Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Twice Fried for Extra Crispiness

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Updated on August 29, 2022 12:14AM EST

The week begins during the dog days of August and ends Labor Day Weekend. In between there is a relatively light 91 games with no doubleheaders.

Using NFBC rostership heading into the weekend, Dylan Bundy and Matt Manning are the most likely available two-start pitchers in 12-team leagues, with no one under 50% rostership listed for 15-team leagues. Of course, it's imperative to review your league's list of available players, but at least on paper, this is another week where sage deployment of single-start options is the better route.

Max Fried tops this week's hurlers with a pair of favorable matchups at home. Keeping the ball in the yard has been integral to Fried's success. While this is always the case, the parachute ball has skewed the initial expectations for many pitchers as some have benefited more than others. It sure would be nice to know how the ball will play next season (the effect is more than just universal use of humidors). I know, wishful thinking, but a guy can dream, can't he?

By means of reminder, the rankings are generated from the grid on the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct specific rotation questions in that direction. I'll be happy to address rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday August 29, 12:15 AM ET

Week of August 29 - September 3

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Max Fried	ATL	COL, MIA	Only 8 HR allowed in 153 IP all season
2	Shane McClanahan	TB

The week begins during the dog days of August and ends Labor Day Weekend. In between there is a relatively light 91 games with no doubleheaders.

UPDATED: Monday August 29, 12:15 AM ET

Week of August 29 - September 3

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Max Fried	ATL	COL, MIA	Only 8 HR allowed in 153 IP all season
2	Shane McClanahan	TB	@MIA, NYY
3	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT, @ARI	Coming off back to back struggles with Dodgers
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	WAS
5	Carlos Rodon	SF	SD, PHI
6	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@MIA, SD
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	@LAA
8	Zac Gallen	ARI	PHI, MIL
9	Brady Singer	KC	@CWS, @DET	Great matchups to continue breakout campaign
10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@LAA
11	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CIN, CHC
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	BAL
13	Jacob deGrom	NYM	LAD
14	Frankie Montas	NYY	@LAA, @TB
15	Adam Wainwright	STL	CHC
16	Cal Quantrill	CLE	BAL, SEA
17	Julio Urias	LAD	SD
18	Alek Manoah	TOR	@PIT
19	Jordan Montgomery	STL	CHC
20	Spencer Strider	ATL	COL
21	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ARI
22	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA	Shoving lately, 1.86 ERA and .57 WHIP with 24 K, 2 BB over 19.1 IP
23	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
24	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
25	Triston McKenzie	CLE	BAL
26	Kyle Wright	ATL	COL
27	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@ARI, @SF	Slow start but strong finish
28	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF
29	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CWS
30	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	HOU
31	Tyler Anderson	LAD	@NYM
32	Lance Lynn	CWS	KC
33	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ATL	He's human after all. Huh.
34	Luis Castillo	SEA	@CLE
35	Logan Webb	SF	SD
36	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@ARI
37	Ross Stripling	TOR	@PIT
38	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIL
39	Mike Clevinger	SD	@SF, @LAD
40	George Kirby	SEA	@DET, @CLE	No rookie wall here
41	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@NYM	Expected to return from recurring back issues
42	Charlie Morton	ATL	MIA
43	Domingo German	NYY	@TB
44	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CHC
45	Johnny Cueto	CWS	KC
46	Taijuan Walker	NYM	LAD, WAS
47	Chris Bassitt	NYM	LAD
48	Cole Irvin	OAK	@WAS, @BAL	Even better for points leagues
49	Noah Syndergaard	PHI	@SF
50	Andrew Heaney	LAD	@NYM
51	Joe Ryan	MIN	BOS
52	Framber Valdez	HOU	@TEX
53	Alex Cobb	SF	PHI
54	Dustin May	LAD	SD
55	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	TB	Generating momentum for next season
56	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@LAA
57	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@LAA
58	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
59	Jeffrey Springs	TB	NYY
60	Pablo Lopez	MIA	LAD, @ATL
61	Kyle Gibson	PHI	@SF
62	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
63	Eric Lauer	MIL	@ARI
64	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	@LAA
65	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@DET	Solid season, but strikeouts have fallen back
66	Jose Berrios	TOR	CHC, @PIT
67	Dylan Bundy	MIN	BOS, @CWS		11%
68	Martin Perez	TEX	HOU
69	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TEX
70	Aaron Civale	CLE	SEA
71	Robbie Ray	SEA	@CLE
72	Lucas Giolito	CWS	KC, MIN	Start and cross and start your fingers
73	Josiah Gray	WAS	@NYM
74	Blake Snell	SD	@SF
75	Austin Voth	BAL	OAK		22%
76	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@ATL
77	Matt Manning	DET	SEA, KC		21%
78	Dean Kremer	BAL	OAK		24%
79	Zach Plesac	CLE	SEA
80	Corey Kluber	TB	NYY
81	Jakob Junis	SF	PHI
82	Bailey Falter	PHI	@ARI		1%	13%
83	Luis Garcia	HOU	@TEX
84	Michael Wacha	BOS	@MIN
85	Alex Wood	SF	SD
86	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@TOR
87	Jake Odorizzi	ATL	MIA
88	Mix 12 Reliever
89	Mike Mayers	LAA	NYY		0%	0%
90	Justin Steele	CHC	@STL	Nice test for breakout lefty, facing tough righty heavy lineup
91	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	NYY
92	Nick Lodolo	CIN	COL
93	Mix 15 Reliever
94	Drew Smyly	CHC	@STL		41%
95	JP Sears	OAK	@WAS		28%
96	Zach Davies	ARI	MIL		4%
97	Paolo Espino	WAS	@NYM		0%	4%
98	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@CLE, OAK		8%
99	Rich Hill	BOS	TEX		3%
100	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	SEA
101	Luis Cessa	CIN	COL		0%	2%
102	Roansy Contreras	PIT	TOR
103	Daniel Lynch	KC	@CWS		17%
104	Tommy Henry	ARI	PHI		2%
105	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@TB		1%	17%
106	German Marquez	COL	@CIN		45%
107	Cade Cavalli	WAS	OAK		0%	2%
108	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	PHI, MIL
109	Mitch White	TOR	CHC		29%
110	Reid Detmers	LAA	HOU
111	Jose Quintana	STL	@CIN
112	Sean Manaea	SD	@LAD
113	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	OAK		0%	0%
114	Michael Pineda	DET	KC		3%	17%
115	Max Castillo	KC	@DET		0%	2%
116	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@MIN, TEX		44%
117	Erick Fedde	WAS	OAK		1%	2%
118	Glenn Otto	TEX	@BOS		10%
119	Dane Dunning	TEX	HOU, @BOS		40%
120	Chris Archer	MIN	BOS		6%
121	Adrian Houser	MIL	PIT, @ARI		15%	17%
122	Jonathan Heasley	KC	@DET		1%	0%
123	JT Brubaker	PIT	TOR		29%
124	Trevor Rogers	MIA	TB		42%
125	Jose Suarez	LAA	NYY		27%
126	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIN, TEX		2%	4%
127	Dakota Hudson	STL	@CIN		19%
128	Tucker Davidson	LAA	HOU		1%	13%
129	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN		9%	26%
130	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CLE		7%
131	Luke Farrell	CHC	@TOR		0%	0%
132	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@STL		5%
133	Adrian Martinez	OAK	@BAL		0%	0%
134	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@DET
135	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS		16%	38%
136	Drew Hutchison	DET	KC		1%	15%
137	Ryan Feltner	COL	@ATL		0%	0%
138	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@CLE		9%
139	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
140	Jose Urena	COL	@ATL, @CIN		0%	2%
141	Chad Kuhl	COL	@ATL		13%	11%
142	Tyler Alexander	DET	SEA		0%	15%
143	Mike Minor	CIN	STL		0%	19%
144	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@NYM		5%	28%
145	Justin Dunn	CIN	STL		0%	2%
146	Jerad Eickhoff	PIT	@MIL		0%	0%
147	Chase Anderson	CIN	STL, COL		0%	0%
148	James Kaprielian	OAK	@WAS		29%
149	Bryse Wilson	PIT	@MIL		1%	6%
150	Javier Assad	CHC	@TOR		0%	0%
151	Adam Oller	OAK	@BAL		1%	6%
152	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN		0%	0%
153	Zach Thompson	PIT	TOR		0%	2%
154	Aaron Sanchez	MIN	@CWS		0%	0%
155	Kohei Arihara	TEX	@BOS		0%	19%
156	Dallas Keuchel	TEX	@BOS		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Shane McClanahan	TB	@MIA, NYY
2	Justin Verlander	HOU	@LAA
3	Brady Singer	KC	@CWS, @DET	Great matchups to continue breakout campaign
4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@LAA
5	Shane Bieber	CLE	BAL
6	Frankie Montas	NYY	@LAA, @TB
7	Cal Quantrill	CLE	BAL, SEA
8	Alek Manoah	TOR	@PIT
9	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA	Shoving lately, 1.86 ERA and .57 WHIP with 24 K, 2 BB over 19.1 IP
10	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
11	Triston McKenzie	CLE	BAL
12	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CWS
13	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	HOU
14	Lance Lynn	CWS	KC
15	Luis Castillo	SEA	@CLE
16	Ross Stripling	TOR	@PIT
17	George Kirby	SEA	@DET, @CLE	No rookie wall here
18	Domingo German	NYY	@TB
19	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CHC
20	Johnny Cueto	CWS	KC
21	Cole Irvin	OAK	@WAS, @BAL	Even better for points leagues
22	Joe Ryan	MIN	BOS
23	Framber Valdez	HOU	@TEX
24	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@LAA
25	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@LAA
26	Jeffrey Springs	TB	NYY
27	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	@LAA
28	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@DET	Solid season, but strikeouts have fallen back
29	Jose Berrios	TOR	CHC, @PIT
30	Dylan Bundy	MIN	BOS, @CWS
31	Martin Perez	TEX	HOU
32	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TEX
33	Aaron Civale	CLE	SEA
34	Robbie Ray	SEA	@CLE
35	Lucas Giolito	CWS	KC, MIN	Start and cross and start your fingers
36	Austin Voth	BAL	OAK
37	Matt Manning	DET	SEA, KC
38	Dean Kremer	BAL	OAK
39	Zach Plesac	CLE	SEA
40	Corey Kluber	TB	NYY
41	Luis Garcia	HOU	@TEX
42	Michael Wacha	BOS	@MIN
43	Mike Mayers	LAA	NYY
44	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	NYY
45	JP Sears	OAK	@WAS
46	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@CLE, OAK
47	Rich Hill	BOS	TEX
48	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	SEA
49	Daniel Lynch	KC	@CWS
50	AL Reliever
51	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@TB
52	Mitch White	TOR	CHC
53	Reid Detmers	LAA	HOU
54	Michael Pineda	DET	KC
55	Max Castillo	KC	@DET
56	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@MIN, TEX
57	Glenn Otto	TEX	@BOS
58	Dane Dunning	TEX	HOU, @BOS
59	Chris Archer	MIN	BOS
60	Jonathan Heasley	KC	@DET
61	Jose Suarez	LAA	NYY
62	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIN, TEX
63	Tucker Davidson	LAA	HOU
64	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CLE
65	Adrian Martinez	OAK	@BAL
66	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@DET
67	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS
68	Drew Hutchison	DET	KC
69	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@CLE
70	Tyler Alexander	DET	SEA
71	James Kaprielian	OAK	@WAS
72	Adam Oller	OAK	@BAL
73	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN
74	Aaron Sanchez	MIN	@CWS
75	Kohei Arihara	TEX	@BOS
76	Dallas Keuchel	TEX	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Fried	ATL	COL, MIA	Only 8 HR allowed in 153 IP all season
2	Corbin Burnes	MIL	PIT, @ARI	Coming off back to back struggles with Dodgers
3	Max Scherzer	NYM	WAS
4	Carlos Rodon	SF	SD, PHI
5	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@MIA, SD
6	Zac Gallen	ARI	PHI, MIL
7	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CIN, CHC
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	LAD
9	Adam Wainwright	STL	CHC
10	Julio Urias	LAD	SD
11	Jordan Montgomery	STL	CHC
12	Spencer Strider	ATL	COL
13	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ARI
14	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
15	Kyle Wright	ATL	COL
16	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@ARI, @SF	Slow start but strong finish
17	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF
18	Tyler Anderson	LAD	@NYM
19	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ATL	He's human after all. Huh.
20	Logan Webb	SF	SD
21	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@ARI
22	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIL
23	Mike Clevinger	SD	@SF, @LAD
24	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@NYM	Expected to return from recurring back issues
25	Charlie Morton	ATL	MIA
26	Taijuan Walker	NYM	LAD, WAS
27	Chris Bassitt	NYM	LAD
28	Noah Syndergaard	PHI	@SF
29	Andrew Heaney	LAD	@NYM
30	Alex Cobb	SF	PHI
31	Dustin May	LAD	SD
32	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	TB	Generating momentum for next season
33	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
34	Pablo Lopez	MIA	LAD, @ATL
35	Kyle Gibson	PHI	@SF
36	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
37	Eric Lauer	MIL	@ARI
38	Josiah Gray	WAS	@NYM
39	Blake Snell	SD	@SF
40	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@ATL
41	Jakob Junis	SF	PHI
42	Bailey Falter	PHI	@ARI
43	Alex Wood	SF	SD
44	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@TOR
45	Jake Odorizzi	ATL	MIA
46	Justin Steele	CHC	@STL	Nice test for breakout lefty, facing tough righty heavy lineup
47	Nick Lodolo	CIN	COL
48	Drew Smyly	CHC	@STL
49	Zach Davies	ARI	MIL
50	Paolo Espino	WAS	@NYM
51	Luis Cessa	CIN	COL
52	Roansy Contreras	PIT	TOR
53	NL Reliever
54	Tommy Henry	ARI	PHI
55	German Marquez	COL	@CIN
56	Cade Cavalli	WAS	OAK
57	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	PHI, MIL
58	Jose Quintana	STL	@CIN
59	Sean Manaea	SD	@LAD
60	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	OAK
61	Erick Fedde	WAS	OAK
62	Adrian Houser	MIL	PIT, @ARI
63	JT Brubaker	PIT	TOR
64	Trevor Rogers	MIA	TB
65	Dakota Hudson	STL	@CIN
66	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN
67	Luke Farrell	CHC	@TOR
68	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@STL
69	Ryan Feltner	COL	@ATL
70	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
71	Jose Urena	COL	@ATL, @CIN
72	Chad Kuhl	COL	@ATL
73	Mike Minor	CIN	STL
74	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@NYM
75	Justin Dunn	CIN	STL
76	Jerad Eickhoff	PIT	@MIL
77	Chase Anderson	CIN	STL, COL
78	Bryse Wilson	PIT	@MIL
79	Javier Assad	CHC	@TOR
80	Zach Thompson	PIT	TOR