Weekly Pitcher Rankings: The Race to 200 Innings

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Updated on September 13, 2021 12:22AM EST

Starting Pitcher workload was a big talking point in spring. The majority of projections were quite conservative. As you know, I generate my own projections while Jeff Erickson handles the official site version. While we both have many of the names wrong, we were pretty close to the number of pitchers in each tier. Based on my own rest of season projections, here are the number of starters I have achieving each tier, with 2019's final tally in parenthesis.

200+: 4 (15)
190-199: 3 (7)
180-189: 18 (11)

This will no doubt be discussed in the offseason, especially with the fantasy implications for 2022. That's a story for another day. We all still have some work to do.

Something to note is there are just two games on Monday, Sept. 27. This significantly reduces the two-start inventory. And we all know the unpredictability of the last week of the season. That leaves this week and next to really focus on maximizing starts. The problem is, there simply aren't a bunch of guys to pick up if strikeouts and possible wins are areas of need.

As always, these are pulled from the Projected Starters Grid, so please direct rotation question to that page. Please feel free to hit me up with rankings question below and be sure to check out the refresh on Sunday night.

UPDATED: Sunday September 13 12:15 AM ET

Week of Sept. 13-19

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BAL, CLE	Hamstring doesn't

200+: 4 (15)
190-199: 3 (7)
180-189: 18 (11)

This will no doubt be discussed in the offseason, especially with the fantasy implications for 2022. That's a story for another day. We all still have some work to do.

UPDATED: Sunday September 13 12:15 AM ET

Week of Sept. 13-19

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BAL, CLE	Hamstring doesn't appear to be an issue	A
2	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS, PIT	Remember when I doubted he'd reach 200 IP? I was wrong.	N
3	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@SEA, BAL		A
4	Adam Wainwright	STL	@NYM, SD	Um, I was also wrong about Waiwright eclipsing 200 IP.	N
5	Frankie Montas	OAK	@KC, @LAA	Saving his best for the stretch run.	A
6	Corbin Burnes	MIL	CHC		N
7	Max Scherzer	LAD	@CIN	So it appears drafting Mad Max this a year too late...	N
8	Walker Buehler	LAD	@CIN		N
9	Robbie Ray	TOR	TB		A
10	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CHC		N
11	Alek Manoah	TOR	TB, MIN		A
12	Yu Darvish	SD	@SF, @STL		N
13	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM		N
14	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	ARI, @CIN	Could be on a pitch limit for one or both starts	N
15	Lance Lynn	CWS	@TEX		A
16	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF		N
17	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@DET		N
18	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	SD, ATL		N
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	LAA		A
20	Marcus Stroman	NYM	STL		N
21	Kevin Gausman	SF	SD		N
22	Blake Snell	SD	@STL		N
23	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB	Big part of the Blue Jays playoff push	A
24	Charlie Morton	ATL	@SF		N
25	Rich Hill	NYM	STL, PHI	Took a bit, but has adjusted to lack of grip enhancement	N
26	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@MIN		A
27	Logan Webb	SF	ATL	Stellar season isn't getting the buzz it deserves	N
28	Zac Gallen	ARI	@LAD, @HOU	Tough lineups, but pitching better	N
29	Julio Urias	LAD	ARI		N
30	Kyle Gibson	PHI	CHC, @NYM	Regression catching up, but there are a pair of soft matchups	N
31	Max Fried	ATL	@SF		N
32	Luis Garcia	HOU	ARI		A
33	Tylor Megill	NYM	STL		N
34	Tanner Houck	BOS	@SEA		A
35	Carlos Hernandez	KC	OAK	Low strikeouts, but otherwise encouraging campaign	A
36	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@TEX		A
37	Logan Gilbert	SEA	BOS, @KC		A
38	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@DET		N
39	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	PHI		N
40	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	ARI		A
41	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	MIN		A
42	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@SEA, BAL		A
43	Taijuan Walker	NYM	PHI		N
44	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@CWS		A
45	Shane McClanahan	TB	DET		A
46	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@TEX, ARI	Not happy about "two times through".	A
47	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	PIT		N
48	John Means	BAL	NYY		A
49	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@PIT		N
50	Eric Lauer	MIL	CHC		N
51	Adrian Houser	MIL	CHC		N
52	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PIT		N
53	Mike Minor	KC	OAK		A
54	Casey Mize	DET	@TB		A
55	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	ARI		N
56	Framber Valdez	HOU	@TEX		A
57	Ranger Suarez	PHI	CHC		N
58	A.J. Alexy	TEX	HOU, CWS		A
59	Wade Miley	CIN	@PIT, LAD		N
60	Jon Gray	COL	@ATL, @WAS		N
61	Tarik Skubal	DET	@TB		A
62	German Marquez	COL	@ATL		N
63	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	LAA		A
64	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@TEX		A
65	Tyler Anderson	SEA	BOS		A
66	Marco Gonzales	SEA	BOS		A
67	Sonny Gray	CIN	LAD		N
68	Touki Toussaint	ATL	COL, @SF		N
69	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	COL		N
70	Paolo Espino	WAS	MIA, COL	25 K with just 4 BB over last 19.2 IP	N
71	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@MIN		A
72	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@ATL		N
73	Dylan Cease	CWS	@TEX		A
74	Chris Paddack	SD	@SF		N
75	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, DET		A
76	Zach Plesac	CLE	@NYY		A
77	Jake Woodford	STL	@NYM		N
78	Nick Pivetta	BOS	BAL		A
79	Luis Gil	NYY	MIN, CLE		A
80	Corey Kluber	NYY	CLE		A
81	Sean Manaea	OAK	@KC		A
82	Ian Anderson	ATL	COL		N
83	Alex Cobb	LAA	@CWS		A
84	James Kaprielian	OAK	@LAA		A
85	Mix 12 Reliever
86	Taylor Hearn	TEX	CWS		A
87	Zack Greinke	HOU	@TEX		A
88	Luis Castillo	CIN	LAD		N
89	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE		A
90	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@HOU		N
91	Mix 15 Reliever
92	Chris Flexen	SEA	@KC		A
93	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@TOR		A
94	Jose Quintana	SF	SD, ATL		N
95	Michael Pineda	MIN	@TOR		A
96	John Gant	MIN	@NYY, @TOR		A
97	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD		N
98	Bryse Wilson	PIT	@MIA		N
99	Jose Suarez	LAA	OAK		A
100	Tyler Gilbert	ARI	@HOU		N
101	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@KC		A
102	Aaron Civale	CLE	@NYY	Looked good in his return	A
103	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS		N
104	Luke Weaver	ARI	@LAD		N
105	Luis Patino	TB	DET		A
106	Kris Bubic	KC	SEA		A
107	Brady Singer	KC	SEA		A
108	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BAL		A
109	Kohei Arihara	TEX	HOU		A
110	Steven Matz	TOR	MIN		A
111	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@LAD		N
112	Cole Irvin	OAK	@LAA		A
113	Tyler Alexander	DET	@TB		A
114	Bailey Falter	PHI	@NYM		N
115	Daniel Lynch	KC	SEA		A
116	Jon Lester	STL	@NYM		N
117	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	@PIT		N
118	Bailey Ober	MIN	@TOR		A
119	Zac Lowther	BAL	@BOS		A
120	Kolby Allard	TEX	CWS		A
121	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	LAA		A
122	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@PHI		N
123	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@BAL		A
124	Packy Naughton	LAA	@CWS, OAK		A
125	Alec Mills	CHC	@PHI		N
126	Erick Fedde	WAS	MIA		N
127	Griffin Jax	MIN	CLE		A
128	Jackson Kowar	KC	OAK		A
129	Kyle Freeland	COL	@WAS		N
130	Jaime Barria	LAA	OAK		A
131	Scott Kazmir	SF	SD		N
132	Mitch Keller	PIT	CIN		N
133	Wil Crowe	PIT	@MIA		N
134	Michael Wacha	TB	@TOR		A
135	Jordan Lyles	TEX	HOU		A
136	J.A. Happ	STL	SD		N
137	Eli Morgan	CLE	@NYY		A
138	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIL		N
139	Patrick Corbin	WAS	COL		N
140	Dillon Peters	PIT	CIN, @MIA		N
141	Wily Peralta	DET	MIL, @TB		A
142	Zach Davies	CHC	@MIL		N
143	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@PHI, @MIL		N
144	Drew Strotman	MIN	CLE		A
145	Josiah Gray	WAS	COL		N
146	Glenn Otto	TEX	HOU		A
147	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@WAS		N
148	Max Kranick	PIT	CIN		N
149	Logan Allen	CLE	@MIN		A
150	Jake Arrieta	SD	@SF, @STL		N
151	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@KC		A
152	Keegan Akin	BAL	@BOS		A
153	Matt Manning	DET	MIL		A
154	Alexander Wells	BAL	NYY, @BOS		A
155	Dietrich Enns	TB	DET		A
156	Ryan Feltner	COL	@WAS		N
157	Sean Nolin	WAS	MIA		N
158	Chris Ellis	BAL	NYY		A

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@BAL, CLE	Hamstring doesn't appear to be an issue
2	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	@SEA, BAL
3	Frankie Montas	OAK	@KC, @LAA	Saving his best for the stretch run.
4	Robbie Ray	TOR	TB
5	Alek Manoah	TOR	TB, MIN
6	Lance Lynn	CWS	@TEX
7	Lucas Giolito	CWS	LAA
8	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB	Big part of the Blue Jays playoff push
9	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@MIN
10	Luis Garcia	HOU	ARI
11	Tanner Houck	BOS	@SEA
12	Carlos Hernandez	KC	OAK	Low strikeouts, but otherwise encouraging campaign
13	Carlos Rodon	CWS	@TEX
14	Logan Gilbert	SEA	BOS, @KC
15	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	ARI
16	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	MIN
17	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	@SEA, BAL
18	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@CWS
19	Shane McClanahan	TB	DET
20	Jake Odorizzi	HOU	@TEX, ARI	Not happy about "two times through".
21	John Means	BAL	NYY
22	Mike Minor	KC	OAK
23	Casey Mize	DET	@TB
24	Framber Valdez	HOU	@TEX
25	A.J. Alexy	TEX	HOU, CWS
26	Tarik Skubal	DET	@TB
27	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	LAA
28	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@TEX
29	Tyler Anderson	SEA	BOS
30	Marco Gonzales	SEA	BOS
31	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@MIN
32	Dylan Cease	CWS	@TEX
33	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, DET
34	Zach Plesac	CLE	@NYY
35	Nick Pivetta	BOS	BAL
36	Luis Gil	NYY	MIN, CLE
37	Corey Kluber	NYY	CLE
38	Sean Manaea	OAK	@KC
39	Alex Cobb	LAA	@CWS
40	James Kaprielian	OAK	@LAA
41	Taylor Hearn	TEX	CWS
42	Zack Greinke	HOU	@TEX
43	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE
44	Chris Flexen	SEA	@KC
45	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	@TOR
46	Michael Pineda	MIN	@TOR
47	John Gant	MIN	@NYY, @TOR
48	Jose Suarez	LAA	OAK
49	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	@KC
50	Aaron Civale	CLE	@NYY	Looked good in his return
51	Luis Patino	TB	DET
52	Kris Bubic	KC	SEA
53	AL Reliever
54	Brady Singer	KC	SEA
55	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	@BAL
56	Kohei Arihara	TEX	HOU
57	Steven Matz	TOR	MIN
58	Cole Irvin	OAK	@LAA
59	Tyler Alexander	DET	@TB
60	Daniel Lynch	KC	SEA
61	Bailey Ober	MIN	@TOR
62	Zac Lowther	BAL	@BOS
63	Kolby Allard	TEX	CWS
64	Dallas Keuchel	CWS	LAA
65	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@BAL
66	Packy Naughton	LAA	@CWS, OAK
67	Griffin Jax	MIN	CLE
68	Jackson Kowar	KC	OAK
69	Jaime Barria	LAA	OAK
70	Michael Wacha	TB	@TOR
71	Jordan Lyles	TEX	HOU
72	Eli Morgan	CLE	@NYY
73	Wily Peralta	DET	MIL, @TB
74	Drew Strotman	MIN	CLE
75	Glenn Otto	TEX	HOU
76	Logan Allen	CLE	@MIN
77	Paul Blackburn	OAK	@KC
78	Keegan Akin	BAL	@BOS
79	Matt Manning	DET	MIL
80	Alexander Wells	BAL	NYY, @BOS
81	Dietrich Enns	TB	DET
82	Chris Ellis	BAL	NYY

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS, PIT	Remember when I doubted he'd reach 200 IP? I was wrong.
2	Adam Wainwright	STL	@NYM, SD	Um, I was also wrong about Wainwright eclipsing 200 IP.
3	Corbin Burnes	MIL	CHC
4	Max Scherzer	LAD	@CIN	So it appears drafting Mad Max this a year too late...
5	Walker Buehler	LAD	@CIN
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CHC
7	Yu Darvish	SD	@SF, @STL
8	Aaron Nola	PHI	@NYM
9	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	ARI, @CIN	Could be on a pitch limit for one or both starts
10	Joe Musgrove	SD	@SF
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@DET
12	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	SD, ATL
13	Marcus Stroman	NYM	STL
14	Kevin Gausman	SF	SD
15	Blake Snell	SD	@STL
16	Charlie Morton	ATL	@SF
17	Rich Hill	NYM	STL, PHI	Took a bit, but has adjusted to lack of grip enhancement
18	Logan Webb	SF	ATL	Stellar season isn't getting the buzz it deserves
19	Zac Gallen	ARI	@LAD, @HOU	Tough lineups, but pitching better
20	Julio Urias	LAD	ARI
21	Kyle Gibson	PHI	CHC, @NYM	Regression catching up, but there are a pair of soft matchups
22	Max Fried	ATL	@SF
23	Tylor Megill	NYM	STL
24	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@DET
25	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	PHI
26	Taijuan Walker	NYM	PHI
27	Elieser Hernandez	MIA	PIT
28	Tyler Mahle	CIN	@PIT
29	Eric Lauer	MIL	CHC
30	Adrian Houser	MIL	CHC
31	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PIT
32	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	ARI
33	Ranger Suarez	PHI	CHC
34	Wade Miley	CIN	@PIT, LAD
35	Jon Gray	COL	@ATL, @WAS
36	German Marquez	COL	@ATL
37	Sonny Gray	CIN	LAD
38	Touki Toussaint	ATL	COL, @SF
39	Huascar Ynoa	ATL	COL
40	Paolo Espino	WAS	MIA, COL	25 K with just 4 BB over last 19.2 IP
41	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@ATL
42	Chris Paddack	SD	@SF
43	Jake Woodford	STL	@NYM
44	Ian Anderson	ATL	COL
45	Luis Castillo	CIN	LAD
46	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	@HOU
47	Jose Quintana	SF	SD, ATL
48	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
49	Bryse Wilson	PIT	@MIA
50	Tyler Gilbert	ARI	@HOU
51	Trevor Rogers	MIA	@WAS
52	Luke Weaver	ARI	@LAD
53	NL Reliever
54	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@LAD
55	Bailey Falter	PHI	@NYM
56	Jon Lester	STL	@NYM
57	Vladimir Gutierrez	CIN	@PIT
58	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@PHI
59	Alec Mills	CHC	@PHI
60	Erick Fedde	WAS	MIA
61	Kyle Freeland	COL	@WAS
62	Scott Kazmir	SF	SD
63	Mitch Keller	PIT	CIN
64	Wil Crowe	PIT	@MIA
65	J.A. Happ	STL	SD
66	Justin Steele	CHC	@MIL
67	Patrick Corbin	WAS	COL
68	Dillon Peters	PIT	CIN, @MIA
69	Zach Davies	CHC	@MIL
70	Adrian Sampson	CHC	@PHI, @MIL
71	Josiah Gray	WAS	COL
72	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@WAS
73	Max Kranick	PIT	CIN
74	Jake Arrieta	SD	@SF, @STL
75	Ryan Feltner	COL	@WAS
76	Sean Nolin	WAS	MIA