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, and I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week May 25-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
For the week May 25-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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| 1. David Price - at OAK, at LAA Note: Since 8 ER snow game: 3.34 ERA, 32 Ks, 6.4 K:BB ratio in 35 IP; amazing he has a 3.32 season ERA with 8 ER dud |
| 2. Corey Kluber - at SEA Note: Can't wait to see what he does on Saturday after 30 Ks in his last two starts |
| 3. Felix Hernandez - at TB Note: Maybe SEA could do us a solid and push Felix back a day to face Kluber? |
| 4. Dallas Keuchel - at BAL, CWS Note: Since the start of '14: 2.62 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 18% K rate, and 2.8 K:BB ratio in 264.7 IP |
| 5. Chris Sale - at BAL |
| 6. Sonny Gray - NYY |
| 7. Chris Archer - SEA Note: If there's a concern, it's three 4 BB games in five May starts, but three 8 K games as well |
| 8. Danny Salazar - TEX, at SEA Note: Finally a HR-free outing! I'm going to remain worried about his gopheritis, but the K numbers are just so good |
| 9. Jake Odorizzi - SEA, at BAL Note: Rays have scored 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 5, 1, |
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, and I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week May 25-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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MLB TOP 100
For the week May 25-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
START
| 1. David Price - at OAK, at LAA Note: Since 8 ER snow game: 3.34 ERA, 32 Ks, 6.4 K:BB ratio in 35 IP; amazing he has a 3.32 season ERA with 8 ER dud |
| 2. Corey Kluber - at SEA Note: Can't wait to see what he does on Saturday after 30 Ks in his last two starts |
| 3. Felix Hernandez - at TB Note: Maybe SEA could do us a solid and push Felix back a day to face Kluber? |
| 4. Dallas Keuchel - at BAL, CWS Note: Since the start of '14: 2.62 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 18% K rate, and 2.8 K:BB ratio in 264.7 IP |
| 5. Chris Sale - at BAL |
| 6. Sonny Gray - NYY |
| 7. Chris Archer - SEA Note: If there's a concern, it's three 4 BB games in five May starts, but three 8 K games as well |
| 8. Danny Salazar - TEX, at SEA Note: Finally a HR-free outing! I'm going to remain worried about his gopheritis, but the K numbers are just so good |
| 9. Jake Odorizzi - SEA, at BAL Note: Rays have scored 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 5, 1, 2, and 1 in Odorizzi's starts; no wonder he's 3-4 despite a 2.43 ERA |
| 10. Jose Quintana - at HOU Note: Hasn't allowed more than 2 ER in any of his last five (2.18 ERA) and he's gone 7 IP in four of them |
| 11. Garrett Richards - SD |
| 12. Anibal Sanchez - at LAA |
| 13. Michael Pineda - KC Note: One nightmare inning vs. TEX saddled him with 7 R (4 ER) |
| 14. Scott Kazmir - DET |
| 15. Jeff Samardzija - at TOR Note: Pitching much better of late with 3 gems in his last 4 starts (3.72 ERA) and 27 Ks in 29 IP |
| 16. Trevor Bauer - at SEA Note: Must be capable of handling volatility to roster Bauer: 4.3 IP/7 ER, 5 IP/5 ER, 7.3 IP/1 ER, and 7.3 IP/1 ER in his last four |
| 17. Collin McHugh - at BAL |
| 18. Carlos Carrasco - TEX Note: Toting the exact same K:BB ratio (4.8) as last year, but an ERA more than 2 runs higher; he'll get better |
| 19. Clay Buchholz - at MIN, at TEX Note: Until he shows differently, I'm always going to expect the super-dud every four or five starts |
| 20. Jesse Chavez - DET, NYY Note: Pitching a lot like the guy we saw last year |
| 21. Wei-Yin Chen - HOU, TB |
| 22. Shane Greene - at OAK, at LAA Note: Looking like early season Greene again in his last three: 1.40 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 17% K rate, and 3.3 K:BB ratio in 19.3 IP |
| 23. J.A. Happ - at TB, CLE Note: Rain prevented him a chance to recover from a brutal first inning in Balt. |
| 24. Jesse Hahn - DET, NYY |
| 25. Rick Porcello - at MIN |
| 26. Phil Hughes - BOS Note: Rounding into form with a pair of 7 IP/2 ER outings? My only real concern is the sharp dip in K rate (22% to 16%) |
| 27. Nate Karns - at BAL Note: TB protecting him from 3rd time thru which limits IP upside, but is netting premium ratios (2.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) since 6 ER opener |
| 28. Miguel Gonzalez - TB |
| 29. Alex Colome - SEA Note: Shares Karns' 3rd time through issues and we should probably get used to five-and-dive |
| 30. Chris Young - at NYY Note: I doubt he'll get to face Chris B. Young, but it'd be cool if he did |
| 31. Edinson Volquez - at CHC |
| 32. James Paxton - CLE Note: Very eager to see how he does in TOR, if he excels slot him just north of Hughes |
| 33. Ubaldo Jimenez - HOU Note: Has some modest outings on the ledger, but has avoided that catastrophic 6 or 7 ER nightmare… so far |
| 34. Alfredo Simon - at OAK |
| 35. Yovani Gallardo - BOS Note: He's been solid, if unspectacular usually allowing 3-4 ER (6 of 9 stars) and going 5-6 IP (6 of 9, too) |
| 36. C.J. Wilson - SD |
| 37. Yordano Ventura - at CHC Note: Back-to-back 6 K starts is encouraging, especially facing the highest strikeout team in the league |
| 38. Ricky Nolasco - BOS, TOR Note: Slowly chiseling his 6.00 ERA down; his .413 BABIP has to come down and should shave at least two runs off the ERA |
| 39. Roenis Elias - at TB, CLE |
| 40. Drew Hutchison - CWS, at MIN Note: Pairing off any of his starts shows you the volatility you're getting here: 1, 7, 4, 2, 6, 6, 1, 2, and 4 ER |
| 41. Wandy Rodriguez - at CLE, BOS |
| 42. Mike Wright - CWS Note: Looking like he'll lose the regular spot with Norris back, but a DH on Thu likely gives him one more shot |
| 43. Trevor May - TOR |
| 44. Carlos Rodon - at HOU Note: A DH gives them an 8-game week so I can't see him getting the entire week off |
| 45. Hector Santiago - DET Note: Stayed hot against best tm vs. LHP (TOR) and now gets second-best, but the bill on that 87% LOB will come due soon; be careful |
| 46. Wade Miley - at TEX Note: After his 8.62 ERA in April, he's got a 3.04 ERA in May with a 1.24 WHIP and 3.2 K:BB ratio in 27 IP |
| 47. Colby Lewis - at CLE |
| 48. Erasmos Ramirez - at BAL Note: Luring us former believers back in with a pair of solid outings, but just 5 IP apiece and still an 11% BB rate |
| 49. R.A. Dickey - CWS |
SIT
| 50. Jered Weaver - SD, DET Note: Three straight brilliant starts including trips to BAL and TOR, but just 13 Ks in the 23 IP limits upside |
| 51. Marco Estrada - CWS |
| 52. Nick Martinez - BOS |
| 53. Shaun Marcum - TEX, at SEA Note: There is some intrigue here, but I'm not sure I can jump in on a two-start week just yet |
| 54. Nathan Eovaldi - KC, at OAK Note: These are the top 2 AL teams vs. RH and third and fourth overall |
| 55. Matt Shoemaker - SD, DET Note: The HR issues are leaving him with a Marco Estrada upside, but he's got a lot of work to do to even get there right now |
| 56. Kyle Lobstein - at LAA Note: They aren't hitting RH at all, but LAA is 9th in wRC+ vs. LH (112) |
| 57. Danny Duffy - at NYY |
| 58. Joe Kelly - at MIN, at TEX Note: Good luck figuring him out; he's just too inconsistent to trust with any regularity |
| 59. Kyle Gibson - TOR Note: Gibson and Pelfrey have two of the most fraudulent ERAs in the game at 2.98 and 3.00, respectively |
| 60. Mike Pelfrey - BOS Note: Both allow too much contact to stay this good |
| 61. Lance McCullers Jr. - CWS |
| 62. Taijuan Walker - CLE |
| 63. Mark Buehrle - at MIN |
| 64. Kendall Graveman - NYY Note: Had a 1.85 ERA in four AAA starts, but a poor 1.6 K:BB ratio lowers how much we can buy into that ERA |
| 65. Bud Norris - CWS |
| 66. Scott Feldman - at BAL |
| 67. Adam Warren - KC, at OAK |
| 68. Chris Tillman - HOU, TB Note: Return after an 8-day layoff was cut short by a lengthy rain-delay; 1 hit in 3 IP, but also 3 BB |
| 69. CC Sabathia - at OAK |
| 70. Chris Capuano - at OAK |
| 71. Jeremy Guthrie - at NYY, at CHC Note: Hasn't topped 3 Ks in any of his eight starts this year, five which have been 6 or more IP |
| 72. John Danks - at TOR, at HOU Note: It doesn't get much worse as a two-start slate for an AL lefty with both of these clubs carrying .183 ISOs vs. LH (tied for 6th in MLB) |
| 73. Phil Klein - at CLE, BOS |
| 74. Aaron Sanchez - at MIN |
| 75. Roberto Hernandez - CWS |
| 76. Steven Wright - at TEX |
| 77. Hector Noesi - at TOR Note: C. Rodon is being pushed back for a non-injury related "private matter" per reports or bc TOR has league-high 138 wRC+ vs. LHP |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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| 1. Madison Bumgarner - at MIL, ATL Note: Had a 5.29 ERA thru 3 starts with 10 ER; has a 1.80 ERA in his last 5 starts with just 8 ER |
| 2. Max Scherzer - at CHC Note: Kluber's 18-K effort could be in danger when Scherzer faces the league's highest K% team |
| 3. Matt Harvey - MIA Note: Holding a 0.96 ERA through four May starts so far thanks to three scoreless outings of at least 7 IP |
| 4. Gerrit Cole - MIA |
| 5. Zack Greinke - ATL Note: His ERA hasn't been north of 1.93 at any point this season; Ks are light compared to history, but could be poised to jump |
| 6. Clayton Kershaw - ATL |
| 7. Johnny Cueto - WAS Note: He's gone at least seven innings in eight of his nine outings |
| 8. James Shields - PIT Note: CHC start is perfect microcosm of his season: 11 Ks, but also 2 HRs in his 7 IP |
| 9. Jordan Zimmermann - at CHC, at CIN Note: Seven straight quality starts: 2.58 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 3.2 K:BB ratio in 45.3 IP; Ks back on the rise with 6 in ea. of last two |
| 10. Cole Hamels - COL Note: COL showing their normal road woes with a .614 OPS against lefties outside of Coors |
| 11. Andrew Cashner - at LAA Note: Offensive output for Cashner this year: 4, 4, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, and 1; you can put the 4 R losses on him, but rest is weak support |
| 12. Lance Lynn - ARI |
| 13. Jon Lester - WAS Note: Cooling April fears by dominating in May with a 1.85 ERA in 34 IP; 5 HRs are a bit alarming, though |
| 14. A.J. Burnett - at SD |
| 15. Shelby Miller - at SF |
| 16. Michael Wacha - LAD Note: Sharp GB% jump to 50% mitigates some of the worry over the drop in K%; still see stuff capable of 20-22% K rate |
| 17. Jacob deGrom - PHI Note: Raised some concerns with shaky finish to Apr, but has been the ROY-level stud we saw last yr in May (2.08 ERA, 31 Ks in 26 IP) |
| 18. Bartolo Colon - PHI |
| 19. Tyson Ross - at LAA, PIT Note: BB don't appear to be headed anywhere in the short-term, but two bottom 10 teams vs. RH does bode well |
| 20. Chase Anderson - at STL, at MIL Note: Not quite a 2.54 ERA guy, but pitching really well right now and definitely worth holding |
| 21. Jake Arrieta - KC Note: Everyone gets dropped in the ranks when facing KC… not something I expected to say in 2015 |
| 22. Francisco Liriano - at SD Note: Imagine what kind of season Liriano could have if he could just avoid the super implosions |
| 23. Jason Hammel - KC Note: Tough matchup, but he's rolling of late: 1.50 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 33 Ks, and 6.6 K:BB ratio in 36 IP going into seventh of all five |
| 24. Julio Teheran - at LAD, at SF Note: Consecutive very good starts, but a ridiculously challenging two-start week on the road vs. top teams against RHPs |
| 25. Stephen Strasburg - at CIN |
| 26. Gio Gonzalez - at CIN Note: Gio and Stras have been uncharacteristically poor this year, but I have a really hard time sitting either |
| 27. Rubby De La Rosa - at MIL Note: Platoon issues mitigated against a Brewers team that features one threatening lefty in Adam Lind |
| 28. Kyle Lohse - SF, ARI |
| 29. Brett Anderson - ATL, at STL Note: Loving the 15 Ks in his last two after just 16 in his first six total; 3 IP into his next start will be a three-year high in innings |
| 30. Noah Syndergaard - MIA Note: Going to six-man with Gee returning, but Thor is pitching well enough to maintain when they go back to a five-man |
| 31. Carlos Frias - at STL Note: His 18% K rate is passable with a 61% GB rate, but his stuff points to more Ks which will come in handy as his 82% LOB drops |
| 32. Jimmy Nelson - ARI Note: He has run the gamut within his eight starts which suggests an unfinished, but enough upside to ride thru the tough times |
| 33. Wily Peralta - SF |
| 34. Carlos Martinez - ARI, LAD Note: 14 of his 21 ER coming in two starts shows the blow-up potential, but also outlines how great his other 6 have been |
| 35. Aaron Harang - COL |
| 36. Alex Wood - at LAD |
| 37. Dan Haren - at NYM Note: He's been a perfect stream option with his only bad start coming at LAD, a spot you'd never start him anyway |
| 38. Ian Kennedy - PIT |
| 39. Kyle Hendricks - WAS Note: Shutout dropped him to 4.14 ERA which tells you how good his first seven starts were (WAS has surged to top 10 vs. RH, too) |
| 40. Mike Leake - COL Note: Gave back all seven starts of good work in just two (14 of his 27 ER), but still a worthy play here |
| 41. Tsuyoshi Wada - WAS, KC |
| 42. Tim Lincecum - at MIL, ATL Note: Seven shutout IP vs. LAD gives him three scoreless outings in his last three; I remain skeptical, though |
| 43. Mike Fiers - ARI Note: Four good starts in his last five; until we see that '14 command return, you can't expect more than a high-3.00s with lots of Ks |
| 44. Tim Hudson - ATL |
| 45. David Phelps - at PIT, at NYM |
| 46. Tanner Roark - at CHC Note: If you thought a 17% K rate was worrisome, how about his 8% from this year? Be careful not to expect '14 out of the gate |
| 47. John Lackey - LAD Note: I worried about his road record after '14 and slow start this year, but he's eyeing a big week if he can tame KC this wknd |
| 48. Jaime Garcia - ARI |
| 49. Chris Heston - ATL Note: Not really concerned if he gets blasted in Coors; he's a home-only spot starter right now with potential for more |
| 50. Jorge De La Rosa - at CIN Note: Has stark home-road split this year (in admittedly small samples) with 2.19 ERA, 12 Ks, and 4.0 K:BB in 12.3 road IP |
| 51. Jon Niese - MIA Note: Last two starts have brought his ERA to a level you should expect going forward (3.72 ERA) as a best-case |
| 52. Mike Bolsinger - at STL Note: Doesn't have the stuff to maintain anything close to this performance level, but can be league average |
| 53. Michael Lorenzen - COL Note: The Lorenzen/Iglesias back and forth is really annoying for fantasy purposes |
| 54. Dillon Gee - PHI Note: NYM is going with a six-man at least this week; nice soft landing for Gee off the DL |
SIT
| 55. Anthony DeSclafani - WAS Note: Sharp platoon splits have Span and Harper licking their chops |
| 56. Archie Bradley - at STL, at MIL Note: Was skating by skills-wise before the injury and has really struggled in two starts since returning |
| 57. Jeff Locke - MIA, at SD |
| 58. Josh Collmenter - at STL |
| 59. Tom Koehler - at NYM Note: Career home-road splits say stay away on road and early '15 backs that even more (6.53 ERA in four road starts) |
| 60. Williams Perez - at LAD, at SF Note: Great in his first MLB start, but I can't trust him in a pair on the road against top two teams vs. RHPs |
| 61. Charlie Morton - MIA, at SD Note: Being activated Monday after a hip surgery; need to see something before considering a pickup |
| 62. Mike Foltynewicz - at SF Note: The Ks aren't enough to justify the hit in ratios; plus SF has soared to second in MLB in wRC+ vs. RH (111) |
| 63. Odrisamer Despaigne - at LAA, PIT |
| 64. Jason Marquis - COL, WAS |
| 65. Matt Garza - SF |
| 66. Jeremy Hellickson - at MIL |
| 67. Ryan Vogelsong - at MIL |
| 68. Eddie Butler - at CIN, at PHI Note: Can't even muster up much excitement with a pair outside of Coors thanks to his sub-1.0 K:BB ratio |
| 69. Jordan Lyles - at PHI |
| 70. Kyle Kendrick - at CIN |
| 71. Jerome Williams - at NYM |
| 72. Sean O'Sullivan - at NYM |
| 73. Chad Bettis - at PHI |
| 74. Marlins Fourth Starter - at PIT Note: MIA's rotation has been decimated by injuries with Cosart, Latos, and Alvarez all hitting the DL |
| 75. Marlins Fifth Starter - at PIT |
| 76. Severino Gonzalez - at NYM, COL |
MLB TOP 100
| 1. Madison Bumgarner - at MIL, ATL Note: Had a 5.29 ERA thru 3 starts with 10 ER; has a 1.80 ERA in his last 5 starts with just 8 ER |
| 2. Max Scherzer - at CHC Note: Kluber's 18-K effort could be in danger when Scherzer faces the league's highest K% team |
| 3. David Price - at OAK, at LAA Note: Since 8 ER snow game: 3.34 ERA, 32 Ks, 6.4 K:BB ratio in 35 IP; amazing he has a 3.32 season ERA with 8 ER dud |
| 4. Matt Harvey - MIA Note: Holding a 0.96 ERA through four May starts so far thanks to three scoreless outings of at least 7 IP |
| 5. Gerrit Cole - MIA |
| 6. Corey Kluber - at SEA Note: Can't wait to see what he does on Saturday after 30 Ks in his last two starts |
| 7. Zack Greinke - ATL Note: His ERA hasn't been north of 1.93 at any point this season; Ks are light compared to history, but could be poised to jump |
| 8. Clayton Kershaw - ATL |
| 9. Felix Hernandez - at TB Note: Maybe SEA could do us a solid and push Felix back a day to face Kluber? |
| 10. Dallas Keuchel - at BAL, CWS Note: Since the start of '14: 2.62 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 18% K rate, and 2.8 K:BB ratio in 264.7 IP |
| 11. Johnny Cueto - WAS Note: He's gone at least seven innings in eight of his nine outings |
| 12. James Shields - PIT Note: CHC start is perfect microcosm of his season: 11 Ks, but also 2 HRs in his 7 IP |
| 13. Chris Sale - at BAL |
| 14. Jordan Zimmermann - at CHC, at CIN Note: Seven straight quality starts: 2.58 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 3.2 K:BB ratio in 45.3 IP; Ks back on the rise with 6 in ea. of last two |
| 15. Cole Hamels - COL Note: COL showing their normal road woes with a .614 OPS against lefties outside of Coors |
| 16. Andrew Cashner - at LAA Note: Offensive output for Cashner this year: 4, 4, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, and 1; you can put the 4 R losses on him, but rest is weak support |
| 17. Sonny Gray - NYY |
| 18. Chris Archer - SEA Note: If there's a concern, it's three 4 BB games in five May starts, but three 8 K games as well |
| 19. Danny Salazar - TEX, at SEA Note: Finally a HR-free outing! I'm going to remain worried about his gopheritis, but the K numbers are just so good |
| 20. Jake Odorizzi - SEA, at BAL Note: Rays have scored 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 5, 1, 2, and 1 in Odorizzi's starts; no wonder he's 3-4 despite a 2.43 ERA |
| 21. Jose Quintana - at HOU Note: Hasn't allowed more than 2 ER in any of his last five (2.18 ERA) and he's gone 7 IP in four of them |
| 22. Garrett Richards - SD |
| 23. Anibal Sanchez - at LAA |
| 24. Lance Lynn - ARI |
| 25. Jon Lester - WAS Note: Cooling April fears by dominating in May with a 1.85 ERA in 34 IP; 5 HRs are a bit alarming, though |
| 26. A.J. Burnett - at SD |
| 27. Shelby Miller - at SF |
| 28. Michael Wacha - LAD Note: Sharp GB% jump to 50% mitigates some of the worry over the drop in K%; still see stuff capable of 20-22% K rate |
| 29. Jacob deGrom - PHI Note: Raised some concerns with shaky finish to Apr, but has been the ROY-level stud we saw last yr in May (2.08 ERA, 31 Ks in 26 IP) |
| 30. Bartolo Colon - PHI |
| 31. Tyson Ross - at LAA, PIT Note: BB don't appear to be headed anywhere in the short-term, but two bottom 10 teams vs. RH does bode well |
| 32. Michael Pineda - KC Note: One nightmare inning vs. TEX saddled him with 7 R (4 ER) |
| 33. Scott Kazmir - DET |
| 34. Jeff Samardzija - at TOR Note: Pitching much better of late with 3 gems in his last 4 starts (3.72 ERA) and 27 Ks in 29 IP |
| 35. Trevor Bauer - at SEA Note: Must be capable of handling volatility to roster Bauer: 4.3 IP/7 ER, 5 IP/5 ER, 7.3 IP/1 ER, and 7.3 IP/1 ER in his last four |
| 36. Collin McHugh - at BAL |
| 37. Carlos Carrasco - TEX Note: Toting the exact same K:BB ratio (4.8) as last year, but an ERA more than 2 runs higher; he'll get better |
| 38. Chase Anderson - at STL, at MIL Note: Not quite a 2.54 ERA guy, but pitching really well right now and definitely worth holding |
| 39. Clay Buchholz - at MIN, at TEX Note: Until he shows differently, I'm always going to expect the super-dud every four or five starts |
| 40. Jesse Chavez - DET, NYY Note: Pitching a lot like the guy we saw last year |
| 41. Jake Arrieta - KC Note: Everyone gets dropped in the ranks when facing KC… not something I expected to say in 2015 |
| 42. Francisco Liriano - at SD Note: Imagine what kind of season Liriano could have if he could just avoid the super implosions |
| 43. Jason Hammel - KC Note: Tough matchup, but he's rolling of late: 1.50 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 33 Ks, and 6.6 K:BB ratio in 36 IP going into seventh of all five |
| 44. Julio Teheran - at LAD, at SF Note: Consecutive very good starts, but a ridiculously challenging two-start week on the road vs. top teams against RHPs |
| 45. Stephen Strasburg - at CIN |
| 46. Gio Gonzalez - at CIN Note: Gio and Stras have been uncharacteristically poor this year, but I have a really hard time sitting either |
| 47. Rubby De La Rosa - at MIL Note: Platoon issues mitigated against a Brewers team that features one threatening lefty in Adam Lind |
| 48. Kyle Lohse - SF, ARI |
| 49. Brett Anderson - ATL, at STL Note: Loving the 15 Ks in his last two after just 16 in his first six total; 3 IP into his next start will be a three-year high in innings |
| 50. Noah Syndergaard - MIA Note: Going to six-man with Gee returning, but Thor is pitching well enough to maintain when they go back to a five-man |
| 51. Carlos Frias - at STL Note: His 18% K rate is passable with a 61% GB rate, but his stuff points to more Ks which will come in handy as his 82% LOB drops |
| 52. Jimmy Nelson - ARI Note: He has run the gamut within his eight starts which suggests an unfinished, but enough upside to ride thru the tough times |
| 53. Wily Peralta - SF |
| 54. Carlos Martinez - ARI, LAD Note: 14 of his 21 ER coming in two starts shows the blow-up potential, but also outlines how great his other 6 have been |
| 55. Aaron Harang - COL |
| 56. Wei-Yin Chen - HOU, TB |
| 57. Shane Greene - at OAK, at LAA Note: Looking like early season Greene again in his last three: 1.40 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 17% K rate, and 3.3 K:BB ratio in 19.3 IP |
| 58. J.A. Happ - at TB, CLE Note: Rain prevented him a chance to recover from a brutal first inning in Balt. |
| 59. Jesse Hahn - DET, NYY |
| 60. Rick Porcello - at MIN |
| 61. Phil Hughes - BOS Note: Rounding into form with a pair of 7 IP/2 ER outings? My only real concern is the sharp dip in K rate (22% to 16%) |
| 62. Nate Karns - at BAL Note: TB protecting him from 3rd time thru which limits IP upside, but is netting premium ratios (2.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) since 6 ER opener |
| 63. Miguel Gonzalez - TB |
| 64. Alex Colome - SEA Note: Shares Karns' 3rd time through issues and we should probably get used to five-and-dive |
| 65. Chris Young - at NYY Note: I doubt he'll get to face Chris B. Young, but it'd be cool if he did |
| 66. Edinson Volquez - at CHC |
| 67. James Paxton - CLE Note: Very eager to see how he does in TOR, if he excels slot him just north of Hughes |
| 68. Ubaldo Jimenez - HOU Note: Has some modest outings on the ledger, but has avoided that catastrophic 6 or 7 ER nightmare… so far |
| 69. Alfredo Simon - at OAK |
| 70. Alex Wood - at LAD |
| 71. Dan Haren - at NYM Note: He's been a perfect stream option with his only bad start coming at LAD, a spot you'd never start him anyway |
| 72. Ian Kennedy - PIT |
| 73. Kyle Hendricks - WAS Note: Shutout dropped him to 4.14 ERA which tells you how good his first seven starts were (WAS has surged to top 10 vs. RH, too) |
| 74. Mike Leake - COL Note: Gave back all seven starts of good work in just two (14 of his 27 ER), but still a worthy play here |
| 75. Yovani Gallardo - BOS Note: He's been solid, if unspectacular usually allowing 3-4 ER (6 of 9 stars) and going 5-6 IP (6 of 9, too) |
| 76. C.J. Wilson - SD |
| 77. Yordano Ventura - at CHC Note: Back-to-back 6 K starts is encouraging, especially facing the highest strikeout team in the league |
| 78. Ricky Nolasco - BOS, TOR Note: Slowly chiseling his 6.00 ERA down; his .413 BABIP has to come down and should shave at least two runs off the ERA |
| 79. Roenis Elias - at TB, CLE |
| 80. Drew Hutchison - CWS, at MIN Note: Pairing off any of his starts shows you the volatility you're getting here: 1, 7, 4, 2, 6, 6, 1, 2, and 4 ER |
| 81. Tsuyoshi Wada - WAS, KC |
| 82. Tim Lincecum - at MIL, ATL Note: Seven shutout IP vs. LAD gives him three scoreless outings in his last three; I remain skeptical, though |
| 83. Mike Fiers - ARI Note: Four good starts in his last five; until we see that '14 command return, you can't expect more than a high-3.00s with lots of Ks |
| 84. Tim Hudson - ATL |
| 85. David Phelps - at PIT, at NYM |
| 86. Tanner Roark - at CHC Note: If you thought a 17% K rate was worrisome, how about his 8% from this year? Be careful not to expect '14 out of the gate |
| 87. John Lackey - LAD Note: I worried about his road record after '14 and slow start this year, but he's eyeing a big week if he can tame KC this wknd |
| 88. Jaime Garcia - ARI |
| 89. Chris Heston - ATL Note: Not really concerned if he gets blasted in Coors; he's a home-only spot starter right now with potential for more |
| 90. Jorge De La Rosa - at CIN Note: Has stark home-road split this year (in admittedly small samples) with 2.19 ERA, 12 Ks, and 4.0 K:BB in 12.3 road IP |
| 91. Jon Niese - MIA Note: Last two starts have brought his ERA to a level you should expect going forward (3.72 ERA) as a best-case |
| 92. Wandy Rodriguez - at CLE, BOS |
| 93. Mike Wright - CWS Note: Looking like he'll lose the regular spot with Norris back, but a DH on Thu likely gives him one more shot |
| 94. Trevor May - TOR |
| 95. Carlos Rodon - at HOU Note: A DH gives them an 8-game week so I can't see him getting the entire week off |
| 96. Hector Santiago - DET Note: Stayed hot against best tm vs. LHP (TOR) and now gets second-best, but the bill on that 87% LOB will come due soon; be careful |
| 97. Wade Miley - at TEX Note: After his 8.62 ERA in April, he's got a 3.04 ERA in May with a 1.24 WHIP and 3.2 K:BB ratio in 27 IP |
| 98. Colby Lewis - at CLE |
| 99. Erasmos Ramirez - at BAL Note: Luring us former believers back in with a pair of solid outings, but just 5 IP apiece and still an 11% BB rate |
| 100. Mike Bolsinger - at STL Note: Doesn't have the stuff to maintain anything close to this performance level, but can be league average |
