Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Bottom of the Barrel

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Updated on July 26, 2020 11:45PM EST

With the front three of most rotations working over the weekend, the majority of the two-start options emanate from the four and five spots, not ideal for those looking to stream the back end of their fantasy staff. Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler and Tyler Glasnow are the notable exceptions. On the other hand, many team's top-two starters will line up for double the fun next week.

For those new to these rankings, the matchups are pulled from our probable pitchers grid, which is constantly updated. On Sunday night, these rankings will be refreshed based on the latest information.

I'm always happy to discuss the rankings in the comments. Please direct all rotation questions to the comments in the probable pitching grid.

UPDATED: July 26, 11:45 PM ET

For the week July 27 - August 2

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@PHI, BOS	In mid-season form
2	Walker Buehler	LAD	@HOU, @ARI	Hurt by road games but still a stud
3	Tyler Glasnow	TB	ATL, @BAL	Just stay healthy…
4	Max Scherzer	WAS	@TOR
5	Chris Bassitt	OAK	LAA, @SEA	Great matchups, worth a decent FAAB bid if available
6	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
7	Mike Minor	TEX	@SF
8	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@TOR
9	Josh James	HOU	SEA, @LAA	Good chance Angels will be without Mike Trout
10	Jacob deGrom	NYM	BOS
11	Blake Snell	TB	@BAL
12	Zack Greinke	HOU	@LAA
13	Lance Lynn	TEX

I'm always happy to discuss the rankings in the comments. Please direct all rotation questions to the comments in the probable pitching grid.

UPDATED: July 26, 11:45 PM ET

For the week July 27 - August 2

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@PHI, BOS	In mid-season form
2	Walker Buehler	LAD	@HOU, @ARI	Hurt by road games but still a stud
3	Tyler Glasnow	TB	ATL, @BAL	Just stay healthy…
4	Max Scherzer	WAS	@TOR
5	Chris Bassitt	OAK	LAA, @SEA	Great matchups, worth a decent FAAB bid if available
6	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
7	Mike Minor	TEX	@SF
8	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	@TOR
9	Josh James	HOU	SEA, @LAA	Good chance Angels will be without Mike Trout
10	Jacob deGrom	NYM	BOS
11	Blake Snell	TB	@BAL
12	Zack Greinke	HOU	@LAA
13	Lance Lynn	TEX	ARI
14	Mike Clevinger	CLE	@MIN
15	Shane Bieber	CLE	CWS
16	Kenta Maeda	MIN	CLE
17	Luis Castillo	CIN	CHC
18	German Marquez	COL	@OAK
19	Frankie Montas	OAK	COL
20	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS, @MIN	Tough matchups, but two starts so helpful
21	Yonny Chirinos	TB	ATL, @BAL	Assuming stretched out enough for 5 IP
22	James Paxton	NYY	PHI
23	Chris Paddack	SD	@SF
24	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC	Good spot for a rebound
25	Adrian Houser	MIL	@PIT, STL
26	Corey Kluber	TEX	@SF
27	Mike Soroka	ATL	TB	So much for babying him early
28	Sonny Gray	CIN	CHC
29	Jose Berrios	MIN	CLE
30	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	WAS
31	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
32	Luke Weaver	ARI	@SD, LAD	Can he carry over last year's momentum?
33	Jack Flaherty	STL	@MIL
34	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@CLE	OUCH! Twins will do that to a lot of guys
35	Austin Voth	WAS	TOR, @MIA	Nice pair, definite FAAB target
36	Jon Gray	COL	SD
37	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	TOR, @MIA
38	Charlie Morton	TB	@ATL	Not the ideal matchup after rough opening day affair
39	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	HOU	Still looking to record first out of 2020
40	Trevor Bauer	CIN	@DET	Reuniting with old AL Central friends
41	Rich Hill	MIN	STL	First start pushed back to give Hill more time, not an injury
42	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
43	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@MIN
44	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@CIN
45	Griffin Canning	LAA	@OAK, HOU	Rough duo, but not enough time to take wait and see approach with Canning
46	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYM	Took advantage of a weak Orioles lineup in opener
47	Yu Darvish	CHC	@CIN
48	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYY
49	J.A. Happ	NYY	@PHI, BOS
50	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	@TB, NYM
51	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAD
52	Zach Plesac	CLE	CWS, @MIN	Tempting, but a tough draw
53	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@SF
54	John Means	BAL	MIA	Expected to be back from arm fatigue
55	Lance McCullers	HOU	@LAA
56	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	PHI
57	Joe Musgrove	PIT	MIL
58	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	BOS	Hopes to be activated after concussion
59	Randy Dobnak	MIN	CLE
60	Pablo Lopez	MIA	BAL, WAS	Second start trouble, but at least it's at home
61	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	BAL, WAS	Ratios at risk, but should add some punchouts
62	Sean Newcomb	ATL	NYM
63	Ross Stripling	LAD	@ARI	Took advantage of opportunity, expect more of the same
64	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	PHI
65	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
66	Mike Fiers	OAK	@SEA
67	Andrew Heaney	LAA	SEA	Whiffs there, just needs better efficiency
68	Kyle Gibson	TEX	ARI
69	Robbie Ray	ARI	LAD
70	Dinelson Lamet	SD	@SF	Soft matchup, hope he goes five
71	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@NYY
72	Nate Pearson	TOR	WAS	Long awaited debut after working on his pickoff move for a week
73	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	@DET	A mild right teres major strain is only mild if it's not yours
74	Max Fried	ATL	TB
75	Trent Thornton	TOR	@WAS, PHI
76	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@ATL
77	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@TEX
78	Jon Lester	CHC	@CIN, PIT
79	Joey Lucchesi	SD	ARI, @COL	Hurt by Coors Field
80	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CIN
81	Jake Arrieta	PHI	NYY, @TOR
82	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	@MIA, TB
83	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
84	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@KC
85	Johnny Cueto	SF	SD, TEX
86	Brad Keller	KC	CWS
87	Julio Urias	LAD	@ARI
88	Carlos Martinez	STL	@MIN
89	Homer Bailey	MIN	STL, CLE
90	Taijuan Walker	SEA	OAK
91	Dylan Bundy	LAA	HOU
92	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	OAK
93	Michael Fulmer	DET	KC, CIN
94	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
95	Wade Miley	CIN	CHC, @DET
96	Matt Andriese	LAA	SEA
97	Dylan Cease	CWS	@CLE, @KC	First start a risk, but the reward is a nice tilt with the Royals
98	Daniel Norris	DET	CIN
99	Zach Eflin	PHI	NYY, @TOR
100	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@KC
101	Tommy Milone	BAL	MIA
102	Daniel Mengden	OAK	COL
103	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@LAA
104	Dario Agrazal	DET	KC
105	Danny Duffy	KC	@DET
106	Vince Velasquez	PHI	@TOR
107	Dustin May	LAD	@HOU
108	Jakob Junis	KC	CWS
109	Caleb Smith	MIA	@BAL
110	Ivan Nova	DET	KC
111	Zack Godley	BOS	NYM
112	Tanner Roark	TOR	@WAS, PHI
113	Kyle Wright	ATL	@TB, NYM
114	Alec Mills	CHC	@CIN, PIT
115	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@OAK, SD
116	Mike Montgomery	KC	@DET, CWS
117	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@TEX, LAD
118	Kevin Gausman	SF	SD
119	Kyle Freeland	COL	SD
120	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SEA
121	Zach Davies	SD	@SF, @COL
122	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
123	Alex Wood	LAD	@ARI
124	Tyler Mahle	CIN	CHC
125	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@BAL
126	Framber Valdez	HOU	LAD
127	Corbin Burnes	MIL	STL
128	Martin Perez	BOS	@NYM
129	Miles Mikolas	STL	@MIN
130	Ryan Weber	BOS	@NYY
131	Josh Lindblom	MIL	@PIT
132	Jeff Samardzija	SF	TEX
133	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	TB
134	Logan Webb	SF	SD
135	Steven Matz	NYM	BOS
136	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	PIT
137	Matt Hall	BOS	NYM, @NYY
138	Dakota Hudson	STL	@MIL
139	Trevor Williams	PIT	@CHC
140	Mitch Keller	PIT	@CHC
141	Brett Anderson	MIL	STL
142	Phillips Valdez	BOS	@NYY
143	Rick Porcello	NYM	@ATL
144	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE
145	Michael Wacha	NYM	@BOS, @ATL
146	Alex Cobb	BAL	TB
147	Glenn Sparkman	KC	@DET
148	Steven Brault	PIT	MIL, @CHC
149	Derek Holland	PIT	MIL
150	Kohl Stewart	BAL	@MIA
151	Robert Dugger	MIA	WAS
152	Kendall Graveman	SEA	@HOU, OAK
153	Adam Wainwright	STL	@MIL
154	Drew Smyly	SF	TEX
155	Corey Oswalt	NYM	@BOS, @ATL
156	Garrett Richards	SD	@COL

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@PHI, BOS	In mid-season form
2	Tyler Glasnow	TB	ATL, @BAL	Just stay healthy…
3	Chris Bassitt	OAK	LAA, @SEA	Great matchups, worth a decent FAAB bid if available
4	Mike Minor	TEX	@SF
5	Josh James	HOU	SEA, @LAA	Good chance Angels will be without Mike Trout
6	Blake Snell	TB	@BAL
7	Zack Greinke	HOU	@LAA
8	Lance Lynn	TEX	ARI
9	Mike Clevinger	CLE	@MIN
10	Shane Bieber	CLE	CWS
11	Kenta Maeda	MIN	CLE
12	Frankie Montas	OAK	COL
13	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS, @MIN	Tough matchups, but two starts so helpful
14	Yonny Chirinos	TB	ATL, @BAL	Assuming stretched out enough for 5 IP
15	James Paxton	NYY	PHI
16	Matthew Boyd	DET	KC	Good spot for a rebound
17	Corey Kluber	TEX	@SF
18	Jose Berrios	MIN	CLE
19	Hyun-Jin Ryu	TOR	WAS
20	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SEA
21	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@CLE	OUCH! Twins will do that to a lot of guys
22	Charlie Morton	TB	@ATL	Not the ideal matchup after rough opening day affair
23	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	HOU	Still looking to record first out of 2020
24	Rich Hill	MIN	STL	First start pushed back to give Hill more time, not an injury
25	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@MIN
26	Griffin Canning	LAA	@OAK, HOU	Rough duo, but not enough time to take wait and see approach with Canning
27	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@NYM	Took advantage of a weak Orioles lineup in opener
28	J.A. Happ	NYY	@PHI, BOS
29	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAD
30	Zach Plesac	CLE	CWS, @MIN	Tempting, but a tough draw
31	Jordan Lyles	TEX	@SF
32	John Means	BAL	MIA	Expected to be back from arm fatigue
33	Lance McCullers	HOU	@LAA
34	Matt Shoemaker	TOR	PHI
35	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	BOS	Hopes to be activated after concussion
36	Randy Dobnak	MIN	CLE
37	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	PHI
38	Mike Fiers	OAK	@SEA
39	Andrew Heaney	LAA	SEA	Whiffs there, just needs better efficiency
40	Kyle Gibson	TEX	ARI
41	Nate Pearson	TOR	WAS	Long awaited debut after working on his pickoff move for a week
42	Trent Thornton	TOR	@WAS, PHI
43	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@ATL
44	Spencer Turnbull	DET	CIN
45	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	@MIA, TB
46	Justin Dunn	SEA	@LAA
47	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	@KC
48	Brad Keller	KC	CWS
49	Homer Bailey	MIN	STL, CLE
50	Taijuan Walker	SEA	OAK
51	Dylan Bundy	LAA	HOU
52	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	OAK
53	Michael Fulmer	DET	KC, CIN
54	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
55	Matt Andriese	LAA	SEA
56	Dylan Cease	CWS	@CLE, @KC	First start a risk, but the reward is a nice tilt with the Royals
57	Daniel Norris	DET	CIN
58	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	@KC
59	Tommy Milone	BAL	MIA
60	Daniel Mengden	OAK	COL
61	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@LAA
62	Dario Agrazal	DET	KC
63	Danny Duffy	KC	@DET
64	Jakob Junis	KC	CWS
65	Ivan Nova	DET	KC
66	Zack Godley	BOS	NYM
67	Tanner Roark	TOR	@WAS, PHI
68	Mike Montgomery	KC	@DET, CWS
69	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SEA
70	Justus Sheffield	SEA	@LAA
71	Framber Valdez	HOU	LAD
72	Martin Perez	BOS	@NYM
73	Ryan Weber	BOS	@NYY
74	Wade LeBlanc	BAL	TB
75	Matt Hall	BOS	NYM, @NYY
76	Phillips Valdez	BOS	@NYY
77	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@CLE
78	Alex Cobb	BAL	TB
79	Glenn Sparkman	KC	@DET
80	Kohl Stewart	BAL	@MIA
81	Kendall Graveman	SEA	@HOU, OAK

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Walker Buehler	LAD	at HOU, at ARI	Hurt by road games but still a stud
2	Max Scherzer	WAS	at TOR
3	Patrick Corbin	WAS	at MIA
4	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at TOR
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. BOS
6	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. CHC
7	German Marquez	COL	at OAK
8	Chris Paddack	SD	at SF
9	Adrian Houser	MIL	at PIT, vs. STL
10	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. TB	So much for babying him early
11	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. CHC
12	Luke Weaver	ARI	at SD, vs. LAD	Can he carry over last year's momentum?
13	Jack Flaherty	STL	at MIL
14	Austin Voth	WAS	vs. TOR, at MIA	Nice pair, definite FAAB target
15	Jon Gray	COL	vs. SD
16	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. TOR, at MIA
17	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at DET	Reuniting with old AL Central friends
18	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at PIT
19	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at CIN
20	Yu Darvish	CHC	at CIN
21	Aaron Nola	PHI	at NYY
22	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at TB, vs. NYM
23	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. MIL
24	Pablo Lopez	MIA	vs. BAL, vs. WAS	Second start trouble, but at least it's at home
25	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. BAL, vs. WAS	Ratios at risk, but should add some punchouts
26	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. NYM
27	Ross Stripling	LAD	at ARI	Took advantage of opportunity, expect more of the same
28	Zac Gallen	ARI	vs. LAD
29	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. LAD
30	Dinelson Lamet	SD	at SF	Soft matchup, hope he goes five
31	Zack Wheeler	PHI	at NYY
32	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at DET	A mild right teres major strain is only mild if it's not yours
33	Max Fried	ATL	vs. TB
34	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	at TEX
35	Jon Lester	CHC	at CIN, vs. PIT
36	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. ARI, at COL	Hurt by Coors Field
37	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. NYY, at TOR
38	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. SD, vs. TEX
39	Julio Urias	LAD	at ARI
40	Carlos Martinez	STL	at MIN
41	Wade Miley	CIN	vs. CHC, at DET
42	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. NYY, at TOR
43	Vince Velasquez	PHI	at TOR
44	Dustin May	LAD	at HOU
45	Caleb Smith	MIA	at BAL
46	Kyle Wright	ATL	at TB, vs. NYM
47	Alec Mills	CHC	at CIN, vs. PIT
48	Antonio Senzatela	COL	at OAK, vs. SD
49	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at TEX, vs. LAD
50	Kevin Gausman	SF	vs. SD
51	Kyle Freeland	COL	vs. SD
52	Zach Davies	SD	at SF, at COL
53	Alex Wood	LAD	at ARI
54	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. CHC
55	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at BAL
56	Corbin Burnes	MIL	vs. STL
57	Miles Mikolas	STL	at MIN
58	Josh Lindblom	MIL	at PIT
59	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. TEX
60	Logan Webb	SF	vs. SD
61	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. BOS
62	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	vs. PIT
63	Dakota Hudson	STL	at MIL
64	Trevor Williams	PIT	at CHC
65	Mitch Keller	PIT	at CHC
66	Brett Anderson	MIL	vs. STL
67	Rick Porcello	NYM	at ATL
68	Michael Wacha	NYM	at BOS, at ATL
69	Steven Brault	PIT	vs. MIL, at CHC
70	Derek Holland	PIT	vs. MIL
71	Robert Dugger	MIA	vs. WAS
72	Adam Wainwright	STL	at MIL
73	Drew Smyly	SF	vs. TEX
74	Corey Oswalt	NYM	at BOS, at ATL
75	Garrett Richards	SD	at COL