Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Solo Shot

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Solo Shot

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

There is a similar number of overall games this week as compared to last week, but the number and quality of two-start options is lower. Last week, there were nine two-start pitchers ranked in the Top 25. Meanwhile, there are just six this week.

One of the repercussions is the Mixed Reliever cutoffs are ranked lower this week. Last week the Mixed 12 reliever was 72nd. This week it's 84. Similarly, the Mixed 15 reliever falls from 80 to 91.

The repercussion is there are around 10 more single-start hurlers ranked ahead of the reliever this week. This is just another example of the advice being preached all season: Don't focus on double-dipper vanilla starters. Load up on the scoops with more exotic flavors.

By means of reminder, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers grid. Please direct rotation questions to that page. I'm happy to address ranking inquiries below.

UPDATED: Monday May 6, 2:10 AM ET

Week of May 6 - 12

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Luis CastilloSEA@MIN, OAK   
2Zack WheelerPHISF, @MIA   
3Bailey OberMINSEA, @TOR2.37 ERA, .76 WHIP since his opener  
4Tyler GlasnowLAD@SD   
5Tarik SkubalDETHOU   
6Corbin BurnesBAL@WAS   
7Zac GallenARI@CIN, @BALTough pair to get back on track  
8Yoshinobu YamamotoLADMIA

There is a similar number of overall games this week as compared to last week, but the number and quality of two-start options is lower. Last week, there were nine two-start pitchers ranked in the Top 25. Meanwhile, there are just six this week.

One of the repercussions is the Mixed Reliever cutoffs are ranked lower this week. Last week the Mixed 12 reliever was 72nd. This week it's 84. Similarly, the Mixed 15 reliever falls from 80 to 91.

The repercussion is there are around 10 more single-start hurlers ranked ahead of the reliever this week. This is just another example of the advice being preached all season: Don't focus on double-dipper vanilla starters. Load up on the scoops with more exotic flavors.

By means of reminder, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers grid. Please direct rotation questions to that page. I'm happy to address ranking inquiries below.

UPDATED: Monday May 6, 2:10 AM ET

Week of May 6 - 12

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Luis CastilloSEA@MIN, OAK   
2Zack WheelerPHISF, @MIA   
3Bailey OberMINSEA, @TOR2.37 ERA, .76 WHIP since his opener  
4Tyler GlasnowLAD@SD   
5Tarik SkubalDETHOU   
6Corbin BurnesBAL@WAS   
7Zac GallenARI@CIN, @BALTough pair to get back on track  
8Yoshinobu YamamotoLADMIA   
9Chris SaleATLBOSThis is going to be fun  
10Cole RagansKCMIL, @LAA   
11Sonny GraySTLNYM   
12Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA   
13Tanner HouckBOSWAS   
14Max FriedATL@NYM   
15Nick LodoloCIN@SF   
16Dylan CeaseSD@CHC   
17Logan GilbertSEA@MIN   
18Kyle BradishBAL@WAS   
19Seth LugoKCMIL, @LAA   
20George KirbySEA@MIN   
21Freddy PeraltaMILSTL   
22Zach EflinTBCWS   
23Aaron NolaPHITOR   
24Pablo LopezMINSEA   
25Bryce MillerSEAOAK   
26Justin SteeleCHCSD, @PITCould be on a pitch count in return  
27Logan WebbSFCINStrikeouts still down  
28Kevin GausmanTORMIN   
29Nestor CortesNYY@TB   
30Joe RyanMIN@TOR   
31Jared JonesPITCHC   
32Andrew HeaneyTEX@OAK, @COL 13% 
33Triston McKenzieCLEDET, @CWS   
34Framber ValdezHOU@DET   
35Shota ImanagaCHCSD   
36Jack FlahertyDET@CLE, HOU   
37Hunter GreeneCINARI   
38Walker BuehlerLADMIA, @SDBack earlier than expected  
39Jameson TaillonCHC@PIT   
40Reese OlsonDET@CLE   
41Nick PivettaBOS@ATL   
42Ryan PepiotTBNYY   
43Dean KremerBALARI   
44Reynaldo LopezATLBOS   
45Jordan MontgomeryARI@CIN   
46Kyle HarrisonSF@COL, CIN   
47Tanner BibeeCLEDET   
48Cristian JavierHOU@DET   
49Bryan WooSEAOAK   
50Michael LorenzenTEX@OAK 21% 
51Kutter CrawfordBOS@ATL   
52Jesus LuzardoMIAPHI   
53Andrew AbbottCIN@SF   
54Charlie MortonATL@NYM   
55Luis GilNYYHOU, @TB   
56John MeansBALARI 32% 
57Tyler AndersonLAA@PIT, KC 38% 
58Brady SingerKCMIL   
59Javier AssadCHC@PIT   
60Clarke SchmidtNYY@TB   
61Jordan HicksSF@COL   
62Brayan BelloBOSWAS   
63Garrett CrochetCWSCLE   
64Mitch KellerPITLAA, CHCTime to turn things around  
65Jose BerriosTOR@PHI   
66Yu DarvishSD@CHC, LAD   
67Ben LivelyCLE@CWS 17% 
68Logan AllenCLEDET, @CWS 0%0%
69Yusei KikuchiTORMIN   
70Sean ManaeaNYM@STL, ATL   
71Kenta MaedaDET@CLE   
72Reid DetmersLAAKC   
73Jon GrayTEX@COL   
74Aaron CivaleTBCWS   
75JP SearsOAKTEX 30% 
76Kyle GibsonSTLNYM, @MIL 10% 
77Tyler AlexanderTBCWS, NYY 0%39%
78Simeon Woods RichardsonMINSEA, @TOR 32% 
79Justin VerlanderHOU@NYY   
80Mix 12 Reliever     
81Erick FeddeCWSCLE   
82Cole IrvinBALARI 10%49%
83Brandon PfaadtARI@BAL   
84Owen WhiteTEX@OAK 0%0%
85Mike ClevingerCWS@TB, CLE 0%4%
86Luis SeverinoNYMATL   
87Braxton GarrettMIAPHI   
88Hayden WesneskiCHCSD 1%28%
89Frankie MontasCINARI, @SF   
90Jose ButtoNYM@STL   
91Mix 15 Reliever     
92Chris PaddackMINSEA 35% 
93Griffin CanningLAAKC 32% 
94Keaton WinnSF@COL   
95Taijuan WalkerPHI@MIA 1%2%
96Mason BlackSF@PHI, CIN 0%2%
97Michael WachaKC@LAA   
98Jose QuintanaNYM@STL 35% 
99Joe BoyleOAK@SEA 16% 
100Cristopher SanchezPHITOR   
101Ronel BlancoHOU@NYY   
102Paul BlackburnOAK@SEA 49% 
103Gavin StoneLADMIA   
104Bailey FalterPITCHC   
105Ross StriplingOAKTEX 0%18%
106Christian ScottNYMATL 2%42%
107Jack LeiterTEX@OAK 0%21%
108Bryse WilsonMIL@KC, STL 0%7%
109Carlos RodonNYYHOU   
110Michael KingSDLAD   
111Zack LittellTBNYY   
112Marcus StromanNYYHOU   
113Dane DunningTEX@COL   
114Cal QuantrillCOLSF 0%0%
115Graham AshcraftCINARI   
116Lance LynnSTL@MIL   
117Patrick SandovalLAA@PIT, KC 2%46%
118Jose SorianoLAA@PIT 17% 
119Colin ReaMIL@KC, STL 3% 
120Miles MikolasSTLNYM, @MIL 10% 
121James PaxtonLAD@SD   
122Alek ManoahTORMIN 2%7%
123Bryce ElderATL@NYM 29% 
124Edward CabreraMIA@LAD   
125Chris BassittTOR@PHI   
126Matthew LiberatoreSTL@MIL 0%0%
127Cooper CriswellBOSWAS 1%40%
128Casey MizeDETHOU   
129Hunter BrownHOU@DET   
130Alex WoodOAKTEX, @SEA 0%4%
131Mitchell ParkerWASBAL 41% 
132Martin PerezPITLAA 34% 
133MacKenzie GoreWAS@BOS   
134Chris FlexenCWS@TB 0%0%
135Emerson HancockSEA@MIN 7%30%
136Joe RossMIL@KC 1%9%
137Alec MarshKC@LAA 10% 
138Austin GomberCOLTEX 1%0%
139Slade CecconiARI@CIN 8% 
140Jake IrvinWAS@BOS 22% 
141Trevor RogersMIAPHI   
142Michael SorokaCWS@TB, CLE 1%4%
143Trevor WilliamsWASBAL 4%37%
144Quinn PriesterPITLAA 4% 
145Spencer ArrighettiHOU@NYY 0%23%
146Osvaldo BidoOAKTEX 0%0%
147Randy VasquezSD@CHC 0%0%
148Carlos CarrascoCLE@CWS 0%12%
149Dakota HudsonCOLSF, TEX 0%0%
150Roddery MunozMIA@LAD 1%11%
151Matt WaldronSDLAD 8% 
152Ryan FeltnerCOLTEX 25% 
153Ryan WeathersMIA@LAD 45% 
154Ryne NelsonARI@BAL 3%46%
155Peter LambertCOLSF 0%2%
156Tobias MyersMILSTL 0%19%
157Patrick CorbinWAS@BOS 0%2%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Luis CastilloSEA@MIN, OAK 
2Bailey OberMINSEA, @TOR2.37 ERA, .76 WHIP since his opener
3Tarik SkubalDETHOU 
4Corbin BurnesBAL@WAS 
5Cole RagansKCMIL, @LAA 
6Tanner HouckBOSWAS 
7Logan GilbertSEA@MIN 
8Kyle BradishBAL@WAS 
9Seth LugoKCMIL, @LAA 
10George KirbySEA@MIN 
11Zach EflinTBCWS 
12Pablo LopezMINSEA 
13Bryce MillerSEAOAK 
14Kevin GausmanTORMIN 
15Nestor CortesNYY@TB 
16Joe RyanMIN@TOR 
17Andrew HeaneyTEX@OAK, @COL
18Triston McKenzieCLEDET, @CWS 
19Framber ValdezHOU@DET 
20Jack FlahertyDET@CLE, HOU 
21Reese OlsonDET@CLE 
22Nick PivettaBOS@ATL 
23Ryan PepiotTBNYY 
24Dean KremerBALARI 
25Tanner BibeeCLEDET 
26Cristian JavierHOU@DET 
27Bryan WooSEAOAK 
28Michael LorenzenTEX@OAK 
29Kutter CrawfordBOS@ATL 
30Luis GilNYYHOU, @TB 
31John MeansBALARI 
32Tyler AndersonLAA@PIT, KC 
33Brady SingerKCMIL 
34Clarke SchmidtNYY@TB 
35Brayan BelloBOSWAS 
36Garrett CrochetCWSCLE 
37Jose BerriosTOR@PHI 
38Ben LivelyCLE@CWS 
39Logan AllenCLEDET, @CWS 
40Yusei KikuchiTORMIN 
41Kenta MaedaDET@CLE 
42Reid DetmersLAAKC 
43Jon GrayTEX@COL 
44Aaron CivaleTBCWS 
45JP SearsOAKTEX 
46Tyler AlexanderTBCWS, NYY 
47Simeon Woods RichardsonMINSEA, @TOR 
48Justin VerlanderHOU@NYY 
49Erick FeddeCWSCLE 
50Cole IrvinBALARI 
51Owen WhiteTEX@OAK 
52Mike ClevingerCWS@TB, CLE 
53Chris PaddackMINSEA 
54Griffin CanningLAAKC 
55Michael WachaKC@LAA 
56Joe BoyleOAK@SEA 
57Ronel BlancoHOU@NYY 
58Paul BlackburnOAK@SEA 
59Ross StriplingOAKTEX 
60AL Reliever   
61Jack LeiterTEX@OAK 
62Carlos RodonNYYHOU 
63Zack LittellTBNYY 
64Marcus StromanNYYHOU 
65Dane DunningTEX@COL 
66Patrick SandovalLAA@PIT, KC 
67Jose SorianoLAA@PIT 
68Alek ManoahTORMIN 
69Chris BassittTOR@PHI 
70Cooper CriswellBOSWAS 
71Casey MizeDETHOU 
72Hunter BrownHOU@DET 
73Alex WoodOAKTEX, @SEA 
74Chris FlexenCWS@TB 
75Emerson HancockSEA@MIN 
76Alec MarshKC@LAA 
77Michael SorokaCWS@TB, CLE 
78Spencer ArrighettiHOU@NYY 
79Osvaldo BidoOAKTEX 
80Carlos CarrascoCLE@CWS 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Zack WheelerPHISF, @MIA 
2Tyler GlasnowLAD@SD 
3Zac GallenARI@CIN, @BALTough pair to get back on track
4Yoshinobu YamamotoLADMIA 
5Chris SaleATLBOSThis is going to be fun
6Sonny GraySTLNYM 
7Ranger SuarezPHI@MIA 
8Max FriedATL@NYM 
9Nick LodoloCIN@SF 
10Dylan CeaseSD@CHC 
11Freddy PeraltaMILSTL 
12Aaron NolaPHITOR 
13Justin SteeleCHCSD, @PITCould be on a pitch count in return
14Logan WebbSFCINStrikeouts still down
15Jared JonesPITCHC 
16Shota ImanagaCHCSD 
17Hunter GreeneCINARI 
18Walker BuehlerLADMIA, @SDBack earlier than expected
19Jameson TaillonCHC@PIT 
20Reynaldo LopezATLBOS 
21Jordan MontgomeryARI@CIN 
22Kyle HarrisonSF@COL, CIN 
23Jesus LuzardoMIAPHI 
24Andrew AbbottCIN@SF 
25Charlie MortonATL@NYM 
26Javier AssadCHC@PIT 
27Jordan HicksSF@COL 
28Mitch KellerPITLAA, CHCTime to turn things around
29Yu DarvishSD@CHC, LAD 
30Sean ManaeaNYM@STL, ATL 
31Kyle GibsonSTLNYM, @MIL 
32Brandon PfaadtARI@BAL 
33Luis SeverinoNYMATL 
34Braxton GarrettMIAPHI 
35Hayden WesneskiCHCSD 
36Frankie MontasCINARI, @SF 
37Jose ButtoNYM@STL 
38Keaton WinnSF@COL 
39Taijuan WalkerPHI@MIA 
40Mason BlackSF@PHI, CIN 
41Jose QuintanaNYM@STL 
42Cristopher SanchezPHITOR 
43Gavin StoneLADMIA 
44Bailey FalterPITCHC 
45NL Reliever   
46Christian ScottNYMATL 
47Bryse WilsonMIL@KC, STL 
48Michael KingSDLAD 
49Cal QuantrillCOLSF 
50Graham AshcraftCINARI 
51Lance LynnSTL@MIL 
52Colin ReaMIL@KC, STL 
53Miles MikolasSTLNYM, @MIL 
54James PaxtonLAD@SD 
55Bryce ElderATL@NYM 
56Edward CabreraMIA@LAD 
57Matthew LiberatoreSTL@MIL 
58Mitchell ParkerWASBAL 
59Martin PerezPITLAA 
60MacKenzie GoreWAS@BOS 
61Joe RossMIL@KC 
62Austin GomberCOLTEX 
63Slade CecconiARI@CIN 
64Jake IrvinWAS@BOS 
65Trevor RogersMIAPHI 
66Trevor WilliamsWASBAL 
67Quinn PriesterPITLAA 
68Randy VasquezSD@CHC 
69Dakota HudsonCOLSF, TEX 
70Roddery MunozMIA@LAD 
71Matt WaldronSDLAD 
72Ryan FeltnerCOLTEX 
73Ryan WeathersMIA@LAD 
74Ryne NelsonARI@BAL 
75Peter LambertCOLSF 
76Tobias MyersMILSTL 
77Patrick CorbinWAS@BOS 

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