Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Hug Alert

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Hug Alert

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

With several starting pitchers already on the move, we have a little more clarity than usual with the rankings during trade deadline week. However, there will no doubt be more moves, shuffling rotations even further. Anything occurring before 11 PM ET on Sunday night will be captured in the update.

UPDATED: Sunday July 30, 11:55 PM ET

Week of July 31 - August 6

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Corbin BurnesMIL@WAS, PIT.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP 
2Tyler GlasnowTB@NYY, @DET   
3Zac GallenARI@SF, @MIN5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP  
4Shohei OhtaniLAASEA   
5Gerrit ColeNYYTB   
6Zack WheelerPHI@MIA   
7Kevin GausmanTORBAL   
8Spencer StriderATLLAA   
9Andrew AbbottCIN@CHC, WAS   
10Aaron NolaPHI@MIA   
11Freddy PeraltaMIL@WAS, PIT24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups  
12Pablo LopezMIN@STL, ARI   
13Julio UriasLADOAK   
14Tony GonsolinLADOAK   
15Brayan BelloBOS@SEA, TOR   
16Zach EflinTB@NYY, @DETTentative, recurring knee issues  
17Framber ValdezHOUCLE, @NYY   
18Justin Verlander

With several starting pitchers already on the move, we have a little more clarity than usual with the rankings during trade deadline week. However, there will no doubt be more moves, shuffling rotations even further. Anything occurring before 11 PM ET on Sunday night will be captured in the update.

UPDATED: Sunday July 30, 11:55 PM ET

Week of July 31 - August 6

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Corbin BurnesMIL@WAS, PIT.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP 
2Tyler GlasnowTB@NYY, @DET   
3Zac GallenARI@SF, @MIN5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP  
4Shohei OhtaniLAASEA   
5Gerrit ColeNYYTB   
6Zack WheelerPHI@MIA   
7Kevin GausmanTORBAL   
8Spencer StriderATLLAA   
9Andrew AbbottCIN@CHC, WAS   
10Aaron NolaPHI@MIA   
11Freddy PeraltaMIL@WAS, PIT24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups  
12Pablo LopezMIN@STL, ARI   
13Julio UriasLADOAK   
14Tony GonsolinLADOAK   
15Brayan BelloBOS@SEA, TOR   
16Zach EflinTB@NYY, @DETTentative, recurring knee issues  
17Framber ValdezHOUCLE, @NYY   
18Justin VerlanderNYM@BAL   
19Jesus LuzardoMIA@TEX   
20Joe RyanMIN@STL   
21Sonny GrayMIN@STL   
22Kutter CrawfordBOS@SEA   
23Logan WebbSFARI   
24Kyle BradishBAL@TOR, NYM   
25Nick PivettaBOS@SEA, TOR   
26Luis CastilloSEA@LAA   
27Merrill KellyARI@MIN   
28Cristopher SanchezPHIKC   
29James PaxtonBOSTOR   
30Eduardo RodriguezDET@PIT   
31Max FriedATL@CHCTentative, has rehab start on Saturday  
32Justin SteeleCHCCIN, ATL   
33Bailey OberMINARI   
34Kodai SengaNYM@KC   
35Hyun Jin RyuTORBAL 0%0%
36Tarik SkubalDETTB   
37Cristian JavierHOUCLE   
38Tanner BibeeCLE@HOU   
39Michael LorenzenDETTB   
40Alex CobbSFARI, @OAK   
41Max ScherzerTEXCWS23 HR allowed in only 107 IP  
42Aaron CivaleCLECWS   
43Hunter BrownHOU@NYY   
44Carlos RodonNYYTB, HOUStill trying to find a groove  
45Reid DetmersLAASEA   
46Wade MileyMIL@WAS 35% 
47Domingo GermanNYYTB, HOU   
48Shane McClanahanTB@NYY   
49Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA, KCIn a rut, but nice pair to get back on track  
50Kenta MaedaMINARI   
51Ross StriplingSF@OAK 18% 
52George KirbySEABOS, @LAA   
53Jose UrquidyHOU@NYY 20% 
54Jordan MontgomeryTEXMIA   
55Mix 12 Reliever     
56Taijuan WalkerPHI@MIA, KC   
57Mitch KellerPIT@MIL   
58Bobby MillerLAD@SD   
59Dylan CeaseCWS@TEX   
60Jose QuintanaNYM@KC, @BAL 11% 
61Marcus StromanCHCCIN, ATL   
62Bryce MillerSEABOS, @LAA   
63Mix 15 Reliever     
64Logan GilbertSEABOS   
65Jon GrayTEXCWS, MIA   
66Sandy AlcantaraMIAPHI, @TEX   
67Mike ClevingerCWS@CLE 16% 
68Chris BassittTORBAL, @BOS   
69Blake SnellSDLAD   
70Bryce ElderATL@CHC   
71J.P. FranceHOUCLE, @NYY   
72Charlie MortonATLLAA, @CHC   
73Logan AllenCLECWS   
74Johan OviedoPITDET, @MIL 36% 
75Yu DarvishSDLAD   
76Reese OlsonDETTB   
77Lance LynnLADOAK, @SD   
78Yusei KikuchiTORBAL   
79Brandon PfaadtARI@SF 31% 
80Chris FlexenCOL@STL 0%0%
81Griffin CanningLAA@ATL, SEA   
82Miles MikolasSTLMIN   
83Colin ReaMILPIT 3% 
84Sean ManaeaSFARI 4%11%
85Ty BlachCOL@STL 0%0%
86Jameson TaillonCHCCIN 42% 
87Dane DunningTEXMIA   
88Clarke SchmidtNYYHOU   
89Kyle GibsonBAL@TOR, NYM   
90Noah SyndergaardCLE@HOU, CWS 6%9%
91Gavin WilliamsCLE@HOU   
92Johnny CuetoMIAPHI 5%47%
93Andrew HeaneyTEXCWS   
94Braxton GarrettMIAPHI   
95Yonny ChirinosATLLAA 2%25%
96Emmet SheehanLAD@SD   
97Patrick SandovalLAA@ATL   
98Lucas GiolitoLAA@ATL   
99Brady SingerKCNYM   
100Dean KremerBALNYM   
101Ryan YarbroughKC@PHI 0%40%
102Luis SeverinoNYYHOU   
103Michael KopechCWS@CLE   
104Jack FlahertySTLMIN, COL   
105Ben LivelyCIN@CHC, WAS 21% 
106Grayson RodriguezBAL@TOR   
107Steven MatzSTLCOL 45% 
108Alex WoodSFARI 16% 
109Drew SmylyCHCCIN 38% 
110Tyler AndersonLAASEA 10% 
111Graham AshcraftCINWAS 40% 
112Edward CabreraMIAPHI, @TEX   
113Taj BradleyTB@DET   
114Matt ManningDET@PIT   
115Matthew LiberatoreSTLMIN 6%6%
116Zack GreinkeKCNYM, @PHI 1%9%
117Kyle HendricksCHCATL   
118Jose BerriosTOR@BOS   
119David PetersonNYM@BAL 4%11%
120Bruce ZimmermannBAL@TOR 0%0%
121Seth LugoSD@COL, LAD   
122Austin GomberCOLSD, @STL 3%28%
123MacKenzie GoreWASMIL   
124Quinn PriesterPIT@MIL 1%11%
125Luis MedinaOAKSF 1%30%
126Josiah GrayWASMIL   
127Bryce JarvisARI@SF 0%0%
128Joe MusgroveSD@COL   
129JP SearsOAK@LAD   
130Bryan WooSEA@LAA   
131Jordan LylesKC@PHI 0%2%
132Rich HillPIT@MIL 7% 
133Osvaldo BidoPITDET 0%6%
134Brandon WilliamsonCIN@CHC 7% 
135Adrian HouserMILPIT 2%45%
136Paul BlackburnOAKSF 7% 
137Ryne NelsonARI@SF, @MIN 19% 
138Jake IrvinWASMIL, @CIN 0%23%
139Kyle FreelandCOLSD 5%21%
140Alec MarshKCNYM 3% 
141Luke WeaverCIN@CHC 0%13%
142Alek ManoahTOR@BOS   
143Jesse ScholtensCWS@TEX, @CLE 0%0%
144Hogan HarrisOAK@LAD 1%8%
145Carlos CarrascoNYM@KC 22% 
146Touki ToussaintCWS@TEX 1%15%
147Adam WainwrightSTLCOL 5%2%
148Patrick CorbinWAS@CIN 4%49%
149Trevor WilliamsWAS@CIN 0%26%
150Peter LambertCOLSD 0%0%
151Ken WaldichukOAK@LAD 1%4%
152Ryan WeathersSD@COL 0%2%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Tyler GlasnowTB@NYY, @DET 
2Shohei OhtaniLAASEA 
3Gerrit ColeNYYTB 
4Kevin GausmanTORBAL 
5Pablo LopezMIN@STL, ARI 
6Brayan BelloBOS@SEA, TOR 
7Zach EflinTB@NYY, @DETTentative, recurring knee issues
8Framber ValdezHOUCLE, @NYY 
9Joe RyanMIN@STL 
10Sonny GrayMIN@STL 
11Kutter CrawfordBOS@SEA 
12Kyle BradishBAL@TOR, NYM 
13Nick PivettaBOS@SEA, TOR 
14Luis CastilloSEA@LAA 
15James PaxtonBOSTOR 
16Eduardo RodriguezDET@PIT 
17Bailey OberMINARI 
18Hyun Jin RyuTORBAL 
19Tarik SkubalDETTB 
20Cristian JavierHOUCLE 
21Tanner BibeeCLE@HOU 
22Michael LorenzenDETTB 
23Max ScherzerTEXCWS23 HR allowed in only 107 IP
24Aaron CivaleCLECWS 
25Hunter BrownHOU@NYY 
26Carlos RodonNYYTB, HOUStill trying to find a groove
27Reid DetmersLAASEA 
28Domingo GermanNYYTB, HOU 
29Shane McClanahanTB@NYY 
30Kenta MaedaMINARI 
31George KirbySEABOS, @LAA 
32Jose UrquidyHOU@NYY 
33Jordan MontgomeryTEXMIA 
34Dylan CeaseCWS@TEX 
35Bryce MillerSEABOS, @LAA 
36Logan GilbertSEABOS 
37Jon GrayTEXCWS, MIA 
38Mike ClevingerCWS@CLE 
39Chris BassittTORBAL, @BOS 
40J.P. FranceHOUCLE, @NYY 
41AL Reliever   
42Logan AllenCLECWS 
43Reese OlsonDETTB 
44Yusei KikuchiTORBAL 
45Griffin CanningLAA@ATL, SEA 
46Dane DunningTEXMIA 
47Clarke SchmidtNYYHOU 
48Kyle GibsonBAL@TOR, NYM 
49Noah SyndergaardCLE@HOU, CWS 
50Gavin WilliamsCLE@HOU 
51Andrew HeaneyTEXCWS 
52Patrick SandovalLAA@ATL 
53Lucas GiolitoLAA@ATL 
54Brady SingerKCNYM 
55Dean KremerBALNYM 
56Ryan YarbroughKC@PHI 
57Luis SeverinoNYYHOU 
58Michael KopechCWS@CLE 
59Grayson RodriguezBAL@TOR 
60Tyler AndersonLAASEA 
61Taj BradleyTB@DET 
62Matt ManningDET@PIT 
63Zack GreinkeKCNYM, @PHI 
64Jose BerriosTOR@BOS 
65Bruce ZimmermannBAL@TOR 
66Luis MedinaOAKSF 
67JP SearsOAK@LAD 
68Bryan WooSEA@LAA 
69Jordan LylesKC@PHI 
70Paul BlackburnOAKSF 
71Alec MarshKCNYM 
72Alek ManoahTOR@BOS 
73Jesse ScholtensCWS@TEX, @CLE 
74Hogan HarrisOAK@LAD 
75Touki ToussaintCWS@TEX 
76Ken WaldichukOAK@LAD 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Corbin BurnesMIL@WAS, PIT.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP
2Zac GallenARI@SF, @MIN5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP
3Zack WheelerPHI@MIA 
4Spencer StriderATLLAA 
5Andrew AbbottCIN@CHC, WAS 
6Aaron NolaPHI@MIA 
7Freddy PeraltaMIL@WAS, PIT24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups
8Julio UriasLADOAK 
9Tony GonsolinLADOAK 
10Justin VerlanderNYM@BAL 
11Jesus LuzardoMIA@TEX 
12Logan WebbSFARI 
13Merrill KellyARI@MIN 
14Cristopher SanchezPHIKC 
15Max FriedATL@CHCTentative, has rehab start on Saturday
16Justin SteeleCHCCIN, ATL 
17Kodai SengaNYM@KC 
18Alex CobbSFARI, @OAK 
19Wade MileyMIL@WAS 
20Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA, KCIn a rut, but nice pair to get back on track
21Ross StriplingSF@OAK 
22Taijuan WalkerPHI@MIA, KC 
23Mitch KellerPIT@MIL 
24Bobby MillerLAD@SD 
25Jose QuintanaNYM@KC, @BAL 
26Marcus StromanCHCCIN, ATL 
27Sandy AlcantaraMIAPHI, @TEX 
28Blake SnellSDLAD 
29Bryce ElderATL@CHC 
30NL Reliever   
31Charlie MortonATLLAA, @CHC 
32Johan OviedoPITDET, @MIL 
33Yu DarvishSDLAD 
34Lance LynnLADOAK, @SD 
35Brandon PfaadtARI@SF 
36Chris FlexenCOL@STL 
37Miles MikolasSTLMIN 
38Colin ReaMILPIT 
39Sean ManaeaSFARI 
40Ty BlachCOL@STL 
41Jameson TaillonCHCCIN 
42Johnny CuetoMIAPHI 
43Braxton GarrettMIAPHI 
44Yonny ChirinosATLLAA 
45Emmet SheehanLAD@SD 
46Jack FlahertySTLMIN, COL 
47Ben LivelyCIN@CHC, WAS 
48Steven MatzSTLCOL 
49Alex WoodSFARI 
50Drew SmylyCHCCIN 
51Graham AshcraftCINWAS 
52Edward CabreraMIAPHI, @TEX 
53Matthew LiberatoreSTLMIN 
54Kyle HendricksCHCATL 
55David PetersonNYM@BAL 
56Seth LugoSD@COL, LAD 
57Austin GomberCOLSD, @STL 
58MacKenzie GoreWASMIL 
59Quinn PriesterPIT@MIL 
60Josiah GrayWASMIL 
61Bryce JarvisARI@SF 
62Joe MusgroveSD@COL 
63Rich HillPIT@MIL 
64Osvaldo BidoPITDET 
65Brandon WilliamsonCIN@CHC 
66Adrian HouserMILPIT 
67Ryne NelsonARI@SF, @MIN 
68Jake IrvinWASMIL, @CIN 
69Kyle FreelandCOLSD 
70Luke WeaverCIN@CHC 
71Carlos CarrascoNYM@KC 
72Adam WainwrightSTLCOL 
73Patrick CorbinWAS@CIN 
74Trevor WilliamsWAS@CIN 
75Peter LambertCOLSD 
76Ryan WeathersSD@COL 

Want to Read More?
Subscribe to RotoWire to see the full article.

We reserve some of our best content for our paid subscribers. Plus, if you choose to subscribe you can discuss this article with the author and the rest of the RotoWire community.

Get Instant Access To This Article Get Access To This Article
RotoWire Community
Join Our Subscriber-Only MLB Chat
Chat with our writers and other RotoWire MLB fans for all the pre-game info and in-game banter.
Join The Discussion
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Todd Zola
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.
Farm Futures: Holiday Prospect Mailbag!
Farm Futures: Holiday Prospect Mailbag!
Collette Calls: 2025 AL East Bold Predictions
Collette Calls: 2025 AL East Bold Predictions
Offseason Deep Dives: Jack Flaherty
Offseason Deep Dives: Jack Flaherty
MLB: Winter Meetings Recap
MLB: Winter Meetings Recap