Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Gallen on Another Streak

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Gallen on Another Streak

Written by 
Todd Zola 
Updated on April 30, 2023 11:57PM EST

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

It's hard to believe it's already May. It's not so hard to believe available pitching is scant in 17-team leagues, with the Tanner Bibee sweepstakes highlighting the weekend's FAAB runs.

I'm running behind this week, so I'll keep this short and sweet then embellish the Sunday night update with a few more comments.

As always, please direct questions about the schedule to the Probable Pitchers grid. I'm happy to address ranking questions in the discussion section. For example, "Why no love for Nick Lodolo?" 

UPDATED: Sunday 11:55 PM ET

Week of May 1 - May 7

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Zac GallenARI@TEX, WASLooking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak  
2Spencer StriderATL@NYM, BAL   
3Max ScherzerNYM@DET, COL   
4Sandy AlcantaraMIAATL, @CHC   
5Corbin BurnesMIL@SF   
6Luis GarciaHOUSF, @SEAQuietly effective  
7Shohei OhtaniLAA@STL   
8Charlie MortonATLBAL, @NYMBack in the groove  
9Gerrit ColeNYYCLE   
10Shane McClanahanTBPIT   
11Luis CastilloSEA@OAK   
12Joe RyanMIN@CWS, @CLE   
13Cristian JavierHOU@SEA   
14Max FriedATL@MIA   
15Justin VerlanderNYM@DETDebuting in a familiar place  
16Zack WheelerPHI

It's hard to believe it's already May. It's not so hard to believe available pitching is scant in 17-team leagues, with the Tanner Bibee sweepstakes highlighting the weekend's FAAB runs.

I'm running behind this week, so I'll keep this short and sweet then embellish the Sunday night update with a few more comments.

As always, please direct questions about the schedule to the Probable Pitchers grid. I'm happy to address ranking questions in the discussion section. For example, "Why no love for Nick Lodolo?" 

UPDATED: Sunday 11:55 PM ET

Week of May 1 - May 7

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Zac GallenARI@TEX, WASLooking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak  
2Spencer StriderATL@NYM, BAL   
3Max ScherzerNYM@DET, COL   
4Sandy AlcantaraMIAATL, @CHC   
5Corbin BurnesMIL@SF   
6Luis GarciaHOUSF, @SEAQuietly effective  
7Shohei OhtaniLAA@STL   
8Charlie MortonATLBAL, @NYMBack in the groove  
9Gerrit ColeNYYCLE   
10Shane McClanahanTBPIT   
11Luis CastilloSEA@OAK   
12Joe RyanMIN@CWS, @CLE   
13Cristian JavierHOU@SEA   
14Max FriedATL@MIA   
15Justin VerlanderNYM@DETDebuting in a familiar place  
16Zack WheelerPHIBOS   
17George KirbySEA@OAK   
18Shane BieberCLE@NYY   
19Framber ValdezHOUSF   
20Aaron NolaPHI@LAD   
21Logan GilbertSEA@OAK, HOUPitching better than his ERA  
22Mason MillerOAKSEA, @KCThe perils of trusting a rookie hurler  
23Jordan MontgomerySTLDET   
24Nestor CortesNYY@TB   
25Tanner HouckBOSTOR, @PHI   
26Blake SnellSDCIN, LADBack to pitch inefficient ways  
27Kevin GausmanTOR@BOS   
28Clayton KershawLAD@SD   
29Dylan CeaseCWSMIN   
30Julio UriasLADPHI   
31Jesus LuzardoMIA@CHC   
32Yu DarvishSDLAD   
33Chris SaleBOS@PHI   
34Domingo GermanNYYCLE, @TB   
35Lucas GiolitoCWSMIN   
36Freddy PeraltaMIL@COL, @SF   
37Justin SteeleCHCMIA   
38Brady SingerKCOAK   
39Marcus StromanCHC@WAS   
40Drew SmylyCHC@WAS, MIA 46% 
41Kyle WrightATL@MIA   
42Alex CobbSFMIL   
43Jon GrayTEXARI, @LAA   
44Jose BerriosTOR@BOS, @PIT   
45Sonny GrayMIN@CLE   
46Eduardo RodriguezDETNYM   
47Logan WebbSF@HOU   
48Zach EflinTBPIT   
49Chris BassittTOR@PIT   
50Joe MusgroveSDLAD   
51Tanner BibeeCLE@NYY 0%8%
52Ryan YarbroughKCBAL, OAK 0%0%
53Nathan EovaldiTEX@LAA   
54Tyler WellsBAL@KC, @ATL 36% 
55Andrew HeaneyTEXARI   
56MacKenzie GoreWASCHC, @ARI   
57Lance LynnCWS@CIN   
58Tony GonsolinLADPHI   
59Roansy ContrerasPIT@TB, TOR   
60Hunter BrownHOUSF   
61Mitch KellerPIT@TB   
62Cal QuantrillCLE@NYY, MIN 49% 
63Reid DetmersLAATEX   
64Pablo LopezMIN@CWS   
65Michael KopechCWSMIN, @CIN   
66Tyler AndersonLAATEX   
67Jose UrquidyHOU@SEA   
68Seth LugoSDCIN   
69Dustin MayLAD@SD   
70Joey LucchesiNYMCOL 26% 
71Hayden WesneskiCHC@WAS, MIA   
72Spencer TurnbullDET@STL 4% 
73Patrick SandovalLAA@STL   
74Corey KluberBOSTOR, @PHI 5%40%
75Alek ManoahTOR@BOS   
76Hunter GreeneCINCWS   
77Austin GomberCOL@NYM 0%0%
78Kodai SengaNYM@DET   
79Steven MatzSTLLAA, DET   
80Bailey OberMIN@CLE 22% 
81Mix 12 Reliever     
82Ross StriplingSF@HOU, MIL 10% 
83Connor SeaboldCOL@NYM 0%0%
84Drew RasmussenTBNYY   
85Josh FlemingTBPIT, NYY 0%2%
86Rich HillPIT@TB 2%36%
87Grayson RodriguezBAL@KC   
88Adam WainwrightSTLDET 7%26%
89Gavin StoneLADPHI 13% 
90Jack FlahertySTLLAA   
91Nick LodoloCINCWS   
92Yonny ChirinosTBNYY 1%4%
93Michael WachaSDCIN 29% 
94Mix 15 Reliever     
95Bryce ElderATL@MIA   
96Noah SyndergaardLAD@SD   
97Matthew BoydDET@STL 45% 
98Taijuan WalkerPHI@LAD, BOS   
99Graham AshcraftCIN@SD   
100Yusei KikuchiTOR@BOS, @PIT   
101Merrill KellyARI@TEX   
102Michael SorokaATLBAL 0%0%
103Matt StrahmPHI@LAD   
104Sean ManaeaSFMIL   
105Martin PerezTEX@LAA   
106Trevor WilliamsWASCHC 1%13%
107Colin ReaMIL@SF 7% 
108Jhony BritoNYY@TB 25% 
109Kyle GibsonBAL@KC   
110Logan AllenCLEMIN 0%0%
111Miles MikolasSTLLAA   
112Drew RucinskiOAKSEA 0%0%
113Griffin CanningLAA@STL   
114Michael LorenzenDETNYM, @STL 1%15%
115Tylor MegillNYMCOL, ATL   
116Bailey FalterPHIBOS 21% 
117Josiah GrayWAS@ARI 38% 
118Brad KellerKCOAK 43% 
119Luke WeaverCIN@SD, CWS 2%11%
120Anthony DeSclafaniSF@HOU   
121Zack GreinkeKCBAL 2%23%
122Braxton GarrettMIAATL   
123Mike ClevingerCWS@CIN   
124Ryne NelsonARIWAS 28% 
125Ken WaldichukOAK@KC 2%32%
126Edward CabreraMIAATL   
127JP SearsOAKSEA 3% 
128Kyle BradishBAL@ATL   
129Zach PlesacCLEMIN 0%30%
130Luis CessaCIN@SD 0%0%
131Vince VelasquezPITTOR 3% 
132Ryan FeltnerCOLMIL, @NYM 0%0%
133Chris FlexenSEAHOU 1%8%
134Jose SuarezLAATEX 8% 
135Brayan BelloBOSTOR   
136Johan OviedoPITTOR   
137Dean KremerBAL@ATL 21% 
138Tommy HenryARIWAS 0%0%
139Jordan LylesKCBAL 1%8%
140Patrick CorbinWASCHC 0%0%
141Joey WentzDETNYM 0%0%
142Nick PivettaBOSTOR 12% 
143Louie VarlandMIN@CWS 1%8%
144Chad KuhlWAS@ARI 0%0%
145Javier AssadCHC@WAS 0%0%
146Kyle FreelandCOLMIL 10%42%
147Clarke SchmidtNYYCLE 40% 
148Marco GonzalesSEAHOU 5% 
149Cory AbbottWASCHC 0%0%
150Eric LauerMIL@COL   
151Wade MileyMIL@COL 34% 
152Denyi ReyesNYMATL 0%0%
153Bryan HoeingMIA@CHC 0%0%
154Kyle MullerOAK@KC 2%25%
155Peter LambertCOLMIL 0%0%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Luis GarciaHOUSF, @SEAQuietly effective
2Shohei OhtaniLAA@STL 
3Gerrit ColeNYYCLE 
4Shane McClanahanTBPIT 
5Luis CastilloSEA@OAK 
6Joe RyanMIN@CWS, @CLE 
7Cristian JavierHOU@SEA 
8George KirbySEA@OAK 
9Shane BieberCLE@NYY 
10Framber ValdezHOUSF 
11Logan GilbertSEA@OAK, HOUPitching better than his ERA
12Mason MillerOAKSEA, @KCThe perils of trusting a rookie hurler
13Nestor CortesNYY@TB 
14Tanner HouckBOSTOR, @PHI 
15Kevin GausmanTOR@BOS 
16Dylan CeaseCWSMIN 
17Chris SaleBOS@PHI 
18Domingo GermanNYYCLE, @TB 
19Lucas GiolitoCWSMIN 
20Brady SingerKCOAK 
21Jon GrayTEXARI, @LAA 
22Jose BerriosTOR@BOS, @PIT 
23Sonny GrayMIN@CLE 
24Eduardo RodriguezDETNYM 
25Zach EflinTBPIT 
26Chris BassittTOR@PIT 
27Tanner BibeeCLE@NYY 
28Ryan YarbroughKCBAL, OAK 
29Nathan EovaldiTEX@LAA 
30Tyler WellsBAL@KC, @ATL 
31Andrew HeaneyTEXARI 
32Lance LynnCWS@CIN 
33Hunter BrownHOUSF 
34Cal QuantrillCLE@NYY, MIN 
35Reid DetmersLAATEX 
36Pablo LopezMIN@CWS 
37Michael KopechCWSMIN, @CIN 
38Tyler AndersonLAATEX 
39Jose UrquidyHOU@SEA 
40Spencer TurnbullDET@STL 
41Patrick SandovalLAA@STL 
42Corey KluberBOSTOR, @PHI 
43Alek ManoahTOR@BOS 
44Bailey OberMIN@CLE 
45Drew RasmussenTBNYY 
46Josh FlemingTBPIT, NYY 
47Grayson RodriguezBAL@KC 
48Yonny ChirinosTBNYY 
49Matthew BoydDET@STL 
50Yusei KikuchiTOR@BOS, @PIT 
51Martin PerezTEX@LAA 
52Jhony BritoNYY@TB 
53Kyle GibsonBAL@KC 
54Logan AllenCLEMIN 
55AL Reliever   
56Drew RucinskiOAKSEA 
57Griffin CanningLAA@STL 
58Michael LorenzenDETNYM, @STL 
59Brad KellerKCOAK 
60Zack GreinkeKCBAL 
61Mike ClevingerCWS@CIN 
62Ken WaldichukOAK@KC 
63JP SearsOAKSEA 
64Kyle BradishBAL@ATL 
65Zach PlesacCLEMIN 
66Chris FlexenSEAHOU 
67Jose SuarezLAATEX 
68Brayan BelloBOSTOR 
69Dean KremerBAL@ATL 
70Jordan LylesKCBAL 
71Joey WentzDETNYM 
72Nick PivettaBOSTOR 
73Louie VarlandMIN@CWS 
74Clarke SchmidtNYYCLE 
75Marco GonzalesSEAHOU 
76Kyle MullerOAK@KC 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Zac GallenARI@TEX, WASLooking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak
2Spencer StriderATL@NYM, BAL 
3Max ScherzerNYM@DET, COL 
4Sandy AlcantaraMIAATL, @CHC 
5Corbin BurnesMIL@SF 
6Charlie MortonATLBAL, @NYMBack in the groove
7Max FriedATL@MIA 
8Justin VerlanderNYM@DETDebuting in a familiar place
9Zack WheelerPHIBOS 
10Aaron NolaPHI@LAD 
11Jordan MontgomerySTLDET 
12Blake SnellSDCIN, LADBack to pitch inefficient ways
13Clayton KershawLAD@SD 
14Julio UriasLADPHI 
15Jesus LuzardoMIA@CHC 
16Yu DarvishSDLAD 
17Freddy PeraltaMIL@COL, @SF 
18Justin SteeleCHCMIA 
19Marcus StromanCHC@WAS 
20Drew SmylyCHC@WAS, MIA 
21Kyle WrightATL@MIA 
22Alex CobbSFMIL 
23Logan WebbSF@HOU 
24Joe MusgroveSDLAD 
25MacKenzie GoreWASCHC, @ARI 
26Tony GonsolinLADPHI 
27Roansy ContrerasPIT@TB, TOR 
28Mitch KellerPIT@TB 
29Seth LugoSDCIN 
30Dustin MayLAD@SD 
31Joey LucchesiNYMCOL 
32Hayden WesneskiCHC@WAS, MIA 
33Hunter GreeneCINCWS 
34Austin GomberCOL@NYM 
35Kodai SengaNYM@DET 
36Steven MatzSTLLAA, DET 
37Ross StriplingSF@HOU, MIL 
38Connor SeaboldCOL@NYM 
39Rich HillPIT@TB 
40Adam WainwrightSTLDET 
41Gavin StoneLADPHI 
42Jack FlahertySTLLAA 
43Nick LodoloCINCWS 
44Michael WachaSDCIN 
45Bryce ElderATL@MIA 
46Noah SyndergaardLAD@SD 
47Taijuan WalkerPHI@LAD, BOS 
48Graham AshcraftCIN@SD 
49Merrill KellyARI@TEX 
50Michael SorokaATLBAL 
51Matt StrahmPHI@LAD 
52Sean ManaeaSFMIL 
53Trevor WilliamsWASCHC 
54Colin ReaMIL@SF 
55Miles MikolasSTLLAA 
56NL Reliever   
57Tylor MegillNYMCOL, ATL 
58Bailey FalterPHIBOS 
59Josiah GrayWAS@ARI 
60Luke WeaverCIN@SD, CWS 
61Anthony DeSclafaniSF@HOU 
62Braxton GarrettMIAATL 
63Ryne NelsonARIWAS 
64Edward CabreraMIAATL 
65Luis CessaCIN@SD 
66Vince VelasquezPITTOR 
67Ryan FeltnerCOLMIL, @NYM 
68Johan OviedoPITTOR 
69Tommy HenryARIWAS 
70Patrick CorbinWASCHC 
71Chad KuhlWAS@ARI 
72Javier AssadCHC@WAS 
73Kyle FreelandCOLMIL 
74Cory AbbottWASCHC 
75Eric LauerMIL@COL 
76Wade MileyMIL@COL 
77Denyi ReyesNYMATL 
78Bryan HoeingMIA@CHC 
79Peter LambertCOLMIL 

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Todd Zola
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Todd has been writing about fantasy baseball since 1997. He won NL Tout Wars and Mixed LABR in 2016 as well as a multi-time league winner in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship. Todd is now setting his sights even higher: The Rotowire Staff League. Lord Zola, as he's known in the industry, won the 2013 FSWA Fantasy Baseball Article of the Year award and was named the 2017 FSWA Fantasy Baseball Writer of the Year. Todd is a five-time FSWA awards finalist.
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