Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Down Week for Double Dippers

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Updated on June 23, 2019 11:36PM EST

Coming off the busiest week of the season, it was bound to happen. The two-start options this week are rather poor, in quantity and quality. As always, there are a few, but those scheming to stream will find options scant. As such, this is a week to look ahead and identify the following week's options, usually scheduled to start Wednesday this week, lining them up for a Monday or Tuesday outing the next week.

Please note the Yankees and Red Sox are heading across the pond for a two-game set in London Stadium, a venue built for track and field in the Olympics. The games will be played on artificial surface with outfield dimensions favoring hitters.

As always, these are preliminary rankings, subject to change after teams crystallize pitching plans. Please come back Sunday night for the final set.

For the week June 24-30.

UPDATED: Sunday June 23, 11:30 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	at MIA, at DET
2	Gerrit Cole	HOU	vs. PIT, vs. SEA	Just 2 HR allowed last 19 IP
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. LAD, at SF
4	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA	Strikeouts up lately
5	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. CWS
6	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. SEA
7	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ATL
9	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. ARI
10	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at BOS, vs. MIN	Coming off

As always, these are preliminary rankings, subject to change after teams crystallize pitching plans. Please come back Sunday night for the final set.

For the week June 24-30.

UPDATED: Sunday June 23, 11:30 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	at MIA, at DET
2	Gerrit Cole	HOU	vs. PIT, vs. SEA	Just 2 HR allowed last 19 IP
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. LAD, at SF
4	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA	Strikeouts up lately
5	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. CWS
6	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. SEA
7	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ATL
9	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. ARI
10	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at BOS, vs. MIN	Coming off rough outing vs. Cubs, tough pair to rebound against
11	Blake Snell	TB	at MIN, vs. TEX	8 BB over last 3.2 IP
12	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. ATL, at CIN
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. CWS, vs. NYY	Alex Cora continues to try to make him a 6 innings guy
14	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CIN, vs. OAK	ERA bloated by 7 HR in 25.1 IP
15	Jose Berrios	MIN	at CWS
16	Patrick Corbin	WAS	at MIA	Great teams to break out of current rut
17	Mike Minor	TEX	at DET
18	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at ARI, at COL
19	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at MIA
20	Max Fried	ATL	at CHC, at NYM
21	Walker Buehler	LAD	at ARI
22	Mike Soroka	ATL	at NYM	Tentative, left last start with bruised arm
23	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. KC
24	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. NYM
25	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. LAD, at SF
26	David Price	BOS	vs. CWS
27	Brad Peacock	HOU	vs. PIT
28	German Marquez	COL	at SF
29	Steven Matz	NYM	at PHI, vs. ATL
30	Julio Teheran	ATL	at CHC, at NYM
31	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at BAL	Hoping to return from ankle injury
32	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. TB, at CWS
33	Trevor Richards	MIA	vs. WAS, vs. PHI
34	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. OAK
35	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. ATL
36	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. STL
37	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. STL	Slated to return to the majors
38	Zach Plesac	CLE	at BAL
39	Cole Hamels	CHC	at CIN	Quietly having a solid season
40	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. CHC	High walks will eventually burn him
41	Shane Bieber	CLE	vs. KC
42	Lance Lynn	TEX	at TB
43	Yonny Chirinos	TB	vs. TEX
44	James Paxton	NYY	vs. TOR
45	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. SEA, vs. PIT
46	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at PHI
47	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	vs. TB
48	Matt Strahm	SD	at BAL
49	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PIT
50	Charlie Morton	TB	at MIN
51	Framber Valdez	HOU	vs. PIT
52	Logan Allen	SD	at BAL
53	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. NYM
54	Jon Gray	COL	at SF, vs. LAD
55	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. CIN
56	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. TEX
57	Brad Keller	KC	at CLE, at TOR
58	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TOR, at BOS	Second start in London
59	Miles Mikolas	STL	at SD
60	Adam Plutko	CLE	vs. KC, at BAL	One of the better pickups to stream this week
61	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	vs. OAK
62	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at COL
63	Wade Miley	HOU	vs. SEA
64	Michael Pineda	MIN	at CWS
65	Chris Bassitt	OAK	at STL, at LAA
66	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. KC
67	Tanner Roark	CIN	at LAA
68	Jose Quintana	CHC	at CIN
69	John Means	BAL	vs. CLE
70	Eric Lauer	SD	vs. STL
71	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at MIL, at HOU
72	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at BOS
73	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SF
74	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at HOU
75	Daniel Mengden	OAK	at LAA
76	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. WAS
77	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. TEX
78	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	vs. CHC
79	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. TEX
80	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. COL
81	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at CHC
82	Jesse Chavez	TEX	at DET, at TB
83	Zac Gallen	MIA	vs. WAS
84	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. CHC
85	Jordan Lyles	PIT	at MIL
86	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at LAA
87	Mike Fiers	OAK	at LAA
88	Felix Pena	LAA	vs. OAK
89	Martin Perez	MIN	vs. TB
90	Vince Velasquez	PHI	at MIA
91	Tanner Anderson	OAK	at STL
92	Chad Green	NYY	vs. TOR
93	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. NYY
94	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	vs. PIT
95	Trevor Williams	PIT	at HOU
96	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	vs. PHI
97	Yu Darvish	CHC	vs. ATL
98	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. SEA
99	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. SD	HR issues not as much of a concern this week, start with confidence
100	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. PHI
101	Ross Stripling	LAD	at ARI, at COL
102	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. OAK
103	Chris Archer	PIT	at MIL
104	Mike Leake	SEA	at MIL
105	Danny Duffy	KC	at TOR
106	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	at HOU
107	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	at NYY, vs. KC
108	Zack Godley	ARI	at SF
109	Adrian Sampson	TEX	at TB
110	Jakob Junis	KC	at CLE
111	Jason Vargas	NYM	at PHI
112	Michael Wacha	STL	at SD
113	Shaun Anderson	SF	vs. ARI
114	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at COL
115	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. MIN
116	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	at MIL
117	Touki Toussaint	ATL	at CHC
118	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	at DET
119	Andrew Cashner	BAL	vs. CLE
120	Brett Anderson	OAK	at LAA
121	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. OAK
122	Drew Pomeranz	SF	vs. COL, vs. ARI
123	Dario Agrazal	PIT	at HOU
124	Jimmy Yacabonis	BAL	vs. SD
125	Dakota Hudson	STL	at SD
126	Tommy Milone	SEA	at HOU
127	Homer Bailey	KC	at TOR
128	Jalen Beeks	TB	at MIN
129	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. TEX, vs. WAS
130	Steven Brault	PIT	at MIL
131	Gregory Soto	DET	vs. WAS
132	Clayton Richard	TOR	at NYY, vs. KC
133	Trent Thornton	TOR	at NYY
134	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	vs. ATL
135	Erick Fedde	WAS	at DET
136	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD
137	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	vs. ATL
138	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. SEA
139	Ariel Jurado	TEX	at DET
140	Glenn Sparkman	KC	at CLE
141	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF, vs. LAD
142	Daniel Norris	DET	vs. WAS
143	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	vs. CLE
144	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at BOS
145	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. LAD
146	Odrisamer Despaigne	CWS	vs. MIN
147	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. LAD
148	Walker Lockett	NYM	at PHI
149	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. ARI
150	Ross Detwiler	CWS	at BOS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	vs. PIT, vs. SEA	Just 2 HR allowed last 19 IP
2	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. CWS
3	Justin Verlander	HOU	vs. SEA
4	Lucas Giolito	CWS	at BOS, vs. MIN	Coming off rough outing vs. Cubs, tough pair to rebound against
5	Blake Snell	TB	at MIN, vs. TEX	8 BB over last 3.2 IP
6	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. CWS, vs. NYY	Alex Cora continues to try to make him a 6 innings guy
7	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. CIN, vs. OAK	ERA bloated by 7 HR in 25.1 IP
8	Jose Berrios	MIN	at CWS
9	Mike Minor	TEX	at DET
10	Trevor Bauer	CLE	vs. KC
11	David Price	BOS	vs. CWS
12	Brad Peacock	HOU	vs. PIT
13	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at BAL	Hoping to return from ankle injury
14	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. TB, at CWS
15	Zach Plesac	CLE	at BAL
16	Shane Bieber	CLE	vs. KC
17	Lance Lynn	TEX	at TB
18	Yonny Chirinos	TB	vs. TEX
19	James Paxton	NYY	vs. TOR
20	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	vs. TB
21	Charlie Morton	TB	at MIN
22	Framber Valdez	HOU	vs. PIT
23	Griffin Canning	LAA	vs. CIN
24	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. TEX
25	Brad Keller	KC	at CLE, at TOR
26	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. TOR, at BOS	Second start in London
27	Adam Plutko	CLE	vs. KC, at BAL	One of the better pickups to stream this week
28	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	vs. OAK
29	Wade Miley	HOU	vs. SEA
30	Michael Pineda	MIN	at CWS
31	Chris Bassitt	OAK	at STL, at LAA
32	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. KC
33	John Means	BAL	vs. CLE
34	Marco Gonzales	SEA	at MIL, at HOU
35	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at BOS
36	Daniel Mengden	OAK	at LAA
37	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. TEX
38	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. TEX
39	Jesse Chavez	TEX	at DET, at TB
40	Mike Fiers	OAK	at LAA
41	Felix Pena	LAA	vs. OAK
42	Martin Perez	MIN	vs. TB
43	Tanner Anderson	OAK	at STL
44	Chad Green	NYY	vs. TOR
45	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. NYY
46	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. SD	HR issues not as much of a concern this week, start with confidence
47	Mike Leake	SEA	at MIL
48	Danny Duffy	KC	at TOR
49	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	at HOU
50	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	at NYY, vs. KC
51	Adrian Sampson	TEX	at TB
52	Jakob Junis	KC	at CLE
53	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. MIN
54	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	at MIL
55	Andrew Cashner	BAL	vs. CLE
56	Brett Anderson	OAK	at LAA
57	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. OAK
58	Jimmy Yacabonis	BAL	vs. SD
59	Tommy Milone	SEA	at HOU
60	Homer Bailey	KC	at TOR
61	Jalen Beeks	TB	at MIN
62	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. TEX, vs. WAS
63	Gregory Soto	DET	vs. WAS
64	Clayton Richard	TOR	at NYY, vs. KC
65	Trent Thornton	TOR	at NYY
66	Ariel Jurado	TEX	at DET
67	Glenn Sparkman	KC	at CLE
68	Daniel Norris	DET	vs. WAS
69	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	vs. CLE
70	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at BOS
71	Odrisamer Despaigne	CWS	vs. MIN
72	Ross Detwiler	CWS	at BOS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	at MIA, at DET
2	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. LAD, at SF
3	Zach Eflin	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA	Strikeouts up lately
4	Jake Arrieta	PHI	vs. NYM, at MIA
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. ATL
6	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. ARI
7	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. ATL, at CIN
8	Patrick Corbin	WAS	at MIA	Great teams to break out of current rut
9	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at ARI, at COL
10	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at MIA
11	Max Fried	ATL	at CHC, at NYM
12	Walker Buehler	LAD	at ARI
13	Mike Soroka	ATL	at NYM	Tentative, left last start with bruised arm
14	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. NYM
15	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. LAD, at SF
16	German Marquez	COL	at SF
17	Steven Matz	NYM	at PHI, vs. ATL
18	Julio Teheran	ATL	at CHC, at NYM
19	Trevor Richards	MIA	vs. WAS, vs. PHI
20	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. OAK
21	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. ATL
22	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. STL
23	Chris Paddack	SD	vs. STL	Slated to return to the majors
24	Cole Hamels	CHC	at CIN	Quietly having a solid season
25	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. CHC	High walks will eventually burn him
26	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. SEA, vs. PIT
27	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at PHI
28	Matt Strahm	SD	at BAL
29	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PIT
30	Logan Allen	SD	at BAL
31	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. NYM
32	Jon Gray	COL	at SF, vs. LAD
33	Miles Mikolas	STL	at SD
34	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at COL
35	Tanner Roark	CIN	at LAA
36	Jose Quintana	CHC	at CIN
37	Eric Lauer	SD	vs. STL
38	Merrill Kelly	ARI	at SF
39	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at HOU
40	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	vs. WAS
41	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	vs. CHC
42	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. COL
43	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at CHC
44	Zac Gallen	MIA	vs. WAS
45	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. CHC
46	Jordan Lyles	PIT	at MIL
47	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at LAA
48	Vince Velasquez	PHI	at MIA
49	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	vs. PIT
50	Trevor Williams	PIT	at HOU
51	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	vs. PHI
52	Yu Darvish	CHC	vs. ATL
53	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. SEA
54	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	vs. PHI
55	Ross Stripling	LAD	at ARI, at COL
56	Adam Wainwright	STL	vs. OAK
57	Chris Archer	PIT	at MIL
58	Zack Godley	ARI	at SF
59	Jason Vargas	NYM	at PHI
60	Michael Wacha	STL	at SD
61	Shaun Anderson	SF	vs. ARI
62	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at COL
63	Touki Toussaint	ATL	at CHC
64	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	at DET
65	Drew Pomeranz	SF	vs. COL, vs. ARI
66	Dario Agrazal	PIT	at HOU
67	Dakota Hudson	STL	at SD
68	Steven Brault	PIT	at MIL
69	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	vs. ATL
70	Erick Fedde	WAS	at DET
71	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. LAD
72	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	vs. ATL
73	Adrian Houser	MIL	vs. SEA
74	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF, vs. LAD
75	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. LAD
76	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. LAD
77	Walker Lockett	NYM	at PHI
78	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. ARI