This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
It's. Not. The. Quarter. Pole.
The quarter pole indicates there is a quarter mile left in the race. We're just 25 percent through, and things are downright goofy.
| Date | Runs per game | HR/PA | BABIP | Avg. FB Distance | FB BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.62 | 3.2% | 0.297 | 318.4 ft. | 0.121 |
| March 20 - April 15 | 4.52 | 2.7% | 0.293 | 314.0 ft | 0.120 |
| April 16 - April 30 | 4.21 | 2.7% | 0.285 | 314.6 ft | 0.113 |
| May 1 - May 10 | 4.17 | 2.7% | 0.283 | 315.9 ft | 0.100 |
Offense is supposed to pick up in May. The ball is traveling a little further, which is expected as the weather warms, but offense is going in the other direction.
BABIP is plummeting, and it's largely due to a falling fly ball BABIP. The dead ball is allowing outfielders to cut off the shallow fly ball while still allowing them to chase down those hit over their head.
Weather is going to heat up more, and the horsehide will giddyap a bit further. When it does, scoring will pick up. Your mileage may vary, but we're still in the sweet spot to be aggressive with starting pitching.
Here is your weekly reminder that the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings questions below.
UPDATED: Monday May 13, 12:45 AM ET
Week of May 13 - 19
Mixed League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @SF, CIN | Worth every penny |
It's. Not. The. Quarter. Pole.
The quarter pole indicates there is a quarter mile left in the race. We're just 25 percent through, and things are downright goofy.
| Date | Runs per game | HR/PA | BABIP | Avg. FB Distance | FB BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.62 | 3.2% | 0.297 | 318.4 ft. | 0.121 |
| March 20 - April 15 | 4.52 | 2.7% | 0.293 | 314.0 ft | 0.120 |
| April 16 - April 30 | 4.21 | 2.7% | 0.285 | 314.6 ft | 0.113 |
| May 1 - May 10 | 4.17 | 2.7% | 0.283 | 315.9 ft | 0.100 |
Offense is supposed to pick up in May. The ball is traveling a little further, which is expected as the weather warms, but offense is going in the other direction.
BABIP is plummeting, and it's largely due to a falling fly ball BABIP. The dead ball is allowing outfielders to cut off the shallow fly ball while still allowing them to chase down those hit over their head.
Weather is going to heat up more, and the horsehide will giddyap a bit further. When it does, scoring will pick up. Your mileage may vary, but we're still in the sweet spot to be aggressive with starting pitching.
Here is your weekly reminder that the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings questions below.
UPDATED: Monday May 13, 12:45 AM ET
Week of May 13 - 19
Mixed League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @SF, CIN | Worth every penny | ||
| 2 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | TOR, SEA | |||
| 3 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | @SF | |||
| 4 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ARI | |||
| 5 | Dylan Cease | SD | COL | |||
| 6 | Max Fried | ATL | SD | |||
| 7 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @NYM, WAS | |||
| 8 | Brady Singer | KC | @SEA, OAK | Looking at a big strikeout week | ||
| 9 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | WAS | |||
| 10 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CLE | |||
| 11 | Seth Lugo | KC | OAK | |||
| 12 | Sonny Gray | STL | @LAA | |||
| 13 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @ATL, PIT | |||
| 14 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | NYM | |||
| 15 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | TB, @STL | Been a nice ride, but 3.83 xFIP suggests some bumps ahead | ||
| 16 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | CIN, DET | Good pair to get in a groove | ||
| 17 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | CHC, SD | |||
| 18 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | KC | |||
| 19 | Zac Gallen | ARI | DET | |||
| 20 | Tanner Houck | BOS | TB | |||
| 21 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @HOU | |||
| 22 | George Kirby | SEA | KC, @BAL | |||
| 23 | Chris Sale | ATL | CHC | |||
| 24 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @BAL | |||
| 25 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @LAD | |||
| 26 | Zach Eflin | TB | @BOS, @TOR | |||
| 27 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | NYY | |||
| 28 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | WAS | |||
| 29 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @ARI, @LAD | |||
| 30 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | NYM | |||
| 31 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | TB, @STL | Still knocking off some IL rust | ||
| 32 | Cole Ragans | KC | OAK | |||
| 33 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @MIL, @CHC | |||
| 34 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | OAK, MIL | |||
| 35 | Framber Valdez | HOU | OAK | |||
| 36 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | LAA | |||
| 37 | Reese Olson | DET | MIA | |||
| 38 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | TOR | |||
| 39 | Luis Gil | NYY | CWS | |||
| 40 | Joe Ryan | MIN | NYY | |||
| 41 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @ATL, PIT | |||
| 42 | Charlie Morton | ATL | CHC | |||
| 43 | John Means | BAL | SEA | 32% | ||
| 44 | Bryan Woo | SEA | KC | |||
| 45 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @BAL | |||
| 46 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @TEX, MIN | |||
| 47 | Dean Kremer | BAL | SEA | |||
| 48 | Cole Irvin | BAL | TOR | 10% | ||
| 49 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @BAL, TB | |||
| 50 | Michael King | SD | COL | |||
| 51 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | TB | Frustratingly inconsistent | ||
| 52 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | NYM | |||
| 53 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @NYM, WAS | |||
| 54 | Justin Steele | CHC | PIT | |||
| 55 | Jared Jones | PIT | @CHC | |||
| 56 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | @BAL | |||
| 57 | Cristian Javier | HOU | OAK | |||
| 58 | Sean Manaea | NYM | PHI, @MIA | |||
| 59 | Jordan Hicks | SF | LAD, COL | |||
| 60 | Jon Gray | TEX | CLE | |||
| 61 | Walker Buehler | LAD | CIN | |||
| 62 | Yu Darvish | SD | @ATL | |||
| 63 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | CIN | |||
| 64 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | MIN | |||
| 65 | Kyle Harrison | SF | COL | |||
| 66 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | CWS | |||
| 67 | Michael Wacha | KC | @SEA | |||
| 68 | Justin Verlander | HOU | MIL | |||
| 69 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @ARI | |||
| 70 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @STL | |||
| 71 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | LAA | 13% | ||
| 72 | Javier Assad | CHC | @ATL | |||
| 73 | Griffin Canning | LAA | STL | 32% | ||
| 74 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @MIN | |||
| 75 | JP Sears | OAK | @HOU, @KC | 30% | ||
| 76 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||||
| 77 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @MIN, CWS | |||
| 78 | Luis Severino | NYM | @MIA | |||
| 79 | Chris Paddack | MIN | NYY, @CLE | 35% | ||
| 80 | Sixto Sanchez | MIA | @DET, NYM | 0% | 2% | |
| 81 | Gavin Stone | LAD | @SF | |||
| 82 | Kyle Gibson | STL | BOS | 10% | ||
| 83 | Cal Quantrill | COL | @SD | 0% | 2% | |
| 84 | Logan Webb | SF | LAD | |||
| 85 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||||
| 86 | Austin Gomber | COL | @SD | 1% | 0% | |
| 87 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | @ARI | |||
| 88 | Landon Knack | LAD | CIN | 16% | 26% | |
| 89 | Aaron Civale | TB | @BOS, @TOR | |||
| 90 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | CLE, LAA | 21% | ||
| 91 | Jose Butto | NYM | PHI | |||
| 92 | Erick Fedde | CWS | WAS | |||
| 93 | Reid Detmers | LAA | STL | |||
| 94 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | @ARI, @LAD | |||
| 95 | James Paxton | LAD | CIN | |||
| 96 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | @BAL | |||
| 97 | Lance Lynn | STL | @LAA | |||
| 98 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @SF | 25% | 25% | |
| 99 | Keaton Winn | SF | LAD | |||
| 100 | Christian Scott | NYM | @PHI | 2% | ||
| 101 | Casey Mize | DET | MIA | |||
| 102 | Jake Irvin | WAS | @PHI | 22% | ||
| 103 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | @PHI | |||
| 104 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @CLE | 32% | ||
| 105 | Frankie Montas | CIN | @LAD | |||
| 106 | Joe Ross | MIL | PIT | 1% | 9% | |
| 107 | Taj Bradley | TB | @BOS | 40% | ||
| 108 | Alek Manoah | TOR | TB | 2% | 14% | |
| 109 | Matt Manning | DET | MIA, @ARI | 2% | 33% | |
| 110 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @ATL | |||
| 111 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | @MIN | |||
| 112 | Jose Soriano | LAA | STL, @TEX | 17% | ||
| 113 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | NYM | 1% | 32% | |
| 114 | Ben Lively | CLE | @TEX | 17% | ||
| 115 | Robert Gasser | MIL | PIT | 0% | 5% | |
| 116 | Zack Littell | TB | @BOS | |||
| 117 | Martin Perez | PIT | @MIL | 34% | ||
| 118 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @PHI | 35% | 47% | |
| 119 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @TEX | 38% | ||
| 120 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | @HOU | 0% | ||
| 121 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | @LAA, BOS | 0% | 2% | |
| 122 | Tyler Alexander | TB | @TOR | 0% | 33% | |
| 123 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | OAK, MIL | 0% | 39% | |
| 124 | Bailey Falter | PIT | @CHC | |||
| 125 | Colin Rea | MIL | PIT, @HOU | 3% | ||
| 126 | Alec Marsh | KC | @SEA | 10% | ||
| 127 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | TB | 1% | ||
| 128 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @CHC | |||
| 129 | Trevor Williams | WAS | @CWS, @PHI | 4% | 39% | |
| 130 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | PIT | 1% | 0% | |
| 131 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | @TEX | 2% | ||
| 132 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SD | 29% | ||
| 133 | Mason Black | SF | COL | 0% | 5% | |
| 134 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @MIA | 1% | 18% | |
| 135 | Miles Mikolas | STL | BOS | 10% | ||
| 136 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | CIN | 8% | ||
| 137 | Logan Allen | CLE | MIN | 0% | 0% | |
| 138 | Chris Flexen | CWS | WAS, @NYY | 0% | 0% | |
| 139 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @NYY | 0% | 7% | |
| 140 | Randy Vasquez | SD | COL | 0% | 2% | |
| 141 | Alex Wood | OAK | @KC | 0% | 5% | |
| 142 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | @CWS | 41% | ||
| 143 | Ross Stripling | OAK | @HOU, @KC | 0% | 11% | |
| 144 | Dakota Hudson | COL | @SD, @SF | 0% | 2% | |
| 145 | Jack Leiter | TEX | CLE | 0% | ||
| 146 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | @HOU | 49% | ||
| 147 | Matt Waldron | SD | @ATL | 8% | 32% | |
| 148 | Quinn Priester | PIT | @MIL | 4% | ||
| 149 | Osvaldo Bido | OAK | @HOU | 0% | 0% | |
| 150 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @DET | 46% | ||
| 151 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @DET | 45% | ||
| 152 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | @TEX | 0% | 11% | |
| 153 | Ty Blach | COL | @SF | 0% | 0% | |
| 154 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | DET | 3% | ||
| 155 | Michael Soroka | CWS | @NYY | 1% | 2% | |
| 156 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | @CWS | 0% | 2% | |
American League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | TOR, SEA | |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ARI | |
| 3 | Brady Singer | KC | @SEA, OAK | Looking at a big strikeout week |
| 4 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CLE | |
| 5 | Seth Lugo | KC | OAK | |
| 6 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | TB, @STL | Been a nice ride, but 3.83 xFIP suggests some bumps ahead |
| 7 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | KC | |
| 8 | Tanner Houck | BOS | TB | |
| 9 | George Kirby | SEA | KC, @BAL | |
| 10 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @BAL | |
| 11 | Zach Eflin | TB | @BOS, @TOR | |
| 12 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | NYY | |
| 13 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | WAS | |
| 14 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | TB, @STL | Still knocking off some IL rust |
| 15 | Cole Ragans | KC | OAK | |
| 16 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | OAK, MIL | |
| 17 | Framber Valdez | HOU | OAK | |
| 18 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | LAA | |
| 19 | Reese Olson | DET | MIA | |
| 20 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | TOR | |
| 21 | Luis Gil | NYY | CWS | |
| 22 | Joe Ryan | MIN | NYY | |
| 23 | John Means | BAL | SEA | |
| 24 | Bryan Woo | SEA | KC | |
| 25 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @BAL | |
| 26 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @TEX, MIN | |
| 27 | Dean Kremer | BAL | SEA | |
| 28 | Cole Irvin | BAL | TOR | |
| 29 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @BAL, TB | |
| 30 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | TB | Frustratingly inconsistent |
| 31 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | @BAL | |
| 32 | Cristian Javier | HOU | OAK | |
| 33 | Jon Gray | TEX | CLE | |
| 34 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | MIN | |
| 35 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | CWS | |
| 36 | Michael Wacha | KC | @SEA | |
| 37 | Justin Verlander | HOU | MIL | |
| 38 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @ARI | |
| 39 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @STL | |
| 40 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | LAA | |
| 41 | Griffin Canning | LAA | STL | |
| 42 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @MIN | |
| 43 | JP Sears | OAK | @HOU, @KC | |
| 44 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @MIN, CWS | |
| 45 | Chris Paddack | MIN | NYY, @CLE | |
| 46 | Aaron Civale | TB | @BOS, @TOR | |
| 47 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | CLE, LAA | |
| 48 | Erick Fedde | CWS | WAS | |
| 49 | Reid Detmers | LAA | STL | |
| 50 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | @BAL | |
| 51 | Casey Mize | DET | MIA | |
| 52 | AL Reliever | |||
| 53 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @CLE | |
| 54 | Taj Bradley | TB | @BOS | |
| 55 | Alek Manoah | TOR | TB | |
| 56 | Matt Manning | DET | MIA, @ARI | |
| 57 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | @MIN | |
| 58 | Jose Soriano | LAA | STL, @TEX | |
| 59 | Ben Lively | CLE | @TEX | |
| 60 | Zack Littell | TB | @BOS | |
| 61 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @TEX | |
| 62 | Tyler Alexander | TB | @TOR | |
| 63 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | OAK, MIL | |
| 64 | Alec Marsh | KC | @SEA | |
| 65 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | TB | |
| 66 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | @TEX | |
| 67 | Logan Allen | CLE | MIN | |
| 68 | Chris Flexen | CWS | WAS, @NYY | |
| 69 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @NYY | |
| 70 | Alex Wood | OAK | @KC | |
| 71 | Ross Stripling | OAK | @HOU, @KC | |
| 72 | Jack Leiter | TEX | CLE | |
| 73 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | @HOU | |
| 74 | Osvaldo Bido | OAK | @HOU | |
| 75 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | @TEX | |
| 76 | Michael Soroka | CWS | @NYY |
