Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Aces Flying Solo

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Updated on August 19, 2024 3:08PM EST

It's one of the busiest weeks of the season with 95 games, but there are curiously few elite hurlers with a double dip. Part of the reason is the overload of injuries, part is teams wanting to extend extra rest, but most of it is simply random scheduling.

Considering we just past the quarter pole, there are a decent number of arms to pick up, with a couple (Javier Assad, DJ Herz) enjoying two starts in most 12-team leagues.

After a scorching stretch in July, temperatures are down, and scoring has dovetailed. You're still challenging the elements with aggressive streaming, but, at least over the prior couple of weeks, the landscape has benefited streaming.

You know the drill. The rotations are pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please head that way with scheduling questions. Don't hesitate to hit me up with rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday August 19, 1:15 AM ET

Week of August 19 - 25

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CWS	Rare for a one-start guy to take the top spot
2	Blake Snell	SF	@SEA
3	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CIN, LAA	Where are the whiffs?
4	Luis Gil	NYY	CLE, COL
5	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL, @KC
7	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Rounding into form; 1.59 ERA, 1.18 WHIP over last 17 IP with 22 K and 4 BB
8	Kyle Harrison	SF	CWS, @SEA
9	Michael

Considering we just past the quarter pole, there are a decent number of arms to pick up, with a couple (Javier Assad, DJ Herz) enjoying two starts in most 12-team leagues.

You know the drill. The rotations are pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please head that way with scheduling questions. Don't hesitate to hit me up with rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday August 19, 1:15 AM ET

Week of August 19 - 25

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CWS	Rare for a one-start guy to take the top spot
2	Blake Snell	SF	@SEA
3	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CIN, LAA	Where are the whiffs?
4	Luis Gil	NYY	CLE, COL
5	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL, @KC
7	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Rounding into form; 1.59 ERA, 1.18 WHIP over last 17 IP with 22 K and 4 BB
8	Kyle Harrison	SF	CWS, @SEA
9	Michael King	SD	MIN, NYM
10	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAD, SF	Injuries have masked how well he's pitched when healthy
11	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIA
12	Jack Flaherty	LAD	SEA	Suddenly the Dodgers best and most reliable pitcher
13	Jose Berrios	TOR	CIN, LAA
14	Logan Webb	SF	CWS	Getting it down without huge K%
15	Mitch Keller	PIT	@TEX, CIN	In a rut, 10.38 ERA, 1.69 WHIP spanning last 13 IP with 4 HR
16	Luis Castillo	SEA	SF
17	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIA
18	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BAL
19	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM
20	Cole Ragans	KC	LAA
21	Zach Eflin	BAL	@NYM
22	Paul Skenes	PIT	@TEX	No indication of a slow workload management… yet
23	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TEX
24	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIA
25	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@OAK
26	Nick Martinez	CIN	@TOR
27	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@PIT
28	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@CLE	Pitching better as a starter
29	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIN
30	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@LAD
31	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@STL
32	Seth Lugo	KC	LAA, PHI	Lower K% and higher BB% are not fending off regression
33	George Kirby	SEA	SF
34	Robbie Ray	SF	CWS
35	Corbin Burnes	BAL	HOU	Rough stretch may be giving Skubal the lead for the AL Cy Young award
36	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@OAK
37	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	TB
38	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SD
39	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@CLE
40	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	PHI, WAS
41	Shane Baz	TB	@OAK, @LAD
42	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	@MIA	Showing signs of getting back on track
43	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	BOS, @BAL	Shoving since the deadline deal
44	Tanner Houck	BOS	@HOU, ARI	Not as sharp as in the 1H, can't put hitters away
45	Bowden Francis	TOR	LAA	2.19 ERA and .49 WHIP over last 12.1 IP with 15 K and 1 BB
46	Walker Buehler	LAD	SEA
47	Valente Bellozo	MIA	CHC
48	Gavin Stone	LAD	SEA, TB	Quietly in NL ROY contention
49	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIA, @BOS
50	Pablo Lopez	MIN	STL
51	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@HOU
52	Colin Rea	MIL	@OAK
53	Carlos Rodon	NYY	COL
54	Chris Bassitt	TOR	LAA
55	Nestor Cortes	NYY	CLE
56	Aaron Civale	MIL	@OAK
57	Bryce Miller	SEA	@LAD
58	Bobby Miller	LAD	TB
59	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
60	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET
61	Joe Musgrove	SD	NYM
62	JP Sears	OAK	MIL
63	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PIT
64	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BAL
65	Andrew Heaney	TEX	PIT
66	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	CIN
67	Charlie Morton	ATL	WAS
68	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@SEA
69	Joe Boyle	OAK	TB, MIL
70	Javier Assad	CHC	DET, @MIA
71	Michael Wacha	KC	PHI
72	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@ATL
73	Kutter Crawford	BOS	ARI
74	DJ Herz	WAS	COL, @ATL
75	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	TB
76	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@SF
77	Kenta Maeda	DET	@CHC
78	Marcus Stroman	NYY	COL
79	David Peterson	NYM	BAL, @SD
80	Mix 12 Reliever
81	Taj Bradley	TB	@OAK, @LAD
82	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@KC
83	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA
84	David Festa	MIN	STL
85	Zac Gallen	ARI	@BOS
86	Max Fried	ATL	PHI
87	Erick Fedde	STL	MIL, @MIN
88	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ARI	Can he stay healthy?
89	Sean Manaea	NYM	BAL
90	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@SD
91	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@TEX, CIN
92	Austin Gomber	COL	@WAS, @NYY
93	Mix 15 Reliever
94	Justin Verlander	HOU	BOS
95	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	DET
96	Cody Bradford	TEX	PIT
97	Bryan Sammons	DET	@CHC, @CWS
98	Matthew Boyd	CLE	@NYY, TEX
99	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@BOS
100	Bailey Falter	PIT	CIN
101	Frankie Montas	MIL	@STL, @OAK
102	Jose Quintana	NYM	BAL, @SD
103	Mitch Spence	OAK	TB
104	Brady Singer	KC	PHI
105	Ronel Blanco	HOU	BOS
106	Matt Waldron	SD	MIN
107	Brant Hurter	DET	@CHC
108	Mitchell Parker	WAS	COL
109	Martin Perez	SD	MIN, NYM
110	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@KC, @TOR
111	Griffin Canning	LAA	@TOR
112	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SD, STL
113	Brayan Bello	BOS	ARI
114	Joey Estes	OAK	TB, MIL
115	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	PHI
116	Adam Oller	MIA	ARI, CHC
117	Ben Lively	CLE	TEX
118	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ATL
119	Tanner Gordon	COL	@WAS
120	Tobias Myers	MIL	@STL
121	Dean Kremer	BAL	@NYM, HOU
122	Max Meyer	MIA	CHC
123	Davis Martin	CWS	@SF
124	Cal Quantrill	COL	@WAS
125	Julian Aguiar	CIN	@TOR, @PIT
126	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@KC, @TOR
127	Gavin Williams	CLE	@NYY
128	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYM, HOU
129	Keider Montero	DET	@CWS
130	Lance Lynn	STL	@MIN
131	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@BAL
132	Luis Severino	NYM	@SD
133	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIL
134	Kyle Gibson	STL	MIL
135	Carson Spiers	CIN	@TOR, @PIT
136	Albert Suarez	BAL	HOU
137	Jake Woodford	PIT	CIN
138	Alex Cobb	CLE	@NYY
139	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@SF, DET
140	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@KC
141	Kyle Freeland	COL	@NYY
142	Ky Bush	CWS	DET
143	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL
144	Tyler Alexander	TB	@LAD
145	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@HOU
146	Johnny Cueto	LAA	@KC
147	Roddery Munoz	MIA	ARI
148	Paul Blackburn	NYM	@SD
149	Jose Urena	TEX	PIT, @CLE
150	Patrick Corbin	WAS	COL
151	Ryan Feltner	COL	@NYY
152	Chris Flexen	CWS	DET
153	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TOR

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CWS	Rare for a one-start guy to take the top spot
2	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CIN, LAA	Where are the whiffs?
3	Luis Gil	NYY	CLE, COL
4	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Rounding into form; 1.59 ERA, 1.18 WHIP over last 17 IP with 22 K and 4 BB
5	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAD, SF	Injuries have masked how well he's pitched when healthy
6	Jose Berrios	TOR	CIN, LAA
7	Luis Castillo	SEA	SF
8	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BAL
9	Cole Ragans	KC	LAA
10	Zach Eflin	BAL	@NYM
11	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TEX
12	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@OAK
13	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@CLE	Pitching better as a starter
14	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@LAD
15	Seth Lugo	KC	LAA, PHI	Lower K% and higher BB% are not fending off regression
16	George Kirby	SEA	SF
17	Corbin Burnes	BAL	HOU	Rough stretch may be giving Skubal the lead for the AL Cy Young award
18	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@OAK
19	Bailey Ober	MIN	@SD
20	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@CLE
21	Shane Baz	TB	@OAK, @LAD
22	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	BOS, @BAL	Shoving since the deadline deal
23	Tanner Houck	BOS	@HOU, ARI	Not as sharp as in the 1H, can't put hitters away
24	Bowden Francis	TOR	LAA	2.19 ERA and .49 WHIP over last 12.1 IP with 15 K and 1 BB
25	Pablo Lopez	MIN	STL
26	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@HOU
27	Carlos Rodon	NYY	COL
28	Chris Bassitt	TOR	LAA
29	Nestor Cortes	NYY	CLE
30	Bryce Miller	SEA	@LAD
31	JP Sears	OAK	MIL
32	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BAL
33	Andrew Heaney	TEX	PIT
34	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	CIN
35	Joe Boyle	OAK	TB, MIL
36	Michael Wacha	KC	PHI
37	Kutter Crawford	BOS	ARI
38	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	TB
39	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@SF
40	Kenta Maeda	DET	@CHC
41	Marcus Stroman	NYY	COL
42	Taj Bradley	TB	@OAK, @LAD
43	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA
44	David Festa	MIN	STL
45	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@SD
46	Justin Verlander	HOU	BOS
47	Cody Bradford	TEX	PIT
48	Bryan Sammons	DET	@CHC, @CWS
49	Matthew Boyd	CLE	@NYY, TEX
50	Mitch Spence	OAK	TB
51	Brady Singer	KC	PHI
52	AL Reliever
53	Ronel Blanco	HOU	BOS
54	Brant Hurter	DET	@CHC
55	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@KC, @TOR
56	Griffin Canning	LAA	@TOR
57	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SD, STL
58	Brayan Bello	BOS	ARI
59	Joey Estes	OAK	TB, MIL
60	Ben Lively	CLE	TEX
61	Dean Kremer	BAL	@NYM, HOU
62	Davis Martin	CWS	@SF
63	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@KC, @TOR
64	Gavin Williams	CLE	@NYY
65	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYM, HOU
66	Keider Montero	DET	@CWS
67	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@BAL
68	Albert Suarez	BAL	HOU
69	Alex Cobb	CLE	@NYY
70	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@SF, DET
71	Ky Bush	CWS	DET
72	Tyler Alexander	TB	@LAD
73	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@HOU
74	Johnny Cueto	LAA	@KC
75	Jose Urena	TEX	PIT, @CLE
76	Chris Flexen	CWS	DET
77	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TOR

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Blake Snell	SF	@SEA
2	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL, @KC
4	Kyle Harrison	SF	CWS, @SEA
5	Michael King	SD	MIN, NYM
6	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIA
7	Jack Flaherty	LAD	SEA	Suddenly the Dodgers best and most reliable pitcher
8	Logan Webb	SF	CWS	Getting it down without huge K%
9	Mitch Keller	PIT	@TEX, CIN	In a rut, 10.38 ERA, 1.69 WHIP spanning last 13 IP with 4 HR
10	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIA
11	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM
12	Paul Skenes	PIT	@TEX	No indication of a slow workload management… yet
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIA
14	Nick Martinez	CIN	@TOR
15	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@PIT
16	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIN
17	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@STL
18	Robbie Ray	SF	CWS
19	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	TB
20	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	PHI, WAS
21	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	@MIA	Showing signs of getting back on track
22	Walker Buehler	LAD	SEA
23	Valente Bellozo	MIA	CHC
24	Gavin Stone	LAD	SEA, TB	Quietly in NL ROY contention
25	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIA, @BOS
26	Colin Rea	MIL	@OAK
27	Aaron Civale	MIL	@OAK
28	Bobby Miller	LAD	TB
29	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ATL
30	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET
31	Joe Musgrove	SD	NYM
32	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PIT
33	Charlie Morton	ATL	WAS
34	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@SEA
35	Javier Assad	CHC	DET, @MIA
36	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@ATL
37	DJ Herz	WAS	COL, @ATL
38	David Peterson	NYM	BAL, @SD
39	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@KC
40	Zac Gallen	ARI	@BOS
41	Max Fried	ATL	PHI
42	Erick Fedde	STL	MIL, @MIN
43	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ARI	Can he stay healthy?
44	Sean Manaea	NYM	BAL
45	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@TEX, CIN
46	Austin Gomber	COL	@WAS, @NYY
47	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	DET
48	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@BOS
49	Bailey Falter	PIT	CIN
50	Frankie Montas	MIL	@STL, @OAK
51	Jose Quintana	NYM	BAL, @SD
52	NL Reliever
53	Matt Waldron	SD	MIN
54	Mitchell Parker	WAS	COL
55	Martin Perez	SD	MIN, NYM
56	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	PHI
57	Adam Oller	MIA	ARI, CHC
58	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ATL
59	Tanner Gordon	COL	@WAS
60	Tobias Myers	MIL	@STL
61	Max Meyer	MIA	CHC
62	Cal Quantrill	COL	@WAS
63	Julian Aguiar	CIN	@TOR, @PIT
64	Lance Lynn	STL	@MIN
65	Luis Severino	NYM	@SD
66	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIL
67	Kyle Gibson	STL	MIL
68	Carson Spiers	CIN	@TOR, @PIT
69	Jake Woodford	PIT	CIN
70	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@KC
71	Kyle Freeland	COL	@NYY
72	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL
73	Roddery Munoz	MIA	ARI
74	Paul Blackburn	NYM	@SD
75	Patrick Corbin	WAS	COL
76	Ryan Feltner	COL	@NYY