This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
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For the week Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
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1 | David Price | at BAL | With TOR: 1.89 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 through 2 IP on Saturday |
2 | Cole Hamels | DET, LAA | Ks have been sporadic with TEX, has outings of 2, 2, 3, 4 and 8, 8, 10, 12; results have been good over L8: 2.78 ERA, 1.22 WHIP |
3 | Chris Sale | KC | As long as he's not facing MIN |
4 | Chris Archer | TOR | Archer absolutely owned TOR until Saturday (5 ER thru 2 IP), I'm still starting him vs. them next weekend |
5 | Dallas Keuchel | at ARI | Rebounded brilliantly from all three of his awful starts this year: 9 IP/0 ER, 6 IP/2 ER, and 7.7 IP/1 ER |
6 | Carlos Carrasco | MIN | He's faced KC in 2 of his L3 and logged 24 Ks in 15 IP; he's an elite strikeout pitcher after these last two seasons |
7 | Danny Salazar | BOS | |
8 | Felix Hernandez | OAK | He's got a 3.09 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 35 IP vs. OAK this year |
9 | Corey Kluber | MIN, BOS | Remarkably frustrating season for the reigning Cy Young winner can hopefully close strong |
10 | Justin Verlander | at TEX |
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments, I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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MLB TOP 100
For the week Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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RANK | PITCHER | OPP | COMMENTS |
1 | David Price | at BAL | With TOR: 1.89 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 through 2 IP on Saturday |
2 | Cole Hamels | DET, LAA | Ks have been sporadic with TEX, has outings of 2, 2, 3, 4 and 8, 8, 10, 12; results have been good over L8: 2.78 ERA, 1.22 WHIP |
3 | Chris Sale | KC | As long as he's not facing MIN |
4 | Chris Archer | TOR | Archer absolutely owned TOR until Saturday (5 ER thru 2 IP), I'm still starting him vs. them next weekend |
5 | Dallas Keuchel | at ARI | Rebounded brilliantly from all three of his awful starts this year: 9 IP/0 ER, 6 IP/2 ER, and 7.7 IP/1 ER |
6 | Carlos Carrasco | MIN | He's faced KC in 2 of his L3 and logged 24 Ks in 15 IP; he's an elite strikeout pitcher after these last two seasons |
7 | Danny Salazar | BOS | |
8 | Felix Hernandez | OAK | He's got a 3.09 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 35 IP vs. OAK this year |
9 | Corey Kluber | MIN, BOS | Remarkably frustrating season for the reigning Cy Young winner can hopefully close strong |
10 | Justin Verlander | at TEX | |
11 | Marcus Stroman | at BAL, at TB | Looks incredible since returning from his torn ACL; Ks are light, but stuff looks excellent and his 60% GB rate covers a lot |
12 | Lance McCullers | at SEA, at ARI | |
13 | Masahiro Tanaka | BOS, at BAL | Solid 2H for Tanaka: 3.18 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 21% K, 4% BB in 82 IP |
14 | Michael Pineda | BOS, at BAL | Allowed 5 ER in his return from the DL, but has allowed just 10 ER in his five starts since: 3.14 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 28.7 IP |
15 | Johnny Cueto | at CHC, at MIN | Back-to-back 7 IP quality starts calms some of the fears; gets a chance to close big with a 2-start week |
16 | Garrett Richards | OAK | |
17 | Collin McHugh | at ARI | In the 2H, he has nine starts of 1-2 ER and three of 5 ER; so there's risk, but the upside is worth it |
18 | Hisashi Iwakuma | OAK | |
19 | Jake Odorizzi | TOR | 2+ BB in five of his last six, uncharacteristic of him: 6% BB in first 21 starts, 9% BB in last 6 plus a 2.1 HR/9 |
20 | Sonny Gray | at LAA | |
21 | Jose Quintana | KC | Rebounding from his modest August (4.63 ERA) with a sparkling 1.00 ERA in 27 Sept. IP |
22 | Eduardo Rodriguez | at NYY | |
23 | Ervin Santana | KC | Rolling of late: 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 39 Ks in 36 IP |
24 | Luis Severino | at BAL | |
25 | Drew Smyly | MIA | Best part of his strong finish: 25% K rate |
26 | Erasmo Ramirez | MIA | Great opponent, espec. at home where he has a 2.39 ERA in 79 IP (4.90 ERA in 79 IP on road) |
27 | Mike Fiers | at SEA | |
28 | Scott Kazmir | at SEA | Has been about a run worse than his 2.97 ERA with HOU (3.91 in 69 IP) |
29 | Carlos Rodon | DET | Dominating lately, but that doesn't mean he's without risk so be careful if you're tight in ERA/WHIP (1.81 ERA, 1.08 WHIP in 54.7 IP) |
30 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | |
31 | Marco Estrada | at BAL, at TB | |
32 | Rick Porcello | at NYY, at CLE | |
33 | Rich Hill | at NYY | Three straight amazing outings with 10 Ks in each and just 3 ER in 23 IP; I'm starting him even at NYY |
34 | R.A. Dickey | at BAL | |
35 | Andrew Heaney | at TEX | Quietly having a really sharp rookie season after an ugly 29.3 IP debut with MIA last year (3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 95.3 IP with LAA) |
36 | Derek Holland | LAA | I expected a much stronger finish, but he's allowed 17 ER in his L3 starts and four through four on Saturday |
37 | Kris Medlen | at CWS | |
38 | Colby Lewis | DET, LAA | I'm not going to tell you there's no risk because I don't like lying, but he's been sharp over his last three |
39 | Kyle Gibson | at CLE, at KC | Maybe not the two-start you want this week: 4.43 ERA, 1.32 WHIP in 87.3 IP on the road for Gibson this year |
40 | Tyler Duffey | at CLE | He's been excellent outside of his 2.7 IP/6 ER debut: 2.06 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 43 Ks in 43.7 IP |
41 | Edinson Volquez | at CWS | |
42 | Yordano Ventura | at CHC, at MIN | A highly volatile option espec. with both on the road (5.04 ERA) |
43 | Cody Anderson | MIN, BOS | |
44 | Hector Santiago | OAK, at TEX | |
45 | Daniel Norris | at TEX, at CWS | DET easing him back with pitch counts, but he's allowed just 1 H in 8.7 IP since returning from the DL |
46 | Yovani Gallardo | DET | Substantial risk given the lack of upside; how badly do you need a 6 IP/0 ER? Enough to risk getting a 5 IP/5 ER? |
47 | Chris Tillman | TOR, NYY | |
48 | Matt Moore | MIA, TOR | A great Hail Mary shot after two gems in a row with 16 Ks in 13.7 IP, but still tons of risk, espec. with TOR |
49 | Jeff Samardzija | KC |
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50 | Josh Tomlin | MIN | I mentioned before that the season might run out before regression catches up to him, so how lucky are you feeling? |
51 | Wei-Yin Chen | TOR | Super-dangerous matchup, but he's had much better skills at home with a 6.7 K:BB compared to 2.6 on the road |
52 | Martin Perez | LAA | |
53 | Nick Tropeano | OAK, at TEX | |
54 | James Paxton | HOU | Torn fingernail cut his last outing short, unsure how next week will play out |
55 | Vidal Nuno | HOU | |
56 | Erik Johnson | DET | |
57 | Wade Miley | at NYY, at CLE | |
58 | Roenis Elias | HOU, OAK | |
59 | Henry Owens | at CLE | |
60 | Adam Warren | BOS | |
61 | CC Sabathia | BOS | |
62 | Phil Hughes | at CLE, at KC | |
63 | Miguel Gonzalez | TOR, NYY | |
64 | John Danks | DET | |
65 | Chris Bassitt | at LAA, at SEA | |
66 | Sean Nolin | at SEA | |
67 | Mark Buehrle | at TB | |
68 | Mike Pelfrey | at CLE | |
69 | Ubaldo Jimenez | NYY | |
70 | Jeremy Guthrie | at MIN | |
71 | Jered Weaver | at TEX | |
72 | Felix Doubront | at LAA, at SEA | |
73 | Randy Wolf | at CWS | The |
74 | Matt Boyd | at TEX | Tigers |
75 | Alfredo Simon | at CWS | Rule! |
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1 | Clayton Kershaw | at SF, SD | How perfect is it that he gets 2 starts to close the season? |
2 | Zack Greinke | at SF, SD | It's not hard to imagine a Dodger homer or even just a savvy player with both Kersh & Greinke; 4 starts in the final week is hot |
3 | Madison Bumgarner | LAD, COL | Transformed into postseason Bum in the 2H: 2.31 ERA, 0.88 WHIP in 93.7 IP after 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 119 IP during the 1H |
4 | Max Scherzer | at ATL, at NYM | |
5 | Jake Arrieta | at MIL | The last time he threw fewer than 6 IP in a start: June 16; he has a 0.94 ERA in 134 IP since then |
6 | Stephen Strasburg | at ATL | Where ya at, Strasburg-haters? 2.24 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 72 Ks in 52.3 IP since returning from the DL plus three straight 10+ K games |
7 | Jose Fernandez | at TB | |
8 | Gerrit Cole | CIN | |
9 | John Lackey | at ATL | Lackey, Garcia, and Zimm all got a boost as ATL is the best matchup an NL'er can get, right or left handed |
10 | Jaime Garcia | at ATL | |
11 | Jordan Zimmermann | at ATL | Worst full season by ERA (3.68), but he's owned the hapless Braves all year (1.82 ERA in 34.7 IP) |
12 | Michael Wacha | at PIT | |
13 | Jon Lester | at CIN | |
14 | Tyson Ross | MIL | Currently the only other SP besides Arrieta to have 20+ starts with ZERO 5+ ER outings |
15 | Lance Lynn | at PIT, at ATL | A rocky September (6.11 ERA), but he went six scoreless last time out and I'm not turing down a 2-start that includes ATL |
16 | Patrick Corbin | COL | |
17 | Julio Teheran | STL | Responded to the 8 ER Shellacking by NYY with a 1.67 ERA in 27 September IP incl. a solid outing vs. TOR |
18 | J.A. Happ | STL | This isn't just riding a hot hand who is doing it with smoke and mirrors, he has 28% K and 5% BB rates with PIT en route to a 2.28 ERA, 1.13 WHIP |
19 | Matt Harvey | WAS | Nervous about these baby Mets because these games could be irrelevant and limit all of them in preparation for the playoffs |
20 | Noah Syndergaard | WAS | |
21 | Steven Matz | WAS | |
22 | Jacob deGrom | none? | It looks like Sunday could be his last regular season start, but he could start in the WAS series; I'm putting him here just in case |
23 | Shelby Miller | STL | |
24 | Carlos Martinez | at PIT | |
25 | Francisco Liriano | CIN | September a microcosm of his recent uncertainty: 5 IP/4 ER, 6 IP/0 ER, 2.3 IP/4 ER, 7 IP/2 ER; still gotta start him |
26 | Anthony DeSclafani | CHC | Just when you start buying into the K surge (26% in 8 starts before his last two), he drops a pair of 3s on us; he struggled in both (7.59 ERA) |
27 | James Shields | at LAD | He hasn't been able to get beyond that high-3.00s, low-4.00s ERA band, but the Ks have remained strong (23% in 2H) |
28 | Brett Anderson | at SF | |
29 | Adam Conley | at TB, at PHI | Has a 2.70 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 26% K, and 9% BB in his L6 starts (33.3 IP); he has an 11% SwStr rate in that time, too |
30 | Jake Peavy | LAD, COL | He has a 2.19 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 24.7 IP this month; solid 3.59 ERA in 77.7 IP across the 2H |
31 | Gio Gonzalez | at NYM | |
32 | Aaron Nola | MIA | Dropped 8 scoreless on them last time he faced MIA |
33 | Andrew Cashner | at LAD | |
34 | Mike Leake | LAD | |
35 | Ian Kennedy | MIL | The bottom has fallen out again: 2.63 ERA in 17 starts from 6/2-9/2; 7.84 ERA in four starts since, going more than 5 IP just once |
36 | Bartolo Colon | at PHI | |
37 | A.J. Burnett | CIN | He hasn't finished the sixth inning in any of his three starts since returning |
38 | Mike Bolsinger | at SF | Bolsinger and Ray are two of three starts with 20+ starts and just 1 start of 5+ ER joined by Lance McCullers from the AL |
39 | Robbie Ray | COL | |
40 | Rubby De La Rosa | HOU | |
41 | Jerad Eickhoff | NYM | Four of this last five are 7 IP quality starts incl. a 10-K effort at WAS |
42 | John Lamb | CHC | Finally finding some success to go with the Ks that have been there since he came up (26%) |
43 | Jason Hammel | at CIN | Still missing bats in the 2H (60 K in 58 IP), but averaging 4.8 IP/start and still allowed 3-4 runs regularly |
44 | Taylor Jungmann | at SD | |
45 | Logan Verrett | at PHI | |
46 | Jhoulys Chacin | HOU | |
47 | Kyle Hendricks | at CIN, at MIL |
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48 | Jarred Cosart | at TB | He's been solid since returning; not going deep into games so not your best bet if you're chasing Ws |
49 | Alex Wood | SD | |
50 | Chris Heston | COL | Sputtering to the finish line: 4.60 ERA since the start of Aug., averaging just 4.8 IP/start |
51 | Jon Niese | at PHI | These are three Hail Mary options likely to be available and you can't get much better with the matchup (PHI almost as bad as ATL) |
52 | Tom Koehler | at PHI | |
53 | Justin Nicolino | at PHI | |
54 | Charlie Morton | STL | |
55 | Zach Davies | at SD, CHC | Three good starts, two bad ones; getting two good ones here would mean four straight to close the season |
56 | Brandon Finnegan | at WAS, at PIT | If you're desperate and Ks are your big need since you could still get those even if the ratios are modest-to-poor |
57 | Tanner Roark | CIN, at NYM | If you're desperate and just hoping to catch lightning in a bottle with a couple good starts |
58 | Alec Asher | NYM | |
59 | Jeremy Hellickson | HOU | |
60 | Chase Anderson | COL | Nice 6 IP/1 ER with 1 H & 10 K start at LAD after a layoff, but can he do something similar again? |
61 | Tyler Cravy | CHC | |
62 | Jorge Lopez | at SD | |
63 | Robbie Erlin | at LAD | |
64 | Casey Kelly | MIL | |
65 | Jeff Locke | STL | |
66 | Ariel Pena | CHC | |
67 | David Hale | at SF | |
68 | Dan Haren | at CIN, at MIL | |
69 | Chad Bettis | at ARI | |
70 | Chris Rusin | at SF | |
71 | Christian Bergman | at ARI | |
72 | Tim Hudson | LAD | |
73 | Keyvius Sampson | at PIT | |
74 | Aaron Harang | MIA | |
75 | Yohan Flande | at ARI | |
76 | Ryan Weber | WAS | |
77 | David Buchanan | NYM, MIA | |
78 | Kyle Kendrick | at SF | |
79 | Williams Perez | WAS | |
80 | Matt Wisler | WAS, STL | |
81 | Josh Smith | CHC, at PIT |
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RANK | PITCHER | OPP | COMMENTS |
1 | Clayton Kershaw | at SF, SD | How perfect is it that he gets 2 starts to close the season? |
2 | Zack Greinke | at SF, SD | It's not hard to imagine a Dodger homer or even just a savvy player with both Kersh & Greinke; 4 starts in the final week is hot |
3 | Madison Bumgarner | LAD, COL | Transformed into postseason Bum in the 2H: 2.31 ERA, 0.88 WHIP in 93.7 IP after 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 119 IP during the 1H |
4 | Max Scherzer | at ATL, at NYM | |
5 | Jake Arrieta | at MIL | The last time he threw fewer than 6 IP in a start: June 16; he has a 0.94 ERA in 134 IP since then |
6 | Stephen Strasburg | at ATL | Where ya at, Strasburg-haters? 2.24 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 72 Ks in 52.3 IP since returning from the DL plus three straight 10+ K games |
7 | David Price | at BAL | with TOR: 1.89 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 through 2 IP on Saturday |
8 | Cole Hamels | DET, LAA | Ks have been sporadic with TEX, has outings of 2, 2, 3, 4 and 8, 8, 10, 12; results have been good over L8: 2.78 ERA, 1.22 WHIP |
9 | Chris Sale | KC | As long as he's not facing MIN |
10 | Jose Fernandez | at TB | |
11 | Gerrit Cole | CIN | |
12 | Chris Archer | TOR | Archer absolutely owned TOR until Saturday (5 ER thru 2 IP), I'm still starting him vs. them next weekend |
13 | Dallas Keuchel | at ARI | Rebounded brilliantly from all three of his awful starts this year: 9 IP/0 ER, 6 IP/2 ER, and 7.7 IP/1 ER |
14 | Carlos Carrasco | MIN | He's faced KC in 2 of his L3 and logged 24 Ks in 15 IP; he's an elite strikeout pitcher after these last two seasons |
15 | Danny Salazar | BOS | |
16 | Felix Hernandez | OAK | He's got a 3.09 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 35 IP vs. OAK this year |
17 | Corey Kluber | MIN, BOS | Remarkably frustrating season for the reigning Cy Young winner can hopefully close strong |
18 | John Lackey | at ATL | Lackey, Garcia, and Zimm all got a boost as ATL is the best matchup an NL'er can get, right or left handed |
19 | Jaime Garcia | at ATL | |
20 | Jordan Zimmermann | at ATL | Worst full season by ERA (3.68), but he's owned the hapless Braves all year (1.82 ERA in 34.7 IP) |
21 | Michael Wacha | at PIT | |
22 | Jon Lester | at CIN | |
23 | Tyson Ross | MIL | Currently the only other SP besides Arrieta to have 20+ starts with ZERO 5+ ER outings |
24 | Lance Lynn | at PIT, at ATL | A rocky September (6.11 ERA), but he went six scoreless last time out and I'm not turing down a 2-start that includes ATL |
25 | Justin Verlander | at TEX | |
26 | Marcus Stroman | at BAL, at TB | Looks incredible since returning from his torn ACL; Ks are light, but stuff looks excellent and his 60% GB rate covers a lot |
27 | Lance McCullers | at SEA, at ARI | |
28 | Masahiro Tanaka | BOS, at BAL | Solid 2H for Tanaka: 3.18 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 21% K, 4% BB in 82 IP |
29 | Michael Pineda | BOS, at BAL | Allowed 5 ER in his return from the DL, but has allowed just 10 ER in his five starts since: 3.14 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 28.7 IP |
30 | Johnny Cueto | at CHC, at MIN | Back-to-back 7 IP quality starts calms some of the fears; gets a chance to close big with a 2-start week |
31 | Garrett Richards | OAK | |
32 | Collin McHugh | at ARI | In the 2H, he has nine starts of 1-2 ER and three of 5 ER; so there's risk, but the upside is worth it |
33 | Patrick Corbin | COL | |
34 | Julio Teheran | STL | Responded to the 8 ER Shellacking by NYY with a 1.67 ERA in 27 September IP incl. a solid outing vs. TOR |
35 | J.A. Happ | STL | This isn't just riding a hot hand who is doing it with smoke and mirrors, he has 28% K and 5% BB rates with PIT en route to a 2.28 ERA, 1.13 WHIP |
36 | Hisashi Iwakuma | OAK | |
37 | Jake Odorizzi | TOR | 2+ BB in five of his last six, uncharacteristic of him: 6% BB in first 21 starts, 9% BB in last 6 plus a 2.1 HR/9 |
38 | Sonny Gray | at LAA | |
39 | Jose Quintana | KC | Rebounding from his modest August (4.63 ERA) with a sparkling 1.00 ERA in 27 Sept. IP |
40 | Eduardo Rodriguez | at NYY | |
41 | Ervin Santana | KC | Rolling of late: 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 39 Ks in 36 IP |
42 | Matt Harvey | WAS | Nervous about these baby Mets because these games could be irrelevant and limit all of them in preparation for the playoffs |
43 | Noah Syndergaard | WAS | |
44 | Steven Matz | WAS | |
45 | Jacob deGrom | none? | It looks like Sunday could be his last regular season start, but he could start in the WAS series; I'm putting him here just in case |
46 | Luis Severino | at BAL | |
47 | Drew Smyly | MIA | Best part of his strong finish: 25% K rate |
48 | Erasmo Ramirez | MIA | Great opponent, espec. at home where he has a 2.39 ERA in 79 IP (4.90 ERA in 79 IP on road) |
49 | Mike Fiers | at SEA | |
50 | Shelby Miller | STL | |
51 | Carlos Martinez | at PIT | |
52 | Francisco Liriano | CIN | September a microcosm of his recent uncertainty: 5 IP/4 ER, 6 IP/0 ER, 2.3 IP/4 ER, 7 IP/2 ER; still gotta start him |
53 | Scott Kazmir | at SEA | Has been about a run worse than his 2.97 ERA with HOU (3.91 in 69 IP) |
54 | Carlos Rodon | DET | Dominating lately, but that doesn't mean he's without risk so be careful if you're tight in ERA/WHIP (1.81 ERA, 1.08 WHIP in 54.7 IP) |
55 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | |
56 | Marco Estrada | at BAL, at TB | |
57 | Rick Porcello | at NYY, at CLE | |
58 | Rich Hill | at NYY | Three straight amazing outings with 10 Ks in each and just 3 ER in 23 IP; I'm starting him even at NYY |
59 | Anthony DeSclafani | CHC | Just when you start buying into the K surge (26% in 8 starts before his last two), he drops a pair of 3s on us; he struggled in both (7.59 ERA) |
60 | James Shields | at LAD | He hasn't been able to get beyond that high-3.00s, low-4.00s ERA band, but the Ks have remained strong (23% in 2H) |
61 | Brett Anderson | at SF | |
62 | Adam Conley | at TB, at PHI | Has a 2.70 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 26% K, and 9% BB in his L6 starts (33.3 IP); he has an 11% SwStr rate in that time, too |
63 | Jake Peavy | LAD, COL | He has a 2.19 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 24.7 IP this month; solid 3.59 ERA in 77.7 IP across the 2H |
64 | Gio Gonzalez | at NYM | |
65 | Aaron Nola | MIA | Dropped 8 scoreless on them last time he faced MIA |
66 | Andrew Cashner | at LAD | |
67 | Mike Leake | LAD | |
68 | Ian Kennedy | MIL | The bottom has fallen out again: 2.63 ERA in 17 starts from 6/2-9/2; 7.84 ERA in four starts since, going more than 5 IP just once |
69 | Bartolo Colon | at PHI | |
70 | A.J. Burnett | CIN | He hasn't finished the sixth inning in any of his three starts since returning |
71 | Mike Bolsinger | at SF | Bolsinger and Ray are two of three starts with 20+ starts and just 1 start of 5+ ER joined by Lance McCullers from the AL |
72 | Robbie Ray | COL | |
73 | Rubby De La Rosa | HOU | |
74 | R.A. Dickey | at BAL | |
75 | Andrew Heaney | at TEX | Quietly having a really sharp rookie season after an ugly 29.3 IP debut with MIA last year (3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 95.3 IP with LAA) |
76 | Derek Holland | LAA | I expected a much stronger finish, but he's allowed 17 ER in his L3 starts and four through four on Saturday |
77 | Kris Medlen | at CWS | |
78 | Colby Lewis | DET, LAA | I'm not going to tell you there's no risk because I don't like lying, but he's been sharp over his last three |
79 | Kyle Gibson | at CLE, at KC | Maybe not the two-start you want this week: 4.43 ERA, 1.32 WHIP in 87.3 IP on the road for Gibson this year |
80 | Tyler Duffey | at CLE | He's been excellent outside of his 2.7 IP/6 ER debut: 2.06 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 43 Ks in 43.7 IP |
81 | Edinson Volquez | at CWS | |
82 | Yordano Ventura | at CHC, at MIN | A highly volatile option espec. with both on the road (5.04 ERA) |
83 | Cody Anderson | MIN, BOS | |
84 | Hector Santiago | OAK, at TEX | |
85 | Daniel Norris | at TEX, at CWS | DET easing him back with pitch counts, but he's allowed just 1 H in 8.7 IP since returning from the DL |
86 | Yovani Gallardo | DET | Substantial risk given the lack of upside; how badly do you need a 6 IP/0 ER? Enough to risk getting a 5 IP/5 ER? |
87 | Chris Tillman | TOR, NYY | |
88 | Matt Moore | MIA, TOR | A great Hail Mary shot after two gems in a row with 16 Ks in 13.7 IP, but still tons of risk, espec. with TOR |
89 | Jeff Samardzija | KC | |
90 | Josh Tomlin | MIN | I mentioned before that the season might run out before regression catches up to him, so how lucky are you feeling? |
91 | Jerad Eickhoff | NYM | Four of this last five are 7 IP quality starts incl. a 10-K effort at WAS |
92 | John Lamb | CHC | Finally finding some success to go with the Ks that have been there since he came up (26%) |
93 | Jason Hammel | at CIN | Still missing bats in the 2H (60 K in 58 IP), but averaging 4.8 IP/start and still allowed 3-4 runs regularly |
94 | Taylor Jungmann | at SD | |
95 | Logan Verrett | at PHI | |
96 | Jhoulys Chacin | HOU | |
97 | Kyle Hendricks | at CIN, at MIL | |
98 | Jarred Cosart | at TB | He's been solid since returning; not going deep into games so not your best bet if you're chasing Ws |
99 | Alex Wood | SD | |
100 | Wei-Yin Chen | TOR | Super-dangerous matchup, but he's had much better skills at home with a 6.7 K:BB compared to 2.6 on the road |