Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Giants Steps

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Updated on July 19, 2021 12:15AM EST

The first full week of the second half (I know, we're technically past the halfway point) features mostly back-end starters with the two-step, though a few aces sneak in as they were afforded extra rest. The week's top-ranked arm is an example as Kevin Gausman makes his post-break debut against the Dodgers, though that could also be in part for strategic reasons.

We're less than two weeks away from the July 30 MLB trade deadline, so keep that in mind when counting up starts for the week since you may fall short if one of your guys are dealt to a contender.

Please keep in mind I pull the probable pitchers from the site's Projected Starters Grid. As such, while I am always happy to address rankings question here, please direct scheduling questions there.

UPDATED: Sunday July 19 12:15 AM ET

Week of July 19 - 25

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAD, PIT	The league in general struggles against Mr. Splitty and Gausman has one of the best
2	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL, @MIA	Hoping extra rest gets him refreshed after skidding into the break
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	CLE, TEX
4	Lance Lynn	CWS	MIN, @MIL
5	Alex Wood	SF	@LAD, PIT
6	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@OAK, @MIN
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
8	Jose Berrios	MIN	LAA, @CWS	We all want ceiling, but floor matters too
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BOS
10	Walker Buehler	LAD

We're less than two weeks away from the July 30 MLB trade deadline, so keep that in mind when counting up starts for the week since you may fall short if one of your guys are dealt to a contender.

Please keep in mind I pull the probable pitchers from the site's Projected Starters Grid. As such, while I am always happy to address rankings question here, please direct scheduling questions there.

UPDATED: Sunday July 19 12:15 AM ET

Week of July 19 - 25

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAD, PIT	The league in general struggles against Mr. Splitty and Gausman has one of the best
2	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL, @MIA	Hoping extra rest gets him refreshed after skidding into the break
3	Zack Greinke	HOU	CLE, TEX
4	Lance Lynn	CWS	MIN, @MIL
5	Alex Wood	SF	@LAD, PIT
6	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@OAK, @MIN
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
8	Jose Berrios	MIN	LAA, @CWS	We all want ceiling, but floor matters too
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BOS
10	Walker Buehler	LAD	SF
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	CWS
12	Max Scherzer	WAS	@BAL
13	Cole Irvin	OAK	LAA, @SEA
14	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CWS
15	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SF, COL	Should be close to a regular starter's workload
16	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@SEA
17	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@MIL
18	German Marquez	COL	SEA, @LAD
19	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
20	Joe Musgrove	SD	@MIA
21	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@NYM
22	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS, SD	When will Marlins curtail innings for the potential NL ROY?
23	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL, @CLE
24	Alek Manoah	TOR	BOS
25	Robbie Ray	TOR	BOS
26	Adam Wainwright	STL	CHC
27	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	OAK
28	Frankie Montas	OAK	@SEA
29	Sonny Gray	CIN	STL
30	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@DET, @HOU	Hug watch is on in Texas
31	Taijuan Walker	NYM	TOR
32	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
33	Ross Stripling	TOR	BOS, @NYM
34	Julio Urias	LAD	SF
35	Casey Mize	DET	TEX, @KC
36	Charlie Morton	ATL	SD
37	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYY, ATL
38	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	CLE
39	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK
40	John Means	BAL	@TB	Slated to return from the IL
41	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	PHI
42	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@STL
43	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@MIL
44	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@LAD
45	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	TEX
46	Luis Castillo	CIN	STL
47	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	NYY
48	Luis Garcia	HOU	CLE
49	James Kaprielian	OAK	LAA	Good pair to keep 1H momentum going
50	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
51	Ryan Weathers	SD	@MIA
52	Zach Plesac	CLE	TB
53	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TOR, NYY
54	Kenta Maeda	MIN	LAA
55	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
56	Shane McClanahan	TB	BAL, @CLE
57	Tyler Mahle	CIN	STL
58	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@HOU, TB	Control looks better, can he maintain it?
59	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@STL
60	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CHC
61	Wade Miley	CIN	NYM
62	Johnny Cueto	SF	PIT
63	Danny Duffy	KC	DET
64	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	PIT
65	Tarik Skubal	DET	TEX, @KC
66	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	NYY
67	Blake Snell	SD	@MIA
68	Marcus Stroman	NYM	@CIN
69	Jon Gray	COL	@LAD
70	Max Fried	ATL	@PHI
71	Framber Valdez	HOU	TEX
72	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS
73	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@BOS
74	Josiah Gray	LAD	SF, COL	Not definite but strong candidate for callup
75	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@CHC
76	Matt Manning	DET	TEX
77	Tylor Megill	NYM	TOR
78	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@ARI
79	Mix 12 Reliever
80	Carlos Hernandez	KC	DET
81	JT Brubaker	PIT	@SF
82	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	MIN
83	Domingo German	NYY	PHI, @BOS
84	David Price	LAD	COL
85	Steven Matz	TOR	@NYM
86	Michael Wacha	TB	BAL
87	Alex Cobb	LAA	@MIN
88	Jose Suarez	LAA	@OAK
89	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@SF
90	Chris Paddack	SD	@ATL
91	Mix 15 Reliever
92	Brett Anderson	MIL	KC
93	Dane Dunning	TEX	@DET
94	Kyle Muller	ATL	SD, @PHI
95	Eric Lauer	MIL	KC
96	Mike Minor	KC	@MIL
97	Adrian Houser	MIL	CWS
98	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TOR
99	Rich Hill	TB	@CLE
100	Alec Mills	CHC	@STL, ARI
101	Kolby Allard	TEX	@HOU
102	Drew Smyly	ATL	@PHI
103	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD
104	Matt Moore	PHI	@NYY
105	Michael Pineda	MIN	@CWS
106	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	MIN
107	Brady Singer	KC	DET
108	Josh Fleming	TB	@CLE
109	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
110	Brad Keller	KC	@MIL
111	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
112	Taylor Widener	ARI	PIT
113	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@HOU
114	Zach Thompson	MIA	SD
115	Cal Quantrill	CLE	TB
116	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CWS, LAA
117	Deivi Garcia	NYY	@BOS
118	Zach Davies	CHC	ARI
119	J.C. Mejia	CLE	@HOU, TB	Was pitching better when he was Jean Carlos
120	Wily Peralta	DET	@KC
121	Vince Velasquez	PHI	ATL
122	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@COL, OAK
123	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	NYM
124	Caleb Smith	ARI	PIT, @CHC
125	Jake Woodford	STL	CHC, @CIN
126	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@MIN
127	Touki Toussaint	ATL	SD, @PHI
128	Robert Dugger	SEA	OAK
129	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@MIN
130	J.A. Happ	MIN	LAA
131	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@BAL
132	Trevor Williams	CHC	@STL, ARI
133	Garrett Richards	BOS	@TOR
134	Erick Fedde	WAS	MIA
135	Jon Lester	WAS	MIA, @BAL
136	Johan Oviedo	STL	CHC, @CIN
137	Nick Neidert	MIA	@WAS, SD
138	Reiss Knehr	SD	@ATL
139	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@DET
140	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	NYM
141	Max Kranick	PIT	@ARI
142	Jerad Eickhoff	NYM	@CIN, TOR
143	Chris Flexen	SEA	@COL
144	Eli Morgan	CLE	@HOU
145	Wade LeBlanc	STL	@CIN
146	Griffin Jax	MIN	@CWS
147	Keegan Akin	BAL	@TB
148	Robert Stock	NYM	@CIN
149	Tyler Alexander	DET	TEX
150	Wil Crowe	PIT	@SF
151	Jorge Lopez	BAL	WAS
152	Matt Harvey	BAL	WAS
153	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SEA
154	Chase De Jong	PIT	@ARI
155	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@TB, WAS
156	Paolo Espino	WAS	MIA
157	Wes Benjamin	TEX	@DET
158	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SD

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Greinke	HOU	CLE, TEX
2	Lance Lynn	CWS	MIN, @MIL
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@OAK, @MIN
4	Jose Berrios	MIN	LAA, @CWS	We all want ceiling, but floor matters too
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BOS
6	Cole Irvin	OAK	LAA, @SEA
7	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@SEA
8	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@MIL
9	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
10	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@NYM
11	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BAL, @CLE
12	Alek Manoah	TOR	BOS
13	Robbie Ray	TOR	BOS
14	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	OAK
15	Frankie Montas	OAK	@SEA
16	Kyle Gibson	TEX	@DET, @HOU	Hug watch is on in Texas
17	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
18	Ross Stripling	TOR	BOS, @NYM
19	Casey Mize	DET	TEX, @KC
20	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	CLE
21	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK
22	John Means	BAL	@TB	Slated to return from the IL
23	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	PHI
24	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@MIL
25	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	TEX
26	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	NYY
27	Luis Garcia	HOU	CLE
28	James Kaprielian	OAK	LAA	Good pair to keep 1H momentum going
29	Zach Plesac	CLE	TB
30	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TOR, NYY
31	Kenta Maeda	MIN	LAA
32	Shane McClanahan	TB	BAL, @CLE
33	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@HOU, TB	Control looks better, can he maintain it?
34	Danny Duffy	KC	DET
35	Tarik Skubal	DET	TEX, @KC
36	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	NYY
37	Framber Valdez	HOU	TEX
38	Jameson Taillon	NYY	@BOS
39	Matt Manning	DET	TEX
40	Carlos Hernandez	KC	DET
41	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	MIN
42	Domingo German	NYY	PHI, @BOS
43	Steven Matz	TOR	@NYM
44	Michael Wacha	TB	BAL
45	Alex Cobb	LAA	@MIN
46	Jose Suarez	LAA	@OAK
47	Dane Dunning	TEX	@DET
48	Mike Minor	KC	@MIL
49	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TOR
50	Rich Hill	TB	@CLE
51	Kolby Allard	TEX	@HOU
52	AL Reliever
53	Michael Pineda	MIN	@CWS
54	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	MIN
55	Brady Singer	KC	DET
56	Josh Fleming	TB	@CLE
57	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
58	Brad Keller	KC	@MIL
59	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	@HOU
60	Cal Quantrill	CLE	TB
61	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CWS, LAA
62	Deivi Garcia	NYY	@BOS
63	J.C. Mejia	CLE	@HOU, TB	Was pitching better when he was Jean Carlos
64	Wily Peralta	DET	@KC
65	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@COL, OAK
66	Andrew Heaney	LAA	@MIN
67	Robert Dugger	SEA	OAK
68	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@MIN
69	J.A. Happ	MIN	LAA
70	Garrett Richards	BOS	@TOR
71	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@DET
72	Chris Flexen	SEA	@COL
73	Eli Morgan	CLE	@HOU
74	Griffin Jax	MIN	@CWS
75	Keegan Akin	BAL	@TB
76	Tyler Alexander	DET	TEX
77	Jorge Lopez	BAL	WAS
78	Matt Harvey	BAL	WAS
79	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@TB, WAS
80	Wes Benjamin	TEX	@DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAD, PIT	The league in general struggles against Mr. Splitty and Gausman has one of the best
2	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL, @MIA	Hoping extra rest gets him refreshed after skidding into the break
3	Alex Wood	SF	@LAD, PIT
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
5	Walker Buehler	LAD	SF
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	CWS
7	Max Scherzer	WAS	@BAL
8	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CWS
9	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SF, COL	Should be close to a regular starter's workload
10	German Marquez	COL	SEA, @LAD
11	Joe Musgrove	SD	@MIA
12	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS, SD	When will Marlins curtail innings for the potential NL ROY?
13	Adam Wainwright	STL	CHC
14	Sonny Gray	CIN	STL
15	Taijuan Walker	NYM	TOR
16	Julio Urias	LAD	SF
17	Charlie Morton	ATL	SD
18	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYY, ATL
19	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@STL
20	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@LAD
21	Luis Castillo	CIN	STL
22	Zach Eflin	PHI	ATL
23	Ryan Weathers	SD	@MIA
24	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
25	Tyler Mahle	CIN	STL
26	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	@STL
27	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	CHC
28	Wade Miley	CIN	NYM
29	Johnny Cueto	SF	PIT
30	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	PIT
31	Blake Snell	SD	@MIA
32	Marcus Stroman	NYM	@CIN
33	Jon Gray	COL	@LAD
34	Max Fried	ATL	@PHI
35	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS
36	Josiah Gray	LAD	SF, COL	Not definite but strong candidate for callup
37	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@CHC
38	Tylor Megill	NYM	TOR
39	Tyler Anderson	PIT	@ARI
40	JT Brubaker	PIT	@SF
41	David Price	LAD	COL
42	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@SF
43	Chris Paddack	SD	@ATL
44	Brett Anderson	MIL	KC
45	Kyle Muller	ATL	SD, @PHI
46	Eric Lauer	MIL	KC
47	Adrian Houser	MIL	CWS
48	Alec Mills	CHC	@STL, ARI
49	Drew Smyly	ATL	@PHI
50	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD
51	Matt Moore	PHI	@NYY
52	NL Reliever
53	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
54	Taylor Widener	ARI	PIT
55	Zach Thompson	MIA	SD
56	Zach Davies	CHC	ARI
57	Vince Velasquez	PHI	ATL
58	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	NYM
59	Caleb Smith	ARI	PIT, @CHC
60	Jake Woodford	STL	CHC, @CIN
61	Touki Toussaint	ATL	SD, @PHI
62	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@BAL
63	Trevor Williams	CHC	@STL, ARI
64	Erick Fedde	WAS	MIA
65	Jon Lester	WAS	MIA, @BAL
66	Johan Oviedo	STL	CHC, @CIN
67	Nick Neidert	MIA	@WAS, SD
68	Reiss Knehr	SD	@ATL
69	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	NYM
70	Max Kranick	PIT	@ARI
71	Jerad Eickhoff	NYM	@CIN, TOR
72	Wade LeBlanc	STL	@CIN
73	Robert Stock	NYM	@CIN
74	Wil Crowe	PIT	@SF
75	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	SEA
76	Chase De Jong	PIT	@ARI
77	Paolo Espino	WAS	MIA
78	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SD