Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One at a Time

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Updated on April 1, 2024 12:41AM EST

Most teams starting their fourth and fifth starters early in the week, along with only 90 games on the docket have combined to yield what will likely be the poorest two-start slate of the season. This serves to reiterate advice which becomes more important every year: Don't enact a strategy reliant on two-start pitchers for success. Even in a regular week, the inventory is thinner than usual. With more off days, and teams exerting more caution, a perceived double-dipper often starts Monday or Tuesday, then has their second start bumped.

For those new to the site, these rankings will be refreshed Sunday night. They are always based on the site's Probable Pitching grid. I'm always happy to address questions germane to the rankings, but please direct scheduling inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET

Week of April 1 - 7

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CWS
2	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@OAK	Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@NYM
4	Corbin Burnes	BAL	KC
5	Tanner Houck	BOS	@OAK, @LAA	Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
7	Aaron Nola	PHI	@WAS
8	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CIN
9	Max Fried	ATL	ARI
10	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	LAA

UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET

Week of April 1 - 7

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CWS
2	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@OAK	Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@NYM
4	Corbin Burnes	BAL	KC
5	Tanner Houck	BOS	@OAK, @LAA	Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
7	Aaron Nola	PHI	@WAS
8	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CIN
9	Max Fried	ATL	ARI
10	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	LAA
11	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SEA
12	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@SEA, @MIN
13	Shane Bieber	CLE	@SEA	18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland
14	Bobby Miller	LAD	SF	11K with 1 BB in six scoreless innings to begin the season
15	Zac Gallen	ARI	NYY
16	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@PIT
17	Luis Castillo	SEA	CLE
18	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CHC
19	George Kirby	SEA	CLE
20	Kenta Maeda	DET	OAK	reat spot to rebound after a rough first start
21	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS
22	Dean Kremer	BAL	KC, @PIT	Won't enjoy an easier double dip
23	Cristian Javier	HOU	TOR
24	Chris Sale	ATL	ARI
25	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	CIN, @WAS
26	Zach Eflin	TB	TEX
27	Brayan Bello	BOS	@OAK
28	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
29	Framber Valdez	HOU	TOR
30	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@TB
31	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE
32	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CLE
33	Reese Olson	DET	@NYM, OAK
34	Dylan Cease	SD	@SF
35	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@MIN
36	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYY
37	Michael King	SD	@SF
38	A.J. Puk	MIA	LAA
39	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@LAA
40	Bailey Ober	MIN	CLE
41	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	@LAA
42	Marcus Stroman	NYY	TOR
43	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PHI, NYM
44	Charlie Morton	ATL	@CWS, ARI
45	Joe Musgrove	SD	STL
46	Shota Imanaga	CHC	COL, LAD
47	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD
48	Logan Allen	CLE	@SEA
49	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@MIL
50	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@CWS
51	Cole Ragans	KC	@BAL
52	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@TB		41%
53	Blake Snell	SF	@LAD
54	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@WAS
55	Bowden Francis	TOR	@HOU, @NYY		25%
56	Sean Manaea	NYM	DET, @CIN
57	Jose Quintana	NYM	DET		35%
58	Max Meyer	MIA	LAA, @STL
59	Yu Darvish	SD	STL
60	Tyler Wells	BAL	@PIT
61	Garrett Crochet	CWS	ATL, @KC
62	DL Hall	MIL	SEA
63	Jordan Hicks	SF	SD
64	Louie Varland	MIN	@MIL
65	Dane Dunning	TEX	@TB, HOU		34%
66	Aaron Civale	TB	TEX
67	Chris Paddack	MIN	@MIL		0%	0%
68	Bryce Miller	SEA	@MIL
69	Joe Boyle	OAK	BOS, @DET		24%
70	Luis Gil	NYY	@ARI, TOR
71	Keaton Winn	SF	@LAD, SD		13%
72	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@STL
73	Lance Lynn	STL	MIA
74	Mix 12 Reliever
75	JP Sears	OAK	@DET
76	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@NYY
77	Michael Wacha	KC	@BAL, CWS
78	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@HOU
79	Jack Flaherty	DET	OAK
80	Steven Matz	STL	MIA		9%
81	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	PIT, PHI
82	Cal Quantrill	COL	@CHC		0%	0%
83	Joe Ross	MIL	MIN		0%	2%
84	Hunter Greene	CIN	NYM
85	Adrian Houser	NYM	DET		0%	16%
86	Cole Irvin	BAL	KC		5%
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	James Paxton	LAD	SF, @CHC
89	Chase Silseth	LAA	@MIA, BOS
90	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	TOR
91	Ryan Pepiot	TB	TEX, @COL
92	Kyle Gibson	STL	@SD, MIA		4%	44%
93	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
94	Javier Assad	CHC	COL		1%	21%
95	Martin Perez	PIT	@WAS		1%	32%
96	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@ARI
97	Drew Smyly	CHC	COL		0%	2%
98	Reid Detmers	LAA	BOS
99	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
100	Brady Singer	KC	CWS		10%
101	Miles Mikolas	STL	@SD		17%
102	Jose Berrios	TOR	@HOU
103	Griffin Canning	LAA	BOS
104	Frankie Montas	CIN	@PHI
105	Casey Mize	DET	@NYM
106	Jakob Junis	MIL	MIN		0%	7%
107	Kyle Harrison	SF	SD
108	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@MIA		7%
109	Josiah Gray	WAS	PIT		45%
110	Erick Fedde	CWS	@KC
111	Jon Gray	TEX	HOU
112	Alex Wood	OAK	BOS		2%	49%
113	Jordan Wicks	CHC	LAD		12%
114	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@MIA		0%	7%
115	Spencer Turnbull	PHI	CIN		0%	39%
116	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@ARI
117	Ross Stripling	OAK	BOS		0%	7%
118	Matt Waldron	SD	STL, @SF		0%	11%
119	Luis Severino	NYM	@CIN
120	Nick Martinez	CIN	NYM		17%
121	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CLE, @MIL		1%	26%
122	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@PHI		13%
123	Alec Marsh	KC	@BAL, CWS		0%	23%
124	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TOR, @TEX		7%
125	Bailey Falter	PIT	BAL		0%	0%
126	Gavin Stone	LAD	@CHC
127	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	LAD		12%
128	Colin Rea	MIL	SEA		1%
129	Tylor Megill	NYM	@CIN		44%
130	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CHC		0%	21%
131	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@ATL
132	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@MIN		0%	0%
133	Dakota Hudson	COL	@CHC, TB		0%	0%
134	Jared Jones	PIT	BAL
135	Michael Soroka	CWS	@KC		38%
136	Chris Flexen	CWS	ATL, @KC		0%	0%
137	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYY, @ATL		22%
138	Marco Gonzales	PIT	@WAS, BAL		0%	0%
139	Austin Gomber	COL	TB		1%	0%
140	Jake Irvin	WAS	PHI		0%	37%
141	Cody Bradford	TEX	HOU		0%	2%
142	Trevor Williams	WAS	PIT		0%	0%
143	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@DET		1%	16%
144	Ryan Feltner	COL	TB		0%	0%
145	Tyler Alexander	TB	@COL		0%	18%
146	Zack Thompson	STL	@SD		0%	18%
147	J.P. France	HOU	@TEX		15%
148	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@STL		35%
149	Nick Nastrini	CWS	ATL		2%	21%
150	Zack Littell	TB	@COL
151	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PHI		0%	4%
152	Tommy Henry	ARI	@ATL		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@OAK	Only mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@NYM
3	Corbin Burnes	BAL	KC
4	Tanner Houck	BOS	@OAK, @LAA	Great pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking
5	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@SEA, @MIN
6	Shane Bieber	CLE	@SEA	18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland
7	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@PIT
8	Luis Castillo	SEA	CLE
9	George Kirby	SEA	CLE
10	Kenta Maeda	DET	OAK	Great spot to rebound after a rough first start
11	Dean Kremer	BAL	KC, @PIT	Won't enjoy an easier double dip
12	Cristian Javier	HOU	TOR
13	Zach Eflin	TB	TEX
14	Brayan Bello	BOS	@OAK
15	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	TOR
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@TB
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE
19	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CLE
20	Reese Olson	DET	@NYM, OAK
21	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@MIN
22	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@LAA
23	Bailey Ober	MIN	CLE
24	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	@LAA
25	Marcus Stroman	NYY	TOR
26	Logan Allen	CLE	@SEA
27	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@MIL
28	Cole Ragans	KC	@BAL
29	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@TB
30	Bowden Francis	TOR	@HOU, @NYY
31	Tyler Wells	BAL	@PIT
32	Garrett Crochet	CWS	ATL, @KC
33	Louie Varland	MIN	@MIL
34	Dane Dunning	TEX	@TB, HOU
35	Aaron Civale	TB	TEX
36	Chris Paddack	MIN	@MIL
37	Bryce Miller	SEA	@MIL
38	Joe Boyle	OAK	BOS, @DET
39	Luis Gil	NYY	@ARI, TOR
40	JP Sears	OAK	@DET
41	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@NYY
42	Michael Wacha	KC	@BAL, CWS
43	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@HOU
44	Jack Flaherty	DET	OAK
45	Cole Irvin	BAL	KC
46	Chase Silseth	LAA	@MIA, BOS
47	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	TOR
48	Ryan Pepiot	TB	TEX, @COL
49	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
50	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@ARI
51	Reid Detmers	LAA	BOS
52	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
53	Brady Singer	KC	CWS
54	Jose Berrios	TOR	@HOU
55	AL Reliever
56	Griffin Canning	LAA	BOS
57	Casey Mize	DET	@NYM
58	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@MIA
59	Erick Fedde	CWS	@KC
60	Jon Gray	TEX	HOU
61	Alex Wood	OAK	BOS
62	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@MIA
63	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@ARI
64	Ross Stripling	OAK	BOS
65	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CLE, @MIL
66	Alec Marsh	KC	@BAL, CWS
67	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TOR, @TEX
68	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@MIN
69	Michael Soroka	CWS	@KC
70	Chris Flexen	CWS	ATL, @KC
71	Cody Bradford	TEX	HOU
72	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@DET
73	Tyler Alexander	TB	@COL
74	J.P. France	HOU	@TEX
75	Nick Nastrini	CWS	ATL
76	Zack Littell	TB	@COL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CWS
2	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
3	Aaron Nola	PHI	@WAS
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CIN
5	Max Fried	ATL	ARI
6	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	LAA
7	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SEA
8	Bobby Miller	LAD	SF	11K with 1 BB in six scoreless innings to begin the season
9	Zac Gallen	ARI	NYY
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CHC
11	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS
12	Chris Sale	ATL	ARI
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	CIN, @WAS
14	Dylan Cease	SD	@SF
15	Merrill Kelly	ARI	NYY
16	Michael King	SD	@SF
17	A.J. Puk	MIA	LAA
18	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PHI, NYM
19	Charlie Morton	ATL	@CWS, ARI
20	Joe Musgrove	SD	STL
21	Shota Imanaga	CHC	COL, LAD
22	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD
23	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@CWS
24	Blake Snell	SF	@LAD
25	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@WAS
26	Sean Manaea	NYM	DET, @CIN
27	Jose Quintana	NYM	DET
28	Max Meyer	MIA	LAA, @STL
29	Yu Darvish	SD	STL
30	DL Hall	MIL	SEA
31	Jordan Hicks	SF	SD
32	Keaton Winn	SF	@LAD, SD
33	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@STL
34	Lance Lynn	STL	MIA
35	Steven Matz	STL	MIA
36	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	PIT, PHI
37	Cal Quantrill	COL	@CHC
38	Joe Ross	MIL	MIN
39	Hunter Greene	CIN	NYM
40	Adrian Houser	NYM	DET
41	James Paxton	LAD	SF, @CHC
42	Kyle Gibson	STL	@SD, MIA
43	Javier Assad	CHC	COL
44	Martin Perez	PIT	@WAS
45	Drew Smyly	CHC	COL
46	Miles Mikolas	STL	@SD
47	NL Reliever
48	Frankie Montas	CIN	@PHI
49	Jakob Junis	MIL	MIN
50	Kyle Harrison	SF	SD
51	Josiah Gray	WAS	PIT
52	Jordan Wicks	CHC	LAD
53	Spencer Turnbull	PHI	CIN
54	Matt Waldron	SD	STL, @SF
55	Luis Severino	NYM	@CIN
56	Nick Martinez	CIN	NYM
57	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@PHI
58	Bailey Falter	PIT	BAL
59	Gavin Stone	LAD	@CHC
60	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	LAD
61	Colin Rea	MIL	SEA
62	Tylor Megill	NYM	@CIN
63	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CHC
64	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@ATL
65	Dakota Hudson	COL	@CHC, TB
66	Jared Jones	PIT	BAL
67	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYY, @ATL
68	Marco Gonzales	PIT	@WAS, BAL
69	Austin Gomber	COL	TB
70	Jake Irvin	WAS	PHI
71	Trevor Williams	WAS	PIT
72	Ryan Feltner	COL	TB
73	Zack Thompson	STL	@SD
74	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@STL
75	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PHI