Weekly Pitcher Rankings: May is for Streaming

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Updated on April 29, 2024 1:48AM EST

If last season is an indication, it could be beneficial to be aggressive with streaming in May. Clearly, there is no guarantee the trend will repeat, but the first and second half of April this season matched last year, at least in terms of the second half being more favorable for pitching. The focus should not be on the difference in offense, but the direction ERA may go next month.

	ERA	WHIP	K%	BA
1H April 2024	4.18	1.31	22.20%	0.250
2H April 2024	3.82	1.26	22.20%	0.240

1H April 2023	4.66	1.38	22.10%	0.258
2H April 2023	4.44	1.30	22.60%	0.253
1H May 2023	4.36	1.31	21.00%	0.255
2H May 2023	4.38	1.31	21.80%	0.251

If this May's pattern matches last May, it's a great time to be more liberal with starting pitching.

By means of a weekly reminder, the schedule is pulled from the Probable Pitching grid, so please send rotation questions in that direction. I'm always happy to address rankings in the discussion section.

Updated: Monday April 29, 1:45 AM ET

Week of April 29 - May 5

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Logan Webb	SF	@BOS, @PHI	Fanning just 6.1 K/9
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAA
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, BOS	26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP
4	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SD, BAL
5	Max Fried	ATL	@SEA, @LAD

	ERA	WHIP	K%	BA
1H April 2024	4.18	1.31	22.20%	0.250
2H April 2024	3.82	1.26	22.20%	0.240

1H April 2023	4.66	1.38	22.10%	0.258
2H April 2023	4.44	1.30	22.60%	0.253
1H May 2023	4.36	1.31	21.00%	0.255
2H May 2023	4.38	1.31	21.80%	0.251

If this May's pattern matches last May, it's a great time to be more liberal with starting pitching.

Updated: Monday April 29, 1:45 AM ET

Week of April 29 - May 5

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Logan Webb	SF	@BOS, @PHI	Fanning just 6.1 K/9
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAA
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, BOS	26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP
4	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SD, BAL
5	Max Fried	ATL	@SEA, @LAD
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	@NYY
7	Sonny Gray	STL	CWS	Proving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	ATL
9	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CWS
10	Freddy Peralta	MIL	TB
11	Chris Sale	ATL	@SEA	Quietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game
12	Corbin Burnes	BAL	NYY
13	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SF
14	Dylan Cease	SD	@ARI
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI
16	Tanner Houck	BOS	@MIN
17	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@MIL, NYM
18	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@SEA
19	Aaron Nola	PHI	SF
20	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	NYY, @CIN	Not an ideal pair to get back on track
21	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@BAL, DET
22	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@HOU
23	Javier Assad	CHC	@NYM, MIL	4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season
24	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@WAS
25	Trevor Rogers	MIA	WAS, @OAK
26	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
27	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@WAS
28	Pablo Lopez	MIN	BOS
29	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
30	Mitch Keller	PIT	@OAK	The season turnaround starts here
31	Jon Gray	TEX	WAS, @KC
32	Bailey Falter	PIT	@OAK, COL	Rare double dipper worthy of a pickup	0%	23%
33	Garrett Crochet	CWS	MIN, @STL
34	Luis Castillo	SEA	ATL
35	Jared Jones	PIT	COL
36	Jose Berrios	TOR	KC
37	Zach Eflin	TB	@MIL
38	Justin Verlander	HOU	CLE
39	Bryce Miller	SEA	ATL, @HOU
40	Jordan Hicks	SF	@PHI
41	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@NYM
42	Tanner Bibee	CLE	LAA
43	Seth Lugo	KC	@TOR
44	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
45	Edward Cabrera	MIA	COL
46	Kutter Crawford	BOS	SF
47	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	WAS
48	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM, MIL
49	Reese Olson	DET	STL
50	Braxton Garrett	MIA	COL
51	Hunter Greene	CIN	BAL
52	Luis Severino	NYM	CHC, @TB
53	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	LAD
54	Keaton Winn	SF	@PHI
55	Jhony Brito	SD	CIN		0%	2%
56	JP Sears	OAK	MIA		20%
57	Kenta Maeda	DET	STL, @NYY		46%
58	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAA
59	Cole Ragans	KC	@TOR
60	Kyle Bradish	BAL	NYY
61	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CWS		0%	5%
62	Reid Detmers	LAA	@CLE
63	Ben Brown	CHC	@NYM		26%
64	Joe Musgrove	SD	CIN
65	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SD
66	Jose Quintana	NYM	@TB		48%
67	Marcus Stroman	NYY	DET
68	Joe Boyle	OAK	PIT, MIA	Big risk to ratios, but pair of home matchups is enticing	16%
69	Ben Lively	CLE	LAA		0%	19%
70	Andrew Abbott	CIN	BAL
71	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYY, @CIN
72	Mix 12 Reliever
73	Andrew Heaney	TEX	WAS		14%
74	Jose Butto	NYM	CHC
75	Erick Fedde	CWS	@STL		45%
76	Brady Singer	KC	TEX
77	Luis Gil	NYY	@BAL
78	Ronel Blanco	HOU	SEA
79	Charlie Morton	ATL	@LAD
80	Aaron Civale	TB	NYM
81	John Means	BAL	@CIN		27%
82	Spencer Turnbull	PHI	@LAA
83	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@BAL
84	Mix 15 Reliever
85	Kyle Gibson	STL	@DET		4%	46%
86	Michael King	SD	@ARI
87	Sean Manaea	NYM	CHC, @TB
88	Hayden Wesneski	CHC	MIL		0%	0%
89	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@BAL, DET
90	Griffin Canning	LAA	PHI, @CLE		22%
91	Kyle Harrison	SF	@BOS
92	Dane Dunning	TEX	@KC
93	Lance Lynn	STL	CWS
94	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	@KC		16%
95	Nick Martinez	CIN	@SD		1%	19%
96	Ross Stripling	OAK	PIT		0%	9%
97	Jonathan Bowlan	KC	@TOR, TEX		0%	0%
98	Jack Flaherty	DET	STL
99	Steven Matz	STL	@DET, CWS
100	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@STL		0%	5%
101	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@SD
102	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	KC, @WAS
103	Taijuan Walker	PHI	SF		1%	2%
104	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CLE		44%
105	Tyler Alexander	TB	@MIL		0%
106	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@TEX, TOR
107	Matt Waldron	SD	CIN, @ARI		2%	40%
108	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@HOU
109	Casey Mize	DET	@NYY
110	Zack Littell	TB	NYM
111	Martin Perez	PIT	COL		33%
112	Landon Knack	LAD	@ARI		7%
113	Roddery Munoz	MIA	COL, @OAK		1%	0%
114	Miles Mikolas	STL	@DET		8%	49%
115	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIA, TOR		13%
116	Chris Bassitt	TOR	KC
117	Josh Winckowski	BOS	SF		0%	2%
118	Hunter Brown	HOU	CLE, SEA
119	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX
120	Quinn Priester	PIT	@OAK		0%	9%
121	Cal Quantrill	COL	@PIT		0%	0%
122	Paul Blackburn	OAK	MIA
123	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@TEX		32%
124	Emerson Hancock	SEA	ATL		1%	11%
125	Tyler Anderson	LAA	PHI		30%
126	Joe Ross	MIL	@CHC		4%
127	James Paxton	LAD	@ARI, ATL
128	Austin Gomber	COL	@PIT		1%	0%
129	Bryse Wilson	MIL	TB, @CHC		0%	2%
130	Cooper Criswell	BOS	SF, @MIN		0%	2%
131	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIA, @PIT		5%	49%
132	Alex Wood	OAK	PIT		0%	4%
133	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@HOU, LAA		0%	23%
134	Colin Rea	MIL	TB		5%
135	Logan Allen	CLE	@HOU		0%	0%
136	Chris Paddack	MIN	BOS
137	Bryce Elder	ATL	@LAD		1%	4%
138	Adrian Houser	NYM	CHC		0%	18%
139	Gavin Stone	LAD	ATL
140	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	CLE		0%	12%
141	Trevor Williams	WAS	@TEX		6%	47%
142	Tommy Henry	ARI	LAD, SD		0%	0%
143	Daulton Jefferies	SF	@BOS		0%	0%
144	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@OAK
145	Slade Cecconi	ARI	SD		1%	0%
146	Peter Lambert	COL	@MIA		0%	0%
147	Chase Anderson	BOS	@MIN		0%	2%
148	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	PHI		4%
149	Tobias Myers	MIL	@CHC		0%	0%
150	Chris Flexen	CWS	MIN		0%	0%
151	Dakota Hudson	COL	@MIA		0%	0%
152	Michael Soroka	CWS	MIN		2%	5%
153	Patrick Corbin	WAS	TOR		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, BOS	26 K, 3 BB over last 17.1 IP
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@NYY
3	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CWS
4	Corbin Burnes	BAL	NYY
5	Tanner Houck	BOS	@MIN
6	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@MIL, NYM
7	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	NYY, @CIN	Not an ideal pair to get back on track
8	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@BAL, DET
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@HOU
10	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@WAS
11	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
12	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@WAS
13	Pablo Lopez	MIN	BOS
14	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
15	Jon Gray	TEX	WAS, @KC
16	Garrett Crochet	CWS	MIN, @STL
17	Luis Castillo	SEA	ATL
18	Jose Berrios	TOR	KC
19	Zach Eflin	TB	@MIL
20	Justin Verlander	HOU	CLE
21	Bryce Miller	SEA	ATL, @HOU
22	Tanner Bibee	CLE	LAA
23	Seth Lugo	KC	@TOR
24	Kutter Crawford	BOS	SF
25	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	WAS
26	Reese Olson	DET	STL
27	JP Sears	OAK	MIA
28	Kenta Maeda	DET	STL, @NYY
29	Cole Ragans	KC	@TOR
30	Kyle Bradish	BAL	NYY
31	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@CWS
32	Reid Detmers	LAA	@CLE
33	Marcus Stroman	NYY	DET
34	Joe Boyle	OAK	PIT, MIA	Big risk to ratios, but pair of home matchups is enticing
35	Ben Lively	CLE	LAA
36	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYY, @CIN
37	Andrew Heaney	TEX	WAS
38	Erick Fedde	CWS	@STL
39	Brady Singer	KC	TEX
40	Luis Gil	NYY	@BAL
41	Ronel Blanco	HOU	SEA
42	Aaron Civale	TB	NYM
43	John Means	BAL	@CIN
44	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@BAL
45	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@BAL, DET
46	Griffin Canning	LAA	PHI, @CLE
47	Dane Dunning	TEX	@KC
48	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	@KC
49	Ross Stripling	OAK	PIT
50	Jonathan Bowlan	KC	@TOR, TEX
51	Jack Flaherty	DET	STL
52	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@STL
53	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	KC, @WAS
54	AL Reliever
55	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CLE
56	Tyler Alexander	TB	@MIL
57	Triston McKenzie	CLE	@HOU
58	Casey Mize	DET	@NYY
59	Zack Littell	TB	NYM
60	Chris Bassitt	TOR	KC
61	Josh Winckowski	BOS	SF
62	Hunter Brown	HOU	CLE, SEA
63	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX
64	Paul Blackburn	OAK	MIA
65	Emerson Hancock	SEA	ATL
66	Tyler Anderson	LAA	PHI
67	Cooper Criswell	BOS	SF, @MIN
68	Alex Wood	OAK	PIT
69	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	@HOU, LAA
70	Logan Allen	CLE	@HOU
71	Chris Paddack	MIN	BOS
72	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	CLE
73	Chase Anderson	BOS	@MIN
74	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	PHI
75	Chris Flexen	CWS	MIN
76	Michael Soroka	CWS	MIN

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Logan Webb	SF	@BOS, @PHI	Fanning just 6.1 K/9
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAA
3	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SD, BAL
4	Max Fried	ATL	@SEA, @LAD
5	Sonny Gray	STL	CWS	Proving to be worth the wait, and now gets the White Sox
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	ATL
7	Freddy Peralta	MIL	TB
8	Chris Sale	ATL	@SEA	Quietly effective, in line for a double-digit K game
9	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SF
10	Dylan Cease	SD	@ARI
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI
12	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@SEA
13	Aaron Nola	PHI	SF
14	Javier Assad	CHC	@NYM, MIL	4.04 xFIP says outpitching skills, but still an encouraging start to the season
15	Trevor Rogers	MIA	WAS, @OAK
16	Mitch Keller	PIT	@OAK	The season turnaround starts here
17	Bailey Falter	PIT	@OAK, COL	Rare double dipper worthy of a pickup
18	Jared Jones	PIT	COL
19	Jordan Hicks	SF	@PHI
20	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@NYM
21	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
22	Edward Cabrera	MIA	COL
23	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@NYM, MIL
24	Braxton Garrett	MIA	COL
25	Hunter Greene	CIN	BAL
26	Luis Severino	NYM	CHC, @TB
27	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	LAD
28	Keaton Winn	SF	@PHI
29	Jhony Brito	SD	CIN
30	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAA
31	Ben Brown	CHC	@NYM
32	Joe Musgrove	SD	CIN
33	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SD
34	Jose Quintana	NYM	@TB
35	Andrew Abbott	CIN	BAL
36	Jose Butto	NYM	CHC
37	Charlie Morton	ATL	@LAD
38	Spencer Turnbull	PHI	@LAA
39	Kyle Gibson	STL	@DET
40	Michael King	SD	@ARI
41	Sean Manaea	NYM	CHC, @TB
42	Hayden Wesneski	CHC	MIL
43	Kyle Harrison	SF	@BOS
44	Lance Lynn	STL	CWS
45	Nick Martinez	CIN	@SD
46	Steven Matz	STL	@DET, CWS
47	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@SD
48	Taijuan Walker	PHI	SF
49	NL Reliever
50	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@TEX, TOR
51	Matt Waldron	SD	CIN, @ARI
52	Martin Perez	PIT	COL
53	Landon Knack	LAD	@ARI
54	Roddery Munoz	MIA	COL, @OAK
55	Miles Mikolas	STL	@DET
56	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIA, TOR
57	Quinn Priester	PIT	@OAK
58	Cal Quantrill	COL	@PIT
59	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@TEX
60	Joe Ross	MIL	@CHC
61	James Paxton	LAD	@ARI, ATL
62	Austin Gomber	COL	@PIT
63	Bryse Wilson	MIL	TB, @CHC
64	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIA, @PIT
65	Colin Rea	MIL	TB
66	Bryce Elder	ATL	@LAD
67	Adrian Houser	NYM	CHC
68	Gavin Stone	LAD	ATL
69	Trevor Williams	WAS	@TEX
70	Tommy Henry	ARI	LAD, SD
71	Daulton Jefferies	SF	@BOS
72	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@OAK
73	Slade Cecconi	ARI	SD
74	Peter Lambert	COL	@MIA
75	Tobias Myers	MIL	@CHC
76	Dakota Hudson	COL	@MIA
77	Patrick Corbin	WAS	TOR