Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Towering Above the Rest

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Updated on June 14, 2021 12:23AM EST

Doing rest-of-season projections or rankings of this nature and having a bit of OCD isn't the ideal combination. Saving an updated projections file or posting rankings is an invitation for another player to be injured. Friday was a double whammy with both Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom leaving their respective games early. However, each is penciled for their next start.

We're looking at another busy week with 99 games on the docket, but the number of two-start options isn't as populous with so many teams deploying six-man rotations. Further, Wednesday features what could be an Opening Day slate so these aces only get one start. The result is Tyler Glasnow is leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. The Rays ace is having a Cy Young caliber season and should be in the conversation to start the All-Star game.

I pull the schedule from the Projected Starters grid, so please send all rotation-specific questions in that direction.

Week of June 14 -20

UPDATED: Sunday June 14 12:20 AM ET

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@CWS, @SEA	Seems to have that whole repeatable motion thing down pat
2	Sean Manaea	OAK	LAA, @NYY	Strikeouts up, in process of taking the next step
3	Yu Darvish	SD	@COL, CIN
4	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	NYY, @BAL
5	Lance Lynn	CWS	TB, @HOU	Yes, he's over his skis, but peripherals are stellar
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	CHC	Fingers crossed
7	Taijuan Walker	NYM	CHC, @WAS

I pull the schedule from the Projected Starters grid, so please send all rotation-specific questions in that direction.

Week of June 14 -20

UPDATED: Sunday June 14 12:20 AM ET

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@CWS, @SEA	Seems to have that whole repeatable motion thing down pat
2	Sean Manaea	OAK	LAA, @NYY	Strikeouts up, in process of taking the next step
3	Yu Darvish	SD	@COL, CIN
4	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	NYY, @BAL
5	Lance Lynn	CWS	TB, @HOU	Yes, he's over his skis, but peripherals are stellar
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	CHC	Fingers crossed
7	Taijuan Walker	NYM	CHC, @WAS	Only 2 HR in 61 IP
8	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@STL, @CHC
9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAD	Good test, expecting solid effort
10	Kevin Gausman	SF	ARI
11	Max Scherzer	WAS	PIT	Tentative, but at least it's not his arm
12	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@TOR
13	Shane Bieber	CLE	@PIT
14	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@SEA, @TEX	Soft landing for return
15	Walker Buehler	LAD	@ARI
16	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CIN
17	Julio Urias	LAD	PHI
18	Joe Musgrove	SD	CIN
19	Marcus Stroman	NYM	CHC
20	Zack Greinke	HOU	TEX
21	Trevor Bauer	LAD	@ARI
22	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PHI
23	Lucas Giolito	CWS	TB
24	Casey Mize	DET	@KC, @LAA	Developing nicely
25	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	TB
26	Jose Berrios	MIN	@TEX
27	Aaron Civale	CLE	BAL	Outpitching peripherals (too many homers), but low walks minimizing damage
28	Adam Wainwright	STL	MIA, @ATL	Spinning his second highest K% since 2013
29	Framber Valdez	HOU	CWS	Twice made the Red Sox look silly
30	Dylan Bundy	LAA	@OAK, DET
31	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@TOR, OAK
32	Marco Gonzales	SEA	MIN, TB
33	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	DET
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
35	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	ARI	Still obstinately expecting rebound
36	Mike Minor	KC	DET	Back on track: 20 K, 3 BB last 20 IP
37	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
38	Alex Wood	SF	ARI, PHI
39	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@CWS	Settled down after a uncharacteristically rocky stretch
40	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@COL
41	Rich Hill	TB	@SEA
42	Ian Anderson	ATL	BOS
43	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@HOU
44	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@NYM
45	Robbie Ray	TOR	@BAL
46	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	TEX, CWS	Likely to be on pitch limit with Jake Odorizzi piggybacking
47	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@NYY
48	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@MIL
49	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@COL
50	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS, @BAL
51	Jose Urquidy	HOU	CWS
52	Luis Garcia	HOU	CWS
53	Josh Fleming	TB	@SEA
54	Luis Castillo	CIN	@MIL, @SD	Obviously not back yet, but showing signs of getting there
55	Matthew Boyd	DET	@KC, @LAA	On the road but manageable lineups
56	JT Brubaker	PIT	@WAS, CLE
57	Chris Paddack	SD	CIN
58	Shane McClanahan	TB	@CWS, @SEA
59	Alex Cobb	LAA	DET
60	Sammy Long	SF	ARI, PHI
61	Domingo German	NYY	OAK
62	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@CHC
63	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TB, @HOU
64	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@OAK
65	Cole Irvin	OAK	LAA
66	Frankie Montas	OAK	LAA
67	Charlie Morton	ATL	STL
68	Dylan Cease	CWS	@HOU
69	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	TOR, @KC
70	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@COL, CIN
71	Max Fried	ATL	STL
72	J.A. Happ	MIN	@SEA
73	Chris Flexen	SEA	MIN
74	Johnny Cueto	SF	PHI
75	Jameson Taillon	NYY	OAK
76	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF
77	Spencer Howard	PHI	@LAD, @SF
78	Griffin Canning	LAA	@OAK
79	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SEA
80	Wade Miley	CIN	@SD
81	Caleb Smith	ARI	@SF
82	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	DET
83	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@NYM, MIA
84	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TB	Pitched well since shaky debut
85	Brady Singer	KC	DET
86	Zach Eflin	PHI	@LAD
87	Tucker Davidson	ATL	BOS, STL
88	Mix 12 Reliever
89	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@HOU
90	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@KC
91	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
92	Steven Matz	TOR	NYY
93	Trevor Williams	CHC	@NYM
94	Zach Davies	CHC	MIA
95	Jean Carlos Mejia	CLE	BAL, @PIT
96	Mix 15 Reliever
97	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	PHI, @ARI
98	Brad Keller	KC	DET, BOS
99	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	MIA, @ATL
100	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PIT, NYM
101	Joe Ross	WAS	NYM
102	Dane Dunning	TEX	MIN
103	Ross Stripling	TOR	NYY
104	Austin Gomber	COL	SD, MIL	No runs allowed in last two home starts (11.1 IP)
105	Garrett Richards	BOS	@ATL	Nickname should be Houdini, giving up hard contact but double plays saving him
106	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@SF
107	German Marquez	COL	MIL
108	James Kaprielian	OAK	@NYY
109	Blake Snell	SD	@COL
110	Justin Dunn	SEA	TB
111	Corbin Martin	ARI	@SF, LAD
112	Kolby Allard	TEX	MIN
113	Carlos Martinez	STL	@ATL
114	Justus Sheffield	SEA	MIN
115	Jose Urena	DET	@LAA
116	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	@MIL, @SD
117	Jon Lester	WAS	PIT, NYM
118	Matt Peacock	ARI	@SF, LAD
119	Michael King	NYY	@TOR
120	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@ATL
121	Drew Smyly	ATL	STL
122	John Gant	STL	@ATL
123	Johan Oviedo	STL	MIA
124	Cal Quantrill	CLE	BAL, @PIT
125	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	@WAS
126	Alec Mills	CHC	@NYM, MIA
127	Chad Kuhl	PIT	CLE
128	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@WAS
129	Martin Perez	BOS	@KC
130	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	MIN
131	Kris Bubic	KC	BOS
132	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@HOU
133	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@TEX
134	Tyler Alexander	DET	@LAA
135	Erick Fedde	WAS	NYM
136	Jorge Lopez	BAL	@CLE
137	Eric Lauer	MIL	CIN, @COL
138	Brett Anderson	MIL	CIN
139	David Peterson	NYM	CHC, @WAS
140	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CLE, TOR
141	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	TOR
142	Jon Gray	COL	MIL
143	Jon Duplantier	ARI	LAD
144	Keegan Akin	BAL	@CLE
145	Adrian Houser	MIL	@COL
146	Thomas Szapucki	NYM	@WAS
147	Matt Harvey	BAL	@CLE, TOR
148	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@STL
149	Antonio Senzatela	COL	MIL
150	Jackson Kowar	KC	BOS
151	Zach Thompson	MIA	@CHC
152	Wil Crowe	PIT	CLE
153	Sam Hentges	CLE	BAL
154	Tony Santillan	CIN	@SD
155	Kyle Freeland	COL	SD
156	Chase De Jong	PIT	@WAS
157	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SD
158	Chase De Jong	PIT	@WAS
159	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SD

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@CWS, @SEA	Seems to have that whole repeatable motion thing down pat
2	Sean Manaea	OAK	LAA, @NYY	Strikeouts up, in process of taking the next step
3	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	NYY, @BAL
4	Lance Lynn	CWS	TB, @HOU	Yes, he's over his skis, but peripherals are stellar
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@TOR
6	Shane Bieber	CLE	@PIT
7	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@SEA, @TEX	Soft landing for return
8	Zack Greinke	HOU	TEX
9	Lucas Giolito	CWS	TB
10	Casey Mize	DET	@KC, @LAA	Developing nicely
11	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	TB
12	Jose Berrios	MIN	@TEX
13	Aaron Civale	CLE	BAL	Outpitching peripherals (too many homers), but low walks minimizing damage
14	Framber Valdez	HOU	CWS	Twice made the Red Sox look silly
15	Dylan Bundy	LAA	@OAK, DET
16	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@TOR, OAK
17	Marco Gonzales	SEA	MIN, TB
18	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	DET
19	Mike Minor	KC	DET	Back on track: 20 K, 3 BB last 20 IP
20	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@CWS	Settled down after a uncharacteristically rocky stretch
21	Rich Hill	TB	@SEA
22	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@HOU
23	Robbie Ray	TOR	@BAL
24	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	TEX, CWS	Likely to be on pitch limit with Jake Odorizzi piggybacking
25	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@NYY
26	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS, @BAL
27	Jose Urquidy	HOU	CWS
28	Luis Garcia	HOU	CWS
29	Josh Fleming	TB	@SEA
30	Matthew Boyd	DET	@KC, @LAA	On the road but manageable lineups
31	Shane McClanahan	TB	@CWS, @SEA
32	Alex Cobb	LAA	DET
33	Domingo German	NYY	OAK
34	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TB, @HOU
35	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@OAK
36	Cole Irvin	OAK	LAA
37	Frankie Montas	OAK	LAA
38	Dylan Cease	CWS	@HOU
39	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	TOR, @KC
40	J.A. Happ	MIN	@SEA
41	Chris Flexen	SEA	MIN
42	Jameson Taillon	NYY	OAK
43	Griffin Canning	LAA	@OAK
44	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SEA
45	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	DET
46	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TB	Pitched well since shaky debut
47	Brady Singer	KC	DET
48	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@HOU
49	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@KC
50	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
51	Steven Matz	TOR	NYY
52	Jean Carlos Mejia	CLE	BAL, @PIT
53	Brad Keller	KC	DET, BOS
54	Dane Dunning	TEX	MIN
55	Ross Stripling	TOR	NYY
56	Garrett Richards	BOS	@ATL	Nickname should be Houdini, giving up hard contact but double plays saving him
57	AL Reliever
58	James Kaprielian	OAK	@NYY
59	Justin Dunn	SEA	TB
60	Kolby Allard	TEX	MIN
61	Justus Sheffield	SEA	MIN
62	Jose Urena	DET	@LAA
63	Michael King	NYY	@TOR
64	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@ATL
65	Cal Quantrill	CLE	BAL, @PIT
66	Martin Perez	BOS	@KC
67	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	MIN
68	Kris Bubic	KC	BOS
69	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@HOU
70	Randy Dobnak	MIN	@TEX
71	Tyler Alexander	DET	@LAA
72	Jorge Lopez	BAL	@CLE
73	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CLE, TOR
74	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	TOR
75	Keegan Akin	BAL	@CLE
76	Matt Harvey	BAL	@CLE, TOR
77	Jackson Kowar	KC	BOS
78	Sam Hentges	CLE	BAL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Yu Darvish	SD	@COL, CIN
2	Jacob deGrom	NYM	CHC	Fingers crossed
3	Taijuan Walker	NYM	CHC, @WAS	Only 2 HR in 61 IP
4	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@STL, @CHC
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAD	Good test, expecting solid effort
6	Kevin Gausman	SF	ARI
7	Max Scherzer	WAS	PIT	Tentative, but at least it's not his arm
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	@ARI
9	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CIN
10	Julio Urias	LAD	PHI
11	Joe Musgrove	SD	CIN
12	Marcus Stroman	NYM	CHC
13	Trevor Bauer	LAD	@ARI
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PHI
15	Adam Wainwright	STL	MIA, @ATL	Spinning his second highest K% since 2013
16	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
17	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	ARI	Still obstinately expecting rebound
18	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
19	Alex Wood	SF	ARI, PHI
20	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@COL
21	Ian Anderson	ATL	BOS
22	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@NYM
23	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@MIL
24	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@COL
25	Luis Castillo	CIN	@MIL, @SD	Obviously not back yet, but showing signs of getting there
26	JT Brubaker	PIT	@WAS, CLE
27	Chris Paddack	SD	CIN
28	Sammy Long	SF	ARI, PHI
29	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@CHC
30	Charlie Morton	ATL	STL
31	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@COL, CIN
32	Max Fried	ATL	STL
33	Johnny Cueto	SF	PHI
34	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF
35	Spencer Howard	PHI	@LAD, @SF
36	Wade Miley	CIN	@SD
37	Caleb Smith	ARI	@SF
38	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@NYM, MIA
39	Zach Eflin	PHI	@LAD
40	Tucker Davidson	ATL	BOS, STL
41	Trevor Williams	CHC	@NYM
42	Zach Davies	CHC	MIA
43	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	PHI, @ARI
44	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	MIA, @ATL
45	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PIT, NYM
46	Joe Ross	WAS	NYM
47	Austin Gomber	COL	SD, MIL	No runs allowed in last two home starts (11.1 IP)
48	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@SF
49	NL Reliever
50	German Marquez	COL	MIL
51	Blake Snell	SD	@COL
52	Corbin Martin	ARI	@SF, LAD
53	Carlos Martinez	STL	@ATL
54	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	@MIL, @SD
55	Jon Lester	WAS	PIT, NYM
56	Matt Peacock	ARI	@SF, LAD
57	Drew Smyly	ATL	STL
58	John Gant	STL	@ATL
59	Johan Oviedo	STL	MIA
60	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	@WAS
61	Alec Mills	CHC	@NYM, MIA
62	Chad Kuhl	PIT	CLE
63	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@WAS
64	Erick Fedde	WAS	NYM
65	Eric Lauer	MIL	CIN, @COL
66	Brett Anderson	MIL	CIN
67	David Peterson	NYM	CHC, @WAS
68	Jon Gray	COL	MIL
69	Jon Duplantier	ARI	LAD
70	Adrian Houser	MIL	@COL
71	Thomas Szapucki	NYM	@WAS
72	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@STL
73	Antonio Senzatela	COL	MIL
74	Zach Thompson	MIA	@CHC
75	Wil Crowe	PIT	CLE
76	Tony Santillan	CIN	@SD
77	Kyle Freeland	COL	SD
78	Chase De Jong	PIT	@WAS
79	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SD
80	Chase De Jong	PIT	@WAS
81	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SD