Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A pair of Seattle aces are up for two starts against favorable opponents.

July 19, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Todd Zola

July 19, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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The first full week out of the break features 95 games, with all 30 teams in action on Monday. Many rotations are still tentative, so expect several changes with the Sunday night/Monday morning update.

Week of July 21 - 27

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
4	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
5	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
6	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
7	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
11	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
13	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
15	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
16	Zac Gallen	ARI	HOU, @PIT	Turnaround seemingly out of nowhere
17	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@CWS
18	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
19	Mitch Keller	PIT	DET, ARI	Best 3-10 pitcher in MLB

Week of July 21 - 27

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
4	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
5	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
6	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
7	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
11	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
13	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
15	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
16	Zac Gallen	ARI	HOU, @PIT	Turnaround seemingly out of nowhere
17	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@CWS
18	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
19	Mitch Keller	PIT	DET, ARI	Best 3-10 pitcher in MLB
20	Robbie Ray	SF	NYM
21	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PIT, TOR
22	Kris Bubic	KC	CLE
23	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
24	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL, @KC	Good pair to finally get over the hump
25	Freddy Peralta	MIL	MIA
26	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@LAA
27	Garrett Crochet	BOS	LAD
28	Casey Mize	DET	@PIT, TOR
29	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CIN
30	Nick Pivetta	SD	@STL
31	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
32	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATL
33	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH	Look for a rebound from pre-break struggles
34	David Peterson	NYM	@SF
35	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIL
36	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, PHI
37	Reese Olson	DET	@PIT
38	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SD	Seems to have escaped injury scare
39	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@WAS
40	Zack Littell	TB	@CIN
41	Joey Cantillo	CLE	BAL, @KC	Can CLE do its magic again?	18%
42	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CWS
43	Dylan Cease	SD	@MIA
44	Cade Horton	CHC	KC, @CWS		0%	0%
45	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SEA
46	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAA
47	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@PIT
48	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR	Pending blister healing
49	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@SEA		0%	0%
50	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, @DET
51	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@MIN
52	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	HOU	Impressive rebound
53	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, @MIN		17%
54	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	BOS
55	Trevor Rogers	BAL	COL		0%	0%
56	Logan Webb	SF	NYM
57	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC
58	Seth Lugo	KC	@CHC
59	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, @DET	Likely five and fly for ROS
60	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BOS		0%	0%
61	Mix 12 Reliever
62	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@PHI
63	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@BOS	Could go four or five innings
64	Mix 15 Reliever
65	Zach Eflin	BAL	COL		34%
66	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ATL
67	Michael Soroka	WAS	CIN
68	Colin Rea	CHC	KC		22%
69	Landen Roupp	SF	@ATL
70	Jose Soriano	LAA	SEA
71	Zebby Matthews	MIN	WAS		45%
72	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TEX
73	Dustin May	LAD	MIN
74	Brad Lord	WAS	CIN		0%	0%
75	Shane Smith	CWS	@TB
76	Andrew Abbott	CIN	TB
77	Noah Cameron	KC	@CHC	Ripe for regression	0%	0%
78	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SD
79	Frankie Montas	NYM	LAA		0%	0%
80	Michael Wacha	KC	CLE
81	JP Sears	ATH	@TEX		23%
82	Chase Burns	CIN	@WAS		0%	0%
83	Logan Allen	CLE	BAL		14%
84	David Festa	MIN	@LAD		40%
85	Yu Darvish	SD	@STL
86	Andre Pallante	STL	@COL		8%
87	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CLE		18%
88	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ATL, NYM
89	Brady Singer	CIN	@WAS, TB
90	Brandon Walter	HOU	@ARI		0%	0%
91	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU		44%
92	Bailey Ober	MIN	@LAD
93	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SF
94	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	BOS
95	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CLE, COL		40%
96	Nestor Cortes	MIL	MIA		33%
97	Sean Burke	CWS	@TB		13%
98	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@NYY
99	Jack Perkins	ATH	@TEX, @HOU		0%	0%
100	Jose Quintana	MIL	MIA		29%
101	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CLE		48%
102	Nick Martinez	CIN	TB
103	Joey Wentz	ATL	@TEX		0%	0%
104	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@COL, SD
105	Janson Junk	MIA	@MIL		0%	0%
106	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SEA
107	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ARI
108	Colton Gordon	HOU	@ARI, ATH		0%	0%
109	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAD
110	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TEX, @HOU		0%	0%
111	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BAL		0%	0%
112	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@HOU
113	Logan Evans	SEA	@LAA		0%	0%
114	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
115	Jose Berrios	TOR	@DET
116	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	SEA
117	Erick Fedde	STL	@COL, SD		27%
118	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAD		18%
119	Chris Paddack	MIN	WAS		27%
120	Charlie Morton	BAL	@CLE
121	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD		3%	23%
122	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
123	Stephen Kolek	SD	@MIA, @STL		5%	16%
124	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@NYM		0%	0%
125	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIN		7%	7%
126	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@BOS		0%	0%
127	Walker Buehler	BOS	@PHI		39%
128	Jack Leiter	TEX	ATH
129	Chris Flexen	CHC	KC		0%	0%
130	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@MIL		0%	5%
131	Adrian Houser	CWS	CHC		0%	0%
132	Marcus Stroman	NYY	PHI		1%	21%
133	Davis Daniel	ATL	SF, @TEX		0%	0%
134	Patrick Corbin	TEX	ATH		7%
135	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@NYM, SEA		0%	2%
136	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@NYM, SEA		14%
137	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@TB		1%	5%
138	Kyle Freeland	COL	STL		0%	2%
139	Davis Martin	CWS	CHC		0%	2%
140	Brandon Young	BAL	@CLE		0%	2%
141	Aaron Civale	CWS	CHC		3%	26%
142	Austin Gomber	COL	STL, @BAL		0%	0%
143	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	HOU		47%
144	German Marquez	COL	@BAL		4%	5%
145	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@NYY		0%	7%
146	Will Warren	NYY	PHI
147	Bryce Elder	ATL	SF		9%	14%
148	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET		0%	0%
149	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TOR		0%	0%
150	Rich Hill	KC	@CHC		0%	0%
151	Keider Montero	DET	TOR		0%	9%
152	Randy Vasquez	SD	@MIA, @STL		3%	14%
153	Richard Fitts	BOS	@PHI, LAD		20%
154	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATL		45%
155	Mike Burrows	PIT	ARI		0%	0%
156	Bailey Falter	PIT	DET		8%
157	Bradley Blalock	COL	STL		0%	0%
158	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@BAL		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
2	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
3	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
4	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
5	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
7	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
8	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
9	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PIT, TOR
10	Kris Bubic	KC	CLE
11	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
12	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL, @KC	Good pair to finally get over the hump
13	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@LAA
14	Garrett Crochet	BOS	LAD
15	Casey Mize	DET	@PIT, TOR
16	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CIN
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATL
18	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH	Look for a rebound from pre-break struggles
19	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIL
20	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, PHI
21	Reese Olson	DET	@PIT
22	Zack Littell	TB	@CIN
23	Joey Cantillo	CLE	BAL, @KC	Can CLE do its magic again?
24	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR	Pending blister healing
25	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, @DET
26	Trevor Rogers	BAL	COL
27	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC
28	Seth Lugo	KC	@CHC
29	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, @DET	Likely five and fly for ROS
30	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@PHI
31	Zach Eflin	BAL	COL
32	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ATL
33	AL Reliever
34	Jose Soriano	LAA	SEA
35	Zebby Matthews	MIN	WAS
36	Shane Smith	CWS	@TB
37	Noah Cameron	KC	@CHC	Ripe for regression
38	Michael Wacha	KC	CLE
39	JP Sears	ATH	@TEX
40	Logan Allen	CLE	BAL
41	David Festa	MIN	@LAD
42	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CLE
43	Brandon Walter	HOU	@ARI
44	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU
45	Bailey Ober	MIN	@LAD
46	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CLE, COL
47	Sean Burke	CWS	@TB
48	Jack Perkins	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
49	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CLE
50	Colton Gordon	HOU	@ARI, ATH
51	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAD
52	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
53	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BAL
54	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@HOU
55	Logan Evans	SEA	@LAA
56	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
57	Jose Berrios	TOR	@DET
58	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	SEA
59	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAD
60	Chris Paddack	MIN	WAS
61	Charlie Morton	BAL	@CLE
62	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
63	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@NYM
64	Walker Buehler	BOS	@PHI
65	Jack Leiter	TEX	ATH
66	Adrian Houser	CWS	CHC
67	Marcus Stroman	NYY	PHI
68	Patrick Corbin	TEX	ATH
69	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@NYM, SEA
70	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@NYM, SEA
71	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@TB
72	Davis Martin	CWS	CHC
73	Brandon Young	BAL	@CLE
74	Aaron Civale	CWS	CHC
75	Will Warren	NYY	PHI
76	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET
77	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TOR
78	Rich Hill	KC	@CHC
79	Keider Montero	DET	TOR
80	Richard Fitts	BOS	@PHI, LAD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET
4	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
7	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
8	Zac Gallen	ARI	HOU, @PIT	Turnaround seemingly out of nowhere
9	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@CWS
10	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
11	Mitch Keller	PIT	DET, ARI	Best 3-10 pitcher in MLB
12	Robbie Ray	SF	NYM
13	Freddy Peralta	MIL	MIA
14	Nick Pivetta	SD	@STL
15	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
16	David Peterson	NYM	@SF
17	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SD	Seems to have escaped injury scare
18	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@WAS
19	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CWS
20	Dylan Cease	SD	@MIA
21	Cade Horton	CHC	KC, @CWS
22	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SEA
23	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAA
24	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@PIT
25	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@SEA
26	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@MIN
27	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	HOU	Impressive rebound
28	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, @MIN
29	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	BOS
30	Logan Webb	SF	NYM
31	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BOS
32	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@BOS	Could go four or five innings
33	Michael Soroka	WAS	CIN
34	Colin Rea	CHC	KC
35	NL Reliever
36	Landen Roupp	SF	@ATL
37	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TEX
38	Dustin May	LAD	MIN
39	Brad Lord	WAS	CIN
40	Andrew Abbott	CIN	TB
41	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SD
42	Frankie Montas	NYM	LAA
43	Chase Burns	CIN	@WAS
44	Yu Darvish	SD	@STL
45	Andre Pallante	STL	@COL
46	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ATL, NYM
47	Brady Singer	CIN	@WAS, TB
48	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SF
49	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	BOS
50	Nestor Cortes	MIL	MIA
51	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@NYY
52	Jose Quintana	MIL	MIA
53	Nick Martinez	CIN	TB
54	Joey Wentz	ATL	@TEX
55	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@COL, SD
56	Janson Junk	MIA	@MIL
57	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SEA
58	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ARI
59	Erick Fedde	STL	@COL, SD
60	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
61	Stephen Kolek	SD	@MIA, @STL
62	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIN
63	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@BOS
64	Chris Flexen	CHC	KC
65	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@MIL
66	Davis Daniel	ATL	SF, @TEX
67	Kyle Freeland	COL	STL
68	Austin Gomber	COL	STL, @BAL
69	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	HOU
70	German Marquez	COL	@BAL
71	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@NYY
72	Bryce Elder	ATL	SF
73	Randy Vasquez	SD	@MIA, @STL
74	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATL
75	Mike Burrows	PIT	ARI
76	Bailey Falter	PIT	DET
77	Bradley Blalock	COL	STL
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@BAL