vs. TOR, at TB
32	Joe Musgrove	SD	vs. ARI, at TEX
33	Lance McCullers	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
34	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	at LAA, at SEA
35	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. HOU, at HOU	Kid gloves off, full workload expected
36	Aaron Civale	CLE	at DET, vs. DET
37	Julio Urias	LAD	at COL, vs. WAS
38	Ian Anderson	ATL	at PHI, vs. PHI	Maintaining control gains will be key
39	Mike Minor	KC	vs. TEX, at CWS	Rangers lineup is suspect
40	Jon Gray	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
41	Dylan Bundy	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
42	Caleb Smith	ARI	at SD, vs. CIN
43	Tarik Skubal	DET	vs. CLE, at CLE	Injuries cleared a rotation spot, walked nine in 17 IP
44	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL, vs. TB	Can he stay healthy?
45	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL, at ATL
46	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. CLE, vs. MIN	Can he keep the ball in the yard?
47	Dustin May	LAD	at OAK, vs. WAS
48	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR	Good to see him back on the hill
49	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. TB, at NYM
50	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	vs. BAL, at TB
51	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
52	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAD
53	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. STL, at ARI
54	Tyler Anderson	PIT	at CHC, vs. CHC
55	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	vs. TOR, vs. SD
56	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. TB, vs. STL
57	Cristian Javier	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
58	Kohei Arihara	TEX	at KC, vs. SD
59	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU, at HOU
60	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN
61	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI, at WAS
62	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at SEA, vs. KC
63	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at MIA, vs. NYY
64	Freddy Peralta	MIL	at CHC
65	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TOR, at TB
66	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
67	Garrett Richards	BOS	vs. TB, at BAL
68	Kevin Gausman	SF	at SEA, at SD
69	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	at DET, vs. SEA
70	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. HOU
71	Brad Keller	KC	vs. TEX, at CLE
72	James Paxton	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN	Cautiously optimistic for the season's outlook
73	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. TB, vs. STL, at NYM	Triple-decker, Marlins going with four-man rotation to start season
74	Zach Davies	CHC	vs. PIT, at PIT
75	Jameson Taillon	NYY	vs. BAL
76	Ross Stripling	TOR	at TEX, vs. LAA
77	John Means	BAL	at BOS, at NYY
78	Michael Pineda	MIN	vs. SEA
79	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN, vs. MIL
80	Brady Singer	KC	vs. TEX, at CWS
81	Jose Quintana	LAA	vs. HOU
82	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. MIN, at STL
83	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	at MIA, vs. MIL
84	John Gant	STL	at MIA
85	Taylor Hearn	TEX	vs. TOR
86	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
87	Austin Gomber	COL	vs. LAD, at SF
88	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	at SD, vs. COL
89	Chris Archer	TB	at MIA, vs. NYY
90	Rich Hill	TB	at BOS
91	Carlos Martinez	STL	at CIN, vs. MIL
92	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at BAL
93	Michael Lorenzen	CIN	at ARI
94	Wade Miley	CIN	vs. STL, at ARI
95	Julio Teheran	DET	vs. CLE, at CLE
96	Robbie Ray	TOR	vs. LAA
97	Mitch Keller	PIT	at CHC, vs. CHC
98	Trevor Rogers	MIA	vs. STL, at NYM
99	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	at SD, at COL
100	Chase Anderson	PHI	vs. NYM
101	Trevor Williams	CHC	vs. MIL, at PIT
102	Luke Weaver	ARI	at COL, vs. CIN
103	Daulton Jefferies	OAK	vs. LAD, at HOU
104	Jose Urena	DET	vs. MIN, at CLE
105	JT Brubaker	PIT	at CIN, vs. CHC
106	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. PIT, at PIT
107	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SD, at COL
108	Nick Pivetta	BOS	at BAL
109	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at WAS, vs. MIA
110	Casey Mize	DET	vs. MIN
111	J.A. Happ	MIN	at MIL, at DET
112	Kyle Gibson	TEX	at KC, vs. TOR
113	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	vs. MIL
114	Martin Perez	BOS	vs. BAL, vs. TB
115	Jon Lester	WAS	vs. ATL
116	Danny Duffy	KC	at CLE, at CWS
117	Tanner Houck	BOS	vs. BAL
118	Drew Smyly	ATL	at WAS, vs. PHI
119	Steven Matz	TOR	at NYY, vs. LAA
120	Johnny Cueto	SF	at SEA, vs. COL
121	Matt Moore	PHI	vs. NYM, at ATL
122	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. CWS
123	Luis Garcia	HOU	at LAA
124	Taijuan Walker	NYM	at WAS, vs. MIA
125	Justin Dunn	SEA	vs. CWS
126	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	at BOS, vs. BOS
127	Adrian Morejon	SD	vs. SF, at TEX
128	Anibal Sanchez	SF	at SD
129	Joe Ross	WAS	vs. ATL, at LAD
130	Tanner Roark	TOR	at TEX, vs. LAA
131	Logan Webb	SF	at SEA, vs. COL
132	Brett Anderson	MIL	at CHC, at STL
133	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	at PHI
134	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CHC, at CIN
135	Taylor Widener	ARI	at SD, vs. CIN
136	Logan Allen	CLE	vs. KC, vs. DET
137	Dean Kremer	BAL	at NYY
138	Alex Cobb	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
139	Jose De Leon	CIN	vs. PIT
140	Dylan Cease	CWS	at LAA, vs. KC
141	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	at NYY
142	Chris Flexen	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN
143	Jorge Lopez	BAL	at NYY, vs. BOS
144	Michael Wacha	TB	at BOS, vs. NYY
145	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	vs. PIT
146	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. CWS
147	Matt Harvey	BAL	at BOS, vs. BOS
148	Wes Benjamin	TEX	at KC, vs. SD	Jordan Lyles heads tandem with Benjamin next
149	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF
150	David Peterson	NYM	at PHI, vs. MIA
151	Wil Crowe	PIT	at CIN	Trevor Cahill should open with Crowe following
152	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	at WAS

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	vs. TOR, vs. BAL	88 pitches final spring start, should be able to eclipse 100 in opener
2	Shane Bieber	CLE	at DET, vs. KC	Great spot to start strong
3	Kenta Maeda	MIN	at MIL, at DET
4	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at LAA, at SEA	Shaky in his final spring tune up
5	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	at NYY, at TEX
6	Lance Lynn	CWS	at LAA, vs. KC
7	Jose Berrios	MIN	at MIL, vs. SEA
8	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at MIA, at BOS
9	Zack Greinke	HOU	at OAK, at LAA	Tough draw to open the season
10	Zach Plesac	CLE	at DET, vs. DET	Perfect spot to pick up where he left off
11	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAD	Will be interesting to see if he is more 2019 K guy or 2020 GB guy
12	Corey Kluber	NYY	vs. TOR, at TB
13	Lance McCullers	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
14	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	at LAA, at SEA
15	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. HOU, at HOU	Kid gloves off, full workload expected
16	Aaron Civale	CLE	at DET, vs. DET
17	Mike Minor	KC	vs. TEX, at CWS	Rangers lineup is suspect
18	Dylan Bundy	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
19	Tarik Skubal	DET	vs. CLE, at CLE	Injuries cleared a rotation spot, walked nine in 17 IP
20	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL, vs. TB	Can he stay healthy?
21	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. CLE, vs. MIN	Can he keep the ball in the yard?
22	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR	Good to see him back on the hill
23	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	vs. BAL, at TB
24	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
25	Chris Bassitt	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAD
26	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	vs. TOR, vs. SD
27	Cristian Javier	HOU	at OAK, vs. OAK
28	Kohei Arihara	TEX	at KC, vs. SD
29	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU, at HOU
30	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN
31	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at SEA, vs. KC
32	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at MIA, vs. NYY
33	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TOR, at TB
34	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
35	Garrett Richards	BOS	vs. TB, at BAL
36	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	at DET, vs. SEA
37	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. HOU
38	Brad Keller	KC	vs. TEX, at CLE
39	James Paxton	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN	Cautiously optimistic for the season's outlook
40	Jameson Taillon	NYY	vs. BAL
41	Ross Stripling	TOR	at TEX, vs. LAA
42	John Means	BAL	at BOS, at NYY
43	Michael Pineda	MIN	vs. SEA
44	Brady Singer	KC	vs. TEX, at CWS
45	Jose Quintana	LAA	vs. HOU
46	Taylor Hearn	TEX	vs. TOR
47	Chris Archer	TB	at MIA, vs. NYY
48	Rich Hill	TB	at BOS
49	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at BAL
50	Julio Teheran	DET	vs. CLE, at CLE
51	Robbie Ray	TOR	vs. LAA
52	Daulton Jefferies	OAK	vs. LAD, at HOU
53	Jose Urena	DET	vs. MIN, at CLE
54	Nick Pivetta	BOS	at BAL
55	Casey Mize	DET	vs. MIN
56	J.A. Happ	MIN	at MIL, at DET
57	Kyle Gibson	TEX	at KC, vs. TOR
58	Martin Perez	BOS	vs. BAL, vs. TB
59	Danny Duffy	KC	at CLE, at CWS
60	Tanner Houck	BOS	vs. BAL
61	Steven Matz	TOR	at NYY, vs. LAA
62	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. CWS
63	Luis Garcia	HOU	at LAA
64	Justin Dunn	SEA	vs. CWS
65	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	at BOS, vs. BOS
66	Tanner Roark	TOR	at TEX, vs. LAA
67	Logan Allen	CLE	vs. KC, vs. DET
68	Dean Kremer	BAL	at NYY
69	Alex Cobb	LAA	vs. CWS, at TOR
70	Dylan Cease	CWS	at LAA, vs. KC
71	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	at NYY
72	Chris Flexen	SEA	vs. SF, at MIN
73	Jorge Lopez	BAL	at NYY, vs. BOS
74	Michael Wacha	TB	at BOS, vs. NYY
75	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. CWS
76	Matt Harvey	BAL	at BOS, vs. BOS
77	Wes Benjamin	TEX	at KC, vs. SD	Jordan Lyles heads tandem with Benjamin next

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. NYM, vs. ATL	Ended the spring with a sim game instead of facing Nationals
2	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. STL, vs. PIT	Softer baseball could help
3	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at WAS, at PHI	20 K, 3 BB in 13.2 spring innings
4	Yu Darvish	SD	vs. ARI, vs. SF	Nice setup for Padres debut
5	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. ATL, vs. NYM
6	German Marquez	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI, at SF	Three starts on tap
7	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. MIN, at CHC
8	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. PIT, vs. MIL
9	Walker Buehler	LAD	at COL, vs. WAS	May as well get the Coors start out of the way early
10	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at COL, at OAK
11	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. NYM, at LAD
12	Blake Snell	SD	vs. ARI, vs. SF	Softer baseball could REALLY help
13	Trevor Bauer	LAD	at COL, at OAK
14	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. NYM, at LAD
15	Jack Flaherty	STL	at CIN, at MIA
16	Corbin Burnes	MIL	vs. MIN, at STL
17	Charlie Morton	ATL	at PHI, vs. PHI
18	Zack Wheeler	PHI	vs. ATL, at ATL
19	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. ARI, at TEX	Hopefully can come back down after so much late spring helium
20	Joe Musgrove	SD	vs. ARI, at TEX
21	Julio Urias	LAD	at COL, vs. WAS
22	Ian Anderson	ATL	at PHI, vs. PHI	Maintaining control gains will be key
23	Jon Gray	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
24	Caleb Smith	ARI	at SD, vs. CIN
25	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. ATL, at ATL
26	Dustin May	LAD	at OAK, vs. WAS
27	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. TB, at NYM
28	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. STL, at ARI
29	Tyler Anderson	PIT	at CHC, vs. CHC
30	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. TB, vs. STL
31	Max Fried	ATL	at PHI, at WAS
32	Freddy Peralta	MIL	at CHC
33	Kevin Gausman	SF	at SEA, at SD
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. TB, vs. STL, at NYM	Triple-decker, Marlins going with four-man rotation to start season
35	Zach Davies	CHC	vs. PIT, at PIT
36	Adam Wainwright	STL	at CIN, vs. MIL
37	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. MIN, at STL
38	Daniel Ponce de Leon	STL	at MIA, vs. MIL
39	John Gant	STL	at MIA
40	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD, vs. ARI
41	Austin Gomber	COL	vs. LAD, at SF
42	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	at SD, vs. COL
43	Carlos Martinez	STL	at CIN, vs. MIL
44	Michael Lorenzen	CIN	at ARI
45	Wade Miley	CIN	vs. STL, at ARI
46	Mitch Keller	PIT	at CHC, vs. CHC
47	Trevor Rogers	MIA	vs. STL, at NYM
48	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	at SD, at COL
49	Chase Anderson	PHI	vs. NYM
50	Trevor Williams	CHC	vs. MIL, at PIT
51	Luke Weaver	ARI	at COL, vs. CIN
52	JT Brubaker	PIT	at CIN, vs. CHC
53	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. PIT, at PIT
54	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SD, at COL
55	Marcus Stroman	NYM	at WAS, vs. MIA
56	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	vs. MIL
57	Jon Lester	WAS	vs. ATL
58	Drew Smyly	ATL	at WAS, vs. PHI
59	Johnny Cueto	SF	at SEA, vs. COL
60	Matt Moore	PHI	vs. NYM, at ATL
61	Taijuan Walker	NYM	at WAS, vs. MIA
62	Adrian Morejon	SD	vs. SF, at TEX
63	Anibal Sanchez	SF	at SD
64	Joe Ross	WAS	vs. ATL, at LAD
65	Logan Webb	SF	at SEA, vs. COL
66	Brett Anderson	MIL	at CHC, at STL
67	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	at PHI
68	Chad Kuhl	PIT	at CHC, at CIN
69	Taylor Widener	ARI	at SD, vs. CIN
70	Jose De Leon	CIN	vs. PIT
71	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	vs. PIT
72	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF
73	David Peterson	NYM	at PHI, vs. MIA
74	Wil Crowe	PIT	at CIN	Trevor Cahill should open with Crowe following
75	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	at WAS