This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
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 |
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 | 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 |