Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One Start at a Time

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Updated on September 9, 2024 1:16AM EST

Huh? Where did all the two-start pitchers go? Granted, it's a slow week with only 92 games, but still. Clearly, we're at the time of the season when MLB managers are monitoring workloads, either for a playoff run or to assure health for next season. A few pitchers are also returning from the injured list (IL), with their clubs going to a six-man rotation.

From a strategic perspective, this could be the best chance to use an extra closer or two if saves are a priority. With fewer aces in the double-dip realm, you won't lose as much ground in strikeouts and possibly wins.

The schedules remain in flux. As usual, please direct rotation questions to the crack staff crew on the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday September 9 1:15 AM ET

Week of September 9 - 15

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	COL	Rate one-start week making the top spot
2	Pablo Lopez	MIN	LAA	Back on track with a 1.27 ERA and .89 WHIP over last 21.1 IP
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	TB	Mr. Consistency
4	Sonny Gray	STL	CIN
5	Framber Valdez	HOU	OAK
6	Bailey Ober	MIN	CIN	Mr. Inconsistency
7	Corbin Burnes	BAL	@DET
8	Max Fried	ATL	@WAS
9	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TB
10	Zach Eflin	BAL	@DET
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	MIA	Still going strong
12	George Kirby	SEA	SD, TEX
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The schedules remain in flux. As usual, please direct rotation questions to the crack staff crew on the Probable Pitchers page. I'm happy to handle rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday September 9 1:15 AM ET

Week of September 9 - 15

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	COL	Rate one-start week making the top spot
2	Pablo Lopez	MIN	LAA	Back on track with a 1.27 ERA and .89 WHIP over last 21.1 IP
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	TB	Mr. Consistency
4	Sonny Gray	STL	CIN
5	Framber Valdez	HOU	OAK
6	Bailey Ober	MIN	CIN	Mr. Inconsistency
7	Corbin Burnes	BAL	@DET
8	Max Fried	ATL	@WAS
9	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TB
10	Zach Eflin	BAL	@DET
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	MIA	Still going strong
12	George Kirby	SEA	SD, TEX
13	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@SEA
14	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
15	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@WAS
16	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@SEA	Welcome back (welcome back)
17	Dylan Cease	SD	@SF
18	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF
19	Bryce Miller	SEA	TEX
20	Sean Manaea	NYM	@TOR	One of the best pitchers over the second half
21	Chris Sale	ATL	LAD	Playoff preview?
22	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	Walks a little high
23	Gerrit Cole	NYY	BOS
24	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	TB, NYM	Seems to be over the hump with 23 K, 2 BB over last 18.2 IP
25	Gavin Williams	CLE	TB
26	Matthew Boyd	CLE	@CWS	More Guardians voodoo, 1.50 ERA, .61 WHIP over 18 IP
27	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@ARI
28	Luis Castillo	SEA	TEX
29	Carlos Rodon	NYY	KC, BOS	On a nice run, 3.06 ERA, 1.02 WHIP with 24 K over last 17.2 IP
30	DJ Herz	WAS	MIA	Making a case for nest season's rotation
31	David Festa	MIN	LAA, CIN	Nice home pair
32	Hunter Brown	HOU	OAK
33	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CHC	Okaeri (welcome back)
34	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM
35	Cole Ragans	KC	@NYY
36	Max Scherzer	TEX	@SEA
37	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@ARI
38	Charlie Morton	ATL	CIN, LAD
39	Alex Cobb	CLE	@CWS, TB
40	Michael Wacha	KC	@PIT
41	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CIN
42	Aaron Civale	MIL	@SF, @ARI
43	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYM
44	Nestor Cortes	NYY	BOS
45	Michael King	SD	@SF
46	Bryan Woo	SEA	SD
47	Logan Webb	SF	SD
48	Ranger Suarez	PHI	TB
49	Blake Snell	SF	MIL
50	Yu Darvish	SD	@SEA
51	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CLE
52	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@ATL
53	Justin Verlander	HOU	@LAA
54	Brady Singer	KC	@NYY, @PIT
55	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	@LAA
56	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	ATL, MIA
57	Merrill Kelly	ARI	TEX
58	Bowden Francis	TOR	NYM
59	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@CWS
60	Kutter Crawford	BOS	BAL, @NYY
61	Lance Lynn	STL	CIN
62	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@LAA
63	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYM, STL
64	David Peterson	NYM	@TOR
65	Nick Pivetta	BOS	BAL
66	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
67	Bobby Miller	LAD	CHC
68	Erick Fedde	STL	@TOR
69	Jose Berrios	TOR	STL
70	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
71	Luis Gil	NYY	KC
72	Ben Lively	CLE	TB
73	Tanner Houck	BOS	@NYY
74	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@LAD
75	Taj Bradley	TB	@PHI, @CLE
76	Nick Martinez	CIN	@ATL, @MIN
77	Frankie Montas	MIL	@SF
78	Shane Baz	TB	@PHI
79	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SEA
80	Garrett Crochet	CWS	OAK
81	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@COL
82	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	OAK
83	Martin Perez	SD	@SEA
84	Cody Bradford	TEX	@ARI
85	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
86	Colin Rea	MIL	@SF
87	Seth Lugo	KC	@NYY
88	Mix 12 Reliever
89	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	LAD
90	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TOR
91	Walker Buehler	LAD	CHC
92	Zebby Matthews	MIN	LAA
93	Adam Oller	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
94	Reid Detmers	LAA	@MIN
95	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@HOU, @CWS
96	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@WAS
97	Austin Gomber	COL	@DET
98	Jared Jones	PIT	KC
99	J.T. Ginn	OAK	@CWS
100	Mix 15 Reliever
101	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@STL
102	Bailey Falter	PIT	MIA
103	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	MIL
104	Patrick Corbin	WAS	MIA
105	Casey Mize	DET	COL
106	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	BOS
107	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIL
108	Jakob Junis	CIN	@STL
109	Landon Knack	LAD	@ATL
110	Mitch Keller	PIT	KC
111	Seth Johnson	PHI	NYM
112	Kyle Gibson	STL	@TOR
113	Brayan Bello	BOS	BAL, @NYY
114	Luis Ortiz	PIT	KC
115	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIL, SD
116	Joey Wentz	PIT	MIA
117	Griffin Canning	LAA	@MIN
118	Ryan Feltner	COL	@DET
119	Marcus Stroman	NYY	KC
120	Luis Severino	NYM	@PHI
121	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ATL
122	Ryne Nelson	ARI	MIL
123	JP Sears	OAK	@HOU
124	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CWS
125	Zack Littell	TB	@CLE
126	Samuel Aldegheri	LAA	HOU
127	Nick Nastrini	CWS	CLE, OAK
128	Cade Povich	BAL	@BOS, @DET
129	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL
130	Davis Martin	CWS	CLE
131	Alec Marsh	KC	@PIT
132	Tobias Myers	MIL	@ARI
133	Javier Assad	CHC	@COL
134	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL, @MIN
135	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
136	Jordan Wicks	CHC	@LAD
137	Caden Dana	LAA	HOU
138	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	STL
139	Mason Black	SF	MIL
140	Tyler Anderson	LAA	HOU
141	Adam Mazur	MIA	@PIT
142	Keider Montero	DET	COL, BAL
143	Jose Quintana	NYM	@PHI
144	Brant Hurter	DET	BAL
145	Tyler Alexander	TB	@PHI, @CLE
146	Bradley Blalock	COL	@DET, CHC
147	Paul Blackburn	NYM	@TOR, @PHI
148	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	CLE
149	Albert Suarez	BAL	@BOS
150	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@NYY
151	Ty Madden	DET	BAL
152	Joey Estes	OAK	@HOU
153	Spencer Bivens	SF	SD
154	Kyle Freeland	COL	CHC
155	Julian Aguiar	CIN	@MIN
156	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@LAD, @COL
157	Chris Flexen	CWS	OAK
158	Darren McCaughan	MIA	@WAS
159	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@MIN
160	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CHC

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	COL	Rate one-start week making the top spot
2	Pablo Lopez	MIN	LAA	Back on track with a 1.27 ERA and .89 WHIP over last 21.1 IP
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	OAK
4	Bailey Ober	MIN	CIN	Mr. Inconsistency
5	Corbin Burnes	BAL	@DET
6	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TB
7	Zach Eflin	BAL	@DET
8	George Kirby	SEA	SD, TEX
9	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@SEA
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
11	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@SEA	Welcome back (welcome back)
12	Bryce Miller	SEA	TEX
13	Gerrit Cole	NYY	BOS
14	Gavin Williams	CLE	TB
15	Matthew Boyd	CLE	@CWS	More Guardians voodoo, 1.50 ERA, .61 WHIP over 18 IP
16	Luis Castillo	SEA	TEX
17	Carlos Rodon	NYY	KC, BOS	On a nice run, 3.06 ERA, 1.02 WHIP with 24 K over last 17.2 IP
18	David Festa	MIN	LAA, CIN	Nice home pair
19	Hunter Brown	HOU	OAK
20	Cole Ragans	KC	@NYY
21	Max Scherzer	TEX	@SEA
22	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@ARI
23	Alex Cobb	CLE	@CWS, TB
24	Michael Wacha	KC	@PIT
25	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CIN
26	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYM
27	Nestor Cortes	NYY	BOS
28	Bryan Woo	SEA	SD
29	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CLE
30	Justin Verlander	HOU	@LAA
31	Brady Singer	KC	@NYY, @PIT
32	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	@LAA
33	Bowden Francis	TOR	NYM
34	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@CWS
35	Kutter Crawford	BOS	BAL, @NYY
36	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@LAA
37	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYM, STL
38	Nick Pivetta	BOS	BAL
39	Jose Berrios	TOR	STL
40	Luis Gil	NYY	KC
41	Ben Lively	CLE	TB
42	Tanner Houck	BOS	@NYY
43	Taj Bradley	TB	@PHI, @CLE
44	Shane Baz	TB	@PHI
45	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SEA
46	Garrett Crochet	CWS	OAK
47	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	OAK
48	Cody Bradford	TEX	@ARI
49	Seth Lugo	KC	@NYY
50	Zebby Matthews	MIN	LAA
51	Reid Detmers	LAA	@MIN
52	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@HOU, @CWS
53	J.T. Ginn	OAK	@CWS
54	Casey Mize	DET	COL
55	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	BOS
56	AL Reliever
57	Brayan Bello	BOS	BAL, @NYY
58	Griffin Canning	LAA	@MIN
59	Marcus Stroman	NYY	KC
60	JP Sears	OAK	@HOU
61	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CWS
62	Zack Littell	TB	@CLE
63	Samuel Aldegheri	LAA	HOU
64	Nick Nastrini	CWS	CLE, OAK
65	Cade Povich	BAL	@BOS, @DET
66	Davis Martin	CWS	CLE
67	Alec Marsh	KC	@PIT
68	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
69	Caden Dana	LAA	HOU
70	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	STL
71	Tyler Anderson	LAA	HOU
72	Keider Montero	DET	COL, BAL
73	Brant Hurter	DET	BAL
74	Tyler Alexander	TB	@PHI, @CLE
75	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	CLE
76	Albert Suarez	BAL	@BOS
77	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@NYY
78	Ty Madden	DET	BAL
79	Joey Estes	OAK	@HOU
80	Chris Flexen	CWS	OAK
81	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@MIN

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	TB	Mr. Consistency
2	Sonny Gray	STL	CIN
3	Max Fried	ATL	@WAS
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	MIA	Still going strong
5	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@WAS
6	Dylan Cease	SD	@SF
7	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF
8	Sean Manaea	NYM	@TOR	One of the best pitchers over the second half
9	Chris Sale	ATL	LAD	Playoff preview?
10	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	Walks a little high
11	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	TB, NYM	Seems to be over the hump with 23 K, 2 BB over last 18.2 IP
12	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@ARI
13	DJ Herz	WAS	MIA	Making a case for nest season's rotation
14	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CHC	Okaeri (welcome back)
15	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM
16	Charlie Morton	ATL	CIN, LAD
17	Aaron Civale	MIL	@SF, @ARI
18	Michael King	SD	@SF
19	Logan Webb	SF	SD
20	Ranger Suarez	PHI	TB
21	Blake Snell	SF	MIL
22	Yu Darvish	SD	@SEA
23	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@ATL
24	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	ATL, MIA
25	Merrill Kelly	ARI	TEX
26	Lance Lynn	STL	CIN
27	David Peterson	NYM	@TOR
28	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
29	Bobby Miller	LAD	CHC
30	Erick Fedde	STL	@TOR
31	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
32	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@LAD
33	Nick Martinez	CIN	@ATL, @MIN
34	Frankie Montas	MIL	@SF
35	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@COL
36	Martin Perez	SD	@SEA
37	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
38	Colin Rea	MIL	@SF
39	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	LAD
40	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TOR
41	Walker Buehler	LAD	CHC
42	Adam Oller	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
43	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@WAS
44	Austin Gomber	COL	@DET
45	Jared Jones	PIT	KC
46	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@STL
47	Bailey Falter	PIT	MIA
48	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	MIL
49	Patrick Corbin	WAS	MIA
50	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIL
51	Jakob Junis	CIN	@STL
52	Landon Knack	LAD	@ATL
53	NL Reliever
54	Mitch Keller	PIT	KC
55	Seth Johnson	PHI	NYM
56	Kyle Gibson	STL	@TOR
57	Luis Ortiz	PIT	KC
58	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIL, SD
59	Joey Wentz	PIT	MIA
60	Ryan Feltner	COL	@DET
61	Luis Severino	NYM	@PHI
62	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ATL
63	Ryne Nelson	ARI	MIL
64	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL
65	Tobias Myers	MIL	@ARI
66	Javier Assad	CHC	@COL
67	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL, @MIN
68	Jordan Wicks	CHC	@LAD
69	Mason Black	SF	MIL
70	Adam Mazur	MIA	@PIT
71	Jose Quintana	NYM	@PHI
72	Bradley Blalock	COL	@DET, CHC
73	Paul Blackburn	NYM	@TOR, @PHI
74	Spencer Bivens	SF	SD
75	Kyle Freeland	COL	CHC
76	Julian Aguiar	CIN	@MIN
77	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@LAD, @COL
78	Darren McCaughan	MIA	@WAS
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CHC