Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Status Quo, at Least for Now

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Updated on June 21, 2021 1:29AM EST

And so it begins. Starting on Monday, umpires will be checking pitchers for foreign substances. Catchers and infielders can also be checked. No adjustments were made for this set of rankings. Perhaps that's a mistake, but I feel presupposing outcomes is a bigger blunder. Fasten your seatbelt friends, it's going to be a rocky ride.

If you have questions pertaining to the schedule, please direct those to the Projected Starters grid as I pull the matchups from there.

UPDATED: Monday June 21 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 21-27

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	KC, @BOS	4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI, @MIA
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS, @NYM	His surge has been lost in the shuffle
4	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD, ARI
5	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, CHC	27 K last 18 IP
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	ATL, PHI	Wait and see….
7	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	TOR, WAS
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	CHC
9	Julio Urias	LAD	@SD, CHC
10	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC, @MIN
11	Corbin Burnes	MIL	COL
12	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYM, @CIN
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@ARI
14	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAA
15	Ross Stripling	TOR	@MIA, BAL	Great matchups to stay on a roll
16	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	CLE, @LAD
17	Robbie Ray	TOR	@MIA
18	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM
19	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@MIN, ATL	Rewarding those sticking

If you have questions pertaining to the schedule, please direct those to the Projected Starters grid as I pull the matchups from there.

UPDATED: Monday June 21 1:10 AM ET

Week of June 21-27

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	KC, @BOS	4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI, @MIA
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS, @NYM	His surge has been lost in the shuffle
4	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD, ARI
5	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, CHC	27 K last 18 IP
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	ATL, PHI	Wait and see….
7	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	TOR, WAS
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	CHC
9	Julio Urias	LAD	@SD, CHC
10	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC, @MIN
11	Corbin Burnes	MIL	COL
12	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYM, @CIN
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@ARI
14	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAA
15	Ross Stripling	TOR	@MIA, BAL	Great matchups to stay on a roll
16	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	CLE, @LAD
17	Robbie Ray	TOR	@MIA
18	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM
19	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@MIN, ATL	Rewarding those sticking with him
20	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	BAL
21	Chris Paddack	SD	ARI	26 K over last 17 IP
22	Marcus Stroman	NYM	ATL
23	Lance Lynn	CWS	SEA
24	Adam Wainwright	STL	PIT
25	Kyle Gibson	TEX	OAK, KC
26	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@CWS
27	Taijuan Walker	NYM	PHI
28	Trevor Rogers	MIA	TOR	Two home starts helps a lot
29	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAD
30	Carlos Rodon	CWS	SEA
31	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYM
32	Trevor Bauer	LAD	@SD
33	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@PIT
34	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@TEX
35	Pablo Lopez	MIA	WAS
36	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SF
37	Framber Valdez	HOU	@DET
38	Jose Berrios	MIN	CLE
39	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SF
40	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
41	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@ARI
42	Zack Greinke	HOU	@BAL
43	Zach Eflin	PHI	@NYM	At least 6 IP in 11 of 13 GS
44	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BOS, LAA	Boosted by home park
45	Rich Hill	TB	BOS
46	Frankie Montas	OAK	@TEX, @SF
47	German Marquez	COL	@SEA
48	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	SEA
49	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@TB, NYY	Has pitched into bad luck, but is also not nearly as sharp as usual
50	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	CLE, @LAD
51	Mike Minor	KC	@TEX
52	Matt Manning	DET	STL
53	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	CHC
54	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@BAL, @DET	Benefits from soft matchups
55	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@LAA
56	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@BAL
57	Max Fried	ATL	@NYM
58	Josh Fleming	TB	LAA
59	JT Brubaker	PIT	@STL
60	Joe Ross	WAS	@MIA
61	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	@DET
62	Dinelson Lamet	SD	ARI
63	Alex Wood	SF	OAK
64	Alek Manoah	TOR	BAL
65	Chris Flexen	SEA	COL
66	Tarik Skubal	DET	STL, HOU	24 K last 17 IP but also 8 BB and 3 HR in that span
67	Alex Cobb	LAA	@TB
68	Zac Gallen	ARI	MIL
69	Brady Singer	KC	@NYY, @TEX
70	Tyler Anderson	PIT	CWS, @STL
71	James Kaprielian	OAK	@TEX
72	Kenta Maeda	MIN	CLE
73	Luis Castillo	CIN	ATL
74	Andrew Heaney	LAA	SF
75	Shane McClanahan	TB	LAA
76	Luis Garcia	HOU	@DET
77	Dylan Cease	CWS	@PIT
78	Jameson Taillon	NYY	KC
79	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BOS
80	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB
81	Griffin Canning	LAA	@TB
82	Mix 12 Reliever
83	Sammy Long	SF	OAK
84	Johan Oviedo	STL	@DET, PIT
85	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIL, @SD
86	Spencer Howard	PHI	@NYM
87	Cole Irvin	OAK	@TEX, @SF
88	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@CWS
89	Adrian Houser	MIL	COL
90	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	PIT
91	Nick Tropeano	NYM	ATL
92	Mix 15 Reliever
93	Johnny Cueto	SF	OAK
94	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@CWS
95	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@TB
96	Caleb Smith	ARI	MIL
97	Jon Lester	WAS	@MIA
98	Carlos Martinez	STL	PIT
99	Michael King	NYY	KC
100	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
101	Steven Matz	TOR	BAL
102	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL
103	Blake Snell	SD	LAD
104	Garrett Richards	BOS	@TB
105	Zach Davies	CHC	@LAD
106	Vince Velasquez	PHI	WAS
107	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	NYY
108	Wade Miley	CIN	@MIN
109	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
110	J.A. Happ	MIN	CIN, CLE
111	Jerad Eickhoff	NYM	ATL
112	Domingo German	NYY	@BOS
113	Jordan Lyles	TEX	OAK, KC
114	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SEA, @MIL
115	Casey Mize	DET	HOU
116	Erick Fedde	WAS	@PHI
117	Kolby Allard	TEX	OAK
118	Dane Dunning	TEX	KC
119	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@STL
120	Jon Gray	COL	@MIL
121	Bailey Ober	MIN	CIN
122	Cody Poteet	MIA	WAS
123	Eric Lauer	MIL	COL
124	Drew Smyly	ATL	@CIN
125	Zach Thompson	MIA	WAS
126	Justus Sheffield	SEA	COL
127	J.C. Mejia	CLE	@MIN
128	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@LAD
129	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	OAK
130	John Gant	STL	@DET
131	Jorge Lopez	BAL	HOU, @TOR
132	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	ATL
133	Sean Newcomb	ATL	@CIN
134	Brad Keller	KC	@NYY
135	Bryse Wilson	ATL	@CIN
136	Michael Wacha	TB	BOS
137	Wil Crowe	PIT	@STL
138	Keegan Akin	BAL	HOU, @TOR
139	Eli Morgan	CLE	@CHC, @MIN
140	Kris Bubic	KC	@NYY
141	Sean Reid-Foley	NYM	PHI
142	Kyle Muller	ATL	@NYM
143	Dean Kremer	BAL	@TOR
144	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@MIN
145	Brett Anderson	MIL	@ARI
146	Randy Dobnak	MIN	CLE
147	Matt Peacock	ARI	@SD
148	Alex Young	ARI	@SD
149	Tony Santillan	CIN	ATL
150	Jackson Kowar	KC	@TEX
151	Chase De Jong	PIT	CWS
152	Jose Urena	DET	HOU
153	Matt Harvey	BAL	@TOR
154	Tom Eshelman	BAL	HOU
155	Wily Peralta	DET	HOU

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	KC, @BOS	4 HR allowed over last 14 IP
2	Aaron Civale	CLE	@CHC, @MIN
3	Ross Stripling	TOR	@MIA, BAL	Great matchups to stay on a roll
4	Robbie Ray	TOR	@MIA
5	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	BAL
6	Lance Lynn	CWS	SEA
7	Kyle Gibson	TEX	OAK, KC
8	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@CWS
9	Carlos Rodon	CWS	SEA
10	Lucas Giolito	CWS	@PIT
11	Chris Bassitt	OAK	@TEX
12	Sean Manaea	OAK	@SF
13	Framber Valdez	HOU	@DET
14	Jose Berrios	MIN	CLE
15	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SF
16	Zack Greinke	HOU	@BAL
17	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	BOS, LAA	Boosted by home park
18	Rich Hill	TB	BOS
19	Frankie Montas	OAK	@TEX, @SF
20	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	SEA
21	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@TB, NYY	Has pitched into bad luck, but is also not nearly as sharp as usual
22	Mike Minor	KC	@TEX
23	Matt Manning	DET	STL
24	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@BAL, @DET	Benefits from soft matchups
25	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@BAL
26	Josh Fleming	TB	LAA
27	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	@DET
28	Alek Manoah	TOR	BAL
29	Chris Flexen	SEA	COL
30	Tarik Skubal	DET	STL, HOU	24 K last 17 IP but also 8 BB and 3 HR in that span
31	Alex Cobb	LAA	@TB
32	Brady Singer	KC	@NYY, @TEX
33	James Kaprielian	OAK	@TEX
34	Kenta Maeda	MIN	CLE
35	Andrew Heaney	LAA	SF
36	Shane McClanahan	TB	LAA
37	Luis Garcia	HOU	@DET
38	Dylan Cease	CWS	@PIT
39	Jameson Taillon	NYY	KC
40	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BOS
41	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB
42	Griffin Canning	LAA	@TB
43	Cole Irvin	OAK	@TEX, @SF
44	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@CWS
45	Marco Gonzales	SEA	@CWS
46	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@TB
47	Michael King	NYY	KC
48	Steven Matz	TOR	BAL
49	Garrett Richards	BOS	@TB
50	AL Reliever
51	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	NYY
52	Martin Perez	BOS	NYY
53	J.A. Happ	MIN	CIN, CLE
54	Domingo German	NYY	@BOS
55	Jordan Lyles	TEX	OAK, KC
56	Casey Mize	DET	HOU
57	Kolby Allard	TEX	OAK
58	Dane Dunning	TEX	KC
59	Bailey Ober	MIN	CIN
60	Justus Sheffield	SEA	COL
61	J.C. Mejia	CLE	@MIN
62	Mike Foltynewicz	TEX	OAK
63	Jorge Lopez	BAL	HOU, @TOR
64	Brad Keller	KC	@NYY
65	Michael Wacha	TB	BOS
66	Keegan Akin	BAL	HOU, @TOR
67	Eli Morgan	CLE	@CHC, @MIN
68	Kris Bubic	KC	@NYY
69	Dean Kremer	BAL	@TOR
70	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@MIN
71	Randy Dobnak	MIN	CLE
72	Jackson Kowar	KC	@TEX
73	Jose Urena	DET	HOU
74	Matt Harvey	BAL	@TOR
75	Tom Eshelman	BAL	HOU
76	Wily Peralta	DET	HOU

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Scherzer	WAS	@PHI, @MIA
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS, @NYM	His surge has been lost in the shuffle
3	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD, ARI
4	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD, CHC	27 K last 18 IP
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	ATL, PHI	Wait and see….
6	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	TOR, WAS
7	Walker Buehler	LAD	CHC
8	Julio Urias	LAD	@SD, CHC
9	Corbin Burnes	MIL	COL
10	Ian Anderson	ATL	@NYM, @CIN
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@ARI
12	Kevin Gausman	SF	@LAA
13	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	CLE, @LAD
14	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM
15	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@MIN, ATL	Rewarding those sticking with him
16	Chris Paddack	SD	ARI	26 K over last 17 IP
17	Marcus Stroman	NYM	ATL
18	Adam Wainwright	STL	PIT
19	Taijuan Walker	NYM	PHI
20	Trevor Rogers	MIA	TOR	Two home starts helps a lot
21	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAD
22	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYM
23	Trevor Bauer	LAD	@SD
24	Pablo Lopez	MIA	WAS
25	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@MIA
26	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@ARI
27	Zach Eflin	PHI	@NYM	At least 6 IP in 11 of 13 GS
28	German Marquez	COL	@SEA
29	Adbert Alzolay	CHC	CLE, @LAD
30	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	CHC
31	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@LAA
32	Max Fried	ATL	@NYM
33	JT Brubaker	PIT	@STL
34	Joe Ross	WAS	@MIA
35	Dinelson Lamet	SD	ARI
36	Alex Wood	SF	OAK
37	Zac Gallen	ARI	MIL
38	Tyler Anderson	PIT	CWS, @STL
39	Luis Castillo	CIN	ATL
40	Sammy Long	SF	OAK
41	Johan Oviedo	STL	@DET, PIT
42	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIL, @SD
43	Spencer Howard	PHI	@NYM
44	Adrian Houser	MIL	COL
45	Kwang Hyun Kim	STL	PIT
46	Nick Tropeano	NYM	ATL
47	Johnny Cueto	SF	OAK
48	Caleb Smith	ARI	MIL
49	Jon Lester	WAS	@MIA
50	Carlos Martinez	STL	PIT
51	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
52	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL
53	Blake Snell	SD	LAD
54	NL Reliever
55	Zach Davies	CHC	@LAD
56	Vince Velasquez	PHI	WAS
57	Wade Miley	CIN	@MIN
58	Jerad Eickhoff	NYM	ATL
59	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SEA, @MIL
60	Erick Fedde	WAS	@PHI
61	Chad Kuhl	PIT	@STL
62	Jon Gray	COL	@MIL
63	Cody Poteet	MIA	WAS
64	Eric Lauer	MIL	COL
65	Drew Smyly	ATL	@CIN
66	Zach Thompson	MIA	WAS
67	Jake Arrieta	CHC	@LAD
68	John Gant	STL	@DET
69	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	ATL
70	Sean Newcomb	ATL	@CIN
71	Bryse Wilson	ATL	@CIN
72	Wil Crowe	PIT	@STL
73	Sean Reid-Foley	NYM	PHI
74	Kyle Muller	ATL	@NYM
75	Brett Anderson	MIL	@ARI
76	Matt Peacock	ARI	@SD
77	Alex Young	ARI	@SD
78	Tony Santillan	CIN	ATL
79	Chase De Jong	PIT	CWS