Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Knock on Woodruff

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Updated on May 9, 2022 1:02AM EST

I guess if you squint, offense is improving. The league's April ERA was 3.72. Through Friday, it's all the way up to 3.96 in May, or about half a run a game. Even so, the landscape is still ripe for streaming two-start pitchers. Unfortunately, the schedule isn't cooperating. Even with three extra games added, there aren't many hurlers scheduled to take the mound twice.

As always, please feel free to ask questions about rankings below, but please direct scheduling questions to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED: Monday May 9 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 9-15

MIXED

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CIN, @MIA	3.05 ERA, 0.97 WHIP with 29 K in 20.2 IP since rough opener
2	Carlos Rodon	SF	COL, @STL
3	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SEA, @LAD
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	SEA
5	Lucas Giolito	CWS	CLE, NYY
6	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@MIA
7	Frankie Montas	OAK	DET, LAA
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	PHI
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS	Are you still worried?
10	Chris Bassitt	NYM	SEA
11	Pablo Lopez	MIA	MIL
12	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB	No walks or homers allowed over first five starts
13	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PHI
14	Alek Manoah	TOR	@TB
15	Max Fried	ATL	SD
16	Julio Urias	LAD	@PIT, PHI	Strikeouts low, but should recover
17	Eric Lauer	MIL	@MIA
18	Miles Mikolas	STL	BAL
19	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	TB
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As always, please feel free to ask questions about rankings below, but please direct scheduling questions to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED: Monday May 9 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 9-15

MIXED

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CIN, @MIA	3.05 ERA, 0.97 WHIP with 29 K in 20.2 IP since rough opener
2	Carlos Rodon	SF	COL, @STL
3	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SEA, @LAD
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	SEA
5	Lucas Giolito	CWS	CLE, NYY
6	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@MIA
7	Frankie Montas	OAK	DET, LAA
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	PHI
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS	Are you still worried?
10	Chris Bassitt	NYM	SEA
11	Pablo Lopez	MIA	MIL
12	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB	No walks or homers allowed over first five starts
13	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PHI
14	Alek Manoah	TOR	@TB
15	Max Fried	ATL	SD
16	Julio Urias	LAD	@PIT, PHI	Strikeouts low, but should recover
17	Eric Lauer	MIL	@MIA
18	Miles Mikolas	STL	BAL
19	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	TB
20	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@OAK
21	Logan Gilbert	SEA	PHI	10 BB over last 16.1 IP
22	Tarik Skubal	DET	@OAK, BAL	Just 2 HR allowed in 26 IP
23	Luis Castillo	CIN	MIL, @PIT	Nice pair for his 2022 debut
24	Dylan Cease	CWS	NYY	Rewarding those saying he'll take the next step
25	Shane McClanahan	TB	@LAA
26	Noah Syndergaard	LAA	TB, @OAK	Not as dominant as before, but exhibiting good command and control
27	Justin Verlander	HOU	@MIN
28	Logan Webb	SF	@STL
29	Joe Ryan	MIN	HOU
30	Robbie Ray	SEA	PHI	Walks creeping back up
31	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CIN
32	Chad Kuhl	COL	@SF
33	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	@ATL
34	Joe Musgrove	SD	@ATL
35	Zac Gallen	ARI	CHC
36	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA	One out from a CG last time out
37	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@WAS, SEA
38	Drew Rasmussen	TB	TOR
39	Alex Wood	SF	COL
40	Chris Flexen	SEA	PHI, @NYM
41	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@ATL
42	Shane Bieber	CLE	@MIN
43	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	MIA	Staring creepily at the monitor as I type this
44	Michael Kopech	CWS	CLE, NYY	When will he be allowed to throw more than five innings?
45	Kyle Wright	ATL	BOS	Looks like we'll be looking for "this year's Kyle Wright" next winter
46	Michael Lorenzen	LAA	@OAK	1.88 ERA over last 14.1 IP looks shiny, but beware only 5 K with 6 BB over that span
47	Luis Severino	NYY	TOR, @CWS
48	Josh Winder	MIN	HOU	17 K, 1 BB over last 16 IP, could be cementing a spot in the rotation
49	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@CWS
50	Tyler Wells	BAL	KC, @DET
51	Nestor Cortes Jr.	NYY	TEX
52	Adam Wainwright	STL	SF
53	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL
54	Sonny Gray	MIN	CLE	Slated to return
55	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI
56	Brad Keller	KC	@TEX
57	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@SEA, @LAD
58	MacKenzie Gore	SD	CHC
59	George Kirby	SEA	@NYM
60	Mike Clevinger	SD	CHC
61	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@ARI
62	Tylor Megill	NYM	@WAS
63	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@DET, LAA
64	Nick Martinez	SD	CHC
65	Corey Kluber	TB	@LAA, TOR
66	Alex Cobb	SF	COL
67	Chris Paddack	MIN	CLE
68	Dakota Hudson	STL	SF
69	Sean Manaea	SD	@ATL
70	Trevor Rogers	MIA	MIL
71	Bailey Falter	PHI	@SEA
72	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@CWS
73	Austin Gomber	COL	@SF, KC	A road start in SF… what could possibly go wrong?
74	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@PIT
75	Michael Pineda	DET	OAK, BAL
76	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@TB
77	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	BAL
78	Mix 12 Reliever
79	Ian Anderson	ATL	BOS
80	Jordan Hicks	STL	BAL
81	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	TOR
82	Jhonathan Diaz	LAA	@OAK
83	Dane Dunning	TEX	BOS
84	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@SD, @ARI
85	Kyle Gibson	PHI	@LAD
86	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@ARI, MIL	Good time to get back on track
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	Charlie Morton	ATL	SD
89	Jakob Junis	SF	@STL
90	Rich Hill	BOS	@TEX
91	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TEX
92	Steven Matz	STL	SF
93	Cristian Javier	HOU	@WAS
94	Connor Overton	CIN	@PIT
95	Luis Garcia	HOU	@MIN
96	Jameson Taillon	NYY	TOR
97	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@PIT
98	Tyler Anderson	LAD	PHI
99	Beau Brieske	DET	OAK
100	Jon Gray	TEX	@NYY, BOS
101	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@SF
102	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@NYM
103	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@LAA
104	Adrian Martinez	OAK	LAA
105	Adrian Houser	MIL	@CIN
106	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TEX
107	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@MIN
108	Keegan Thompson	CHC	@SD
109	Jose Berrios	TOR	@NYY
110	JT Brubaker	PIT	CIN
111	Reid Detmers	LAA	TB
112	Zach Plesac	CLE	@CWS, @MIN
113	Spencer Strider	ATL	SD
114	Glenn Otto	TEX	BOS
115	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@STL
116	Martin Perez	TEX	KC
117	Angel Rondon	STL	BAL
118	Vince Velasquez	CWS	CLE
119	Brady Singer	KC	@TEX
120	Dylan Bundy	MIN	CLE
121	A.J. Alexy	TEX	KC
122	Jose Quintana	PIT	LAD, CIN
123	Alex Faedo	DET	OAK
124	Josiah Gray	WAS	HOU
125	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@NYY
126	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CWS
127	Daulton Jefferies	OAK	LAA
128	Humberto Castellanos	ARI	MIA, CHC
129	Patrick Corbin	WAS	NYM, HOU
130	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CWS
131	Keegan Akin	BAL	@STL
132	Joey Wentz	DET	OAK
133	Jon Heasley	KC	@TEX
134	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@MIN
135	Chris Archer	MIN	HOU
136	Carlos Hernandez	KC	@BAL, @COL
137	Drew Smyly	CHC	@ARI
138	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@WAS
139	Zach Thompson	PIT	CIN
140	Hunter Greene	CIN	MIL, @PIT
141	Mitch Keller	PIT	CIN
142	Zach Davies	ARI	CHC
143	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@DET
144	Erick Fedde	WAS	HOU
145	Bryse Wilson	PIT	LAD
146	Zach Logue	OAK	@DET
147	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@SD
148	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	NYY
149	James Kaprielian	OAK	@DET
150	Framber Valdez	HOU	@WAS
151	Zack Greinke	KC	@COL
152	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@DET
153	German Marquez	COL	KC
154	Daniel Lynch	KC	@COL
155	Justin Steele	CHC	@ARI
156	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@STL
157	Kyle Freeland	COL	KC
158	Chase De Jong	PIT	LAD
159	Taylor Hearn	TEX	KC
160	Mark Appel	PHI	@LAD
161	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@WAS
162	Robbie Erlin	LAD	@PIT
163	Joan Adon	WAS	NYM
164	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	MIL
165	Adam Oller	OAK	@DET
166	Aaron Sanchez	WAS	NYM

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Lucas Giolito	CWS	CLE, NYY
2	Frankie Montas	OAK	DET, LAA
3	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS	Are you still worried?
4	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB	No walks or homers allowed over first five starts
5	Alek Manoah	TOR	@TB
6	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	TB
7	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@OAK
8	Logan Gilbert	SEA	PHI	10 BB over last 16.1 IP
9	Tarik Skubal	DET	@OAK, BAL	Just 2 HR allowed in 26 IP
10	Dylan Cease	CWS	NYY	Rewarding those saying he'll take the next step
11	Shane McClanahan	TB	@LAA
12	Noah Syndergaard	LAA	TB, @OAK	Not as dominant as before, but exhibiting good command and control
13	Justin Verlander	HOU	@MIN
14	Joe Ryan	MIN	HOU
15	Robbie Ray	SEA	PHI	Walks creeping back up
16	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	@ATL
17	Drew Rasmussen	TB	TOR
18	Chris Flexen	SEA	PHI, @NYM
19	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@ATL
20	Shane Bieber	CLE	@MIN
21	Michael Kopech	CWS	CLE, NYY	When will he be allowed to throw more than five innings?
22	Michael Lorenzen	LAA	@OAK	1.88 ERA over last 14.1 IP looks shiny, but beware only 5 K with 6 BB over that span
23	Luis Severino	NYY	TOR, @CWS
24	Josh Winder	MIN	HOU	17 K, 1 BB over last 16 IP, could be cementing a spot in the rotation
25	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@CWS
26	Tyler Wells	BAL	KC, @DET
27	Nestor Cortes Jr.	NYY	TEX
28	Sonny Gray	MIN	CLE	Slated to return
29	Brad Keller	KC	@TEX
30	George Kirby	SEA	@NYM
31	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@DET, LAA
32	Corey Kluber	TB	@LAA, TOR
33	Chris Paddack	MIN	CLE
34	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@CWS
35	Michael Pineda	DET	OAK, BAL
36	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@TB
37	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	BAL
38	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	TOR
39	Jhonathan Diaz	LAA	@OAK
40	Dane Dunning	TEX	BOS
41	Rich Hill	BOS	@TEX
42	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TEX
43	Cristian Javier	HOU	@WAS
44	Luis Garcia	HOU	@MIN
45	Jameson Taillon	NYY	TOR
46	Beau Brieske	DET	OAK
47	Jon Gray	TEX	@NYY, BOS
48	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@NYM
49	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@LAA
50	Adrian Martinez	OAK	LAA
51	AL Reliever
52	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TEX
53	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@MIN
54	Jose Berrios	TOR	@NYY
55	Reid Detmers	LAA	TB
56	Zach Plesac	CLE	@CWS, @MIN
57	Glenn Otto	TEX	BOS
58	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@STL
59	Martin Perez	TEX	KC
60	Vince Velasquez	CWS	CLE
61	Brady Singer	KC	@TEX
62	Dylan Bundy	MIN	CLE
63	A.J. Alexy	TEX	KC
64	Alex Faedo	DET	OAK
65	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@NYY
66	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CWS
67	Daulton Jefferies	OAK	LAA
68	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CWS
69	Keegan Akin	BAL	@STL
70	Joey Wentz	DET	OAK
71	Jon Heasley	KC	@TEX
72	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@MIN
73	Chris Archer	MIN	HOU
74	Carlos Hernandez	KC	@BAL, @COL
75	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@WAS
76	Bruce Zimmermann	BAL	@DET
77	Zach Logue	OAK	@DET
78	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	NYY
79	James Kaprielian	OAK	@DET
80	Framber Valdez	HOU	@WAS
81	Zack Greinke	KC	@COL
82	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@DET
83	Daniel Lynch	KC	@COL
84	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@STL
85	Taylor Hearn	TEX	KC
86	Adam Oller	OAK	@DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CIN, @MIA	3.05 ERA, 0.97 WHIP with 29 K in 20.2 IP since rough opener
2	Carlos Rodon	SF	COL, @STL
3	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SEA, @LAD
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	SEA
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@MIA
6	Walker Buehler	LAD	PHI
7	Chris Bassitt	NYM	SEA
8	Pablo Lopez	MIA	MIL
9	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	PHI
10	Max Fried	ATL	SD
11	Julio Urias	LAD	@PIT, PHI	Strikeouts low, but should recover
12	Eric Lauer	MIL	@MIA
13	Miles Mikolas	STL	BAL
14	Luis Castillo	CIN	MIL, @PIT	Nice pair for his 2022 debut
15	Logan Webb	SF	@STL
16	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CIN
17	Chad Kuhl	COL	@SF
18	Joe Musgrove	SD	@ATL
19	Zac Gallen	ARI	CHC
20	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA	One out from a CG last time out
21	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	@WAS, SEA
22	Alex Wood	SF	COL
23	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	MIA	Staring creepily at the monitor as I type this
24	Kyle Wright	ATL	BOS	Looks like we'll be looking for "this year's Kyle Wright" next winter
25	Adam Wainwright	STL	SF
26	Yu Darvish	SD	@ATL
27	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI
28	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@SEA, @LAD
29	MacKenzie Gore	SD	CHC
30	Mike Clevinger	SD	CHC
31	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@ARI
32	Tylor Megill	NYM	@WAS
33	Nick Martinez	SD	CHC
34	Alex Cobb	SF	COL
35	Dakota Hudson	STL	SF
36	Sean Manaea	SD	@ATL
37	Trevor Rogers	MIA	MIL
38	Bailey Falter	PHI	@SEA
39	Austin Gomber	COL	@SF, KC	A road start in SF… what could possibly go wrong?
40	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@PIT
41	Ian Anderson	ATL	BOS
42	Jordan Hicks	STL	BAL
43	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@SD, @ARI
44	Kyle Gibson	PHI	@LAD
45	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	@ARI, MIL	Good time to get back on track
46	Charlie Morton	ATL	SD
47	Jakob Junis	SF	@STL
48	Steven Matz	STL	SF
49	Connor Overton	CIN	@PIT
50	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@PIT
51	Tyler Anderson	LAD	PHI
52	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@SF
53	Adrian Houser	MIL	@CIN
54	NL Reliever
55	Keegan Thompson	CHC	@SD
56	JT Brubaker	PIT	CIN
57	Spencer Strider	ATL	SD
58	Angel Rondon	STL	BAL
59	Jose Quintana	PIT	LAD, CIN
60	Josiah Gray	WAS	HOU
61	Humberto Castellanos	ARI	MIA, CHC
62	Patrick Corbin	WAS	NYM, HOU
63	Drew Smyly	CHC	@ARI
64	Zach Thompson	PIT	CIN
65	Hunter Greene	CIN	MIL, @PIT
66	Mitch Keller	PIT	CIN
67	Zach Davies	ARI	CHC
68	Erick Fedde	WAS	HOU
69	Bryse Wilson	PIT	LAD
70	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@SD
71	German Marquez	COL	KC
72	Justin Steele	CHC	@ARI
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	KC
74	Chase De Jong	PIT	LAD
75	Mark Appel	PHI	@LAD
76	Taijuan Walker	NYM	@WAS
77	Robbie Erlin	LAD	@PIT
78	Joan Adon	WAS	NYM
79	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	MIL
80	Aaron Sanchez	WAS	NYM