Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Twenty five down, one to go. Welcome to the final week of the season where all plans are written in pencil.  As teams clinch, the focus shifts to aligning playoff rotations. Many aces make their final start but hit the showers early.

Both Central divisions are still up for grabs along with the four wild cards. These teams will keep starters on schedule so long as they're mathematically alive. If you're in need of wins and/or strikeouts, keep all this in mind.

As always, the staff will keep the Projected Starters grid updated in real time. Please address questions pertaining to the schedule to that page. Rankings questions will be addressed in the comments below.

For one last time, please come back Sunday night for the final version. Good luck everyone. Let's ship this thing.

For the week Sep. 23-29.

UPDATED: Sunday September 22 9:15 PM ET

MLB

RankPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Gerrit ColeHOUat SEA, at LAAMay not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2Patrick CorbinWASvs. PHI, vs. CLESecond start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
3Noah SyndergaardNYMvs. MIA, vs. ATL 
4Mike ClevingerCLEat CWS, at WASDitto
5Eduardo RodriguezBOSat TEX, vs. BALChance at 20 wins with two victories
6Madison BumgarnerSFvs. COL, vs. LAD 
7Sonny GrayCINvs. MIL, at PIT 
8Jacob deGromNYMvs. MIA 
9Shane

Twenty five down, one to go. Welcome to the final week of the season where all plans are written in pencil.  As teams clinch, the focus shifts to aligning playoff rotations. Many aces make their final start but hit the showers early.

Both Central divisions are still up for grabs along with the four wild cards. These teams will keep starters on schedule so long as they're mathematically alive. If you're in need of wins and/or strikeouts, keep all this in mind.

As always, the staff will keep the Projected Starters grid updated in real time. Please address questions pertaining to the schedule to that page. Rankings questions will be addressed in the comments below.

For one last time, please come back Sunday night for the final version. Good luck everyone. Let's ship this thing.

For the week Sep. 23-29.

UPDATED: Sunday September 22 9:15 PM ET

MLB

RankPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Gerrit ColeHOUat SEA, at LAAMay not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2Patrick CorbinWASvs. PHI, vs. CLESecond start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
3Noah SyndergaardNYMvs. MIA, vs. ATL 
4Mike ClevingerCLEat CWS, at WASDitto
5Eduardo RodriguezBOSat TEX, vs. BALChance at 20 wins with two victories
6Madison BumgarnerSFvs. COL, vs. LAD 
7Sonny GrayCINvs. MIL, at PIT 
8Jacob deGromNYMvs. MIA 
9Shane BieberCLEat CWS 
10Max ScherzerWASvs. PHI, vs. CLEYet another guy with second start in doubt
11Steven MatzNYMvs. MIA, vs. ATL 
12Aaron NolaPHIat WAS, vs. MIA6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP in September
13Charlie MortonTBvs. NYY 
14Hyun-Jin RyuLADat SF 
15Yu DarvishCHCat STL2.70 ERA, .80 WHIP with 106 K and 7 BB in 73.1 IP since the break
16Luis CastilloCINvs. MIL 
17Kyle HendricksCHCat PIT, at STL 
18Justin VerlanderHOUat LAA 
19Stephen StrasburgWASvs. PHI 
20Caleb SmithMIAat NYM, at PHILikely a popular "sleeper" in 2020
21Zack GreinkeHOUat SEA 
22Zack WheelerNYMvs. MIA 
23Jack FlahertySTLat ARI 
24Mike SorokaATLat KC 
25Walker BuehlerLADat SF 
26Clayton KershawLADat SD 
27Mike FoltynewiczATLat NYM 
28Zach EflinPHIat WAS, vs. MIAClosing season on a strong note
29Jake OdorizziMINat DET, at KC 
30Jose BerriosMINat KC 
31Trevor BauerCINat PIT 
32Sean ManaeaOAKat SEA 
33Tyler GlasnowTBat TOR 
34Sandy AlcantaraMIAat NYM, at PHIStrikeouts low, but looks like a solid rotation piece
35Alex YoungARIvs. STL, vs. SD  
36Jeff SamardzijaSFvs. COL 
37Reynaldo LopezCWSvs. DET 
38Matthew BoydDETat CWS 
39Robbie RayARIvs. SD 
40Masahiro TanakaNYYat TB0 BB last 3 GS covering 16 IP
41Homer BaileyOAKat LAA, at SEA 
42Mike FiersOAKat SEA 
43Dallas KeuchelATLat NYM 
44Miles MikolasSTLvs. CHC 
45Mike MinorTEXvs. BOS 
46Joey LucchesiSDvs. LAD 
47Anthony DeSclafaniCINat PIT 
48Aaron CivaleCLEat CWS 
49Marcus StromanNYMvs. ATLWhiffing over a hitter an inning since moving to the NL
50James PaxtonNYYat TEX 
51J.A. HappNYYat TB 
52Tanner RoarkOAKat SEA 
53Jose QuintanaCHCat PIT 
54Pablo LopezMIAat PHI 
55Julio TeheranATLat KC 
56Ross StriplingLADat SD 
57Joe MusgrovePITvs. CHC 
58Trevor WilliamsPITvs. CIN 
59Vince VelasquezPHIvs. MIA 
60Lance LynnTEXvs. NYY 
61Dinelson LametSDvs. LADBut not as popular as Lamet
62Blake SnellTBvs. BOS, at TORExpected to be on a pitch count
63Wade MileyHOUat LAA 
64Tyler MahleCINvs. MIL 
65Ryan YarbroughTBat TOR 
66Adam WainwrightSTLat ARI, vs. CHC 
67Brett AndersonOAKat LAA 
68Anibal SanchezWASvs. PHI 
69Max FriedATLat NYM 
70Jon LesterCHCat PIT 
71Clay BuchholzTORvs. BAL, vs. TB 
72Marco GonzalesSEAvs. OAK 
73Merrill KellyARIvs. STL 
74Andrew HeaneyLAAvs. OAK 
75Rich HillLADat SFCould work as primary pitcher
76Mike ShawarynBOSat TB, vs. BAL 
77Garrett RichardsSDat ARI 
78Martin PerezMINat KC 
79Tommy MiloneSEAvs. HOU, vs. OAK 
80Chase AndersonMILat CIN 
81Ivan NovaCWSvs. DET 
82Nathan EovaldiBOSvs. BAL 
83Spencer TurnbullDETvs. MIN, at CWS 
84Randy DobnakMINat DET 
85John MeansBALat BOS 
86Steven BraultPITvs. CIN 
87Rick PorcelloBOSat TEX 
88Anthony KayTORvs. BAL 
89Jose UrquidyHOUat LAA 
90Tony GonsolinLADat SD 
91Danny DuffyKCvs. ATL 
92Kyle GibsonMINat DET 
93Jordan LylesMILat CIN 
94Brendan McKayTBvs. NYY 
95Mike LeakeARIvs. STL 
96James MarvelPITvs. CIN 
97Hector SantiagoCWSvs. CLE, vs. DET 
98Robert DuggerMIAat NYM 
99Luis SeverinoNYYat TEX 
100Adrian HouserMILat CIN, at COL 
101Dylan CeaseCWSvs. CLE 
102Jordan YamamotoMIAat NYM 
103Dillon PetersLAAvs. OAK, vs. HOU 
104Zach PlesacCLEat WAS 
105Justus SheffieldSEAvs. OAK 
106Yusei KikuchiSEAvs. HOU 
107Trent ThorntonTORvs. TB 
108Adam PlutkoCLEat WAS 
109Dakota HudsonSTLvs. CHC 
110Cal QuantrillSDat ARI 
111Ronald BolanosSDvs. LAD 
112Felix HernandezSEAvs. OAK 
113Mitch KellerPITvs. CHC 
114T.J. ZeuchTORvs. TB 
115Dylan BundyBALat TOR 
116Alec MillsCHCat STL 
117Jacob WaguespackTORvs. BAL 
118Jaime BarriaLAAvs. HOU 
119Chandler ShepherdBALat TOR 
120Mike MontgomeryKCvs. ATL 
121Brandon WoodruffMILat COL 
122CC SabathiaNYYat TEX 
123Tyler AlexanderDETat CWS 
124Dario AgrazalPITvs. CHC 
125Michael WachaSTLat ARI 
126Johnny CuetoSFvs. LAD 
127Patrick SandovalLAAvs. HOU 
128Jeff HoffmanCOLat SF, vs. MIL 
129Cole IrvinPHIat WAS 
130Chi Chi GonzalezCOLat SF 
131Logan WebbSFvs. LAD 
132Edwin JacksonDETat CWS 
133Taylor ClarkeARIvs. SD 
134Drew VerHagenDETvs. MIN 
135Carson FulmerCWSvs. DET 
136Erick FeddeWASvs. PHI 
137Eric LauerSDat ARI 
138Jose SuarezLAAvs. HOU 
139Asher WojciechowskiBALat BOS 
140Kolby AllardTEXvs. BOS 
141Tim MelvilleCOLat SF 
142Gabriel YnoaBALat TOR 
143Jason VargasPHIat WAS 
144Austin VothWASvs. CLE 
145Brock BurkeTEXvs. NYY 
146Jordan ZimmermannDETvs. MIN 
147Tyler BeedeSFvs. COL 
148Drew SmylyPHIat WAS 
149Zach DaviesMILat COL 
150Brian JohnsonBOSat TEX 
151Glenn SparkmanKCvs. MIN 
152Joe PalumboTEXvs. NYY 
153Jorge LopezKCvs. MIN 
154Eric SkoglundKCvs. MIN 
155Peter LambertCOLvs. MIL 
156Aaron BrooksBALat BOS 
157Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. MIL 
158Ross DetwilerCWSvs. CLE 
159Ariel JuradoTEXvs. BOS 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Gerrit ColeHOUat SEA, at LAAMay not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2Mike ClevingerCLEat CWS, at WASDitto
3Eduardo RodriguezBOSat TEX, vs. BALChance at 20 wins with two victories
4Shane BieberCLEat CWS 
5Charlie MortonTBvs. NYY 
6Justin VerlanderHOUat LAA 
7Zack GreinkeHOUat SEA 
8Jake OdorizziMINat DET, at KC 
9Jose BerriosMINat KC 
10Sean ManaeaOAKat SEA 
11Tyler GlasnowTBat TOR 
12Reynaldo LopezCWSvs. DET 
13Matthew BoydDETat CWS 
14Masahiro TanakaNYYat TB0 BB last 3 GS covering 16 IP
15Homer BaileyOAKat LAA, at SEA 
16Mike FiersOAKat SEA 
17Mike MinorTEXvs. BOS 
18Aaron CivaleCLEat CWS 
19James PaxtonNYYat TEX 
20J.A. HappNYYat TB 
21Tanner RoarkOAKat SEA 
22Lance LynnTEXvs. NYY 
23Blake SnellTBvs. BOS, at TORExpected to be on a pitch count
24Wade MileyHOUat LAA 
25Ryan YarbroughTBat TOR 
26Brett AndersonOAKat LAA 
27Clay BuchholzTORvs. BAL, vs. TB 
28Marco GonzalesSEAvs. OAK 
29Andrew HeaneyLAAvs. OAK 
30Mike ShawarynBOSat TB, vs. BAL 
31Martin PerezMINat KC 
32Tommy MiloneSEAvs. HOU, vs. OAK 
33Ivan NovaCWSvs. DET 
34Nathan EovaldiBOSvs. BAL 
35Spencer TurnbullDETvs. MIN, at CWS 
36Randy DobnakMINat DET 
37John MeansBALat BOS 
38Rick PorcelloBOSat TEX 
39Anthony KayTORvs. BAL 
40Jose UrquidyHOUat LAA 
41Danny DuffyKCvs. ATL 
42Kyle GibsonMINat DET 
43Brendan McKayTBvs. NYY 
44Hector SantiagoCWSvs. CLE, vs. DET 
45Luis SeverinoNYYat TEX 
46Dylan CeaseCWSvs. CLE 
47Dillon PetersLAAvs. OAK, vs. HOU 
48Zach PlesacCLEat WAS 
49Justus SheffieldSEAvs. OAK 
50Yusei KikuchiSEAvs. HOU 
51Trent ThorntonTORvs. TB 
52Adam PlutkoCLEat WAS 
53Felix HernandezSEAvs. OAK 
54T.J. ZeuchTORvs. TB 
55Dylan BundyBALat TOR 
56Jacob WaguespackTORvs. BAL 
57Jaime BarriaLAAvs. HOU 
58Chandler ShepherdBALat TOR 
59Mike MontgomeryKCvs. ATL 
60CC SabathiaNYYat TEX 
61Tyler AlexanderDETat CWS 
62Patrick SandovalLAAvs. HOU 
63Edwin JacksonDETat CWS 
64Drew VerHagenDETvs. MIN 
65Carson FulmerCWSvs. DET 
66Jose SuarezLAAvs. HOU 
67Asher WojciechowskiBALat BOS 
68Kolby AllardTEXvs. BOS 
69Gabriel YnoaBALat TOR 
70Brock BurkeTEXvs. NYY 
71Jordan ZimmermannDETvs. MIN 
72Brian JohnsonBOSat TEX 
73Glenn SparkmanKCvs. MIN 
74Joe PalumboTEXvs. NYY 
75Jorge LopezKCvs. MIN 
76Eric SkoglundKCvs. MIN 
77Aaron BrooksBALat BOS 
78Ross DetwilerCWSvs. CLE 
79Ariel JuradoTEXvs. BOS 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANKPITCHERTMOPPCOMMENT
1Patrick CorbinWASvs. PHI, vs. CLESecond start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
2Noah SyndergaardNYMvs. MIA, vs. ATL 
3Madison BumgarnerSFvs. COL, vs. LAD 
4Sonny GrayCINvs. MIL, at PIT 
5Jacob deGromNYMvs. MIA 
6Max ScherzerWASvs. PHI, vs. CLEYet another guy with second start in doubt
7Steven MatzNYMvs. MIA, vs. ATL 
8Aaron NolaPHIat WAS, vs. MIA6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP in September
9Hyun-Jin RyuLADat SF 
10Yu DarvishCHCat STL2.70 ERA, .80 WHIP with 106 K and 7 BB in 73.1 IP since the break
11Luis CastilloCINvs. MIL 
12Kyle HendricksCHCat PIT, at STL 
13Stephen StrasburgWASvs. PHI 
14Caleb SmithMIAat NYM, at PHILikely a popular "sleeper" in 2020
15Zack WheelerNYMvs. MIA 
16Jack FlahertySTLat ARI 
17Mike SorokaATLat KC 
18Walker BuehlerLADat SF 
19Clayton KershawLADat SD 
20Mike FoltynewiczATLat NYM 
21Zach EflinPHIat WAS, vs. MIAClosing season on a strong note
22Trevor BauerCINat PIT 
23Sandy AlcantaraMIAat NYM, at PHIStrikeouts low, but looks like a solid rotation piece
24Alex YoungARIvs. STL, vs. SD  
25Jeff SamardzijaSFvs. COL 
26Robbie RayARIvs. SD 
27Dallas KeuchelATLat NYM 
28Miles MikolasSTLvs. CHC 
29Joey LucchesiSDvs. LAD 
30Anthony DeSclafaniCINat PIT 
31Marcus StromanNYMvs. ATLWhiffing over a hitter an inning since moving to the NL
32Jose QuintanaCHCat PIT 
33Pablo LopezMIAat PHI 
34Julio TeheranATLat KC 
35Ross StriplingLADat SD 
36Joe MusgrovePITvs. CHC 
37Trevor WilliamsPITvs. CIN 
38Vince VelasquezPHIvs. MIA 
39Dinelson LametSDvs. LADBut not as popular as Lamet
40Tyler MahleCINvs. MIL 
41Adam WainwrightSTLat ARI, vs. CHC 
42Anibal SanchezWASvs. PHI 
43Max FriedATLat NYM 
44Jon LesterCHCat PIT 
45Merrill KellyARIvs. STL 
46Rich HillLADat SFCould work as primary pitcher
47Garrett RichardsSDat ARI 
48Chase AndersonMILat CIN 
49Steven BraultPITvs. CIN 
50Tony GonsolinLADat SD 
51Jordan LylesMILat CIN 
52Mike LeakeARIvs. STL 
53James MarvelPITvs. CIN 
54Robert DuggerMIAat NYM 
55Adrian HouserMILat CIN, at COL 
56Jordan YamamotoMIAat NYM 
57Dakota HudsonSTLvs. CHC 
58Cal QuantrillSDat ARI 
59Ronald BolanosSDvs. LAD 
60Mitch KellerPITvs. CHC 
61Alec MillsCHCat STL 
62Brandon WoodruffMILat COL 
63Dario AgrazalPITvs. CHC 
64Michael WachaSTLat ARI 
65Johnny CuetoSFvs. LAD 
66Jeff HoffmanCOLat SF, vs. MIL 
67Cole IrvinPHIat WAS 
68Chi Chi GonzalezCOLat SF 
69Logan WebbSFvs. LAD 
70Taylor ClarkeARIvs. SD 
71Erick FeddeWASvs. PHI 
72Eric LauerSDat ARI 
73Tim MelvilleCOLat SF 
74Jason VargasPHIat WAS 
75Austin VothWASvs. CLE 
76Tyler BeedeSFvs. COL 
77Drew SmylyPHIat WAS 
78Zach DaviesMILat COL 
79Peter LambertCOLvs. MIL 
80Antonio SenzatelaCOLvs. MIL 

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