Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Familiar Faces in Different Places

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Familiar Faces in Different Places

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Well, that was fun. At least eight starting pitchers will be wearing new uniforms for their next start, perhaps more as several teams' rotations are still unclear. For what it's worth, I generate a new baseline expectation for every player changing teams, encompassing the new home venue and other factors.

As this week lines up, there are several aces with a double dip. This is good for head-to-head leagues, but the dearth of viable options to pick up for the week hinders those needing an arms boost in roto leagues.

This is the second consecutive week Shohei Ohtani is listed for two starts. Obviously, this means he did not make his second start last week. Those in leagues needing to decide where to start the hitter or the pitcher version were burned if they opted for the hurler. Well, Ohtani pitched well in his only start, but he also hit .313 with two homers through Friday's action. The main point is, something may again come up preventing Ohtani from making two starts, so keep that in mind when making your hitter versus pitcher decision.

As always, the schedule is pulled from the Projected Starters page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm happy to address all rankings queries here.

UPDATED: Monday August 2 3:00 AM ET

Week of August 2-8

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Gerrit ColeNYYBAL, SEAProved he can pitch without the sticky stuff so last outing was just one of those days

Well, that was fun. At least eight starting pitchers will be wearing new uniforms for their next start, perhaps more as several teams' rotations are still unclear. For what it's worth, I generate a new baseline expectation for every player changing teams, encompassing the new home venue and other factors.

As this week lines up, there are several aces with a double dip. This is good for head-to-head leagues, but the dearth of viable options to pick up for the week hinders those needing an arms boost in roto leagues.

This is the second consecutive week Shohei Ohtani is listed for two starts. Obviously, this means he did not make his second start last week. Those in leagues needing to decide where to start the hitter or the pitcher version were burned if they opted for the hurler. Well, Ohtani pitched well in his only start, but he also hit .313 with two homers through Friday's action. The main point is, something may again come up preventing Ohtani from making two starts, so keep that in mind when making your hitter versus pitcher decision.

As always, the schedule is pulled from the Projected Starters page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm happy to address all rankings queries here.

UPDATED: Monday August 2 3:00 AM ET

Week of August 2-8

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Gerrit ColeNYYBAL, SEAProved he can pitch without the sticky stuff so last outing was just one of those days
2Zack WheelerPHI@WAS, NYMGreat chance to embellish Cy Young resume
3Walker BuehlerLADHOU, LAA 
4Sean ManaeaOAKSD, TEX29 K in 18.1 IP since the break
5Hyun Jin RyuTORCLE, BOS 
6Robbie RayTORCLE, BOSContinues to shove
7Lance McCullers Jr.HOU@LAD, MINA healthy McCullers is a dominant McCullers and he's healthy… for now
8Kenta MaedaMIN@CIN, @HOU2.15 ERA and 0.82 WHIP with 36 K and just 6 BB in 29.1 IP over 5 July GS
9Brandon WoodruffMILSF 
10Lucas GiolitoCWSKC1.29 ERA and .90 WHIP in 3 GS since the break
11Anthony DeSclafaniSF@ARI, @MIL 
12Freddy PeraltaMILPIT 
13Julio UriasLADLAA 
14Corbin BurnesMILSF 
15Yu DarvishSDARI 
16Chris BassittOAKTEX 
17Max FriedATL@STL, WASGreat setup this week
18Max ScherzerLADHOU 
19Yusei KikuchiSEA@TB, @NYY5 HR allowed in 16 IP since the break
20Tyler MahleCINMIN, PIT 
21Joe MusgroveSD@OAK 
22Adam WainwrightSTLKCShowing no signs of slowing down
23Jordan MontgomeryNYYSEA 
24Jose BerriosTORBOS 
25Tylor MegillNYM@MIA, @PHI 
26Andrew HeaneyNYYBAL, SEAGreat chance to impress in pinstripes from the jump
27Shohei OhtaniLAA@TEXOne of these weeks he'll actually make two starts
28Carlos RodonCWS@CHC 
29Charlie MortonATLWAS 
30Johnny CuetoSF@ARI, @MIL 
31Lance LynnCWS@CHC 
32Zach PlesacCLE@TOR, DETHoping to salvage 2021 with a strong 2H
33Luis GarciaHOUMIN 
34Dylan CeaseCWSKC, @CHC 
35Framber ValdezHOUMIN 
36Mike MinorKC@STL 
37Zack GreinkeHOUMIN 
38Kevin GausmanSF@ARI 
39John MeansBALTB 
40Aaron NolaPHI@WAS 
41Trevor RogersMIANYM 
42Kwang Hyun KimSTLKC 
43Cole IrvinOAKTEX 
44Logan GilbertSEA@TB 
45Zac GallenARISF 
46Alek ManoahTORBOS 
47Rich HillNYM@MIA 
48David PriceLADLAA 
49Jameson TaillonNYYBAL 
50Marcus StromanNYM@PHI 
51Josh FlemingTBSEA 
52Carlos CarrascoNYM@MIA 
53Dane DunningTEXLAA, @OAK 
54Dallas KeuchelCWSKC 
55Madison BumgarnerARISF, @SD 
56Nathan EovaldiBOS@TOR 
57Frankie MontasOAKSD27 K in 19 IP to begin the 2H
58Luis CastilloCINMINStrikeouts beginning to pile up
59Merrill KellyARISF 
60Tyler AndersonSEA@NYY 
61Kyle GibsonPHINYM10 BB over last 11 IP
62Casey MizeDETBOS 
63Taijuan WalkerNYM@MIA, @PHINeeds to get it together for Mets to fend off Braves and Phillies.
64Sonny GrayCINPITExcellent chance to turn things around
65Adrian HouserMILPIT 
66Patrick SandovalLAA@TEX 
67Chris FlexenSEA@TB, @NYY 
68Michael PinedaMIN@HOU 
69Wade MileyCINPITSorry, but still expecting regression. Peripherals don't support ratios.
70Luis PatinoTBSEAKid gloves are off, good thing with the recent news on Tyler Glasnow
71Touki ToussaintATL@STL 
72Austin GomberCOLMIAPicking up where he left off pre-injury
73Alex WoodSF@ARI 
74Mix 12 Reliever   
75Cal QuantrillCLEDET 
76Eric LauerMILPIT 
77Adbert AlzolayCHCCWS 
78Ryan YarbroughTB@BAL 
79German MarquezCOLMIA 
80Kyle MullerATLWAS 
81JT BrubakerPIT@CIN 
82Kris BubicKC@CWS, @STL 
83Mix 15 Reliever   
84Steven MatzTORCLE 
85Nestor CortesNYYSEA 
86Taylor HearnTEXLAA 
87Drew SmylyATL@STL 
88Kyle HendricksCHCCWS 
89Shane McClanahanTB@BAL 
90Joe RossWASPHI 
91Tanner HouckBOS@TOR 
92Logan WebbSF@MIL 
93Jon LesterSTLATL, KC 
94Zach ThompsonMIANYM 
95Jordan LylesTEXLAA, @OAK 
96Ross StriplingTORCLE 
97Ryan WeathersSDARI 
98Brett AndersonMILSF 
99Tarik SkubalDETBOS 
100Dylan BundyLAA@TEX 
101Blake SnellSD@OAK 
102Matt ManningDET@CLE 
103Jake OdorizziHOU@LAD 
104Patrick CorbinWASPHI, @ATL 
105Jon GrayCOLCHC 
106Triston McKenzieCLE@TOR 
107Eduardo RodriguezBOS@DET 
108Alexander WellsBAL@NYY 
109Daniel LynchKC@CWS 
110Michael WachaTBSEA, @BAL 
111Jose SuarezLAA@TEX, @LAD 
112Brad KellerKC@STL 
113Caleb SmithARI@SD 
114Marco GonzalesSEA@NYY 
115Jaime BarriaLAA@LAD 
116Bailey OberMIN@HOU 
117Chad KuhlPIT@MIL 
118Garrett RichardsBOS@DET, @TOR 
119Kolby AllardTEXLAA 
120Carlos HernandezKC@CWS 
121Griffin JaxMIN@CIN 
122Reid DetmersLAA@LAD 
123Nick PivettaBOS@TOR 
124Josiah GrayWASPHI, @ATL 
125Kyle FreelandCOLCHC, MIA 
126Eli MorganCLE@TOR, DET 
127Reiss KnehrSDARI 
128Chase AndersonPHI@WAS 
129Ranger SuarezPHI@WAS, NYM 
130Sandy AlcantaraMIA@COL 
131Erick FeddeWAS@ATL 
132Wade LeBlancSTLATL 
133Mike FoltynewiczTEX@OAK 
134Braxton GarrettMIANYM, @COL 
135Zach DaviesCHC@COL, CWS 
136Vladimir GutierrezCINPIT 
137J.C. MejiaCLE@TOR 
138Jesus LuzardoMIANYM, @COL 
139Bryse WilsonPIT@MIL, @CIN 
140Martin PerezBOS@DET 
141Antonio SenzatelaCOLCHC 
142J.A. HappSTLATL 
143Mitch KellerPIT@CIN 
144Wily PeraltaDETBOS, @CLE 
145Max KranickPIT@MIL 
146Taylor WidenerARISF, @SD 
147Matt HarveyBAL@NYY 
148Spenser WatkinsBALTB 
149Jorge LopezBAL@NYY, TB 
150Tyler AlexanderDET@CLE 
151Wil CrowePIT@CIN 
152Charlie BarnesMIN@HOU 
153Paolo EspinoWASPHI 
154Alec MillsCHC@COL 
155Jake ArrietaCHC@COL 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Gerrit ColeNYYBAL, SEAProved he can pitch without the sticky stuff so last outing was just one of those days
2Sean ManaeaOAKSD, TEX29 K in 18.1 IP since the break
3Hyun Jin RyuTORCLE, BOS 
4Robbie RayTORCLE, BOSContinues to shove
5Lance McCullers Jr.HOU@LAD, MINA healthy McCullers is a dominant McCullers and he's healthy… for now
6Kenta MaedaMIN@CIN, @HOU2.15 ERA and 0.82 WHIP with 36 K and just 6 BB in 29.1 IP over 5 July GS
7Lucas GiolitoCWSKC1.29 ERA and .90 WHIP in 3 GS since the break
8Chris BassittOAKTEX 
9Yusei KikuchiSEA@TB, @NYY5 HR allowed in 16 IP since the break
10Jordan MontgomeryNYYSEA 
11Jose BerriosTORBOS 
12Andrew HeaneyNYYBAL, SEAGreat chance to impress in pinstripes from the jump
13Shohei OhtaniLAA@TEXOne of these weeks he'll actually make two starts
14Carlos RodonCWS@CHC 
15Lance LynnCWS@CHC 
16Zach PlesacCLE@TOR, DETHoping to salvage 2021 with a strong 2H
17Luis GarciaHOUMIN 
18Dylan CeaseCWSKC, @CHC 
19Framber ValdezHOUMIN 
20Mike MinorKC@STL 
21Zack GreinkeHOUMIN 
22John MeansBALTB 
23Cole IrvinOAKTEX 
24Logan GilbertSEA@TB 
25Alek ManoahTORBOS 
26Jameson TaillonNYYBAL 
27Josh FlemingTBSEA 
28Dane DunningTEXLAA, @OAK 
29Dallas KeuchelCWSKC 
30Nathan EovaldiBOS@TOR 
31Frankie MontasOAKSD27 K in 19 IP to begin the 2H
32Tyler AndersonSEA@NYY 
33Casey MizeDETBOS 
34Patrick SandovalLAA@TEX 
35Chris FlexenSEA@TB, @NYY 
36Michael PinedaMIN@HOU 
37Luis PatinoTBSEAKid gloves are off, good thing with the recent news on Tyler Glasnow
38Cal QuantrillCLEDET 
39Ryan YarbroughTB@BAL 
40Kris BubicKC@CWS, @STL 
41Steven MatzTORCLE 
42Nestor CortesNYYSEA 
43Taylor HearnTEXLAA 
44Shane McClanahanTB@BAL 
45Tanner HouckBOS@TOR 
46AL Reliever   
47Jordan LylesTEXLAA, @OAK 
48Ross StriplingTORCLE 
49Tarik SkubalDETBOS 
50Dylan BundyLAA@TEX 
51Matt ManningDET@CLE 
52Jake OdorizziHOU@LAD 
53Triston McKenzieCLE@TOR 
54Eduardo RodriguezBOS@DET 
55Alexander WellsBAL@NYY 
56Daniel LynchKC@CWS 
57Michael WachaTBSEA, @BAL 
58Jose SuarezLAA@TEX, @LAD 
59Brad KellerKC@STL 
60Marco GonzalesSEA@NYY 
61Jaime BarriaLAA@LAD 
62Bailey OberMIN@HOU 
63Garrett RichardsBOS@DET, @TOR 
64Kolby AllardTEXLAA 
65Carlos HernandezKC@CWS 
66Griffin JaxMIN@CIN 
67Reid DetmersLAA@LAD 
68Nick PivettaBOS@TOR 
69Eli MorganCLE@TOR, DET 
70Mike FoltynewiczTEX@OAK 
71J.C. MejiaCLE@TOR 
72Martin PerezBOS@DET 
73Wily PeraltaDETBOS, @CLE 
74Matt HarveyBAL@NYY 
75Spenser WatkinsBALTB 
76Jorge LopezBAL@NYY, TB 
77Tyler AlexanderDET@CLE 
78Charlie BarnesMIN@HOU 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Zack WheelerPHI@WAS, NYMGreat chance to embellish Cy Young resume
2Walker BuehlerLADHOU, LAA 
3Brandon WoodruffMILSF 
4Anthony DeSclafaniSF@ARI, @MIL 
5Freddy PeraltaMILPIT 
6Julio UriasLADLAA 
7Corbin BurnesMILSF 
8Yu DarvishSDARI 
9Max FriedATL@STL, WASGreat setup this week
10Max ScherzerLADHOU 
11Tyler MahleCINMIN, PIT 
12Joe MusgroveSD@OAK 
13Adam WainwrightSTLKCShowing no signs of slowing down
14Tylor MegillNYM@MIA, @PHI 
15Charlie MortonATLWAS 
16Johnny CuetoSF@ARI, @MIL 
17Kevin GausmanSF@ARI 
18Aaron NolaPHI@WAS 
19Trevor RogersMIANYM 
20Kwang Hyun KimSTLKC 
21Zac GallenARISF 
22Rich HillNYM@MIA 
23David PriceLADLAA 
24Marcus StromanNYM@PHI 
25Carlos CarrascoNYM@MIA 
26Madison BumgarnerARISF, @SD 
27Luis CastilloCINMINStrikeouts beginning to pile up
28Merrill KellyARISF 
29Kyle GibsonPHINYM10 BB over last 11 IP
30Taijuan WalkerNYM@MIA, @PHINeeds to get it together for Mets to fend off Braves and Phillies.
31Sonny GrayCINPITExcellent chance to turn things around
32Adrian HouserMILPIT 
33Wade MileyCINPITSorry, but still expecting regression. Peripherals don't support ratios.
34Touki ToussaintATL@STL 
35Austin GomberCOLMIAPicking up where he left off pre-injury
36Alex WoodSF@ARI 
37Eric LauerMILPIT 
38Adbert AlzolayCHCCWS 
39German MarquezCOLMIA 
40Kyle MullerATLWAS 
41JT BrubakerPIT@CIN 
42Drew SmylyATL@STL 
43Kyle HendricksCHCCWS 
44Joe RossWASPHI 
45NL Reliever   
46Logan WebbSF@MIL 
47Jon LesterSTLATL, KC 
48Zach ThompsonMIANYM 
49Ryan WeathersSDARI 
50Brett AndersonMILSF 
51Blake SnellSD@OAK 
52Patrick CorbinWASPHI, @ATL 
53Jon GrayCOLCHC 
54Caleb SmithARI@SD 
55Chad KuhlPIT@MIL 
56Josiah GrayWASPHI, @ATL 
57Kyle FreelandCOLCHC, MIA 
58Reiss KnehrSDARI 
59Chase AndersonPHI@WAS 
60Ranger SuarezPHI@WAS, NYM 
61Sandy AlcantaraMIA@COL 
62Erick FeddeWAS@ATL 
63Wade LeBlancSTLATL 
64Braxton GarrettMIANYM, @COL 
65Zach DaviesCHC@COL, CWS 
66Vladimir GutierrezCINPIT 
67Jesus LuzardoMIANYM, @COL 
68Bryse WilsonPIT@MIL, @CIN 
69Antonio SenzatelaCOLCHC 
70J.A. HappSTLATL 
71Mitch KellerPIT@CIN 
72Max KranickPIT@MIL 
73Taylor WidenerARISF, @SD 
74Wil CrowePIT@CIN 
75Paolo EspinoWASPHI 
76Alec MillsCHC@COL 
77Jake ArrietaCHC@COL 

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