Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Third Time Through

Written by

Todd Zola

Updated on April 14, 2025 2:19AM EST

More Home Runs. Fewer Strikeouts.

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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.

UPDATED: Monday April 14, 2:10 AM ET

Week of April 14 - 20

Mixed League

Rank	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	Joe Ryan	MIN	NYM, @ATL
8	Jacob deGrom	TEX	LAA
9	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@TEX	Only 8 K in 18.2 IP, but only 1 BB issued
10	Cole Ragans

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

UPDATED: Monday April 14, 2:10 AM ET

Week of April 14 - 20

Mixed League

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

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

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