Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

Todd Zola delivers his Weekly Pitcher Rankings, with Blake Snell heading the list after his recent run of dominance.

Updated on July 3, 2023 1:54AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

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Todd Zola

Updated on July 3, 2023 1:54AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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Only one more week until the midseason hiatus, better known as the All-Star break. For those wondering, three- and 10-day rankings will be posted on the Wednesday of the break, then updated Thursday night, along with the standard weekly rankings on Saturday, July 15.

But before then, we have a busy, 96-game schedule to deal with. I reserve the title "Subject to Change" for this week every season, since rotations can change on a whim. Sometimes young pitchers are scratched, often with little notice. Other times, injured pitchers are given more time to heal so they can start the post-break as healthy as possible. This season, there are several top-tier hurlers with injury concerns heading into next week.

UPDATED: Monday July 3, 1:55 AM ET

Week of July 3 - 9

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Blake Snell	SD	LAA, NYM	Go go Snellzilla
2	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	STL, PHI
3	Spencer Strider	ATL	@TB	Lately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	KC, BAL	Rebound in store
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@SD	Out of superlatives
6	Framber Valdez	HOU	COL	Tentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@DET
8	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIL
9	Aaron Nola	PHI	@TB, @MIA
10	Logan Webb	SF	SEA, COL
11	Zac Gallen	ARI	PIT

UPDATED: Monday July 3, 1:55 AM ET

Week of July 3 - 9

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Blake Snell	SD	LAA, NYM	Go go Snellzilla
2	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	STL, PHI
3	Spencer Strider	ATL	@TB	Lately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	KC, BAL	Rebound in store
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@SD	Out of superlatives
6	Framber Valdez	HOU	COL	Tentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@DET
8	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIL
9	Aaron Nola	PHI	@TB, @MIA
10	Logan Webb	SF	SEA, COL
11	Zac Gallen	ARI	PIT
12	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CHC
13	Pablo Lopez	MIN	KC	3.55 xFIP, expect a strong second half
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PIT, LAA	Tentative, received cortisone shot for sore shoulder
15	Corbin Burnes	MIL	CIN
16	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
17	Carlos Rodon	NYY	CHC
18	Julio Urias	LAD	PIT
19	Tyler Glasnow	TB	PHI
20	Shane Bieber	CLE	ATL, KC
21	Tyler Wells	BAL	@NYY, @MIN
22	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	OAK
23	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@MIL
24	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
25	Mitch Keller	PIT	@LAD, @ARI
26	Braxton Garrett	MIA	STL, PHI
27	Hunter Brown	HOU	SEA
28	Cristian Javier	HOU	@TEX, SEA
29	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CWS, @DET
30	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
31	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	LAA
32	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
33	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	OAK
34	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CLE, @TB
35	Justin Verlander	NYM	@SD
36	Michael Lorenzen	DET	OAK		50%
37	Luis Castillo	SEA	@HOU
38	Bailey Ober	MIN	BAL
39	Kenta Maeda	MIN	KC
40	Gavin Williams	CLE	ATL, KC
41	Alex Cobb	SF	SEA
42	Kutter Crawford	BOS	OAK
43	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@SF, @HOU
44	Zach Eflin	TB	PHI, ATL
45	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIA
46	Yu Darvish	SD	LAA
47	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BOS
48	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	PIT
49	Domingo German	NYY	BAL, CHC
50	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
51	Tarik Skubal	DET	OAK, TOR		3%	4%
52	Michael Wacha	SD	NYM
53	Aaron Civale	CLE	KC
54	Lucas Giolito	CWS	TOR, STL
55	James Paxton	BOS	TEX
56	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@TB
57	Bryce Miller	SEA	@SF
58	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@MIL, @NYY
59	Dylan Cease	CWS	STL
60	Alex Wood	SF	COL		16%
61	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
62	Max Scherzer	NYM	@ARI
63	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@WAS
64	Sonny Gray	MIN	BAL
65	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAA
66	Mix 12 Reliever
67	Jordan Montgomery	STL	@CWS
68	Trevor Richards	TOR	@DET		1%	13%
69	Eury Perez	MIA	STL
70	Charlie Morton	ATL	@TB
71	Keaton Winn	SF	SEA		1%	2%
72	Mix 15 Reliever
73	Jon Gray	TEX	@BOS
74	Dane Dunning	TEX	@BOS, @WAS
75	Bobby Miller	LAD	PIT
76	Kodai Senga	NYM	@ARI, @SD
77	Ben Lively	CIN	@MIL		15%	40%
78	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	COL
79	Michael Soroka	ATL	@CLE		19%
80	Austin Gomber	COL	@SF		0%	0%
81	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
82	Colin Rea	MIL	CIN		6%
83	Seth Lugo	SD	NYM		50%
84	Brayan Bello	BOS	TEX	Emerging ace
85	Wade Miley	MIL	CHC		41%
86	Cole Irvin	BAL	@MIN		2%	32%
87	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CWS
88	Connor Seabold	COL	@SF		0%	0%
89	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@TB		0%	32%
90	Randy Vasquez	NYY	BAL		0%	0%
91	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@CWS
92	Drew Smyly	CHC	@MIL, @NYY
93	Jaime Barria	LAA	@SD		28%
94	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@SD
95	JP Sears	OAK	@DET, @BOS
96	Drey Jameson	ARI	PIT		2%	30%
97	Shawn Dubin	HOU	SEA		0%	0%
98	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYY		41%
99	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@NYY, @MIN
100	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIA
101	Chris Murphy	BOS	TEX, OAK		0%	2%
102	Josiah Gray	WAS	CIN
103	Luis Severino	NYY	BAL
104	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@WAS		4%	23%
105	Dean Kremer	BAL	@NYY		44%
106	Miles Mikolas	STL	@MIA, @CWS
107	Griffin Canning	LAA	@LAD
108	Martin Perez	TEX	HOU, @WAS
109	Bryan Woo	SEA	@SF, @HOU
110	David Peterson	NYM	@SD		8%
111	Brett Kennedy	CIN	@WAS		0%	0%
112	Rich Hill	PIT	@ARI		14%
113	Julio Teheran	MIL	CHC, CIN
114	Kyle Freeland	COL	@HOU, @SF		8%	36%
115	Taj Bradley	TB	ATL
116	Hogan Harris	OAK	@DET		7%	47%
117	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@WAS		5%	17%
118	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@LAD		10%
119	Alec Marsh	KC	@MIN		0%	0%
120	Zack Greinke	KC	@MIN, @CLE		2%	32%
121	Adrian Houser	MIL	CHC		4%	28%
122	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	CIN
123	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@LAD
124	Matt Manning	DET	TOR		2%
125	Daniel Lynch	KC	@CLE		3%
126	Yonny Chirinos	TB	PHI		3%	42%
127	Brady Singer	KC	@CLE		45%
128	Lance Lynn	CWS	TOR
129	Cooper Criswell	TB	ATL		0%	0%
130	Jordan Lyles	KC	@CLE		0%	0%
131	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	BAL
132	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, TEX		1%	8%
133	Austin Cox	KC	@MIN		1%	4%
134	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM		2%
135	J.P. France	HOU	COL, SEA
136	Tommy Henry	ARI	NYM		7%	49%
137	Kolby Allard	ATL	@CLE		0%	0%
138	Steven Matz	STL	@MIA		1%	23%
139	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@LAD, @ARI		12%
140	Luke Weaver	CIN	@WAS, @MIL		0%	19%
141	Zach Logue	DET	TOR		0%	0%
142	Cal Quantrill	CLE	ATL		11%	28%
143	Zach Davies	ARI	NYM, PIT		1%	4%
144	Trevor Williams	WAS	TEX		2%	23%
145	Chase Anderson	COL	@HOU		0%	2%
146	Patrick Corbin	WAS	CIN, TEX		0%	2%
147	Luis Medina	OAK	@DET		0%	6%
148	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	STL		2%	19%
149	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	TOR		0%	0%
150	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	@LAD		2%	34%
151	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@ARI		12%
152	Adam Wainwright	STL	@MIA, @CWS		6%	38%
153	Touki Toussaint	CWS	STL		0%	9%
154	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@BOS		32%
155	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@BOS		1%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	KC, BAL	Rebound in store
2	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@SD	Out of superlatives
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	COL	Tentative, scratched last time with sprained ankle
4	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@DET
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CHC
6	Pablo Lopez	MIN	KC	3.55 xFIP, expect a strong second half
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	CHC
8	Tyler Glasnow	TB	PHI
9	Shane Bieber	CLE	ATL, KC
10	Tyler Wells	BAL	@NYY, @MIN
11	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	OAK
12	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
13	Hunter Brown	HOU	SEA
14	Cristian Javier	HOU	@TEX, SEA
15	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CWS, @DET
16	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
17	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	OAK
18	Michael Lorenzen	DET	OAK
19	Luis Castillo	SEA	@HOU
20	Bailey Ober	MIN	BAL
21	Kenta Maeda	MIN	KC
22	Gavin Williams	CLE	ATL, KC
23	Kutter Crawford	BOS	OAK
24	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@SF, @HOU
25	Zach Eflin	TB	PHI, ATL
26	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BOS
27	Domingo German	NYY	BAL, CHC
28	Tarik Skubal	DET	OAK, TOR
29	Aaron Civale	CLE	KC
30	Lucas Giolito	CWS	TOR, STL
31	James Paxton	BOS	TEX
32	Bryce Miller	SEA	@SF
33	Dylan Cease	CWS	STL
34	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
35	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@WAS
36	Sonny Gray	MIN	BAL
37	Trevor Richards	TOR	@DET
38	Jon Gray	TEX	@BOS
39	Dane Dunning	TEX	@BOS, @WAS
40	Brayan Bello	BOS	TEX	Emerging ace
41	AL Reliever
42	Cole Irvin	BAL	@MIN
43	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CWS
44	Randy Vasquez	NYY	BAL
45	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@CWS
46	Jaime Barria	LAA	@SD
47	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@SD
48	JP Sears	OAK	@DET, @BOS
49	Shawn Dubin	HOU	SEA
50	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@NYY, @MIN
51	Chris Murphy	BOS	TEX, OAK
52	Luis Severino	NYY	BAL
53	Dean Kremer	BAL	@NYY
54	Griffin Canning	LAA	@LAD
55	Martin Perez	TEX	HOU, @WAS
56	Bryan Woo	SEA	@SF, @HOU
57	Taj Bradley	TB	ATL
58	Hogan Harris	OAK	@DET
59	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@LAD
60	Alec Marsh	KC	@MIN
61	Zack Greinke	KC	@MIN, @CLE
62	Matt Manning	DET	TOR
63	Daniel Lynch	KC	@CLE
64	Yonny Chirinos	TB	PHI
65	Brady Singer	KC	@CLE
66	Lance Lynn	CWS	TOR
67	Cooper Criswell	TB	ATL
68	Jordan Lyles	KC	@CLE
69	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	BAL
70	Austin Cox	KC	@MIN
71	J.P. France	HOU	COL, SEA
72	Zach Logue	DET	TOR
73	Cal Quantrill	CLE	ATL
74	Luis Medina	OAK	@DET
75	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	TOR
76	Touki Toussaint	CWS	STL
77	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@BOS
78	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Blake Snell	SD	LAA, NYM	Go go Snellzilla
2	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	STL, PHI
3	Spencer Strider	ATL	@TB	Lately, ERA has been regressing to 2.92 xFIP
4	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIL
5	Aaron Nola	PHI	@TB, @MIA
6	Logan Webb	SF	SEA, COL
7	Zac Gallen	ARI	PIT
8	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PIT, LAA	Tentative, received cortisone shot for sore shoulder
9	Corbin Burnes	MIL	CIN
10	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
11	Julio Urias	LAD	PIT
12	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@MIL
13	Mitch Keller	PIT	@LAD, @ARI
14	Braxton Garrett	MIA	STL, PHI
15	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
16	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	LAA
17	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CLE, @TB
18	Justin Verlander	NYM	@SD
19	Alex Cobb	SF	SEA
20	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIA
21	Yu Darvish	SD	LAA
22	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	PIT
23	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
24	Michael Wacha	SD	NYM
25	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@TB
26	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@MIL, @NYY
27	Alex Wood	SF	COL
28	Max Scherzer	NYM	@ARI
29	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAA
30	Jordan Montgomery	STL	@CWS
31	Eury Perez	MIA	STL
32	Charlie Morton	ATL	@TB
33	Keaton Winn	SF	SEA
34	Bobby Miller	LAD	PIT
35	Kodai Senga	NYM	@ARI, @SD
36	Ben Lively	CIN	@MIL
37	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	COL
38	Michael Soroka	ATL	@CLE
39	Austin Gomber	COL	@SF
40	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
41	Colin Rea	MIL	CIN
42	Seth Lugo	SD	NYM
43	Wade Miley	MIL	CHC
44	NL Reliever
45	Connor Seabold	COL	@SF
46	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@TB
47	Drew Smyly	CHC	@MIL, @NYY
48	Drey Jameson	ARI	PIT
49	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYY
50	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIA
51	Josiah Gray	WAS	CIN
52	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@WAS
53	Miles Mikolas	STL	@MIA, @CWS
54	David Peterson	NYM	@SD
55	Brett Kennedy	CIN	@WAS
56	Rich Hill	PIT	@ARI
57	Julio Teheran	MIL	CHC, CIN
58	Kyle Freeland	COL	@HOU, @SF
59	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@WAS
60	Adrian Houser	MIL	CHC
61	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	CIN
62	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@LAD
63	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, TEX
64	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM
65	Tommy Henry	ARI	NYM
66	Kolby Allard	ATL	@CLE
67	Steven Matz	STL	@MIA
68	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@LAD, @ARI
69	Luke Weaver	CIN	@WAS, @MIL
70	Zach Davies	ARI	NYM, PIT
71	Trevor Williams	WAS	TEX
72	Chase Anderson	COL	@HOU
73	Patrick Corbin	WAS	CIN, TEX
74	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	STL
75	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	@LAD
76	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@ARI
77	Adam Wainwright	STL	@MIA, @CWS