Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Just Another Marathon Monday

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Updated on April 19, 2021 1:05AM EST

It's the week dreaded most by West Coasters as the week's top-ranked pitcher, Lucas Giolito, squares off with Nathan Eovaldi in the annual Patriots' Day game on Monday. Boston will again be wearing its yellow and blue, "City Connect" uniforms, designed using the color scheme of the Boston Marathon.

Weather has wreaked havoc with the schedule, though it appears to be settling over the weekend. Even so, there will not doubt be changes, so be sure to pop on back Sunday night for the refresh.

For the week of April 19-25.

UPDATED: Monday April 19 1:05 AM ET

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@BOS, TEX	Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round
2	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD, @CHC
3	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@BOS, @TB
4	Jack Flaherty	STL	@WAS, CIN
5	Luis Castillo	CIN	ARI, @STL
6	Dylan Bundy	LAA	TEX, @HOU
7	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CIN, @ATL	Should be able to work at least 5 IP
8	Joe Musgrove	SD	MIL, @LAD
9	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@CHC
10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CLE
11	Kevin Gausman	SF	@PHI, MIA
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	NYY
13	Dustin May	LAD	@SEA, SD	Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk%
14	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	@OAK, PIT	Should continue strong start to campaign
15	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@BAL, MIN	Off to a slow start but team isn't worried
16	Trevor Bauer	LAD	SD

Weather has wreaked havoc with the schedule, though it appears to be settling over the weekend. Even so, there will not doubt be changes, so be sure to pop on back Sunday night for the refresh.

For the week of April 19-25.

UPDATED: Monday April 19 1:05 AM ET

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@BOS, TEX	Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round
2	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD, @CHC
3	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@BOS, @TB
4	Jack Flaherty	STL	@WAS, CIN
5	Luis Castillo	CIN	ARI, @STL
6	Dylan Bundy	LAA	TEX, @HOU
7	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CIN, @ATL	Should be able to work at least 5 IP
8	Joe Musgrove	SD	MIL, @LAD
9	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@CHC
10	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CLE
11	Kevin Gausman	SF	@PHI, MIA
12	Shane Bieber	CLE	NYY
13	Dustin May	LAD	@SEA, SD	Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk%
14	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	@OAK, PIT	Should continue strong start to campaign
15	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@BAL, MIN	Off to a slow start but team isn't worried
16	Trevor Bauer	LAD	SD
17	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@CHC, WAS
18	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@SD
19	Tyler Glasnow	TB	TOR
20	Walker Buehler	LAD	SD
21	Max Scherzer	WAS	STL
22	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SD
23	Marcus Stroman	NYM	WAS
24	Chris Paddack	SD	MIL, @LAD	Too talented to not figure things out
25	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
26	Kenta Maeda	MIN	PIT	.404 BABIP, he'll be fine
27	Sonny Gray	CIN	@STL	Set for 2021 debut
28	Jose Berrios	MIN	@OAK	Pitching well, but spike in K% isn't backed by CSW%
29	Zack Greinke	HOU	LAA
30	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	CWS, SEA	Strikeouts low, but yet to allow a homer
31	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	TOR, SEA
32	Jameson Taillon	NYY	ATL, @CLE	10:1 K:BB ratio will soon translate to better outcomes
33	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	MIL
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SF
35	Sean Manaea	OAK	MIN
36	Dinelson Lamet	SD	MIL	Slated to come off the IL
37	Zach Plesac	CLE	CWS, NYY	Tough week for a rebound
38	Lance McCullers	HOU	@COL, LAA	Pitched under the weather last time and now gets Coors
39	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SF	Reversed last season's trend of fewer K and more GB, at least so far
40	Kohei Arihara	TEX	@LAA, @CWS
41	Danny Duffy	KC	TB, @DET
42	Julio Urias	LAD	@SEA
43	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TEX
44	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	WAS	Almost made the rotation in the spring
45	Blake Snell	SD	@LAD
46	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@SF
47	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS
48	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC	Fanned or walked 33 of 51 batters faced
49	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYY
50	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	TEX
51	Max Fried	ATL	ARI	Good lineup to face to regain confidence
52	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA
53	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@HOU
54	Alex Wood	SF	MIA	Ready for first start with the Giants
55	Michael Pineda	MIN	PIT
56	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	TOR
57	Zach Eflin	PHI	SF
58	Aaron Nola	PHI	@COL
59	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@CLE
60	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE	Near-perfect rematch
61	Alex Cobb	LAA	@HOU
62	John Gant	STL	CIN
63	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@BOS
64	Triston McKenzie	CLE	NYY
65	Marco Gonzales	SEA	LAD
66	Griffin Canning	LAA	@HOU
67	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYY
68	J.A. Happ	MIN	@OAK
69	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CIN	Expected to return from the IL
70	Michael Fulmer	DET	PIT, KC	Soft matchups, but innings could be limited
71	Corey Kluber	NYY	ATL	Uncharacteristically wild
72	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	LAA
73	Mix 12 Reliever
74	Rich Hill	TB	@KC
75	Mike Minor	KC	@DET
76	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@BAL
77	John Means	BAL	OAK
78	Frankie Montas	OAK	MIN
79	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@LAA	5 HR allowed in 16 IP -- ouch
80	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@PHI	ERA artificially low, but taking well to new team
81	Jose Quintana	LAA	TEX
82	Trevor Rogers	MIA	BAL
83	Dane Dunning	TEX	@CWS
84	Mix 15 Reliever
85	Tyler Mahle	CIN	ARI
86	Patrick Corbin	WAS	STL	9 ER in 2 IP last time, that'll leave a mark
87	Robbie Ray	TOR	@TB
88	Josh Fleming	TB	@KC, TOR
89	Logan Webb	SF	@PHI, MIA	Back into the rotation with Johnny Cueto out
90	Adrian Houser	MIL	@SD
91	Wade Miley	CIN	@STL
92	Jon Lester	WAS	@NYM	Expected to emerge from COVID-19 list
93	Brad Keller	KC	TB
94	Justus Sheffield	SEA	LAD
95	Domingo German	NYY	@CLE
96	Nick Neidert	MIA	BAL, @SF
97	Garrett Richards	BOS	TOR
98	Zach Davies	CHC	NYM
99	Jake Arrieta	CHC	NYM, MIL
100	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC	Careful -- SIERA and xFIP both 4.59
101	Daniel Castano	MIA	@SF
102	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@DET, @MIN
103	Jon Gray	COL	HOU, PHI
104	Steven Matz	TOR	@TB
105	Erick Fedde	WAS	@NYM
106	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@ATL
107	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
108	Jakob Junis	KC	TB
109	Chase Anderson	PHI	SF, @COL
110	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@CWS
111	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@CIN
112	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	MIL
113	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@MIA
114	Dylan Cease	CWS	TEX
115	Aaron Sanchez	SF	MIA
116	Luke Weaver	ARI	@ATL
117	Joe Ross	WAS	STL, @NYM
118	Logan Allen	CLE	NYY
119	Nick Pivetta	BOS	SEA
120	Carlos Martinez	STL	@WAS
121	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@LAA
122	Spencer Turnbull	DET	PIT
123	JT Brubaker	PIT	@DET
124	German Marquez	COL	PHI
125	Trevor Williams	CHC	NYM
126	Matt Harvey	BAL	@MIA, OAK
127	Adam Wainwright	STL	@WAS
128	Martin Perez	BOS	SEA
129	Bryse Wilson	ATL	ARI
130	Justin Dunn	SEA	@BOS
131	Taylor Widener	ARI	@CIN
132	Casey Mize	DET	KC
133	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC
134	Brett Anderson	MIL	@CHC
135	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@CLE
136	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	ARI
137	Trevor Cahill	PIT	@MIN
138	Cole Irvin	OAK	@BAL
139	Jose Urena	DET	PIT
140	Mitch Keller	PIT	@DET
141	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@COL
142	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@MIN
143	Michael Wacha	TB	@KC
144	Jorge Lopez	BAL	OAK
145	Anthony Kay	TOR	@BOS
146	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	ARI
147	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@BOS
148	Austin Gomber	COL	HOU
149	Chris Flexen	SEA	@BOS
150	Matt Moore	PHI	@COL
151	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PHI

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@BOS, TEX	Proving worthy of late spring ascent into the first round
2	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@BOS, @TB
3	Dylan Bundy	LAA	TEX, @HOU
4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CLE
5	Shane Bieber	CLE	NYY
6	Matt Shoemaker	MIN	@OAK, PIT	Should continue strong start to campaign
7	Jesus Luzardo	OAK	@BAL, MIN	Off to a slow start but team isn't worried
8	Tyler Glasnow	TB	TOR
9	Kenta Maeda	MIN	PIT	.404 BABIP, he'll be fine
10	Jose Berrios	MIN	@OAK	Pitching well, but spike in K% isn't backed by CSW%
11	Zack Greinke	HOU	LAA
12	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	CWS, SEA	Strikeouts low, but yet to allow a homer
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	TOR, SEA
14	Jameson Taillon	NYY	ATL, @CLE	10:1 K:BB ratio will soon translate to better outcomes
15	Sean Manaea	OAK	MIN
16	Zach Plesac	CLE	CWS, NYY	Tough week for a rebound
17	Lance McCullers	HOU	@COL, LAA	Pitched under the weather last time and now gets Coors
18	Kohei Arihara	TEX	@LAA, @CWS
19	Danny Duffy	KC	TB, @DET
20	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	TEX
21	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS
22	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	TEX
23	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA
24	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@HOU
25	Michael Pineda	MIN	PIT
26	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	TOR
27	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@CLE
28	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE	Near-perfect rematch
29	Alex Cobb	LAA	@HOU
30	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@BOS
31	Triston McKenzie	CLE	NYY
32	Marco Gonzales	SEA	LAD
33	Griffin Canning	LAA	@HOU
34	J.A. Happ	MIN	@OAK
35	Michael Fulmer	DET	PIT, KC	Soft matchups, but innings could be limited
36	Corey Kluber	NYY	ATL	Uncharacteristically wild
37	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	LAA
38	Rich Hill	TB	@KC
39	Mike Minor	KC	@DET
40	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@BAL
41	John Means	BAL	OAK
42	Frankie Montas	OAK	MIN
43	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@LAA	5 HR allowed in 16 IP -- ouch
44	Jose Quintana	LAA	TEX
45	Dane Dunning	TEX	@CWS
46	Robbie Ray	TOR	@TB
47	Josh Fleming	TB	@KC, TOR
48	Brad Keller	KC	TB
49	Justus Sheffield	SEA	LAD
50	Domingo German	NYY	@CLE
51	Garrett Richards	BOS	TOR
52	AL Reliever
53	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC	Careful -- SIERA and xFIP both 4.59
54	Steven Matz	TOR	@TB
55	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
56	Jakob Junis	KC	TB
57	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@CWS
58	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@MIA
59	Dylan Cease	CWS	TEX
60	Logan Allen	CLE	NYY
61	Nick Pivetta	BOS	SEA
62	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@LAA
63	Spencer Turnbull	DET	PIT
64	Matt Harvey	BAL	@MIA, OAK
65	Martin Perez	BOS	SEA
66	Justin Dunn	SEA	@BOS
67	Casey Mize	DET	KC
68	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@CLE
69	Cole Irvin	OAK	@BAL
70	Jose Urena	DET	PIT
71	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@COL
72	Michael Wacha	TB	@KC
73	Jorge Lopez	BAL	OAK
74	Anthony Kay	TOR	@BOS
75	Nick Margevicius	SEA	@BOS
76	Chris Flexen	SEA	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD, @CHC
2	Jack Flaherty	STL	@WAS, CIN
3	Luis Castillo	CIN	ARI, @STL
4	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CIN, @ATL	Should be able to work at least 5 IP
5	Joe Musgrove	SD	MIL, @LAD
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	@CHC
7	Kevin Gausman	SF	@PHI, MIA
8	Dustin May	LAD	@SEA, SD	Can he keep up his 14.1 SwStrk%
9	Trevor Bauer	LAD	SD
10	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@CHC, WAS
11	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@SD
12	Walker Buehler	LAD	SD
13	Max Scherzer	WAS	STL
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SD
15	Marcus Stroman	NYM	WAS
16	Chris Paddack	SD	MIL, @LAD	Too talented to not figure things out
17	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
18	Sonny Gray	CIN	@STL	Set for 2021 debut
19	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	MIL
20	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SF
21	Dinelson Lamet	SD	MIL	Slated to come off the IL
22	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SF	Reversed last season's trend of fewer K and more GB, at least so far
23	Julio Urias	LAD	@SEA
24	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	WAS	Almost made the rotation in the spring
25	Blake Snell	SD	@LAD
26	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@SF
27	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC	Fanned or walked 33 of 51 batters faced
28	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYY
29	Max Fried	ATL	ARI	Good lineup to face to regain confidence
30	Alex Wood	SF	MIA	Ready for first start with the Giants
31	Zach Eflin	PHI	SF
32	Aaron Nola	PHI	@COL
33	John Gant	STL	CIN
34	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYY
35	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CIN	Expected to return from the IL
36	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@PHI	ERA artificially low, but taking well to new team
37	Trevor Rogers	MIA	BAL
38	Tyler Mahle	CIN	ARI
39	Patrick Corbin	WAS	STL	9 ER in 2 IP last time, that'll leave a mark
40	Logan Webb	SF	@PHI, MIA	Back into the rotation with Johnny Cueto out
41	Adrian Houser	MIL	@SD
42	Wade Miley	CIN	@STL
43	Jon Lester	WAS	@NYM	Expected to emerge from COVID-19 list
44	Nick Neidert	MIA	BAL, @SF
45	NL Reliever
46	Zach Davies	CHC	NYM
47	Jake Arrieta	CHC	NYM, MIL
48	Daniel Castano	MIA	@SF
49	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@DET, @MIN
50	Jon Gray	COL	HOU, PHI
51	Erick Fedde	WAS	@NYM
52	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@ATL
53	Chase Anderson	PHI	SF, @COL
54	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@CIN
55	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	MIL
56	Aaron Sanchez	SF	MIA
57	Luke Weaver	ARI	@ATL
58	Joe Ross	WAS	STL, @NYM
59	Carlos Martinez	STL	@WAS
60	JT Brubaker	PIT	@DET
61	German Marquez	COL	PHI
62	Trevor Williams	CHC	NYM
63	Adam Wainwright	STL	@WAS
64	Bryse Wilson	ATL	ARI
65	Taylor Widener	ARI	@CIN
66	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC
67	Brett Anderson	MIL	@CHC
68	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	ARI
69	Trevor Cahill	PIT	@MIN
70	Mitch Keller	PIT	@DET
71	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@MIN
72	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	ARI
73	Austin Gomber	COL	HOU
74	Matt Moore	PHI	@COL
75	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PHI