Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Taking Things in Stride

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Updated on August 7, 2023 1:15AM EST

As of this writing, Atlanta has a 12.5-game lead in the NL East. No more than three games separate the other five divisions. This could afford the team the luxury of giving some time off to their position players, as well as limiting the workload of hurlers like Charlie Morton and especially Spencer Strider. Strider is two innings from matching last season's total and is pacing for 194 frames. GM Alex Anthropolos came out fervently against an innings limit, but that was last season when the context was preventing future injuries. I'm not so sure it applies to making sure Strider is fresh in October. Chances are, Strider is safe for this week's two-step, but don't be surprised if the club finds a way to slow down his innings pace.

Please keep in mind the schedule is pulled from the industry's best Probable Pitchers page. Please address all rotation questions over there. I'm happy to answer rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday August 7, 12:55 AM ET

Week of August 7-13

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@PIT, @NYM	Pacing for 194 IP, Braves could start to manage workload
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @MIA
3	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@DET, @PHI
4	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BAL, LAA
5	Max Scherzer	TEX	@OAK
6	Julio Urias	LAD	@ARI, COL
7	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@CWS
8	Shohei

Please keep in mind the schedule is pulled from the industry's best Probable Pitchers page. Please address all rotation questions over there. I'm happy to answer rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday August 7, 12:55 AM ET

Week of August 7-13

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@PIT, @NYM	Pacing for 194 IP, Braves could start to manage workload
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @MIA
3	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@DET, @PHI
4	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BAL, LAA
5	Max Scherzer	TEX	@OAK
6	Julio Urias	LAD	@ARI, COL
7	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@CWS
8	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SF	Left last start early with hand cramps
9	Max Fried	ATL	@PIT
10	Zach Eflin	TB	STL, CLE	Where would the Rays be without him?
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
12	Tyler Glasnow	TB	STL
13	Dane Dunning	TEX	@OAK, @SF	Strikeouts up lately
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	COL	Rehab? I don't need to stinking rehab.
15	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CWS
16	Brayan Bello	BOS	KC, DET	Great pair to get back on track
17	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	@OAK	Nice way to return to the AL
18	Chris Sale	BOS	DET
19	Sonny Gray	MIN	@DET, @PHI
20	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	MIN
21	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@DET
22	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SEA
23	Luis Castillo	SEA	BAL
24	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD	5 HR allowed over last 19.1 IP
25	Kutter Crawford	BOS	KC, DET
26	Michael Lorenzen	PHI	WAS
27	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
28	Logan Webb	SF	@LAA, TEX	6.32 ERA over last 3 GS, but 3.50 xFIP says don't sweat it
29	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIN
30	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@SEA
31	Freddy Peralta	MIL	COL, @CWS
32	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@SD, COL
33	Bailey Ober	MIN	@DET
34	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR, @TB	Quietly posting a solid freshman campaign
35	Yu Darvish	SD	@SEA
36	Jon Gray	TEX	@SF
37	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
38	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@SF
39	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYY	Going deep again, but K's still a bit low
40	George Kirby	SEA	BAL
41	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
42	Eury Perez	MIA	@CIN, NYY
43	Blake Snell	SD	@ARI
44	Nick Pivetta	BOS	KC
45	James Paxton	BOS	KC
46	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SF
47	Aaron Civale	TB	CLE
48	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SD
49	Cristian Javier	HOU	@BAL
50	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PIT
51	Wade Miley	MIL	COL		34%
52	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	NYY
53	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@MIA
54	Jose Berrios	TOR	CHC
55	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@NYM
56	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BOS
57	Bryce Miller	SEA	BAL
58	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	@NYM		10%	26%
59	Mix 12 Reliever
60	Bryce Elder	ATL	@PIT
61	Dylan Cease	CWS	NYY, MIL
62	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIN
63	Johan Oviedo	PIT	CIN
64	Ranger Suarez	PHI	WAS, MIN
65	Mix 15 Reliever
66	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@CLE, CHC		0%	0%
67	Kodai Senga	NYM	CHC, ATL
68	Alex Faedo	DET	MIN		1%	23%
69	Lucas Giolito	LAA	SF
70	Nick Martinez	SD	@SEA		3%	13%
71	Seth Lugo	SD	LAD, @ARI	Pitching well, matchups temper ranking
72	Chris Bassitt	TOR	CHC
73	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	HOU, @SEA	Keeping the ball in the yard in his second stint in The Show
74	Bobby Miller	LAD	@ARI
75	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BAL
76	Chase Silseth	LAA	@HOU		7%	28%
77	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAD
78	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	@PIT, @NYM		1%	23%
79	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB
80	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR, @TB
81	Justin Steele	CHC	@TOR
82	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@CLE
83	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIA
84	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@CIN
85	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYM
86	Mike Clevinger	CWS	NYY		27%
87	Johnny Cueto	MIA	@CIN		4%
88	Reese Olson	DET	MIN		29%
89	Steven Matz	STL	@KC
90	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM, @TOR	Walks high lately, but otherwise pitching well
91	Mitch Keller	PIT	ATL, CIN	Cutter losing effectiveness, curious to see how he adjusts
92	Erasmo Ramirez	TB	CLE		0%	0%
93	Xzavion Curry	CLE	@TB		0%	4%
94	Alex Cobb	SF	TEX
95	Jose Urquidy	HOU	LAA		27%
96	Bryan Woo	SEA	SD
97	Dakota Hudson	STL	@TB		0%	0%
98	JP Sears	OAK	TEX
99	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CWS
100	Ross Stripling	SF	TEX		17%
101	Josiah Gray	WAS	@PHI, OAK
102	Jose Quintana	NYM	ATL		38%
103	Dean Kremer	BAL	HOU
104	Austin Gomber	COL	@LAD		5%	25%
105	David Peterson	NYM	CHC		4%	36%
106	Jake Irvin	WAS	OAK		1%	36%
107	Drew Smyly	CHC	@NYM, @TOR		35%
108	Zack Littell	TB	STL		1%	11%
109	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
110	Noah Syndergaard	CLE	TOR		7%	17%
111	Brady Singer	KC	@BOS
112	Cole Ragans	KC	@BOS, STL	Worth tracking down the stretch	0%	0%
113	Zack Greinke	KC	STL		1%	11%
114	Lance Lynn	LAD	COL
115	Alex Wood	SF	@LAA		14%
116	Reid Detmers	LAA	@HOU
117	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL, @LAD		5%	21%
118	Jack Flaherty	BAL	HOU
119	Tristan Beck	SF	@LAA		0%	2%
120	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	MIA
121	Brandon Williamson	CIN	MIA, @PIT		11%
122	Michael Kopech	CWS	MIL
123	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR
124	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@TB		6%	11%
125	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, SD		25%
126	Adrian Houser	MIL	COL		3%
127	Ty Blach	COL	@LAD		0%	0%
128	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU		8%
129	Joey Wentz	DET	MIN, @BOS		0%	2%
130	Alek Manoah	TOR	@CLE
131	Chris Flexen	COL	@MIL		0%	0%
132	Luis Medina	OAK	@WAS		5%
133	Peter Lambert	COL	@MIL, @LAD		0%	0%
134	Trevor Williams	WAS	@PHI, OAK		0%	13%
135	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@WAS		7%
136	Luis Severino	NYY	@CWS
137	Dallas Keuchel	MIN	@PHI		0%	0%
138	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	ATL, CIN		0%	6%
139	Freddy Tarnok	OAK	TEX		0%	0%
140	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	MIL		0%	2%
141	Lyon Richardson	CIN	@PIT		0%	0%
142	Bailey Falter	PIT	ATL		0%	4%
143	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	TEX, @WAS		1%	4%
144	Touki Toussaint	CWS	NYY		1%	21%
145	Rich Hill	SD	@ARI		7%
146	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD		23%
147	Adam Wainwright	STL	@KC		6%	6%
148	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	CHC, ATL		18%
149	Jordan Lyles	KC	@BOS		0%	0%
150	Luke Weaver	CIN	MIA		0%	15%
151	Matt Manning	DET	@BOS		46%
152	Alec Marsh	KC	@BOS		1%	25%
153	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@PHI		1%	17%
154	Tylor Megill	NYM	ATL		15%	9%
155	Quinn Priester	PIT	ATL		1%	4%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @MIA
2	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@DET, @PHI
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@BAL, LAA
4	Max Scherzer	TEX	@OAK
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	SF	Left last start early with hand cramps
6	Zach Eflin	TB	STL, CLE	Where would the Rays be without him?
7	Tyler Glasnow	TB	STL
8	Dane Dunning	TEX	@OAK, @SF	Strikeouts up lately
9	Brayan Bello	BOS	KC, DET	Great pair to get back on track
10	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	@OAK	Nice way to return to the AL
11	Chris Sale	BOS	DET
12	Sonny Gray	MIN	@DET, @PHI
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	MIN
14	Kenta Maeda	MIN	@DET
15	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SEA
16	Luis Castillo	SEA	BAL
17	Kutter Crawford	BOS	KC, DET
18	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
19	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@SEA
20	Bailey Ober	MIN	@DET
21	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR, @TB	Quietly posting a solid freshman campaign
22	Jon Gray	TEX	@SF
23	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@SF
24	George Kirby	SEA	BAL
25	Justin Verlander	HOU	LAA
26	Nick Pivetta	BOS	KC
27	James Paxton	BOS	KC
28	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	SF
29	Aaron Civale	TB	CLE
30	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SD
31	Cristian Javier	HOU	@BAL
32	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@MIA
33	Jose Berrios	TOR	CHC
34	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BOS
35	Bryce Miller	SEA	BAL
36	Dylan Cease	CWS	NYY, MIL
37	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	@CLE, CHC
38	Alex Faedo	DET	MIN
39	Lucas Giolito	LAA	SF
40	Chris Bassitt	TOR	CHC
41	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	HOU, @SEA	Keeping the ball in the yard in his second stint in The Show
42	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BAL
43	Chase Silseth	LAA	@HOU
44	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR, @TB
45	AL Reliever
46	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@CLE
47	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIA
48	Mike Clevinger	CWS	NYY
49	Reese Olson	DET	MIN
50	Erasmo Ramirez	TB	CLE
51	Xzavion Curry	CLE	@TB
52	Jose Urquidy	HOU	LAA
53	Bryan Woo	SEA	SD
54	JP Sears	OAK	TEX
55	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@CWS
56	Dean Kremer	BAL	HOU
57	Zack Littell	TB	STL
58	Noah Syndergaard	CLE	TOR
59	Brady Singer	KC	@BOS
60	Cole Ragans	KC	@BOS, STL	Worth tracking down the stretch
61	Zack Greinke	KC	STL
62	Reid Detmers	LAA	@HOU
63	Jack Flaherty	BAL	HOU
64	Michael Kopech	CWS	MIL
65	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR
66	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@HOU
67	Joey Wentz	DET	MIN, @BOS
68	Alek Manoah	TOR	@CLE
69	Luis Medina	OAK	@WAS
70	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@WAS
71	Luis Severino	NYY	@CWS
72	Dallas Keuchel	MIN	@PHI
73	Freddy Tarnok	OAK	TEX
74	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	MIL
75	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	TEX, @WAS
76	Touki Toussaint	CWS	NYY
77	Jordan Lyles	KC	@BOS
78	Matt Manning	DET	@BOS
79	Alec Marsh	KC	@BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@PIT, @NYM	Pacing for 194 IP, Braves could start to manage workload
2	Julio Urias	LAD	@ARI, COL
3	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@CWS
4	Max Fried	ATL	@PIT
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	WAS
6	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	COL	Rehab? I don't need to stinking rehab.
7	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CWS
8	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD	5 HR allowed over last 19.1 IP
9	Michael Lorenzen	PHI	WAS
10	Logan Webb	SF	@LAA, TEX	6.32 ERA over last 3 GS, but 3.50 xFIP says don't sweat it
11	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIN
12	Freddy Peralta	MIL	COL, @CWS
13	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	@SD, COL
14	Yu Darvish	SD	@SEA
15	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
16	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYY	Going deep again, but K's still a bit low
17	Eury Perez	MIA	@CIN, NYY
18	Blake Snell	SD	@ARI
19	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PIT
20	Wade Miley	MIL	COL
21	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	NYY
22	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@NYM
23	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	@NYM
24	Bryce Elder	ATL	@PIT
25	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIN
26	Johan Oviedo	PIT	CIN
27	Ranger Suarez	PHI	WAS, MIN
28	Kodai Senga	NYM	CHC, ATL
29	Nick Martinez	SD	@SEA
30	Seth Lugo	SD	LAD, @ARI	Pitching well, matchups temper ranking
31	Bobby Miller	LAD	@ARI
32	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAD
33	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	@PIT, @NYM
34	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB
35	NL Reliever
36	Justin Steele	CHC	@TOR
37	Braxton Garrett	MIA	@CIN
38	Charlie Morton	ATL	@NYM
39	Johnny Cueto	MIA	@CIN
40	Steven Matz	STL	@KC
41	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM, @TOR	Walks high lately, but otherwise pitching well
42	Mitch Keller	PIT	ATL, CIN	Cutter losing effectiveness, curious to see how he adjusts
43	Alex Cobb	SF	TEX
44	Dakota Hudson	STL	@TB
45	Ross Stripling	SF	TEX
46	Josiah Gray	WAS	@PHI, OAK
47	Jose Quintana	NYM	ATL
48	Austin Gomber	COL	@LAD
49	David Peterson	NYM	CHC
50	Jake Irvin	WAS	OAK
51	Drew Smyly	CHC	@NYM, @TOR
52	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@PHI
53	Lance Lynn	LAD	COL
54	Alex Wood	SF	@LAA
55	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL, @LAD
56	Tristan Beck	SF	@LAA
57	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	MIA
58	Brandon Williamson	CIN	MIA, @PIT
59	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@TB
60	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, SD
61	Adrian Houser	MIL	COL
62	Ty Blach	COL	@LAD
63	Chris Flexen	COL	@MIL
64	Peter Lambert	COL	@MIL, @LAD
65	Trevor Williams	WAS	@PHI, OAK
66	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	ATL, CIN
67	Lyon Richardson	CIN	@PIT
68	Bailey Falter	PIT	ATL
69	Rich Hill	SD	@ARI
70	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD
71	Adam Wainwright	STL	@KC
72	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	CHC, ATL
73	Luke Weaver	CIN	MIA
74	Patrick Corbin	WAS	@PHI
75	Tylor Megill	NYM	ATL
76	Quinn Priester	PIT	ATL