Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Third Time Through

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Todd Zola

Published on April 12, 2025

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Most starters have three outings under their belt, which is enough to look for differences from previous seasons. Changes in strikeout and walk rates aren't yet predictive, but they offer a filter to dig into those with improvements or declines. Is there a reason? Higher or lower velocity? A new pitch or sequencing? This is the time of the season to be more aggressive with streaming. Run scoring is down relative to the rest of the season and there are signs the drop may be greater this year, emphasizing the need to stream early. It always helps to have a reason to trust a decision and using K% and BB% as a filter is a sage approach.

As always, please direct rotation-specific questions to the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle rankings queries below.

Please pop back for the weekly refresh late Sunday night, early Monday morning.

Week of April 14 - 20

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, CLE
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIL, KC
3	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SF, MIA	Philly was the perfect landing spot
4	Dylan Cease	SD	CHC, @HOU	Wasn't sharp, but defense didn't help him vs. A's
5	Max Fried	NYY	KC, @TB
6	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, SD	Racking up strikeouts with 21 K in 18 IP
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	MIA
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD

As always, please direct rotation-specific questions to the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle rankings queries below.

Please pop back for the weekly refresh late Sunday night, early Monday morning.

Week of April 14 - 20

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, CLE
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIL, KC
3	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SF, MIA	Philly was the perfect landing spot
4	Dylan Cease	SD	CHC, @HOU	Wasn't sharp, but defense didn't help him vs. A's
5	Max Fried	NYY	KC, @TB
6	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, SD	Racking up strikeouts with 21 K in 18 IP
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	MIA
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@TEX
9	Nick Lodolo	CIN	SEA, @BAL	Only 8 K in 18.2 IP, but only 1 BB issued
10	Cole Ragans	KC	@DET
11	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIL, KC
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	LAD
13	Chris Sale	ATL	MIN	Don't worry, 2.81 SIERA, 3.15 xFIP, .386 BABIP, 57.3% LOB
14	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CWS
15	Sonny Gray	STL	HOU, @NYM
16	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@CWS, @MIL
17	Logan Webb	SF	@LAA
18	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIA, @CHC	Good pair to get on track
19	Seth Lugo	KC	@NYY, @DET
20	Luis Castillo	SEA	@CIN, @TOR
21	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
22	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TOR
23	Joe Ryan	MIN	NYM
24	Bryce Miller	SEA	@CIN
25	Bryan Woo	SEA	@CIN
26	Corbin Burnes	ARI	@CHC	11 K in 9.1 IP is promising, but 7 BB and 2 HR is concerning
27	Kodai Senga	NYM	STL
28	Spencer Strider	ATL	@TOR	Welcome back!
29	Hunter Greene	CIN	@BAL
30	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@TOR
31	Michael Wacha	KC	@NYY, @DET
32	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB, CWS	Early command and control issues
33	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@TEX, SF
34	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	KC, @TB
35	Bailey Ober	MIN	NYM
36	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TEX
37	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
38	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@TEX
39	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TOR, MIN
40	Landen Roupp	SF	@PHI, @LAA
41	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SF
42	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@BAL
43	Nick Pivetta	SD	CHC
44	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ATH
45	Aaron Nola	PHI	SF
46	Ben Brown	CHC	ARI
47	Bowden Francis	TOR	SEA
48	Tyler Mahle	TEX	LAA
49	Walker Buehler	BOS	@TB
50	Michael King	SD	@HOU
51	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@SD
52	Kris Bubic	KC	@NYY	Rewarding the Royals confidence
53	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@SD
54	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS, NYY
55	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB
56	David Peterson	NYM	STL
57	Hunter Brown	HOU	@STL
58	Nick Martinez	CIN	SEA
59	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIA
60	Reese Olson	DET	@MIL
61	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ARI
62	Mitch Keller	PIT	WAS
63	Brady Singer	CIN	SEA
64	Gavin Williams	CLE	@BAL
65	Tylor Megill	NYM	@MIN, STL
66	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIA
67	Dustin May	LAD	COL
68	Kevin Gausman	TOR	ATL
69	Jose Soriano	LAA	@TEX
70	Taj Bradley	TB	BOS
71	Zebby Matthews	MIN	NYM		10%
72	David Festa	MIN	@ATL		7%	26%
73	Jose Berrios	TOR	SEA
74	Easton Lucas	TOR	ATL, SEA		0%	4%
75	Andrew Heaney	PIT	WAS		24%
76	Brad Lord	WAS	@PIT, @COL		0%	0%
77	Charlie Morton	BAL	CLE, CIN		25%
78	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@COL
79	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PIT, @COL		0%	47%
80	Thomas Harrington	PIT	CLE		4%	40%
81	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@STL
82	Mix 12 Reliever
83	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	LAD
84	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ARI		7%	40%
85	Sean Burke	CWS	ATH, @BOS		50%
86	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	CLE
87	Clay Holmes	NYM	@MIN, STL
88	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PIT		47%
89	Kumar Rocker	TEX	LAD
90	Luis Severino	ATH	@MIL
91	Mix 15 Reliever
92	Jackson Jobe	DET	KC
93	Landon Knack	LAD	COL		25%
94	Shane Baz	TB	NYY
95	Brandon Young	BAL	CIN		0%	0%
96	Jack Leiter	TEX	LAA
97	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@ATL		36%
98	Erick Fedde	STL	HOU
99	Zack Littell	TB	BOS, NYY
100	Chris Bassitt	TOR	ATL
101	Andre Pallante	STL	@NYM		0%	42%
102	Robbie Ray	SF	@PHI
103	Dean Kremer	BAL	CLE		3%
104	Jose Quintana	MIL	DET		2%	26%
105	Shane Smith	CWS	@BOS		31%
106	Bailey Falter	PIT	WAS		0%	2%
107	Tyler Alexander	MIL	DET, ATH		0%	19%
108	Cade Povich	BAL	CIN		46%
109	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@PIT		7%
110	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@DET		18%
111	Kyle Hart	SD	@HOU		3%	49%
112	Trevor Williams	WAS	@PIT		1%
113	Chad Patrick	MIL	ATH		4%	40%
114	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@SD, ARI
115	Miles Mikolas	STL	@NYM		0%	11%
116	Jordan Hicks	SF	@PHI
117	Griffin Canning	NYM	@MIN
118	Steven Matz	STL	HOU		0%	2%
119	Martin Perez	CWS	@BOS		6%	44%
120	Chris Paddack	MIN	@ATL		10%	30%
121	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@BAL		3%	28%
122	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TEX		5%
123	Justin Verlander	SF	@PHI, @LAA
124	Ben Lively	CLE	@PIT		14%
125	Bobby Miller	LAD	COL		3%	2%
126	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	MIN
127	Casey Mize	DET	KC
128	Taijuan Walker	PHI	SF, MIA		1%	26%
129	Davis Martin	CWS	ATH		1%	12%
130	Max Meyer	MIA	ARI, @PHI
131	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@CWS		35%
132	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CLE		1%	5%
133	Colin Rea	CHC	ARI		0%	0%
134	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SF		3%	44%
135	Will Warren	NYY	@TB
136	Chase Dollander	COL	WAS		0%	4%
137	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	SF		1%	16%
138	Quinn Priester	MIL	DET		0%	2%
139	Logan Allen	CLE	@BAL, @PIT		0%	0%
140	Sean Newcomb	BOS	@TB		1%	23%
141	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@NYM		29%
142	JP Sears	ATH	@CWS		13%
143	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@PHI		0%	0%
144	German Marquez	COL	@LAD		1%	5%
145	Connor Gillispie	MIA	@PHI		3%	19%
146	Randy Vasquez	SD	CHC		1%	28%
147	Casey Lawrence	SEA	@TOR		0%	0%
148	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS		8%	42%
149	Patrick Corbin	TEX	LAA		0%	0%
150	Ryan Gusto	HOU	SD		0%	0%
151	Allan Winans	NYY	KC		0%	0%
152	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	ATH		0%	5%
153	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	SD
154	Ryan Feltner	COL	@LAD		0%	2%
155	Richard Fitts	BOS	CWS
156	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIL		0%	0%
157	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@LAD, WAS		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIL, KC
2	Max Fried	NYY	KC, @TB
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@STL, SD	Racking up strikeouts with 21 K in 18 IP
4	Cole Ragans	KC	@DET
5	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIL, KC
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	LAD
7	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CWS
8	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@CWS, @MIL
9	Seth Lugo	KC	@NYY, @DET
10	Luis Castillo	SEA	@CIN, @TOR
11	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TOR
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	NYM
13	Bryce Miller	SEA	@CIN
14	Bryan Woo	SEA	@CIN
15	Michael Wacha	KC	@NYY, @DET
16	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB, CWS	Early command and control issues
17	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@TEX, SF
18	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	KC, @TB
19	Bailey Ober	MIN	NYM
20	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
21	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@BAL
22	Bowden Francis	TOR	SEA
23	Tyler Mahle	TEX	LAA
24	Walker Buehler	BOS	@TB
25	Kris Bubic	KC	@NYY	Rewarding the Royals confidence
26	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS, NYY
27	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB
28	Hunter Brown	HOU	@STL
29	Reese Olson	DET	@MIL
30	Gavin Williams	CLE	@BAL
31	Kevin Gausman	TOR	ATL
32	Jose Soriano	LAA	@TEX
33	Taj Bradley	TB	BOS
34	Zebby Matthews	MIN	NYM
35	David Festa	MIN	@ATL
36	Jose Berrios	TOR	SEA
37	Easton Lucas	TOR	ATL, SEA
38	Charlie Morton	BAL	CLE, CIN
39	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@STL
40	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	LAD
41	Sean Burke	CWS	ATH, @BOS
42	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	CLE
43	Kumar Rocker	TEX	LAD
44	Luis Severino	ATH	@MIL
45	Jackson Jobe	DET	KC
46	Shane Baz	TB	NYY
47	Brandon Young	BAL	CIN
48	Jack Leiter	TEX	LAA
49	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@ATL
50	Zack Littell	TB	BOS, NYY
51	Chris Bassitt	TOR	ATL
52	AL Reliever
53	Dean Kremer	BAL	CLE
54	Shane Smith	CWS	@BOS
55	Cade Povich	BAL	CIN
56	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@PIT
57	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@DET
58	Martin Perez	CWS	@BOS
59	Chris Paddack	MIN	@ATL
60	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TEX
61	Ben Lively	CLE	@PIT
62	Casey Mize	DET	KC
63	Davis Martin	CWS	ATH
64	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@CWS
65	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SF
66	Will Warren	NYY	@TB
67	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	SF
68	Logan Allen	CLE	@BAL, @PIT
69	Sean Newcomb	BOS	@TB
70	JP Sears	ATH	@CWS
71	Casey Lawrence	SEA	@TOR
72	Patrick Corbin	TEX	LAA
73	Ryan Gusto	HOU	SD
74	Allan Winans	NYY	KC
75	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	ATH
76	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	SD
77	Richard Fitts	BOS	CWS
78	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, CLE
2	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SF, MIA	Philly was the perfect landing spot
3	Dylan Cease	SD	CHC, @HOU	Wasn't sharp, but defense didn't help him vs. A's
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	MIA
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@TEX
6	Nick Lodolo	CIN	SEA, @BAL	Only 8 K in 18.2 IP, but only 1 BB issued
7	Chris Sale	ATL	MIN	Don't worry, 2.81 SIERA, 3.15 xFIP, .386 BABIP, 57.3% LOB
8	Sonny Gray	STL	HOU, @NYM
9	Logan Webb	SF	@LAA
10	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIA, @CHC	Good pair to get on track
11	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
12	Corbin Burnes	ARI	@CHC	11 K in 9.1 IP is promising, but 7 BB and 2 HR is concerning
13	Kodai Senga	NYM	STL
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	@TOR	Welcome back!
15	Hunter Greene	CIN	@BAL
16	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@TOR
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TEX
18	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@TEX
19	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TOR, MIN
20	Landen Roupp	SF	@PHI, @LAA
21	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SF
22	Nick Pivetta	SD	CHC
23	Freddy Peralta	MIL	ATH
24	Aaron Nola	PHI	SF
25	Ben Brown	CHC	ARI
26	Michael King	SD	@HOU
27	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@SD
28	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@SD
29	David Peterson	NYM	STL
30	Nick Martinez	CIN	SEA
31	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIA
32	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ARI
33	Mitch Keller	PIT	WAS
34	Brady Singer	CIN	SEA
35	Tylor Megill	NYM	@MIN, STL
36	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIA
37	Dustin May	LAD	COL
38	Andrew Heaney	PIT	WAS
39	Brad Lord	WAS	@PIT, @COL
40	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@COL
41	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PIT, @COL
42	Thomas Harrington	PIT	CLE
43	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ARI
44	Clay Holmes	NYM	@MIN, STL
45	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PIT
46	Landon Knack	LAD	COL
47	Erick Fedde	STL	HOU
48	Andre Pallante	STL	@NYM
49	Robbie Ray	SF	@PHI
50	NL Reliever
51	Jose Quintana	MIL	DET
52	Bailey Falter	PIT	WAS
53	Tyler Alexander	MIL	DET, ATH
54	Kyle Hart	SD	@HOU
55	Trevor Williams	WAS	@PIT
56	Chad Patrick	MIL	ATH
57	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@SD, ARI
58	Miles Mikolas	STL	@NYM
59	Jordan Hicks	SF	@PHI
60	Griffin Canning	NYM	@MIN
61	Steven Matz	STL	HOU
62	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@BAL
63	Justin Verlander	SF	@PHI, @LAA
64	Bobby Miller	LAD	COL
65	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	MIN
66	Taijuan Walker	PHI	SF, MIA
67	Max Meyer	MIA	ARI, @PHI
68	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CLE
69	Colin Rea	CHC	ARI
70	Chase Dollander	COL	WAS
71	Quinn Priester	MIL	DET
72	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@NYM
73	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@PHI
74	German Marquez	COL	@LAD
75	Connor Gillispie	MIA	@PHI
76	Randy Vasquez	SD	CHC
77	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS
78	Ryan Feltner	COL	@LAD
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@LAD, WAS