Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Ray Bringing the Heat

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Updated on June 27, 2022 1:30AM EST

By means of reminder, the MIX12 and MIX15 columns added to the Mixed League rankings display the current rostered level for all pitchers available in more than half of the leagues in the NFBC Main Even (15 team leagues) and NFBC RotoWire Online Championship (12 team leagues). These levels, combined with the MIX 12 and MIX15 reliever rankings offer a unique perspective. Anyone ranked above the respective reliever line should be a positive contributor for the week, while the rostered levels highlight who is available. Of course, it's important to peruse everyone available, but the new addition helps frame relative potential.

Last week, Kyle Freeland was identified as a viable streamer and he came through. This week, Tyler Wells and Keegan Thompson both have two starts and make the cut in 12 team leagues while Jonathan Heasley passes bar (barely) in 15 team formats.

In general, run scoring should be a tad higher than last week, aided by six games in Coors Field. The highlight is Thursday, with Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander slated to square off.

Please keep in mind the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please grace them with your rotation questions. As always, I'll be happy to address any rankings queries. Along those lines, keep an eye out for the next Z Files which will lend some insight into how my rest-of-season projections are generated. Of course, the ROS pitching projections serve as the baseline for these rankings.

UPDATED: Monday June 27 1:30

In general, run scoring should be a tad higher than last week, aided by six games in Coors Field. The highlight is Thursday, with Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander slated to square off.

UPDATED: Monday June 27 1:30 AM ET

Week of June 27 – July 3

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Robbie Ray	SEA	BAL, OAK	20 K with 4 BB last 20 IP with two soft home dates
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL, STL
3	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@PIT
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	TEX
5	Luis Garcia	HOU	@NYM, LAA	Strikeouts on the upswing
6	Shane McClanahan	TB	@TOR
7	George Kirby	SEA	BAL, OAK	Rookie has earned this lofty rank
8	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK
9	Carlos Rodon	SF	DET
10	Frankie Montas	OAK	@NYY, @SEA	Close to hug watch alert
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@TB, @PIT
12	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
13	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CLE
14	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@STL, @WAS
15	Chris Bassitt	NYM	TEX
16	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL
17	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB	In a rut, tough pair for a rebound
18	Jon Gray	TEX	@KC, @NYM	21 K, 4 BB over last 18.2 IP
19	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	OAK, @CLE
20	Alek Manoah	TOR	BOS
21	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CLE, BAL
22	Justin Verlander	HOU	NYY
23	Jameson Taillon	NYY	OAK
24	Shane Bieber	CLE	MIN
25	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	CWS
26	Logan Webb	SF	CWS
27	Max Fried	ATL	@CIN
28	Luis Castillo	CIN	@CHC, ATL
29	Framber Valdez	HOU	@NYM
30	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SD
31	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL, SD
32	Martin Perez	TEX	@KC, @NYM	Limiting homers should mitigate likely regression
33	Shane Baz	TB	MIL, @TOR
34	Joe Musgrove	SD	@LAD
35	Tarik Skubal	DET	@SF	HR starting to creep up
36	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD
37	Charlie Morton	ATL	@PHI, @CIN	32K with 1 BB last 20 IP
38	Joe Ryan	MIN	BAL
39	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK
40	Dylan Cease	CWS	@SF
41	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SEA, @MIN	Top pickup to stream	24%
42	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
43	Alex Wood	SF	DET
44	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA
45	Triston McKenzie	CLE	MIN, NYY
46	Luis Severino	NYY	@HOU
47	Miles Mikolas	STL	@PHI
48	Jeffrey Springs	TB	MIL
49	Sean Manaea	SD	@ARI	Needs to regain control (7 BB over last 17 IP)
50	Michael Kopech	CWS	@LAA
51	Adam Wainwright	STL	MIA, @PHI
52	David Peterson	NYM	TEX		36%
53	Eric Lauer	MIL	@TB	Struggling, but good duo to get back on track
54	Ross Stripling	TOR	BOS, TB
55	Michael Wacha	BOS	@TOR, @CHC	Big test in the Rogers Centre
56	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CIN
57	Taijuan Walker	NYM	HOU
58	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@LAA, @SF	Big command and control issues
59	Lance Lynn	CWS	@SF
60	Chris Flexen	SEA	BAL		25%
61	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@CLE
62	Mike Clevinger	SD	@ARI
63	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	HOU
64	Zach Plesac	CLE	MIN, NYY	Whiffs still low, but not hurting himself with BB and HR
65	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
66	Keegan Thompson	CHC	CIN, BOS	Possible pickup, hop wind is blowing in next weekend	34%
67	JP Sears	NYY	OAK		0%	0%
68	Roansy Contreras	PIT	MIL
69	Kyle Wright	ATL	@PHI
70	Paolo Espino	WAS	PIT		0%	0%
71	Cal Quantrill	CLE	MIN
72	Alex Cobb	SF	CWS
73	Mitch White	LAD	SD		2%	23%
74	Tyler Anderson	LAD	@COL, SD
75	Josh Winder	MIN	@CLE		7%	43%
76	Mix 12 Reliever
77	Noah Syndergaard	LAA	CWS
78	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	@CLE, BAL		6%
79	Zack Greinke	KC	TEX		17%	30%
80	Dakota Hudson	STL	MIA		46%
81	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TOR
82	Beau Brieske	DET	KC		4%
83	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	CIN		40%
84	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB
85	Tyler Mahle	CIN	ATL
86	Dane Dunning	TEX	@KC
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	Johnny Cueto	CWS	@LAA		49%
89	Jose Urquidy	HOU	LAA
90	Dean Kremer	BAL	@SEA		1%	2%
91	Zach Eflin	PHI	STL
92	Blake Snell	SD	@LAD
93	Adrian Martinez	OAK	@SEA		0%	0%
94	Michael Pineda	DET	KC		5%	15%
95	Brad Keller	KC	@DET		25%
96	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@CHC		44%
97	Jonathan Heasley	KC	TEX		3%	21%
98	Adrian Houser	MIL	@PIT		42%
99	Josiah Gray	WAS	MIA
100	MacKenzie Gore	SD	@LAD
101	Corey Kluber	TB	@TOR
102	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA		12%	47%
103	Chris Archer	MIN	@CLE		7%	34%
104	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	CWS
105	Dylan Bundy	MIN	@CLE		13%
106	JT Brubaker	PIT	MIL		24%
107	Michael Lorenzen	LAA	@HOU
108	Glenn Otto	TEX	@NYM		7%	43%
109	Jack Flaherty	STL	@PHI
110	Rony Garcia	DET	@SF		0%	23%
111	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR
112	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@HOU
113	Kyle Gibson	PHI	STL
114	Rich Hill	BOS	@CHC		20%
115	James Kaprielian	OAK	@SEA		5%
116	Konnor Pilkington	CLE	MIN		4%	9%
117	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@NYY, @SEA
118	Jason Alexander	MIL	@PIT		3%	47%
119	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	SD
120	Julio Urias	LAD	@COL
121	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	TB		49%
122	Thomas Hatch	TOR	TB		0%	0
123	Jose Quintana	PIT	@WAS, MIL		16%
124	Kris Bubic	KC	TEX, @DET		1%	0%
125	Ian Anderson	ATL	@PHI
126	Erick Fedde	WAS	PIT, MIA		2%	11%
127	Cole Irvin	OAK	@NYY		21%
128	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@STL		4%	36%
129	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL
130	Austin Voth	BAL	@SEA		0%	0%
131	Hunter Greene	CIN	@CHC
132	Kenny Rosenberg	LAA	CWS		0%	0%
133	Justin Steele	CHC	CIN		11%
134	Connor Seabold	BOS	@TOR		0%	0%
135	Aaron Civale	CLE	NYY		19%
136	Luis Patino	TB	@TOR		14%
137	Josh Winckowski	BOS	@CHC		8%
138	Alex Faedo	DET	KC		30%
139	Adrian Sampson	CHC	BOS		0%	0%
140	Chad Kuhl	COL	LAD, ARI		18%	49%
141	Mike Minor	CIN	ATL		2%	40%
142	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@MIN		1%	6%
143	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PIT		5%	23%
144	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS		27%
145	Jackson Tetreault	WAS	MIA		0%	0%
146	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU		0%	0%
147	Daniel Castano	MIA	@WAS		2%	26%
148	Alec Mills	CHC	BOS		0%	0%
149	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS
150	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	@WAS, MIL		0%	0%
151	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL
152	Zach Davies	ARI	@COL		39%
153	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI		0%	0.04
154	German Marquez	COL	LAD		31%
155	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI		6%	43%
156	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD		4%	11%
157	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@MIN		0%	0%
158	Dallas Keuchel	ARI	@COL		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Robbie Ray	SEA	BAL, OAK	20 K with 4 BB last 20 IP with two soft home dates
2	Luis Garcia	HOU	@NYM, LAA	Strikeouts on the upswing
3	Shane McClanahan	TB	@TOR
4	George Kirby	SEA	BAL, OAK	Rookie has earned this lofty rank
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	OAK
6	Frankie Montas	OAK	@NYY, @SEA	Close to hug watch alert
7	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CLE
8	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB	In a rut, tough pair for a rebound
9	Jon Gray	TEX	@KC, @NYM	21 K, 4 BB over last 18.2 IP
10	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	OAK, @CLE
11	Alek Manoah	TOR	BOS
12	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CLE, BAL
13	Justin Verlander	HOU	NYY
14	Jameson Taillon	NYY	OAK
15	Shane Bieber	CLE	MIN
16	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	CWS
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	@NYM
18	Martin Perez	TEX	@KC, @NYM	Limiting homers should mitigate likely regression
19	Shane Baz	TB	MIL, @TOR
20	Tarik Skubal	DET	@SF	HR starting to creep up
21	Joe Ryan	MIN	BAL
22	Marco Gonzales	SEA	OAK
23	Dylan Cease	CWS	@SF
24	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SEA, @MIN	Top pickup to stream
25	Cristian Javier	HOU	LAA
26	Triston McKenzie	CLE	MIN, NYY
27	Luis Severino	NYY	@HOU
28	Jeffrey Springs	TB	MIL
29	Michael Kopech	CWS	@LAA
30	Ross Stripling	TOR	BOS, TB
31	Michael Wacha	BOS	@TOR, @CHC	Big test in the Rogers Centre
32	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@LAA, @SF	Big command and control issues
33	Lance Lynn	CWS	@SF
34	Chris Flexen	SEA	BAL
35	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@CLE
36	Zach Plesac	CLE	MIN, NYY	Whiffs still low, but not hurting himself with BB and HR
37	Brady Singer	KC	@DET
38	JP Sears	NYY	OAK
39	Cal Quantrill	CLE	MIN
40	Josh Winder	MIN	@CLE
41	Noah Syndergaard	LAA	CWS
42	Devin Smeltzer	MIN	@CLE, BAL
43	Zack Greinke	KC	TEX
44	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TOR
45	Beau Brieske	DET	KC
46	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB
47	Dane Dunning	TEX	@KC
48	Johnny Cueto	CWS	@LAA
49	Jose Urquidy	HOU	LAA
50	Dean Kremer	BAL	@SEA
51	Adrian Martinez	OAK	@SEA
52	Michael Pineda	DET	KC
53	Brad Keller	KC	@DET
54	Jonathan Heasley	KC	TEX
55	Corey Kluber	TB	@TOR
56	Chris Archer	MIN	@CLE
57	AL Reliever
58	Dylan Bundy	MIN	@CLE
59	Michael Lorenzen	LAA	@HOU
60	Glenn Otto	TEX	@NYM
61	Rony Garcia	DET	@SF
62	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR
63	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@HOU
64	Rich Hill	BOS	@CHC
65	James Kaprielian	OAK	@SEA
66	Konnor Pilkington	CLE	MIN
67	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@NYY, @SEA
68	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	TB
69	Thomas Hatch	TOR	TB
70	Kris Bubic	KC	TEX, @DET
71	Cole Irvin	OAK	@NYY
72	Austin Voth	BAL	@SEA
73	Kenny Rosenberg	LAA	CWS
74	Connor Seabold	BOS	@TOR
75	Aaron Civale	CLE	NYY
76	Luis Patino	TB	@TOR
77	Josh Winckowski	BOS	@CHC
78	Alex Faedo	DET	KC
79	Jordan Lyles	BAL	@MIN
80	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU
81	Spenser Watkins	BAL	@MIN

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL, STL
2	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@PIT
3	Max Scherzer	NYM	TEX
4	Carlos Rodon	SF	DET
5	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@TB, @PIT
6	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
7	Pablo Lopez	MIA	@STL, @WAS
8	Chris Bassitt	NYM	TEX
9	Aaron Nola	PHI	ATL
10	Logan Webb	SF	CWS
11	Max Fried	ATL	@CIN
12	Luis Castillo	CIN	@CHC, ATL
13	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	SD
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL, SD
15	Joe Musgrove	SD	@LAD
16	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD
17	Charlie Morton	ATL	@PHI, @CIN	32K with 1 BB last 20 IP
18	Yu Darvish	SD	@LAD
19	Alex Wood	SF	DET
20	Miles Mikolas	STL	@PHI
21	Sean Manaea	SD	@ARI	Needs to regain control (7 BB over last 17 IP)
22	Adam Wainwright	STL	MIA, @PHI
23	David Peterson	NYM	TEX
24	Eric Lauer	MIL	@TB	Struggling, but good duo to get back on track
25	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CIN
26	Taijuan Walker	NYM	HOU
27	Mike Clevinger	SD	@ARI
28	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	HOU
29	Keegan Thompson	CHC	CIN, BOS	Possible pickup, hop wind is blowing in next weekend
30	Roansy Contreras	PIT	MIL
31	Kyle Wright	ATL	@PHI
32	Paolo Espino	WAS	PIT
33	Alex Cobb	SF	CWS
34	Mitch White	LAD	SD
35	Tyler Anderson	LAD	@COL, SD
36	Dakota Hudson	STL	MIA
37	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	CIN
38	Tyler Mahle	CIN	ATL
39	Zach Eflin	PHI	STL
40	Blake Snell	SD	@LAD
41	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@CHC
42	Adrian Houser	MIL	@PIT
43	Josiah Gray	WAS	MIA
44	MacKenzie Gore	SD	@LAD
45	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA
46	NL Reliever
47	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	CWS
48	JT Brubaker	PIT	MIL
49	Jack Flaherty	STL	@PHI
50	Kyle Gibson	PHI	STL
51	Jason Alexander	MIL	@PIT
52	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	SD
53	Julio Urias	LAD	@COL
54	Jose Quintana	PIT	@WAS, MIL
55	Ian Anderson	ATL	@PHI
56	Erick Fedde	WAS	PIT, MIA
57	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@STL
58	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL
59	Hunter Greene	CIN	@CHC
60	Justin Steele	CHC	CIN
61	Adrian Sampson	CHC	BOS
62	Chad Kuhl	COL	LAD, ARI
63	Mike Minor	CIN	ATL
64	Patrick Corbin	WAS	PIT
65	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS
66	Jackson Tetreault	WAS	MIA
67	Daniel Castano	MIA	@WAS
68	Alec Mills	CHC	BOS
69	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS
70	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	@WAS, MIL
71	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL
72	Zach Davies	ARI	@COL
73	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI
74	German Marquez	COL	LAD
75	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI
76	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD
77	Dallas Keuchel	ARI	@COL