Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Hug Alert

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Updated on July 30, 2023 11:56PM EST

With several starting pitchers already on the move, we have a little more clarity than usual with the rankings during trade deadline week. However, there will no doubt be more moves, shuffling rotations even further. Anything occurring before 11 PM ET on Sunday night will be captured in the update.

UPDATED: Sunday July 30, 11:55 PM ET

Week of July 31 - August 6

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@WAS, PIT	.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP
2	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @DET
3	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SF, @MIN	5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SEA
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BAL
8	Spencer Strider	ATL	LAA
9	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC, WAS
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
11	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@WAS, PIT	24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups
12	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@STL, ARI
13	Julio Urias	LAD	OAK
14	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	OAK
15	Brayan Bello	BOS	@SEA, TOR
16	Zach Eflin	TB	@NYY, @DET	Tentative, recurring knee issues
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	CLE, @NYY
18	Justin Verlander

UPDATED: Sunday July 30, 11:55 PM ET

Week of July 31 - August 6

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@WAS, PIT	.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP
2	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @DET
3	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SF, @MIN	5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SEA
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BAL
8	Spencer Strider	ATL	LAA
9	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC, WAS
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
11	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@WAS, PIT	24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups
12	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@STL, ARI
13	Julio Urias	LAD	OAK
14	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	OAK
15	Brayan Bello	BOS	@SEA, TOR
16	Zach Eflin	TB	@NYY, @DET	Tentative, recurring knee issues
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	CLE, @NYY
18	Justin Verlander	NYM	@BAL
19	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@TEX
20	Joe Ryan	MIN	@STL
21	Sonny Gray	MIN	@STL
22	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@SEA
23	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
24	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR, NYM
25	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@SEA, TOR
26	Luis Castillo	SEA	@LAA
27	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIN
28	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	KC
29	James Paxton	BOS	TOR
30	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	@PIT
31	Max Fried	ATL	@CHC	Tentative, has rehab start on Saturday
32	Justin Steele	CHC	CIN, ATL
33	Bailey Ober	MIN	ARI
34	Kodai Senga	NYM	@KC
35	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	BAL		0%	0%
36	Tarik Skubal	DET	TB
37	Cristian Javier	HOU	CLE
38	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@HOU
39	Michael Lorenzen	DET	TB
40	Alex Cobb	SF	ARI, @OAK
41	Max Scherzer	TEX	CWS	23 HR allowed in only 107 IP
42	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS
43	Hunter Brown	HOU	@NYY
44	Carlos Rodon	NYY	TB, HOU	Still trying to find a groove
45	Reid Detmers	LAA	SEA
46	Wade Miley	MIL	@WAS		35%
47	Domingo German	NYY	TB, HOU
48	Shane McClanahan	TB	@NYY
49	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIA, KC	In a rut, but nice pair to get back on track
50	Kenta Maeda	MIN	ARI
51	Ross Stripling	SF	@OAK		18%
52	George Kirby	SEA	BOS, @LAA
53	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@NYY		20%
54	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	MIA
55	Mix 12 Reliever
56	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIA, KC
57	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
58	Bobby Miller	LAD	@SD
59	Dylan Cease	CWS	@TEX
60	Jose Quintana	NYM	@KC, @BAL		11%
61	Marcus Stroman	CHC	CIN, ATL
62	Bryce Miller	SEA	BOS, @LAA
63	Mix 15 Reliever
64	Logan Gilbert	SEA	BOS
65	Jon Gray	TEX	CWS, MIA
66	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI, @TEX
67	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@CLE		16%
68	Chris Bassitt	TOR	BAL, @BOS
69	Blake Snell	SD	LAD
70	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CHC
71	J.P. France	HOU	CLE, @NYY
72	Charlie Morton	ATL	LAA, @CHC
73	Logan Allen	CLE	CWS
74	Johan Oviedo	PIT	DET, @MIL		36%
75	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
76	Reese Olson	DET	TB
77	Lance Lynn	LAD	OAK, @SD
78	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	BAL
79	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@SF		31%
80	Chris Flexen	COL	@STL		0%	0%
81	Griffin Canning	LAA	@ATL, SEA
82	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIN
83	Colin Rea	MIL	PIT		3%
84	Sean Manaea	SF	ARI		4%	11%
85	Ty Blach	COL	@STL		0%	0%
86	Jameson Taillon	CHC	CIN		42%
87	Dane Dunning	TEX	MIA
88	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	HOU
89	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@TOR, NYM
90	Noah Syndergaard	CLE	@HOU, CWS		6%	9%
91	Gavin Williams	CLE	@HOU
92	Johnny Cueto	MIA	PHI		5%	47%
93	Andrew Heaney	TEX	CWS
94	Braxton Garrett	MIA	PHI
95	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	LAA		2%	25%
96	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SD
97	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@ATL
98	Lucas Giolito	LAA	@ATL
99	Brady Singer	KC	NYM
100	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYM
101	Ryan Yarbrough	KC	@PHI		0%	40%
102	Luis Severino	NYY	HOU
103	Michael Kopech	CWS	@CLE
104	Jack Flaherty	STL	MIN, COL
105	Ben Lively	CIN	@CHC, WAS		21%
106	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@TOR
107	Steven Matz	STL	COL		45%
108	Alex Wood	SF	ARI		16%
109	Drew Smyly	CHC	CIN		38%
110	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SEA		10%
111	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	WAS		40%
112	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI, @TEX
113	Taj Bradley	TB	@DET
114	Matt Manning	DET	@PIT
115	Matthew Liberatore	STL	MIN		6%	6%
116	Zack Greinke	KC	NYM, @PHI		1%	9%
117	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	ATL
118	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
119	David Peterson	NYM	@BAL		4%	11%
120	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@TOR		0%	0%
121	Seth Lugo	SD	@COL, LAD
122	Austin Gomber	COL	SD, @STL		3%	28%
123	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	MIL
124	Quinn Priester	PIT	@MIL		1%	11%
125	Luis Medina	OAK	SF		1%	30%
126	Josiah Gray	WAS	MIL
127	Bryce Jarvis	ARI	@SF		0%	0%
128	Joe Musgrove	SD	@COL
129	JP Sears	OAK	@LAD
130	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA
131	Jordan Lyles	KC	@PHI		0%	2%
132	Rich Hill	PIT	@MIL		7%
133	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	DET		0%	6%
134	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@CHC		7%
135	Adrian Houser	MIL	PIT		2%	45%
136	Paul Blackburn	OAK	SF		7%
137	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@SF, @MIN		19%
138	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL, @CIN		0%	23%
139	Kyle Freeland	COL	SD		5%	21%
140	Alec Marsh	KC	NYM		3%
141	Luke Weaver	CIN	@CHC		0%	13%
142	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS
143	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	@TEX, @CLE		0%	0%
144	Hogan Harris	OAK	@LAD		1%	8%
145	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@KC		22%
146	Touki Toussaint	CWS	@TEX		1%	15%
147	Adam Wainwright	STL	COL		5%	2%
148	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CIN		4%	49%
149	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CIN		0%	26%
150	Peter Lambert	COL	SD		0%	0%
151	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@LAD		1%	4%
152	Ryan Weathers	SD	@COL		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tyler Glasnow	TB	@NYY, @DET
2	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SEA
3	Gerrit Cole	NYY	TB
4	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BAL
5	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@STL, ARI
6	Brayan Bello	BOS	@SEA, TOR
7	Zach Eflin	TB	@NYY, @DET	Tentative, recurring knee issues
8	Framber Valdez	HOU	CLE, @NYY
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	@STL
10	Sonny Gray	MIN	@STL
11	Kutter Crawford	BOS	@SEA
12	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR, NYM
13	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@SEA, TOR
14	Luis Castillo	SEA	@LAA
15	James Paxton	BOS	TOR
16	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	@PIT
17	Bailey Ober	MIN	ARI
18	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	BAL
19	Tarik Skubal	DET	TB
20	Cristian Javier	HOU	CLE
21	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@HOU
22	Michael Lorenzen	DET	TB
23	Max Scherzer	TEX	CWS	23 HR allowed in only 107 IP
24	Aaron Civale	CLE	CWS
25	Hunter Brown	HOU	@NYY
26	Carlos Rodon	NYY	TB, HOU	Still trying to find a groove
27	Reid Detmers	LAA	SEA
28	Domingo German	NYY	TB, HOU
29	Shane McClanahan	TB	@NYY
30	Kenta Maeda	MIN	ARI
31	George Kirby	SEA	BOS, @LAA
32	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@NYY
33	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	MIA
34	Dylan Cease	CWS	@TEX
35	Bryce Miller	SEA	BOS, @LAA
36	Logan Gilbert	SEA	BOS
37	Jon Gray	TEX	CWS, MIA
38	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@CLE
39	Chris Bassitt	TOR	BAL, @BOS
40	J.P. France	HOU	CLE, @NYY
41	AL Reliever
42	Logan Allen	CLE	CWS
43	Reese Olson	DET	TB
44	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	BAL
45	Griffin Canning	LAA	@ATL, SEA
46	Dane Dunning	TEX	MIA
47	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	HOU
48	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@TOR, NYM
49	Noah Syndergaard	CLE	@HOU, CWS
50	Gavin Williams	CLE	@HOU
51	Andrew Heaney	TEX	CWS
52	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@ATL
53	Lucas Giolito	LAA	@ATL
54	Brady Singer	KC	NYM
55	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYM
56	Ryan Yarbrough	KC	@PHI
57	Luis Severino	NYY	HOU
58	Michael Kopech	CWS	@CLE
59	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@TOR
60	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SEA
61	Taj Bradley	TB	@DET
62	Matt Manning	DET	@PIT
63	Zack Greinke	KC	NYM, @PHI
64	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
65	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@TOR
66	Luis Medina	OAK	SF
67	JP Sears	OAK	@LAD
68	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA
69	Jordan Lyles	KC	@PHI
70	Paul Blackburn	OAK	SF
71	Alec Marsh	KC	NYM
72	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS
73	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	@TEX, @CLE
74	Hogan Harris	OAK	@LAD
75	Touki Toussaint	CWS	@TEX
76	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@LAD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@WAS, PIT	.90 ERA, .55 WHIP with 29 K and only 4 BB over last 20 IP
2	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SF, @MIN	5 HR allowed over last 18.1 IP
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
4	Spencer Strider	ATL	LAA
5	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC, WAS
6	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
7	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@WAS, PIT	24 K over last 17 IP with great matchups
8	Julio Urias	LAD	OAK
9	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	OAK
10	Justin Verlander	NYM	@BAL
11	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@TEX
12	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
13	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIN
14	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	KC
15	Max Fried	ATL	@CHC	Tentative, has rehab start on Saturday
16	Justin Steele	CHC	CIN, ATL
17	Kodai Senga	NYM	@KC
18	Alex Cobb	SF	ARI, @OAK
19	Wade Miley	MIL	@WAS
20	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIA, KC	In a rut, but nice pair to get back on track
21	Ross Stripling	SF	@OAK
22	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIA, KC
23	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
24	Bobby Miller	LAD	@SD
25	Jose Quintana	NYM	@KC, @BAL
26	Marcus Stroman	CHC	CIN, ATL
27	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI, @TEX
28	Blake Snell	SD	LAD
29	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CHC
30	NL Reliever
31	Charlie Morton	ATL	LAA, @CHC
32	Johan Oviedo	PIT	DET, @MIL
33	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
34	Lance Lynn	LAD	OAK, @SD
35	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@SF
36	Chris Flexen	COL	@STL
37	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIN
38	Colin Rea	MIL	PIT
39	Sean Manaea	SF	ARI
40	Ty Blach	COL	@STL
41	Jameson Taillon	CHC	CIN
42	Johnny Cueto	MIA	PHI
43	Braxton Garrett	MIA	PHI
44	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	LAA
45	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SD
46	Jack Flaherty	STL	MIN, COL
47	Ben Lively	CIN	@CHC, WAS
48	Steven Matz	STL	COL
49	Alex Wood	SF	ARI
50	Drew Smyly	CHC	CIN
51	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	WAS
52	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI, @TEX
53	Matthew Liberatore	STL	MIN
54	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	ATL
55	David Peterson	NYM	@BAL
56	Seth Lugo	SD	@COL, LAD
57	Austin Gomber	COL	SD, @STL
58	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	MIL
59	Quinn Priester	PIT	@MIL
60	Josiah Gray	WAS	MIL
61	Bryce Jarvis	ARI	@SF
62	Joe Musgrove	SD	@COL
63	Rich Hill	PIT	@MIL
64	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	DET
65	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@CHC
66	Adrian Houser	MIL	PIT
67	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@SF, @MIN
68	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL, @CIN
69	Kyle Freeland	COL	SD
70	Luke Weaver	CIN	@CHC
71	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@KC
72	Adam Wainwright	STL	COL
73	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CIN
74	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CIN
75	Peter Lambert	COL	SD
76	Ryan Weathers	SD	@COL