Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Junior Circuit Pitching In

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Junior Circuit Pitching In

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Remember when drafting American League pitchers in Mixed Leagues was taboo? My, how the times have changed!

Starting PitchersERAWHIPK%BB%
MLB4.451.3122.007.90
American League4.371.2822.707.70
National League4.521.3421.308.10
Relief PitchersERAWHIPK%BB%
MLB4.121.3223.709.60
American League4.071.323.909.60
National League4.171.3323.509.60

These tables also speak toward using a solid reliever in lieu of a starter. Overall, the reliever's ERA is lower than starters, but due to a high walk rate, bullpen WHIP can be high. However, in a practical sense, better relievers are being used in lieu of lesser starters, so the reliever's WHIP will be an improvement.

As for this week, only four games are on the Thursday docket, limiting the overall contests to just 89, not to mention thinning an already-suspect inventory of two-start pitchers.

Perhaps, most importantly, trades will no doubt begin to roll in this week, so some current double-dippers could lose their second start. Plus, the schedule will undergo more shuffling than usual. As such, it's best not to get too cute with roster decisions this week. Just play your best arms and manage the categories over the final two months.

There is no better crew bird-dogging pitching matchups than we have here. Please address all rotation questions to the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle specific rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday July 24, 12:00 AM ET

Week of July 24-30

Mixed

Remember when drafting American League pitchers in Mixed Leagues was taboo? My, how the times have changed!

Starting PitchersERAWHIPK%BB%
MLB4.451.3122.007.90
American League4.371.2822.707.70
National League4.521.3421.308.10
Relief PitchersERAWHIPK%BB%
MLB4.121.3223.709.60
American League4.071.323.909.60
National League4.171.3323.509.60

These tables also speak toward using a solid reliever in lieu of a starter. Overall, the reliever's ERA is lower than starters, but due to a high walk rate, bullpen WHIP can be high. However, in a practical sense, better relievers are being used in lieu of lesser starters, so the reliever's WHIP will be an improvement.

As for this week, only four games are on the Thursday docket, limiting the overall contests to just 89, not to mention thinning an already-suspect inventory of two-start pitchers.

Perhaps, most importantly, trades will no doubt begin to roll in this week, so some current double-dippers could lose their second start. Plus, the schedule will undergo more shuffling than usual. As such, it's best not to get too cute with roster decisions this week. Just play your best arms and manage the categories over the final two months.

There is no better crew bird-dogging pitching matchups than we have here. Please address all rotation questions to the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle specific rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday July 24, 12:00 AM ET

Week of July 24-30

Mixed

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Tyler GlasnowTBMIA, @HOU   
2Kenta MaedaMINSEA, @KC   
3Corbin BurnesMILCIN   
4Luis CastilloSEA@MIN, @ARI   
5Zack WheelerPHI@PIT   
6Jesus LuzardoMIADET   
7Aaron NolaPHI@PIT24 K with just 1 BB over lasty 20.2 IP  
8Eduardo RodriguezDETLAA, @MIA5.06 ERA over last three outings, but 2.83 xFIP  
9Justin VerlanderNYM@NYY, WASRounding into form  
10Joe RyanMINSEA   
11Nathan EovaldiTEX@SD   
12Shohei OhtaniLAA@TOR   
13Zach EflinTBMIA   
14Pablo LopezMINSEA   
15Blake SnellSDPIT, TEX   
16Bailey OberMIN@KC   
17Kodai SengaNYMWAS   
18Zac GallenARISTL   
19Aaron CivaleCLEKC, @CWS   
20Gerrit ColeNYY@BAL   
21Andrew AbbottCIN@MILMissing more bats than expected  
22James PaxtonBOS@SF   
23Yu DarvishSDPIT, TEXAppears to be out of the pre-break rut  
24Kevin GausmanTORLAA   
25Logan AllenCLEKC, @CWSNice two-step to plug in  
26Freddy PeraltaMILCIN   
27Max ScherzerNYMWAS   
28Justin SteeleCHC@STL   
29Kutter CrawfordBOS@SF   
30Tarik SkubalDETSF, @MIA   
31Sonny GrayMIN@KC   
32Merrill KellyARISTL   
33Framber ValdezHOUTEX   
34Tony GonsolinLADTOR   
35Spencer StriderATL@BOS   
36Julio UriasLADTOR   
37Gavin WilliamsCLEKC   
38Marcus StromanCHC@CWS   
39Cristian JavierHOUTB   
40George KirbySEA@MIN   
41Braxton GarrettMIADETIn a tailspin, but this is the ideal elixir  
42Logan WebbSFBOS   
43Bobby MillerLADCIN   
44Bryce MillerSEA@MIN   
45Carlos RodonNYYNYMStill finding his way  
46Tyler WellsBALNYY   
47Kyle BradishBAL@PHI   
48Patrick SandovalLAA@DET   
49Tanner BibeeCLE@CWS   
50Domingo GermanNYYNYM   
51Johnny CuetoMIADET 1%6%
52Griffin CanningLAA@DET   
53Alex CobbSFOAK   
54Sandy AlcantaraMIA@TB14 HR only two fewer than allowed all of last season  
55Seth LugoSDPIT   
56Nick PivettaBOSATL, @SF 49% 
57Brandon PfaadtARISEA 10%21%
58Mix 12 Reliever     
59Shane McClanahanTB@HOU   
60Jordan MontgomerySTLCHC   
61Hyun Jin RyuTORLAA 0%0%
62Emmet SheehanLADCIN   
63Dane DunningTEX@SD   
64Chase SilsethLAA@DETNot a bad pickup to stream3%4%
65Jose QuintanaNYM@NYY 2%0%
66Mix 15 Reliever     
67Joe MusgroveSDTEX   
68Edward CabreraMIA@TB   
69Reese OlsonDET@MIA   
70Michael LorenzenDETLAA   
71Jon GrayTEX@HOU   
72Dylan CeaseCWSCLE   
73Alex WoodSFOAK 16% 
74Logan GilbertSEA@ARI   
75Ben LivelyCIN@MIL 18% 
76Jose BerriosTOR@LAD   
77Charlie MortonATL@BOS, MIL   
78Bryce ElderATLMIL   
79Hunter BrownHOUTB   
80Ross StriplingSF@DET, BOS 5% 
81Lucas GiolitoCWSCLE   
82MacKenzie GoreWAS@NYM   
83Ryan YarbroughKC@CLE, MIN 1%28%
84Mitch KellerPITPHI   
85Johan OviedoPIT@SD 40% 
86Michael KopechCWSCHC, CLE   
87Cody BradfordTEX@HOU 1%11%
88Zack GreinkeKC@CLE 1%9%
89Cristopher SanchezPHIBAL, @PIT 50% 
90Yonny ChirinosATLMIL 2%28%
91Reid DetmersLAA@TOR   
92Taijuan WalkerPHIBAL   
93Kyle FreelandCOLOAK 6%25%
94Chris BassittTOR@LAD   
95Austin GomberCOL@WAS 2%13%
96Karl KauffmannCOL@WAS 0%0%
97Peter LambertCOL@WAS 0%0%
98Miles MikolasSTLCHC   
99Hogan HarrisOAK@SF 2%4%
100Jameson TaillonCHC@STL   
101Matt ManningDETLAA   
102Ranger SuarezPHIBAL   
103Dean KremerBAL@PHI, NYY   
104Peyton BattenfieldCLE@CWS 0%0%
105Lance LynnCWSCHC   
106Kyle HendricksCHC@CWS, @STL   
107Grayson RodriguezBALNYY   
108Clarke SchmidtNYY@BAL   
109Tommy HenryARISEA 16% 
110JP SearsOAK@COL   
111Martin PerezTEX@SD   
112Colin ReaMILCIN, @ATL 3%47%
113Anthony DeSclafaniSFBOS 47% 
114Brady SingerKCMIN   
115Chris FlexenCOLOAK 0%0%
116Andrew HeaneyTEX@HOU   
117Michael GroveLADTOR, CIN 2%42%
118Kyle GibsonBAL@PHI   
119Brandon WilliamsonCIN@LAD 4%40%
120Rich HillPIT@SD 7% 
121Steven MatzSTL@ARI, CHC 10% 
122Drew SmylyCHC@STL   
123Bryan WooSEA@ARI   
124Yusei KikuchiTOR@LAD   
125Jordan LylesKCMIN 0%2%
126Graham AshcraftCIN@MIL, @LAD 30% 
127Alek ManoahTORLAA   
128Carlos CarrascoNYMWAS 29% 
129Luis SeverinoNYY@BAL   
130Taj BradleyTB@HOU   
131Brayan BelloBOSATL   
132Josiah GrayWAS@NYM   
133Brandon BielakHOUTEX, TB 3%42%
134Chase AndersonCOLOAK 0%0%
135Jack FlahertySTL@ARI   
136Ryne NelsonARISTL, SEA 10% 
137Jake IrvinWASCOL 0%8%
138Tyler AndersonLAA@TOR 11% 
139Quinn PriesterPIT@SD, PHI 0%0%
140Alec MarshKC@CLE 7% 
141Patrick CorbinWASCOL, @NYM 0%28%
142Trevor WilliamsWASCOL, @NYM 0%15%
143J.P. FranceHOUTEX   
144Ken WaldichukOAK@SF 1%2%
145Touki ToussaintCWSCLE 0%17%
146Adrian HouserMIL@ATL 3%42%
147Adam WainwrightSTL@ARI, CHC 4%2%
148Osvaldo BidoPITPHI 0%4%
149Julio TeheranMIL@ATL 49% 
150Luke WeaverCIN@LAD 1%23%
151Luis MedinaOAK@COL 0%13%
152Paul BlackburnOAK@COL 12% 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Tyler GlasnowTBMIA, @HOU 
2Kenta MaedaMINSEA, @KC 
3Luis CastilloSEA@MIN, @ARI 
4Eduardo RodriguezDETLAA, @MIA5.06 ERA over last three outings, but 2.83 xFIP
5Joe RyanMINSEA 
6Nathan EovaldiTEX@SD 
7Shohei OhtaniLAA@TOR 
8Zach EflinTBMIA 
9Pablo LopezMINSEA 
10Bailey OberMIN@KC 
11Aaron CivaleCLEKC, @CWS 
12Gerrit ColeNYY@BAL 
13James PaxtonBOS@SF 
14Kevin GausmanTORLAA 
15Logan AllenCLEKC, @CWSNice two-step to plug in
16Kutter CrawfordBOS@SF 
17Tarik SkubalDETSF, @MIA 
18Sonny GrayMIN@KC 
19Framber ValdezHOUTEX 
20Gavin WilliamsCLEKC 
21Cristian JavierHOUTB 
22George KirbySEA@MIN 
23Bryce MillerSEA@MIN 
24Carlos RodonNYYNYMStill finding his way
25Tyler WellsBALNYY 
26Kyle BradishBAL@PHI 
27Patrick SandovalLAA@DET 
28Tanner BibeeCLE@CWS 
29Domingo GermanNYYNYM 
30Griffin CanningLAA@DET 
31Nick PivettaBOSATL, @SF 
32Shane McClanahanTB@HOU 
33Hyun Jin RyuTORLAA 
34Dane DunningTEX@SD 
35Chase SilsethLAA@DETNot a bad pickup to stream
36Reese OlsonDET@MIA 
37Michael LorenzenDETLAA 
38Jon GrayTEX@HOU 
39Dylan CeaseCWSCLE 
40Logan GilbertSEA@ARI 
41AL Reliever   
42Jose BerriosTOR@LAD 
43Hunter BrownHOUTB 
44Lucas GiolitoCWSCLE 
45Ryan YarbroughKC@CLE, MIN 
46Michael KopechCWSCHC, CLE 
47Cody BradfordTEX@HOU 
48Zack GreinkeKC@CLE 
49Reid DetmersLAA@TOR 
50Chris BassittTOR@LAD 
51Hogan HarrisOAK@SF 
52Matt ManningDETLAA 
53Dean KremerBAL@PHI, NYY 
54Peyton BattenfieldCLE@CWS 
55Lance LynnCWSCHC 
56Grayson RodriguezBALNYY 
57Clarke SchmidtNYY@BAL 
58JP SearsOAK@COL 
59Martin PerezTEX@SD 
60Brady SingerKCMIN 
61Andrew HeaneyTEX@HOU 
62Kyle GibsonBAL@PHI 
63Bryan WooSEA@ARI 
64Yusei KikuchiTOR@LAD 
65Jordan LylesKCMIN 
66Alek ManoahTORLAA 
67Luis SeverinoNYY@BAL 
68Taj BradleyTB@HOU 
69Brayan BelloBOSATL 
70Brandon BielakHOUTEX, TB 
71Tyler AndersonLAA@TOR 
72Alec MarshKC@CLE 
73J.P. FranceHOUTEX 
74Ken WaldichukOAK@SF 
75Touki ToussaintCWSCLE 
76Luis MedinaOAK@COL 
77Paul BlackburnOAK@COL 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Corbin BurnesMILCIN 
2Zack WheelerPHI@PIT 
3Jesus LuzardoMIADET 
4Aaron NolaPHI@PIT24 K with just 1 BB over lasty 20.2 IP
5Justin VerlanderNYM@NYY, WASRounding into form
6Blake SnellSDPIT, TEX 
7Kodai SengaNYMWAS 
8Zac GallenARISTL 
9Andrew AbbottCIN@MILMissing more bats than expected
10Yu DarvishSDPIT, TEXAppears to be out of the pre-break rut
11Freddy PeraltaMILCIN 
12Max ScherzerNYMWAS 
13Justin SteeleCHC@STL 
14Merrill KellyARISTL 
15Tony GonsolinLADTOR 
16Spencer StriderATL@BOS 
17Julio UriasLADTOR 
18Marcus StromanCHC@CWS 
19Braxton GarrettMIADETIn a tailspin, but this is the ideal elixir
20Logan WebbSFBOS 
21Bobby MillerLADCIN 
22Johnny CuetoMIADET 
23Alex CobbSFOAK 
24Sandy AlcantaraMIA@TB14 HR only two fewer than allowed all of last season
25Seth LugoSDPIT 
26Brandon PfaadtARISEA 
27Jordan MontgomerySTLCHC 
28Emmet SheehanLADCIN 
29Jose QuintanaNYM@NYY 
30Joe MusgroveSDTEX 
31Edward CabreraMIA@TB 
32Alex WoodSFOAK 
33Ben LivelyCIN@MIL 
34NL Reliever   
35Charlie MortonATL@BOS, MIL 
36Bryce ElderATLMIL 
37Ross StriplingSF@DET, BOS 
38MacKenzie GoreWAS@NYM 
39Mitch KellerPITPHI 
40Johan OviedoPIT@SD 
41Cristopher SanchezPHIBAL, @PIT 
42Yonny ChirinosATLMIL 
43Taijuan WalkerPHIBAL 
44Kyle FreelandCOLOAK 
45Austin GomberCOL@WAS 
46Karl KauffmannCOL@WAS 
47Peter LambertCOL@WAS 
48Miles MikolasSTLCHC 
49Jameson TaillonCHC@STL 
50Ranger SuarezPHIBAL 
51Kyle HendricksCHC@CWS, @STL 
52Tommy HenryARISEA 
53Colin ReaMILCIN, @ATL 
54Anthony DeSclafaniSFBOS 
55Chris FlexenCOLOAK 
56Michael GroveLADTOR, CIN 
57Brandon WilliamsonCIN@LAD 
58Rich HillPIT@SD 
59Steven MatzSTL@ARI, CHC 
60Drew SmylyCHC@STL 
61Graham AshcraftCIN@MIL, @LAD 
62Carlos CarrascoNYMWAS 
63Josiah GrayWAS@NYM 
64Chase AndersonCOLOAK 
65Jack FlahertySTL@ARI 
66Ryne NelsonARISTL, SEA 
67Jake IrvinWASCOL 
68Quinn PriesterPIT@SD, PHI 
69Patrick CorbinWASCOL, @NYM 
70Trevor WilliamsWASCOL, @NYM 
71Adrian HouserMIL@ATL 
72Adam WainwrightSTL@ARI, CHC 
73Osvaldo BidoPITPHI 
74Julio TeheranMIL@ATL 
75Luke WeaverCIN@LAD 

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