Weekly Pitcher Rankings: 3-day and 10-day rankings

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: 3-day and 10-day rankings

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

The break is over; it's back to work. Here are the pitching rankings for the abbreviated weekend schedule and for leagues with one transaction period through July 21. We'll be back on Saturday morning with the usual rankings for next week. Some of the clubs haven't officially announced their post-break plans. Since many leagues allow lineup moves up until game time Friday, I'll refresh these rankings Friday afternoon.

For the week 7/11 - 7/14

MLB

RankPitcher FirstCOMMENT
1Max ScherzerWASat PHIStill the best
2Jacob deGromNYMat MIA  
3Charlie MortonTBat BAL  
4Justin VerlanderHOUat TEX12 HR allowed in last 33 IP entering the break
5Chris SaleBOSvs. LADThird highest K% among qualified starters
6Stephen StrasburgWASat PHILooking to build on best start of the season right before the break
7Noah SyndergaardNYMat MIARaw stuff similar to last season (slider and curve velo down). Should have better 2H.
8Zack GreinkeARIat STL  
9Patrick CorbinWASat PHI  
10Aaron NolaPHIvs. WAS.61 ERA, .74 WHIP with 34 K in last 29.2 IP, rebound well underway
11Domingo GermanNYYvs. TOR 
12Trevor BauerCLEvs. MIN  
13Mike SorokaATLat SDRegression candidate, though landing should be soft
14Gerrit ColeHOUat TEXHighest K% among qualified starters
15Caleb SmithMIAvs. NYMOn

The break is over; it's back to work. Here are the pitching rankings for the abbreviated weekend schedule and for leagues with one transaction period through July 21. We'll be back on Saturday morning with the usual rankings for next week. Some of the clubs haven't officially announced their post-break plans. Since many leagues allow lineup moves up until game time Friday, I'll refresh these rankings Friday afternoon.

For the week 7/11 - 7/14

MLB

RankPitcher FirstCOMMENT
1Max ScherzerWASat PHIStill the best
2Jacob deGromNYMat MIA  
3Charlie MortonTBat BAL  
4Justin VerlanderHOUat TEX12 HR allowed in last 33 IP entering the break
5Chris SaleBOSvs. LADThird highest K% among qualified starters
6Stephen StrasburgWASat PHILooking to build on best start of the season right before the break
7Noah SyndergaardNYMat MIARaw stuff similar to last season (slider and curve velo down). Should have better 2H.
8Zack GreinkeARIat STL  
9Patrick CorbinWASat PHI  
10Aaron NolaPHIvs. WAS.61 ERA, .74 WHIP with 34 K in last 29.2 IP, rebound well underway
11Domingo GermanNYYvs. TOR 
12Trevor BauerCLEvs. MIN  
13Mike SorokaATLat SDRegression candidate, though landing should be soft
14Gerrit ColeHOUat TEXHighest K% among qualified starters
15Caleb SmithMIAvs. NYMOn hug watch?
16Chris PaddackSDvs. ATL  
17Hyun-Jin RyuLADat BOS 
18Masahiro TanakaNYYvs. TORFantasy owners yearning for his ASG win
19Madison BumgarnerSFat MIL  
20Shane BieberCLEvs. MIN  
21Miles MikolasSTLvs. ARIEverything the same as last season except HR/FB doubled
22Robbie RayARIat STL  
23Chase AndersonMILvs. SF 
24Matthew BoydDETat KC3HR is first 50.1 IP, 16 HR in last 56.2 IP
25Jose BerriosMINat CLEStrikeouts should increase as he continues to mature
26Mike ClevingerCLEvs. MINLooked like old self last start before the break
27Yusei KikuchiSEAat LAA  
28David PriceBOSvs. LAD  
29Jose QuintanaCHCvs. PITPitching better lately, a decent rebound candidate
30Mike FiersOAKvs. CWS  
31Joey LucchesiSDvs. ATL  
32Jon LesterCHCvs. PIT  
33John MeansBALvs. TBLooked for a reason to suggest regression may be soft. Couldn't find one.
34J.A. HappNYYvs. TOR 
35Mike MinorTEXvs. HOUConcerned about second half swoon in Texas heat
36Jason VargasNYMat MIA  
37Jhoulys ChacinMILvs. SF  
38Yu DarvishCHCvs. PIT  
39Nick PivettaPHIvs. WAS  
40Wade LeBlancSEAat LAA  
41Jake OdorizziMINat CLE  
42Yonny ChirinosTBat BAL  
43Danny DuffyKCvs. DET  
44Brendan McKayTBat BAL  
45Zac GallenMIAvs. NYM  
46Brett AndersonOAKvs. CWS  
47Chris BassittOAKvs. CWS  
48Dallas KeuchelATLat SD  
49Brad KellerKCvs. DET  
50Merrill KellyARIat STL  
51Sandy AlcantaraMIAvs. NYM 
52Dinelson LametSDvs. ATL  
53Eduardo RodriguezBOSvs. LAD  
54Lance LynnTEXvs. HOU  
55Jake ArrietaPHIvs. WAS  
56Zach DaviesMILvs. SF  
57Jalen BeeksTBat BAL  
58Julio TeheranATLat SD  
59Trevor WilliamsPITat CHC  
60Dylan BundyBALvs. TB  
61Kenta MaedaLADat BOS  
62Adam WainwrightSTLvs. ARI  
63Mike LeakeSEAat LAA  
64Dakota HudsonSTLvs. ARI  
65Felix PenaLAAvs. SEA  
66Jordan LylesPITat CHC  
67Reynaldo LopezCWSat OAK  
68Ross StriplingLADat BOS  
69Ivan NovaCWSat OAK  
70Kyle GibsonMINat CLE  
71Chris ArcherPITat CHC  
72Jon GrayCOLvs. CIN  
73Andrew CashnerBALvs. TB  
74Shaun AndersonSFat MIL  
75Matt HarveyLAAvs. SEA 
76Marcus StromanTORat NYY  
77Kyle FreelandCOLvs. CIN 
78Jose SuarezLAAvs. SEA 
79Wade MileyHOUat TEX  
80Homer BaileyKCvs. DET  
81Jesse ChavezTEXvs. HOU  
82Tyler MahleCINat COL  
83Tanner RoarkCINat COL  
84Clayton RichardTORat NYY  
85Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. CIN  
86Framber ValdezHOUat TEX  
87Sonny GrayCINat COL  
88Daniel NorrisDETat KC  
89Jordan ZimmermannDETat KC  
90Gabriel YnoaBALvs. TB  
91Aaron SanchezTORat NYY  
92Tyler BeedeSFat MIL  
93Ariel JuradoTEXvs. HOU  
94Ross DetwilerCWSat OAK  

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Charlie MortonTBat BAL  
2Justin VerlanderHOUat TEX12 HR allowed in last 33 IP entering the break
3Chris SaleBOSvs. LADThird highest K% among qualified starters
4Domingo GermanNYYvs. TOR 
5Trevor BauerCLEvs. MIN  
6Gerrit ColeHOUat TEXHighest K% among qualified starters
7Masahiro TanakaNYYvs. TORFantasy owners yearning for his ASG win
8Shane BieberCLEvs. MIN  
9Matthew BoydDETat  KC3HR is first 50.1 IP, 16 HR in last 56.2 IP
10Jose BerriosMINat CLEStrikeouts should increase as he continues to mature
11Mike ClevingerCLEvs. MINLooked like old self last start before the break
12Yusei KikuchiSEAat LAA  
13David PriceBOSvs. LAD  
14Mike FiersOAKvs. CWS  
15John MeansBALvs.  TBLooked for a reason to suggest regression may be soft. Couldn't find one.
16J.A. HappNYYvs. TOR 
17Mike MinorTEXvs. HOUConcerned about second half swoon in Texas heat
18Wade LeBlancSEAat LAA  
19Jake OdorizziMINat CLE  
20Yonny ChirinosTBat BAL  
21Danny DuffyKCvs. DET  
22Brendan McKayTBat BAL  
23Brett AndersonOAKvs. CWS  
24Chris BassittOAKvs. CWS  
25Brad KellerKCvs. DET  
26Eduardo RodriguezBOSvs. LAD  
27Lance LynnTEXvs. HOU  
28Jalen BeeksTBat BAL  
29Dylan BundyBALvs.  TB  
30Mike LeakeSEAat LAA  
31Felix PenaLAAvs. SEA  
32Reynaldo LopezCWSat OAK  
33Ivan NovaCWSat OAK  
34Kyle GibsonMINat CLE  
35Andrew CashnerBALvs.  TB  
36Matt HarveyLAAvs. SEA 
37Marcus StromanTORat NYY  
38Jose SuarezLAAvs. SEA 
39Wade MileyHOUat TEX  
40Homer BaileyKCvs. DET  
41Jesse ChavezTEXvs. HOU  
42Clayton RichardTORat NYY  
43Framber ValdezHOUat TEX  
44Daniel NorrisDETat  KC  
45Jordan ZimmermannDETat  KC  
46Gabriel YnoaBALvs.  TB  
47Aaron SanchezTORat NYY  
48Ariel JuradoTEXvs. HOU  
49Ross DetwilerCWSat OAK  

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Max ScherzerWASat PHIStill the best
2Jacob deGromNYMat MIA  
3Stephen StrasburgWASat PHILooking to build on best start of the season right before the break
4Noah SyndergaardNYMat MIARaw stuff similar to last season (slider and curve velo down). Should have better 2H.
5Zack GreinkeARIat STL  
6Patrick CorbinWASat PHI  
7Aaron NolaPHIvs. WAS.61 ERA, .74 WHIP with 34 K in last 29.2 IP, rebound well underway
8Mike SorokaATLat  SDRegression candidate, though landing should be soft
9Caleb SmithMIAvs. NYMOn hug watch?
10Chris PaddackSDvs. ATL  
11Hyun-Jin RyuLADat BOS 
12Madison BumgarnerSFat MIL  
13Miles MikolasSTLvs. ARIEverything the same as last season except HR/FB doubled
14Robbie RayARIat STL  
15Chase AndersonMILvs.  SF 
16Jose QuintanaCHCvs. PITPitching better lately, a decent rebound candidate
17Joey LucchesiSDvs. ATL  
18Jon LesterCHCvs. PIT  
19Jason VargasNYMat MIA  
20Jhoulys ChacinMILvs.  SF  
21Yu DarvishCHCvs. PIT  
22Nick PivettaPHIvs. WAS  
23Zac GallenMIAvs. NYM  
24Dallas KeuchelATLat  SD  
25Merrill KellyARIat STL  
26Sandy AlcantaraMIAvs. NYM 
27Dinelson LametSDvs. ATL  
28Jake ArrietaPHIvs. WAS  
29Zach DaviesMILvs.  SF  
30Julio TeheranATLat  SD  
31Trevor WilliamsPITat CHC  
32Kenta MaedaLADat BOS  
33Adam WainwrightSTLvs. ARI  
34Dakota HudsonSTLvs. ARI  
35Jordan LylesPITat CHC  
36Ross StriplingLADat BOS  
37Chris ArcherPITat CHC  
38Jon GrayCOLvs. CIN  
39Shaun AndersonSFat MIL  
40Kyle FreelandCOLvs. CIN 
41Tyler MahleCINat COL  
42Tanner RoarkCINat COL  
43Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. CIN  
44Sonny GrayCINat COL  
45Tyler BeedeSFat MIL  

For the week 7/11 - 7/21

MLB

RankPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Max ScherzerWASat PHI, at ATLStill the best
2Justin VerlanderHOUat TEX, vs. TEX12 HR allowed in last 33 IP entering the break
3Jacob deGromNYMat MIA, at SF  
4Clayton KershawLADat PHI, vs. MIA  
5Chris SaleBOSvs. LAD, vs. TORThird highest K% among qualified starters
6Trevor BauerCLEvs. MIN, vs. DET  
7Charlie MortonTBat BAL, at NYY  
8Walker BuehlerLADat PHI, vs. MIA 
9Hyun-Jin RyuLADat BOS, vs. MIA 
10Noah SyndergaardNYMat MIA, at SFRaw stuff similar to last season (slider and curve velo down). Should have better 2H.
11Stephen StrasburgWASat PHI, at ATLLooking to build on best start of the season right before the break
12Gerrit ColeHOUat TEX, at LAAHighest K% among qualified starters
13Shane BieberCLEvs. MIN, vs. KC  
14Zack GreinkeARIat STL, vs. MIL  
15Aaron NolaPHIvs. WAS, vs. LAD.61 ERA, .74 WHIP with 34 K in last 29.2 IP, rebound well underway
16Blake SnellTBat NYY, vs. CWS 
17Mike SorokaATLat SD, vs. WASRegression candidate, though landing should be soft
18Kyle HendricksCHCvs. CIN, vs. SD 
19Mike ClevingerCLEvs. MIN, vs. DETLooked like old self last start before the break
20Caleb SmithMIAvs. NYM, vs. SDOn hug watch?
21Patrick CorbinWASat PHI, at ATL  
22Domingo GermanNYYvs. TOR, vs. TB 
23David PriceBOSvs. LAD, at BAL  
24Jose BerriosMINat CLE, vs. OAKStrikeouts should increase as he continues to mature
25Luis CastilloCINat CHC, vs. STL 
26Madison BumgarnerSFat MIL, vs. NYM  
27Lucas GiolitoCWSat KC, at TB 
28Chris PaddackSDvs. ATL, at CHC  
29Jack FlahertySTLvs. PIT, at CIN 
30Brandon WoodruffMILvs. ATL, at ARIUnderlying metrics suggest Woodruff was a bit UNLUCKY in the 1H
31Andrew HeaneyLAAvs. HOU, at SEAStrikeouts there, everything else should catch up
32Masahiro TanakaNYYvs. TOR, vs. COLFantasy owners yearning for his ASG win
34Mike MinorTEXvs. HOU, at HOUConcerned about second half swoon in Texas heat
35James PaxtonNYYvs. TB, vs. COL  
36Brad PeacockHOUat LAA, vs. TEX 
37Miles MikolasSTLvs. ARI, at CINEverything the same as last season except HR/FB doubled
38Jake OdorizziMINat CLE, vs. OAK  
39Matthew BoydDETat KC, at CLE3HR is first 50.1 IP, 16 HR in last 56.2 IP
40Zack WheelerNYMat MIN, at SF 
41Yusei KikuchiSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
42Dinelson LametSDvs. ATL, at MIA  
43Jon LesterCHCvs. PIT, vs. SD  
44Jose QuintanaCHCvs. PIT, vs. SDPitching better lately, a decent rebound candidate
45Rick PorcelloBOSvs. TOR, at BAL 
46Brendan McKayTBat BAL, vs. CWS  
47Joey LucchesiSDvs. ATL, at CHC  
48J.A. HappNYYvs. TOR, vs. TB 
49Joe MusgrovePITat STL, vs. PHI 
50Chase AndersonMILvs. SF, vs. ATL 
51Zach PlesacCLEvs. DET, vs. KC 
52Trevor RichardsMIAvs. SD, at LAD  
53Griffin CanningLAAvs. HOU, at SEA  
54Kenta MaedaLADat BOS, at PHI  
55Yu DarvishCHCvs. PIT, vs. CIN  
56John MeansBALvs. TB, vs. BOSLooked for a reason to suggest regression may be soft. Couldn't find one.
57Wade LeBlancSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
58Eduardo RodriguezBOSvs. LAD, vs. TOR  
59Trevor WilliamsPITat CHC, vs. PHI  
60German MarquezCOLvs. SF, at NYY  
61Danny DuffyKCvs. DET, vs. CWS  
62Robbie RayARIat STL, at TEX  
63Nick PivettaPHIvs. WAS, vs. LAD  
64Ross StriplingLADat BOS, at PHI  
65Lance LynnTEXvs. HOU, vs. ARI  
66Dallas KeuchelATLat SD, at MIL  
67Jason VargasNYMat MIA, at SF  
68Eric LauerSDat MIA, at CHC 
69CC SabathiaNYYvs. TB, vs. COL  
70Max FriedATLat MIL, vs. WAS 
71Julio TeheranATLat SD, vs. WAS  
72Jalen BeeksTBat BAL, vs. CWS  
73Mike FiersOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
74Zach EflinPHIvs. LAD, at PIT 
75Anthony DeSclafaniCINat CHC, vs. STL 
76Merrill KellyARIat STL, vs. MIL  
77Mike LeakeSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
78Brad KellerKCvs. DET, vs. CWS  
79Jordan LylesPITat CHC, vs. PHI  
80Yonny ChirinosTBat BAL, at NYY  
81Dylan BundyBALvs. TB, vs. WAS  
82Jake ArrietaPHIvs. WAS, at PIT  
83Logan AllenSDat MIA 
84Jhoulys ChacinMILvs. SF, at ARI  
85Kyle GibsonMINat CLE, vs. OAK  
86Marcus StromanTORat NYY, at DET  
87Adam WainwrightSTLvs. ARI, vs. PIT  
88Zach DaviesMILvs. SF, at ARI  
89Anibal SanchezWASat BAL, at ATL 
90Felix PenaLAAvs. SEA, vs. HOU  
91Chris ArcherPITat CHC, at STL  
92Hector VelazquezBOSvs. TOR, at BAL 
93Dylan CeaseCWSat KC, at TB 
94Sandy AlcantaraMIAvs. NYM, at LAD 
95Reynaldo LopezCWSat OAK, at TB  
96Adam PlutkoCLEvs. DET, vs. KC 
97Michael WachaSTLvs. PIT, at CIN 
98Michael PinedaMINvs. NYM 
99Wade MileyHOUat TEX, at LAA  
100Zac GallenMIAvs. NYM, at LAD  
101Jon GrayCOLvs. CIN, vs. SF  
102Jakob JunisKCvs. CWS, at CLE 
103Martin PerezMINvs. NYM, vs. OAK 
104Chris BassittOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
105Jordan YamamotoMIAvs. SD 
106Tanner RoarkCINat COL, vs. STL  
107Framber ValdezHOUat TEX, vs. TEX  
108Jesse ChavezTEXvs. HOU, at HOU  
109Daniel MengdenOAKvs. SEA 
110Jeff SamardzijaSFat COL, vs. NYM 
111Bryse WilsonATLat MIL, vs. WAS 
112Dakota HudsonSTLvs. ARI, at CIN  
113Tyler MahleCINat COL, vs. STL  
114Vince VelasquezPHIvs. LAD, at PIT 
115Brett AndersonOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
116Andrew CashnerBALvs. TB, vs. BOS  
117Marco GonzalesSEAat OAK 
118Kyle FreelandCOLvs. CIN, at NYY 
119Ryan YarbroughTBat NYY 
120Trent ThorntonTORat BOS, at DET 
121Ivan NovaCWSat OAK, at KC  
122Sonny GrayCINat COL, at CHC  
123Jose SuarezLAAvs. SEA, at SEA 
124Tanner AndersonOAKvs. SEA, at MIN 
125Dario AgrazalPITat STL 
126Matt HarveyLAAvs. SEA, vs. HOU 
127Adbert AlzolayCHCvs. CIN 
128Homer BaileyKCvs. DET, at CLE  
129Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. CIN, at NYY  
130Gregory SotoDETat CLE, vs. TOR 
131Tommy MiloneSEAat OAK 
132Drew PomeranzSFat COL, vs. NYM 
133Adrian SampsonTEXvs. ARI 
134Alex YoungARIvs. MIL 
135Shaun AndersonSFat MIL, at COL  
136Sean Reid-FoleyTORat BOS, at DET 
137Jordan ZimmermannDETat KC, vs. TOR  
138Peter LambertCOLvs. SF 
139Asher WojciechowskiBALvs. WAS 
140Austin VothWASat BAL 
141Clayton RichardTORat NYY, at BOS  
142Steven MatzNYMat MIN 
143Adrian HouserMILvs. ATL, at ARI 
144Glenn SparkmanKCvs. CWS, at CLE 
145Ariel JuradoTEXvs. HOU, at HOU  
146Aaron SanchezTORat NYY, at BOS  
147Daniel NorrisDETat KC, at CLE  
148Dereck RodriguezSFat COL 
149Ryan CarpenterDETat CLE, vs. TOR 
150Gabriel YnoaBALvs. TB, vs. BOS 
151Tyler BeedeSFat MIL, vs. NYM 
152Taylor ClarkeARIat TEX, vs. MIL 
153Ross DetwilerCWSat OAK, at KC 
154Jeff HoffmanCOLvs. SF 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Justin VerlanderHOUat TEX, vs. TEX12 HR allowed in last 33 IP entering the break
2Chris SaleBOSvs. LAD, vs. TORThird highest K% among qualified starters
3Trevor BauerCLEvs. MIN, vs. DET  
4Charlie MortonTBat BAL, at NYY  
5Gerrit ColeHOUat TEX, at LAAHighest K% among qualified starters
6Shane BieberCLEvs. MIN, vs. KC  
7Blake SnellTBat NYY, vs. CWS 
8Mike ClevingerCLEvs. MIN, vs. DETLooked like old self last start before the break
9Domingo GermanNYYvs. TOR, vs. TB 
10David PriceBOSvs. LAD, at BAL  
11Jose BerriosMINat CLE, vs. OAKStrikeouts should increase as he continues to mature
12Lucas GiolitoCWSat KC, at TB 
13Andrew HeaneyLAAvs. HOU, at SEAStrikeouts there, everything else should catch up
14Masahiro TanakaNYYvs. TOR, vs. COLFantasy owners yearning for his ASG win
15Mike MinorTEXvs. HOU, at HOUConcerned about second half swoon in Texas heat
16James PaxtonNYYvs. TB, vs. COL  
17Brad PeacockHOUat LAA, vs. TEX 
18Jake OdorizziMINat CLE, vs. OAK  
19Matthew BoydDETat KC, at CLE3HR is first 50.1 IP, 16 HR in last 56.2 IP
20Yusei KikuchiSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
21Rick PorcelloBOSvs. TOR, at BAL 
22Brendan McKayTBat BAL, vs. CWS  
23J.A. HappNYYvs. TOR, vs. TB 
24Zach PlesacCLEvs. DET, vs. KC 
25Griffin CanningLAAvs. HOU, at SEA  
26John MeansBALvs. TB, vs. BOSLooked for a reason to suggest regression may be soft. Couldn't find one.
27Wade LeBlancSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
28Eduardo RodriguezBOSvs. LAD, vs. TOR  
29Danny DuffyKCvs. DET, vs. CWS  
30Lance LynnTEXvs. HOU, vs. ARI  
31CC SabathiaNYYvs. TB, vs. COL  
32Jalen BeeksTBat BAL, vs. CWS  
33Mike FiersOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
34Mike LeakeSEAat LAA, vs. LAA  
35Brad KellerKCvs. DET, vs. CWS  
36Yonny ChirinosTBat BAL, at NYY  
37Dylan BundyBALvs. TB, vs. WAS  
38Kyle GibsonMINat CLE, vs. OAK  
39Marcus StromanTORat NYY, at DET  
40Felix PenaLAAvs. SEA, vs. HOU  
41Hector VelazquezBOSvs. TOR, at BAL 
42Dylan CeaseCWSat KC, at TB 
43Reynaldo LopezCWSat OAK, at TB  
44Adam PlutkoCLEvs. DET, vs. KC 
45Michael PinedaMINvs. NYM 
46Wade MileyHOUat TEX, at LAA  
47Jakob JunisKCvs. CWS, at CLE 
48Martin PerezMINvs. NYM, vs. OAK 
49Chris BassittOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
50Framber ValdezHOUat TEX, vs. TEX  
51Jesse ChavezTEXvs. HOU, at HOU  
52Daniel MengdenOAKvs. SEA 
53Brett AndersonOAKvs. CWS, at MIN  
54Andrew CashnerBALvs. TB, vs. BOS  
55Marco GonzalesSEAat OAK 
56Ryan YarbroughTBat NYY 
57Trent ThorntonTORat BOS, at DET 
58Ivan NovaCWSat OAK, at KC  
59Jose SuarezLAAvs. SEA, at SEA 
60Tanner AndersonOAKvs. SEA, at MIN 
61Matt HarveyLAAvs. SEA, vs. HOU 
62Homer BaileyKCvs. DET, at CLE  
63Gregory SotoDETat CLE, vs. TOR 
64Tommy MiloneSEAat OAK 
65Adrian SampsonTEXvs. ARI 
66Sean Reid-FoleyTORat BOS, at DET 
67Jordan ZimmermannDETat KC, vs. TOR  
68Asher WojciechowskiBALvs. WAS 
69Clayton RichardTORat NYY, at BOS  
70Glenn SparkmanKCvs. CWS, at CLE 
71Ariel JuradoTEXvs. HOU, at HOU  
72Aaron SanchezTORat NYY, at BOS  
73Daniel NorrisDETat KC, at CLE  
74Ryan CarpenterDETat CLE, vs. TOR 
75Gabriel YnoaBALvs. TB, vs. BOS 
76Ross DetwilerCWSat OAK, at KC 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Max ScherzerWASat PHI, at ATLStill the best
2Jacob deGromNYMat MIA, at SF  
3Clayton KershawLADat PHI, vs. MIA  
4Walker BuehlerLADat PHI, vs. MIA 
5Hyun-Jin RyuLADat BOS, vs. MIA 
6Noah SyndergaardNYMat MIA, at SFRaw stuff similar to last season (slider and curve velo down). Should have better 2H.
7Stephen StrasburgWASat PHI, at ATLLooking to build on best start of the season right before the break
8Zack GreinkeARIat STL, vs. MIL  
9Aaron NolaPHIvs. WAS, vs. LAD.61 ERA, .74 WHIP with 34 K in last 29.2 IP, rebound well underway
10Mike SorokaATLat SD, vs. WASRegression candidate, though landing should be soft
11Kyle HendricksCHCvs. CIN, vs. SD 
12Caleb SmithMIAvs. NYM, vs. SDOn hug watch?
13Patrick CorbinWASat PHI, at ATL  
14Luis CastilloCINat CHC, vs. STL 
15Madison BumgarnerSFat MIL, vs. NYM  
16Chris PaddackSDvs. ATL, at CHC  
17Jack FlahertySTLvs. PIT, at CIN 
18Brandon WoodruffMILvs. ATL, at ARIUnderlying metrics suggest Woodruff was a bit UNLUCKY in the 1H
19Miles MikolasSTLvs. ARI, at CINEverything the same as last season except HR/FB doubled
20Zack WheelerNYMat MIN, at SF 
21Dinelson LametSDvs. ATL, at MIA  
22Jon LesterCHCvs. PIT, vs. SD  
23Jose QuintanaCHCvs. PIT, vs. SDPitching better lately, a decent rebound candidate
24Joey LucchesiSDvs. ATL, at CHC  
25Joe MusgrovePITat STL, vs. PHI 
26Chase AndersonMILvs. SF, vs. ATL 
27Trevor RichardsMIAvs. SD, at LAD  
28Kenta MaedaLADat BOS, at PHI  
29Yu DarvishCHCvs. PIT, vs. CIN  
30Trevor WilliamsPITat CHC, vs. PHI  
31German MarquezCOLvs. SF, at NYY  
32Robbie RayARIat STL, at TEX  
33Nick PivettaPHIvs. WAS, vs. LAD  
34Ross StriplingLADat BOS, at PHI  
35Dallas KeuchelATLat SD, at MIL  
36Jason VargasNYMat MIA, at SF  
37Eric LauerSDat MIA, at CHC 
38Max FriedATLat MIL, vs. WAS 
39Julio TeheranATLat SD, vs. WAS  
40Zach EflinPHIvs. LAD, at PIT 
41Anthony DeSclafaniCINat CHC, vs. STL 
42Merrill KellyARIat STL, vs. MIL  
43Jordan LylesPITat CHC, vs. PHI  
44Jake ArrietaPHIvs. WAS, at PIT  
45Logan AllenSDat MIA 
46Jhoulys ChacinMILvs. SF, at ARI  
47Adam WainwrightSTLvs. ARI, vs. PIT  
48Zach DaviesMILvs. SF, at ARI  
49Anibal SanchezWASat BAL, at ATL 
50Chris ArcherPITat CHC, at STL  
51Sandy AlcantaraMIAvs. NYM, at LAD 
52Michael WachaSTLvs. PIT, at CIN 
53Zac GallenMIAvs. NYM, at LAD  
54Jon GrayCOLvs. CIN, vs. SF  
55Jordan YamamotoMIAvs. SD 
56Tanner RoarkCINat COL, vs. STL  
57Jeff SamardzijaSFat COL, vs. NYM 
58Bryse WilsonATLat MIL, vs. WAS 
59Dakota HudsonSTLvs. ARI, at CIN  
60Tyler MahleCINat COL, vs. STL  
61Vince VelasquezPHIvs. LAD, at PIT 
62Kyle FreelandCOLvs. CIN, at NYY 
63Sonny GrayCINat COL, at CHC  
64Dario AgrazalPITat STL 
65Adbert AlzolayCHCvs. CIN 
66Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. CIN, at NYY  
67Drew PomeranzSFat COL, vs. NYM 
68Alex YoungARIvs. MIL 
69Shaun AndersonSFat MIL, at COL  
70Peter LambertCOLvs. SF 
71Austin VothWASat BAL 
72Steven MatzNYMat MIN 
73Adrian HouserMILvs. ATL, at ARI 
74Dereck RodriguezSFat COL 
75Tyler BeedeSFat MIL, vs. NYM 
76Taylor ClarkeARIat TEX, vs. MIL 
77Jeff HoffmanCOLvs. SF 

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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.
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