Weekly Pitcher Rankings: The Calm after the Storm

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Updated on June 7, 2021 12:57AM EST

As is often the case, the schedule following a busy week is light, as there are only 87 scheduled games this week, about six fewer than normal. The result is a scant supply of two-start options. This could be a week to slide your third closer into your lineup, hoping to grab an extra save or two.

The report pertaining to MLB cracking down on sticky substances used by pitchers to improve grip is obviously important. However, until we know what will be done, it's futile to speculate on the outcomes. That said, whatever is done will not affect everyone the same as some pitchers rely on gravity and not spin to do the heavy lifting — or in this case dropping.

Please keep in mind I pull the starters from the site's Projected Starters grid so any questions regarding the rotations should be directed there.

UPDATED: Monday June 7 12:55 AM ET

Week of June 7-June 13.

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	@STL, SEA	Career worst 8.8% BB%
2	Walker Buehler	LAD	@PIT, TEX
3	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SD
4	Chris Bassitt	OAK	ARI, KC	Very good pitcher with excellent home matchups
5	Carlos Rodon	CWS	TOR, @DET
6	Sonny Gray	CIN	MIL, COL	WHIP coming down, but HR remain an issue
7	Trevor Bauer	LAD	TEX	Careful what you wish for...
8	Yu Darvish	SD	CHC
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@MIN	Not sure how to spin this comment

Please keep in mind I pull the starters from the site's Projected Starters grid so any questions regarding the rotations should be directed there.

UPDATED: Monday June 7 12:55 AM ET

Week of June 7-June 13.

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	@STL, SEA	Career worst 8.8% BB%
2	Walker Buehler	LAD	@PIT, TEX
3	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SD
4	Chris Bassitt	OAK	ARI, KC	Very good pitcher with excellent home matchups
5	Carlos Rodon	CWS	TOR, @DET
6	Sonny Gray	CIN	MIL, COL	WHIP coming down, but HR remain an issue
7	Trevor Bauer	LAD	TEX	Careful what you wish for...
8	Yu Darvish	SD	CHC
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@MIN	Not sure how to spin this comment
10	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	PIT
12	Tyler Glasnow	TB	WAS
13	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@DET
14	Max Scherzer	WAS	SF	Beginning to think injury concern was overblown
15	Rich Hill	TB	BAL
16	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
17	Robbie Ray	TOR	@CWS, @BOS	Improved skills will be put to the test
18	Joe Musgrove	SD	@NYM
19	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	TEX
20	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@BOS, ATL	Tough draw, but displaying elite skills
21	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL
22	Julio Urias	LAD	@PIT
23	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CIN
24	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@CWS
25	Lance Lynn	CWS	TOR
26	Trevor Rogers	MIA	COL
27	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
28	Aaron Civale	CLE	SEA	K% remains a concern
29	Kevin Gausman	SF	@WAS
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ATL
31	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL
32	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
33	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@SD, STL	Quietly pitching quite well
34	Dinelson Lamet	SD	CHC
35	Mike Minor	KC	@OAK
36	Sean Manaea	OAK	ARI
37	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@ARI
38	Chris Paddack	SD	@NYM
39	Austin Gomber	COL	@MIA	Starting petition to have "gombered" removed from fantasy lexicon
40	Adam Wainwright	STL	CLE
41	Nick Pivetta	BOS	MIA, TOR
42	Matthew Boyd	DET	SEA, CWS
43	Zack Greinke	HOU	@BOS
44	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BOS, @MIN	Didn't take long to return to form
45	James Kaprielian	OAK	KC
46	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@BAL
47	Michael Pineda	MIN	NYY, HOU
48	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@CLE
49	Marcus Stroman	NYM	SD
50	Alex Wood	SF	@TEX, @WAS
51	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	SD
52	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
53	Casey Mize	DET	SEA
54	Kyle Gibson	TEX	SF
55	Josh Fleming	TB	BAL	Rare hiccup last time out, should rebound
56	Carlos Martinez	STL	CLE, @CHC	Yes, it's hard, but best to ignore being gombered, um, crushed last time out
57	Jose Berrios	MIN	HOU
58	JT Brubaker	PIT	LAD, @MIL
59	Blake Snell	SD	@NYM
60	Tyler Mahle	CIN	COL
61	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@MIN
62	Ian Anderson	ATL	@PHI
63	Martin Perez	BOS	HOU, TOR	Real or Memorex? We should know soon enough.
64	Dylan Bundy	LAA	KC
65	Shane McClanahan	TB	WAS
66	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TOR
67	Brady Singer	KC	@OAK
68	Andrew Heaney	LAA	KC
69	Ryan Weathers	SD	CHC
70	German Marquez	COL	@CIN
71	Alek Manoah	TOR	@CWS
72	Luis Garcia	HOU	@MIN
73	Caleb Smith	ARI	LAA
74	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	HOU
75	Wade Miley	CIN	COL
76	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@TB
77	Frankie Montas	OAK	KC
78	Griffin Canning	LAA	KC
79	Mix 12 Reliever
80	Matt Peacock	ARI	@OAK
81	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	STL
82	Domingo German	NYY	@PHI
83	J.A. Happ	MIN	NYY
84	Kris Bubic	KC	@LAA, @OAK
85	Drew Smyly	ATL	@PHI, @MIA
86	Dylan Cease	CWS	@DET
87	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIA, @CIN
88	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@PIT	Very favorable setup to make debut, but could be on a pitch count
89	Mix 15 Reliever
90	Cole Irvin	OAK	KC
91	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@MIN
92	Jackson Kowar	KC	@LAA, @OAK
93	Jean Carlos Mejia	CLE	@STL
94	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	HOU	Has pitched into some bad luck (.371 BABIP, 66.9% LOB%)
95	Alex Cobb	LAA	@ARI
96	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@PHI
97	Luis Castillo	CIN	MIL
98	Tyler Anderson	PIT	LAD
99	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@DET
100	Garrett Richards	BOS	TOR
101	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAA
102	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@LAD
103	Justin Dunn	SEA	@CLE
104	Jon Duplantier	ARI	@OAK, LAA
105	Tucker Davidson	ATL	@PHI
106	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
107	Dane Dunning	TEX	@LAD
108	Daniel Castano	MIA	COL, ATL
109	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@BOS
110	Jon Lester	WAS	@TB, SF
111	Cal Quantrill	CLE	SEA
112	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@WAS
113	Adrian Houser	MIL	@CIN
114	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@CLE
115	Jorge Lopez	BAL	@TB
116	Brad Keller	KC	@LAA
117	John Gant	STL	@CHC
118	Michael King	NYY	@MIN
119	Conner Menez	SF	@TEX
120	David Peterson	NYM	@BAL
121	Ross Stripling	TOR	@BOS
122	Keegan Akin	BAL	@TB
123	Eric Lauer	MIL	PIT
124	Spencer Howard	PHI	NYY
125	Chris Flexen	SEA	@DET
126	Vince Velasquez	PHI	NYY
127	Randy Dobnak	MIN	NYY
128	Steven Matz	TOR	@BOS
129	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@DET
130	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	NYM, @TB
131	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	MIL
132	Kolby Allard	TEX	@LAD
133	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	HOU
134	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	@MIA
135	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SF
136	Joe Ross	WAS	SF
137	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@MIL
138	Johnny Cueto	SF	@WAS
139	Zach Davies	CHC	@SD
140	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@SD
141	Brett Anderson	MIL	@CIN
142	Johan Oviedo	STL	@CHC
143	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN
144	Erick Fedde	WAS	SF
145	Tyler Alexander	DET	SEA
146	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@ARI
147	Jose Urena	DET	CWS
148	Mitch Keller	PIT	LAD
149	Matt Harvey	BAL	NYM
150	Braxton Garrett	MIA	COL
151	Chase De Jong	PIT	@MIL
152	Kohl Stewart	CHC	STL

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	@STL, SEA	Career worst 8.8% BB%
2	Chris Bassitt	OAK	ARI, KC	Very good pitcher with excellent home matchups
3	Carlos Rodon	CWS	TOR, @DET
4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@MIN	Not sure how to spin this comment
5	Tyler Glasnow	TB	WAS
6	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@DET
7	Rich Hill	TB	BAL
8	Robbie Ray	TOR	@CWS, @BOS	Improved skills will be put to the test
9	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@CWS
10	Lance Lynn	CWS	TOR
11	Aaron Civale	CLE	SEA	K% remains a concern
12	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL
13	Mike Minor	KC	@OAK
14	Sean Manaea	OAK	ARI
15	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@ARI
16	Nick Pivetta	BOS	MIA, TOR
17	Matthew Boyd	DET	SEA, CWS
18	Zack Greinke	HOU	@BOS
19	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BOS, @MIN	Didn't take long to return to form
20	James Kaprielian	OAK	KC
21	Michael Pineda	MIN	NYY, HOU
22	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@CLE
23	Casey Mize	DET	SEA
24	Kyle Gibson	TEX	SF
25	Josh Fleming	TB	BAL	Rare hiccup last time out, should rebound
26	Jose Berrios	MIN	HOU
27	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@MIN
28	Martin Perez	BOS	HOU, TOR	Real or Memorex? We should know soon enough.
29	Dylan Bundy	LAA	KC
30	Shane McClanahan	TB	WAS
31	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TOR
32	Brady Singer	KC	@OAK
33	Andrew Heaney	LAA	KC
34	Alek Manoah	TOR	@CWS
35	Luis Garcia	HOU	@MIN
36	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	HOU
37	Frankie Montas	OAK	KC
38	Griffin Canning	LAA	KC
39	Domingo German	NYY	@PHI
40	J.A. Happ	MIN	NYY
41	Kris Bubic	KC	@LAA, @OAK
42	Dylan Cease	CWS	@DET
43	Cole Irvin	OAK	KC
44	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@MIN
45	Jackson Kowar	KC	@LAA, @OAK
46	Jean Carlos Mejia	CLE	@STL
47	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	HOU	Has pitched into some bad luck (.371 BABIP, 66.9% LOB%)
48	Alex Cobb	LAA	@ARI
49	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@PHI
50	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@DET
51	Garrett Richards	BOS	TOR
52	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@LAD
53	AL Reliever
54	Justin Dunn	SEA	@CLE
55	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
56	Dane Dunning	TEX	@LAD
57	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@BOS
58	Cal Quantrill	CLE	SEA
59	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@CLE
60	Jorge Lopez	BAL	@TB
61	Brad Keller	KC	@LAA
62	Michael King	NYY	@MIN
63	Ross Stripling	TOR	@BOS
64	Keegan Akin	BAL	@TB
65	Chris Flexen	SEA	@DET
66	Randy Dobnak	MIN	NYY
67	Steven Matz	TOR	@BOS
68	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@DET
69	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	NYM, @TB
70	Kolby Allard	TEX	@LAD
71	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	HOU
72	Jordan Lyles	TEX	SF
73	Tyler Alexander	DET	SEA
74	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@ARI
75	Jose Urena	DET	CWS
76	Matt Harvey	BAL	NYM

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Walker Buehler	LAD	@PIT, TEX
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SD
3	Sonny Gray	CIN	MIL, COL	WHIP coming down, but HR remain an issue
4	Trevor Bauer	LAD	TEX	Careful what you wish for...
5	Yu Darvish	SD	CHC
6	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT
7	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	PIT
8	Max Scherzer	WAS	SF	Beginning to think injury concern was overblown
9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
10	Joe Musgrove	SD	@NYM
11	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	TEX
12	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@BOS, ATL	Tough draw, but displaying elite skills
13	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL
14	Julio Urias	LAD	@PIT
15	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CIN
16	Trevor Rogers	MIA	COL
17	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
18	Kevin Gausman	SF	@WAS
19	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ATL
20	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
21	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@SD, STL	Quietly pitching quite well
22	Dinelson Lamet	SD	CHC
23	Chris Paddack	SD	@NYM
24	Austin Gomber	COL	@MIA	Starting petition to have "gombered" removed from fantasy lexicon
25	Adam Wainwright	STL	CLE
26	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@BAL
27	Marcus Stroman	NYM	SD
28	Alex Wood	SF	@TEX, @WAS
29	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	SD
30	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
31	Carlos Martinez	STL	CLE, @CHC	Yes, it's hard, but best to ignore being gombered, um, crushed last time out
32	JT Brubaker	PIT	LAD, @MIL
33	Blake Snell	SD	@NYM
34	Tyler Mahle	CIN	COL
35	Ian Anderson	ATL	@PHI
36	Ryan Weathers	SD	CHC
37	German Marquez	COL	@CIN
38	Caleb Smith	ARI	LAA
39	Wade Miley	CIN	COL
40	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@TB
41	Matt Peacock	ARI	@OAK
42	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	STL
43	Drew Smyly	ATL	@PHI, @MIA
44	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIA, @CIN
45	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@PIT	Very favorable setup to make debut, but could be on a pitch count
46	Luis Castillo	CIN	MIL
47	Tyler Anderson	PIT	LAD
48	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAA
49	NL Reliever
50	Jon Duplantier	ARI	@OAK, LAA
51	Tucker Davidson	ATL	@PHI
52	Daniel Castano	MIA	COL, ATL
53	Jon Lester	WAS	@TB, SF
54	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@WAS
55	Adrian Houser	MIL	@CIN
56	John Gant	STL	@CHC
57	Conner Menez	SF	@TEX
58	David Peterson	NYM	@BAL
59	Eric Lauer	MIL	PIT
60	Spencer Howard	PHI	NYY
61	Vince Velasquez	PHI	NYY
62	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	MIL
63	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	@MIA
64	Joe Ross	WAS	SF
65	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@MIL
66	Johnny Cueto	SF	@WAS
67	Zach Davies	CHC	@SD
68	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@SD
69	Brett Anderson	MIL	@CIN
70	Johan Oviedo	STL	@CHC
71	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN
72	Erick Fedde	WAS	SF
73	Mitch Keller	PIT	LAD
74	Braxton Garrett	MIA	COL
75	Chase De Jong	PIT	@MIL
76	Kohl Stewart	CHC	STL