Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Storm Before the Calm

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Updated on September 16, 2024 1:12AM EST

Trust me, there will be movement in the ratio categories through the last day of the season. That said, schedules during the last week of the season are always in flux as playoff contenders line up their rotations for the postseason while everyone else makes sure their arms remain healthy.

However, this is the week to exert the most influence. Teams are still battling for a playoff berth or improved seeding. There are a healthy 97 games on the schedule, with a slew of solid two-start upper-echelon options. As usual, there isn't much by way of pickups, but there are a couple of candidates in shallower leagues.

Good luck down the stretch. Our baseball crew remains diligent with tracking rotation and lineup changes. Please direct questions of that nature to the Probable Pitchers page. I'm always willing to explain rankings below.

UPDATED: Monday September 16, 1:10 AM ET

Week of September 16 - 22

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
4	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
5	Blake Snell	SF	@BAL, @KC
6	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB, MIN
7	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 K with 2 BB over last 21 IP
8	Max Fried	ATL	LAD, @MIA
9	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
10	Sean Manaea	NYM	WAS, PHI	Emerged

UPDATED: Monday September 16, 1:10 AM ET

Week of September 16 - 22

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
4	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
5	Blake Snell	SF	@BAL, @KC
6	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB, MIN
7	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 K with 2 BB over last 21 IP
8	Max Fried	ATL	LAD, @MIA
9	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
10	Sean Manaea	NYM	WAS, PHI	Emerged as the ace
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@OAK
12	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CLE, @BOS	3-0 with 1.27 ERA and 1.08 ERA over last 21.1 IP
13	Cole Ragans	KC	DET	Proved he can handle the rigors of a full season
14	Shota Imanaga	CHC	OAK, WAS	3-0 with 2.70 ERA and .70 WHIP over last 20 IP and has two great matchups
15	Corbin Burnes	BAL	DET
16	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
17	Joe Musgrove	SD	CWS
18	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
19	Zach Eflin	BAL	SF
20	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@MIA
21	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB	Tentative, nursing a sore shoulder
22	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB
23	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY, @TEX
24	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@SEA
25	Framber Valdez	HOU	@SD
26	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
27	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SEA
28	Justin Steele	CHC	WAS	Injuries curtailed a borderline SP1 season
29	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, @HOU
30	Nick Martinez	CIN	PIT
31	Zac Gallen	ARI	@MIL
32	Matthew Boyd	CLE	MIN, @STL	1.65 ERA, .92 WHIP with 23 K and 2 BB over last 16.1 IP
33	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL, COL	Dodgers would like to see 5 IP per game, then back him off in the final week
34	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TEX, @TB
35	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL, @NYM
36	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
37	Shane Baz	TB	BOS, TOR
38	Logan Gilbert	SEA	NYY
39	Michael Wacha	KC	SF
40	Dylan Cease	SD	HOU
41	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA	Innings still could be limited
42	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@OAK
43	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	LAA
44	Mitch Keller	PIT	@CIN
45	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX
46	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
47	Ronel Blanco	HOU	LAA
48	Martin Perez	SD	CWS
49	Bobby Miller	LAD	@MIA, COL	Perfect pair to salvage season. Well, not salvage, but end on a high note.
50	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA
51	Jared Jones	PIT	@CIN	Finishing strong with 13 K to 1 BB over last 13.1 IP
52	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@CIN
53	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
54	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX	1.50 ERA and .44 WHIP over last 7 GS with 46 K to 5 BB over last 48 IP.
55	Max Scherzer	TEX	SEA
56	Jameson Taillon	CHC	WAS
57	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL, @MIL
58	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR
59	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN, @STL
60	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
61	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
62	Erick Fedde	STL	PIT
63	Jose Quintana	NYM	WAS
64	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
65	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
66	Reese Olson	DET	@KC, @BAL
67	Brady Singer	KC	SF
68	Kumar Rocker	TEX	TOR
69	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN
70	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@LAA
71	Bryce Miller	SEA	NYY
72	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM, @CHC
73	Aaron Civale	MIL	PHI, ARI
74	Yu Darvish	SD	HOU, CWS
75	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
76	Michael King	SD	HOU
77	Cody Bradford	TEX	TOR
78	Frankie Montas	MIL	PHI, ARI
79	Dean Kremer	BAL	SF
80	Kutter Crawford	BOS	MIN
81	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE
82	Mix 12 Reliever
83	Kyle Gibson	STL	CLE
84	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@TB
85	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS
86	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA
87	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@TB
88	Luis Severino	NYM	PHI
89	Lance Lynn	STL	PIT
90	Brady Basso	OAK	@CHC
91	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
92	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@CHC
93	Bailey Falter	PIT	@STL
94	Jordan Wicks	CHC	OAK, WAS
95	Mix 15 Reliever
96	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SD, LAA
97	Taj Bradley	TB	TOR
98	Robbie Ray	SF	@KC
99	Tyler Alexander	TB	TOR
100	Hunter Brown	HOU	@SD
101	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
102	Cade Povich	BAL	DET
103	Javier Assad	CHC	OAK
104	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
105	Griffin Canning	LAA	CWS
106	Tylor Megill	NYM	WAS, PHI
107	Albert Suarez	BAL	SF, DET
108	DJ Herz	WAS	@NYM
109	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@NYM
110	Valente Bellozo	MIA	ATL
111	Edward Cabrera	MIA	LAD
112	Ian Anderson	ATL	@CIN, @MIA
113	Ben Lively	CLE	@STL
114	Colin Rea	MIL	ARI
115	Miles Mikolas	STL	CLE
116	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIL
117	Andre Pallante	STL	PIT, CLE
118	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	@COL, @MIL
119	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIN
120	Davis Martin	CWS	@LAA
121	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE, @BOS
122	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@BAL
123	Rhett Lowder	CIN	PIT
124	Joey Wentz	PIT	@STL
125	David Festa	MIN	@BOS
126	Joey Estes	OAK	@CHC, NYY
127	Jakob Junis	CIN	ATL
128	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CHC
129	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@STL
130	Brant Hurter	DET	@BAL
131	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
132	Alec Marsh	KC	DET
133	Tobias Myers	MIL	ARI
134	J.T. Ginn	OAK	NYY
135	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU
136	Zack Littell	TB	BOS
137	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI
138	Keider Montero	DET	@BAL
139	Casey Mize	DET	@KC
140	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@LAA, @SD
141	Mason Black	SF	@KC
142	Adam Oller	MIA	ATL
143	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CHC
144	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CHC
145	Austin Gomber	COL	ARI
146	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@TEX
147	Caden Dana	LAA	@HOU
148	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	CWS
149	Darren McCaughan	MIA	LAD, ATL
150	Julian Aguiar	CIN	ATL
151	Brandon Williamson	CIN	ATL
152	Cal Quantrill	COL	@LAD
153	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
154	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU
155	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI, @LAD
156	Kolby Allard	PHI	@NYM
157	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD
158	Ryan Weathers	MIA	LAD
159	Chris Flexen	CWS	@SD

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Luis Gil	NYY	@SEA, @OAK	Stroman to the bullpen leaves Gil in the rotation
2	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@TB, MIN
3	Seth Lugo	KC	DET, SF	23 K with 2 BB over last 21 IP
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	@KC
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@OAK
6	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CLE, @BOS	3-0 with 1.27 ERA and 1.08 ERA over last 21.1 IP
7	Cole Ragans	KC	DET	Proved he can handle the rigors of a full season
8	Corbin Burnes	BAL	DET
9	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
10	Zach Eflin	BAL	SF
11	Tanner Houck	BOS	@TB	Tentative, nursing a sore shoulder
12	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB
13	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY, @TEX
14	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@SEA
15	Framber Valdez	HOU	@SD
16	Andrew Heaney	TEX	SEA
17	Reid Detmers	LAA	CWS, @HOU
18	Matthew Boyd	CLE	MIN, @STL	1.65 ERA, .92 WHIP with 23 K and 2 BB over last 16.1 IP
19	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TEX, @TB
20	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
21	Shane Baz	TB	BOS, TOR
22	Logan Gilbert	SEA	NYY
23	Michael Wacha	KC	SF
24	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA	Innings still could be limited
25	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@OAK
26	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	LAA
27	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TEX
28	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
29	Ronel Blanco	HOU	LAA
30	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA
31	Bowden Francis	TOR	@TEX	1.50 ERA and .44 WHIP over last 7 GS with 46 K to 5 BB over last 48 IP.
32	Max Scherzer	TEX	SEA
33	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	TOR
34	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN, @STL
35	Reese Olson	DET	@KC, @BAL
36	Brady Singer	KC	SF
37	Kumar Rocker	TEX	TOR
38	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN
39	Garrett Crochet	CWS	@LAA
40	Bryce Miller	SEA	NYY
41	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
42	Cody Bradford	TEX	TOR
43	Dean Kremer	BAL	SF
44	Kutter Crawford	BOS	MIN
45	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CLE
46	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@TB
47	Ryan Pepiot	TB	BOS
48	Cooper Criswell	BOS	@TB
49	Brady Basso	OAK	@CHC
50	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SD, LAA
51	Taj Bradley	TB	TOR
52	Tyler Alexander	TB	TOR
53	Hunter Brown	HOU	@SD
54	JP Sears	OAK	NYY
55	Cade Povich	BAL	DET
56	Griffin Canning	LAA	CWS
57	Albert Suarez	BAL	SF, DET
58	Ben Lively	CLE	@STL
59	AL Reliever
60	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIN
61	Davis Martin	CWS	@LAA
62	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE, @BOS
63	David Festa	MIN	@BOS
64	Joey Estes	OAK	@CHC, NYY
65	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CHC
66	Brant Hurter	DET	@BAL
67	Alec Marsh	KC	DET
68	J.T. Ginn	OAK	NYY
69	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU
70	Zack Littell	TB	BOS
71	Keider Montero	DET	@BAL
72	Casey Mize	DET	@KC
73	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@LAA, @SD
74	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@TEX
75	Caden Dana	LAA	@HOU
76	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	CWS
77	Jose Suarez	LAA	@HOU
78	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD
79	Chris Flexen	CWS	@SD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIL, @NYM	Should have no restrictions
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@STL, @CIN	May have innings managed
3	Chris Sale	ATL	@CIN
4	Blake Snell	SF	@BAL, @KC
5	Max Fried	ATL	LAD, @MIA
6	Sean Manaea	NYM	WAS, PHI	Emerged as the ace
7	Shota Imanaga	CHC	OAK, WAS	3-0 with 2.70 ERA and .70 WHIP over last 20 IP and has two great matchups
8	Sonny Gray	STL	PIT
9	Joe Musgrove	SD	CWS
10	Jack Flaherty	LAD	@MIA
11	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
12	Justin Steele	CHC	WAS	Injuries curtailed a borderline SP1 season
13	Nick Martinez	CIN	PIT
14	Zac Gallen	ARI	@MIL
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL, COL	Dodgers would like to see 5 IP per game, then back him off in the final week
16	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL, @NYM
17	Dylan Cease	SD	HOU
18	Mitch Keller	PIT	@CIN
19	Martin Perez	SD	CWS
20	Bobby Miller	LAD	@MIA, COL	Perfect pair to salvage season. Well, not salvage, but end on a high note.
21	Jared Jones	PIT	@CIN	Finishing strong with 13 K to 1 BB over last 13.1 IP
22	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@CIN
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@NYM
24	Jameson Taillon	CHC	WAS
25	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL, @MIL
26	Charlie Morton	ATL	@MIA
27	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
28	Erick Fedde	STL	PIT
29	Jose Quintana	NYM	WAS
30	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
31	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
32	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM, @CHC
33	Aaron Civale	MIL	PHI, ARI
34	Yu Darvish	SD	HOU, CWS
35	Michael King	SD	HOU
36	Frankie Montas	MIL	PHI, ARI
37	Kyle Gibson	STL	CLE
38	Landon Knack	LAD	@MIA
39	Luis Severino	NYM	PHI
40	Lance Lynn	STL	PIT
41	Walker Buehler	LAD	COL
42	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@CHC
43	Bailey Falter	PIT	@STL
44	Jordan Wicks	CHC	OAK, WAS
45	Robbie Ray	SF	@KC
46	Javier Assad	CHC	OAK
47	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
48	Tylor Megill	NYM	WAS, PHI
49	DJ Herz	WAS	@NYM
50	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@NYM
51	Valente Bellozo	MIA	ATL
52	Edward Cabrera	MIA	LAD
53	Ian Anderson	ATL	@CIN, @MIA
54	Colin Rea	MIL	ARI
55	Miles Mikolas	STL	CLE
56	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIL
57	Andre Pallante	STL	PIT, CLE
58	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	@COL, @MIL
59	NL Reliever
60	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@BAL
61	Rhett Lowder	CIN	PIT
62	Joey Wentz	PIT	@STL
63	Jakob Junis	CIN	ATL
64	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@STL
65	David Peterson	NYM	PHI
66	Tobias Myers	MIL	ARI
67	Ryan Feltner	COL	ARI
68	Mason Black	SF	@KC
69	Adam Oller	MIA	ATL
70	Trevor Williams	WAS	@CHC
71	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@CHC
72	Austin Gomber	COL	ARI
73	Darren McCaughan	MIA	LAD, ATL
74	Julian Aguiar	CIN	ATL
75	Brandon Williamson	CIN	ATL
76	Cal Quantrill	COL	@LAD
77	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	ARI, @LAD
79	Kolby Allard	PHI	@NYM
80	Ryan Weathers	MIA	LAD