Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Season Finale

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For the week Sept. 23-29

NATIONAL LEAGUE

START

1. Adam Wainwright - WAS, CHC (after two duds vs. CIN, Waino has a 1.59 ERA, 22 Ks in last three)
2. Mike Minor - MIL, PHI
3. Zack Greinke - at SF, COL (1.98 ERA in 12 starts since break is supported by 70 Ks, 3.9 K:BB)
4. Clayton Kershaw - COL
5. Cole Hamels - at MIA
6. Madison Bumgarner - LAD (quietly closing with a bang, posting 1.80 ERA, 31 Ks in 25 Sept. IP)
7. Matt Cain - LAD, SD
8. Francisco Liriano - at CHC
9. Homer Bailey - PIT (faced PIT nearly a year ago and threw a no-hitter)
10. Gio Gonzalez - at STL
11. Mat Latos - NYM
12. Cliff Lee - at ATL (8 IP in four of his last five, five of six)
13. Jordan Zimmermann - at STL
14. Stephen Strasburg - at ARI (downgraded because no idea if he'll make the start)
15. Julio Teheran - PHI
16. A.J. Burnett - at CIN
17. Gerrit Cole - at CHC (everyone worried after just 11 Ks in his first 24 IP, but has 83 in his last 87)
18. Shelby Miller - WAS
19. Kris Medlen - PHI
20. Johnny Cueto - NYM, PIT (lowered because one, if not both, is likely to be a five-and-dive)
21. Zack Wheeler - at CIN, MIL
22. Tanner Roark - at STL, at ARI (riding one of the hotter hands in MLB)
23. Wade Miley - at SD, WAS
24. Charlie Morton - at CHC, at CIN
25. Jon Niese - at CIN (3.06 ERA in eight starts since returning from DL, including 4.0 K:B)
26. Dillon Gee - MIL
27. Hyun-Jin Ryu - COL
28. Joe Kelly - CHC
29. Patrick Corbin - WAS (sputtering to finish line with three duds in last five)
30. Mike Leake - NYM
31. Travis Wood - at STL
32. Kyle Lohse - at ATL
33. Yovani Gallardo - at NYM (at least 6 IP in last six, posting 2.29 ERA)
34. Andrew Cashner - at SF
35. Robbie Erlin - ARI (great since returning to rotation with 1.80 ERA in four starts)
36. Tyler Chatwood - BOS
37. Tyson Ross - ARI (bounced back from horrific 0.7-IP/6-ER dud in PHI with a 7-IP/2-ER gem in PIT)
38. Marco Estrada - at ATL, at NYM
39. Eric Stults - ARI, at SF (don't love him on the road, but San Francisco is pitcher-friendly)
40. Nathan Eovaldi - PHI, DET
41. Roy Halladay - at MIA, at ATL (up, down, up, down ... good luck with him)
42. Jeff Samardzija - PIT, at STL (risk is high, but significant reward particularly with strikeouts)
43. Wily Peralta - at NYM
44. Ricky Nolasco - at SF (recent Nolasco - 11 ER in last 6.3 IP - is all too familiar to owners of yesteryear)
45. Jorge de la Rosa - at LAD
46. Jacob Turner - PHI
47. Dan Haren - at ARI (another high-risk, high-reward candidate)
48. Trevor Cahill - at SD
49. Ryan Vogelsong - SD
50. Lance Lynn - CHC (good luck figuring him out: 4 IP/7 ER in PIT, 6.3 IP/2 ER in COL)
51. Randall Delgado - at SD
52. Yusmeiro Petit - SD
53. Jhoulys Chacin - at LAD
54. Bronson Arroyo - PIT

CAUTION

55. Brandon McCarthy - at SD, WAS
56. Alex Wood - MIL
57. Michael Wacha - WAS
58. Tim Lincecum - LAD
59. Edwin Jackson - at STL
60. Edinson Volquez - at SF
61. Kyle Kendrick - at MIA, at ATL
62. Ian Kennedy - ARI
63. Paul Maholm - PHI
64. Tyler Thornburg - at ATL
65. Chris Rusin - PIT
66. Tyler Cloyd - at ATL
67. Brian Flynn - DET
68. Carlos Torres - MIL
69. Juan Nicasio - at LAD
70. Jake Arrieta - PIT
71. Roy Oswalt - BOS
72. Henderson Alvarez - PHI
73. Tom Koehler - DET
74. Aaron Harang - at CIN
75. Daisuke Matsuzaka - MIL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

START

1. Yu Darvish - HOU, LAA (1-3 in Sept. despite 3.38 ERA; only one was on him as he went 5 IP/5 ER)
2. Derek Holland - HOU, LAA
3. Anibal Sanchez - at MIA
4. Max Scherzer - at MIN (finally got No. 20, now he hopes to get under 3.00 ERA to firm up Cy Young case)
5. Hisashi Iwakuma - KC (three scoreless outings in his four Sept. starts)
6. Chris Sale - KC
7. Justin Verlander - at MIN, at MIA (still not vintage JV, but reliable in Sept.; this slate is juicy)
8. Felix Hernandez - OAK
9. Chris Archer - BAL, at TOR
10. Matt Moore - at NYY, at TOR (headed toward great Sept. before a 4-IP/5-ER dud vs. TEX)
11. Chris Tillman - TOR, BOS
12. Jon Lester - at BAL (quietly dropped a 2.29 ERA in 12 starts since the break)
13. Ubaldo Jimenez - CWS (0.64 ERA, 31 Ks, 10.3 K:BB in four Sept. starts)
14. David Price - at NYY
15. Bartolo Colon - at LAA (recaptured groove with 0.72 ERA, 25 Ks in 25 IP over four Sept. starts)
16. Ervin Santana - at SEA
17. Alex Cobb - at NYY (great since returning from DL: 3.05 ERA, 42 Ks in 44.3 IP)
18. Jarrod Parker - at SEA
19. Corey Kluber - at MIN (hasn't gone more than 5 IP in three starts since returning from DL)
20. James Shields - at CWS
21. Sonny Gray - at SEA
22. Doug Fister - at MIN
23. Ivan Nova - at HOU (struggling lately, but this matchup is enticing enough to take a shot)
24. John Lackey - at BAL
25. Hiroki Kuroda - TB (5.14 ERA, 1-6 in his last nine starts)
26. Rick Porcello - at MIA (a few terrible outings have kept him from a career-low ERA)
27. Andy Pettitte - at HOU (Pettitte's last start ever could be against former team)
28. Jake Peavy - at COL
29. Jered Weaver - OAK (scratched Friday with forearm injury; this is a very cautious ranking)
30. Jose Quintana - TOR, KC
31. A.J. Griffin - at LAA, at SEA
32. Garrett Richards - OAK, at TEX (Griffin, Richards both 3-0 in four Sept. starts, closing with a bang)
33. Erasmo Ramirez - OAK
34. Scott Kazmir - at MIN (has Minnesota's number: 1.44 ERA, 0.96 WHIP with 5.0 K:BB in four starts)
35. R.A. Dickey - TB
36. C.J. Wilson - at TEX (has been destroyed by his former team)
37. Jason Vargas - OAK, at TEX
38. Danny Salazar - CWS, at MIN
39. Yordano Ventura - at SEA, at CWS (Salazar, Ventura will have pitch counts monitored; might struggle to finish five in either outing)
40. Wei-Yin Chen - TOR, BOS
41. Alexi Ogando - LAA (looked good in return to rotation)
42. CC Sabathia - TB
43. Martin Perez - HOU
44. Brett Oberholtzer - NYY (don't expect a win, but he does have 1.67 ERA in four Sept. starts)
45. Zach McAllister - at MIN
46. Dan Straily - at LAA
47. Matt Garza - LAA (brutal, just flat-out brutal)

CAUTION

48. Mark Buehrle - at BAL
49. Bruce Chen - at SEA, at CWS
50. Hector Santiago - at CLE
51. Phil Hughes - TB, at HOU
52. Esmil Rogers - at BAL
53. Scott Feldman - TOR
54. Erik Bedard - NYY
55. Andre Rienzo - KC
56. Erik Johnson - KC
57. James Paxton - KC
58. Jeremy Guthrie - at CWS
59. Miguel Gonzalez - TOR
60. Jeremy Hellickson - at TOR
61. J.A. Happ - at CWS, TB
62. Andrew Albers - CLE
63. John Danks - at CLE
64. Ryan Dempster - at COL
65. Jerome Williams - at TEX
66. Brandon Maurer - KC
67. Brad Peacock - at TEX
68. Jason Hammel - TOR
69. Todd Redmond - at BAL, TB
70. Paul Clemens - NYY
71. Joe Saunders - OAK
72. Mike Pelfrey - DET, CLE
73. Jordan Lyles - at TEX
74. Kevin Correia - DET
75. Dallas Keuchel - at TEX
76. Cole DeVries - CLE
77. Scott Diamond - DET
78. Pedro Hernandez - CLE

MLB TOP 100

1. Yu Darvish - HOU, LAA
2. Derek Holland - HOU, LAA
3. Adam Wainwright - WAS, CHC
4. Mike Minor - MIL, PHI
5. Zack Greinke - at SF, COL
6. Clayton Kershaw - COL
7. Cole Hamels - at MIA
8. Madison Bumgarner - LAD
9. Matt Cain - LAD, SD
10. Anibal Sanchez - at MIA
11. Max Scherzer - at MIN
12. Hisashi Iwakuma - KC
13. Chris Sale - KC
14. Justin Verlander - at MIN, at MIA
15. Felix Hernandez - OAK
16. Francisco Liriano - at CHC
17. Homer Bailey - PIT
18. Gio Gonzalez - at STL
19. Mat Latos - NYM
20. Cliff Lee - at ATL
21. Chris Archer - BAL, at TOR
22. Matt Moore - at NYY, at TOR
23. Chris Tillman - TOR, BOS
24. Jordan Zimmermann - at STL
25. Jon Lester - at BAL
26. Ubaldo Jimenez - CWS
27. Stephen Strasburg - at ARI
28. Julio Teheran - PHI
29. A.J. Burnett - at CIN
30. Gerrit Cole - at CHC
31. Shelby Miller - WAS
32. Kris Medlen - PHI
33. Johnny Cueto - NYM, PIT
34. Zack Wheeler - at CIN, MIL
35. Tanner Roark - at STL, at ARI
36. Wade Miley - at SD, WAS
37. Charlie Morton - at CHC, at CIN
38. David Price - at NYY
39. Bartolo Colon - at LAA
40. Ervin Santana - at SEA
41. Alex Cobb - at NYY
42. Jarrod Parker - at SEA
43. Corey Kluber - at MIN
44. James Shields - at CWS
45. Sonny Gray - at SEA
46. Doug Fister - at MIN
47. Ivan Nova - at HOU
48. Jon Niese - at CIN
49. Dillon Gee - MIL
50. Hyun-Jin Ryu - COL
51. Joe Kelly - CHC
52. John Lackey - at BAL
53. Hiroki Kuroda - TB
54. Rick Porcello - at MIA
55. Andy Pettitte - at HOU
56. Jake Peavy - at COL
57. Jered Weaver - OAK
58. Jose Quintana - TOR, KC
59. A.J. Griffin - at LAA, at SEA
60. Garrett Richards - OAK, at TEX
61. Erasmo Ramirez - OAK
62. Scott Kazmir - at MIN
63. R.A. Dickey - TB
64. C.J. Wilson - at TEX
65. Mike Leake - NYM
66. Jason Vargas - OAK, at TEX
67. Patrick Corbin - WAS
68. Travis Wood - at STL
69. Kyle Lohse - at ATL
70. Yovani Gallardo - at NYM
71. Andrew Cashner - at SF
72. Robbie Erlin - ARI
73. Danny Salazar - CWS, at MIN
74. Yordano Ventura - at SEA, at CWS
75. Wei-Yin Chen - TOR, BOS
76. Alexi Ogando - LAA
77. CC Sabathia - TB
78. Tyler Chatwood - BOS
79. Tyson Ross - ARI
80. Marco Estrada - at ATL, at NYM
81. Eric Stults - ARI, at SF
82. Nathan Eovaldi - PHI, DET
83. Roy Halladay - at MIA, at ATL
84. Jeff Samardzija - PIT, at STL
85. Wily Peralta - at NYM
86. Ricky Nolasco - at SF
87. Martin Perez - HOU
88. Brett Oberholtzer - NYY
89. Jorge de la Rosa - at LAD
90. Jacob Turner - PHI
91. Dan Haren - at ARI
92. Zach McAllister - at MIN
93. Dan Straily - at LAA
94. Trevor Cahill - at SD
95. Ryan Vogelsong - SD
96. Lance Lynn - CHC
97. Randall Delgado - at SD
98. Yusmeiro Petit - SD
99. Jhoulys Chacin - at LAD
100. Matt Garza - LAA