This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
Lather, rinse, repeat. The available pool of two-start pitchers, especially in 15-team mixed, is razor thin. There are a couple of possibilities in 12-team mixed.
For those new, or needing a refresh, here is how to use the RELIEVER rows and ROSTERSHIP columns to best utilize these rankings. The bolded reliever represents a very good, non-closing reliever. The idea being it's better to start a reliever of this ilk instead of the starting pitchers ranked lower. Of course, everything is contextual and depends on team needs (not to mention format), but within the scope of these rankings, it's a good indicator of how each arm will affect your standings with their performance for the coming week.
MIX12 and MIX15 are the current rostership levels in the NFBC Rotowire Online Championship and Main Event, respectively. They may not match your league, but they ballpark who may be available. Of course, it's always worth the effort to check your league's available player list.
Anyone available in at least half of the leagues is identified. A blank means they are rostered in over half the leagues, but again, always check.
Pitchers with a rostership below 50 percent and above the Mix 12 or Mix 15 reliever are FAAB targets. More often than not, most of them only have one start, but if they're better than who you have on reserve, they merit a pickup, if only to dump next week.
I'm happy to clarify in the comments, as well as addressing specific rankings
Lather, rinse, repeat. The available pool of two-start pitchers, especially in 15-team mixed, is razor thin. There are a couple of possibilities in 12-team mixed.
For those new, or needing a refresh, here is how to use the RELIEVER rows and ROSTERSHIP columns to best utilize these rankings. The bolded reliever represents a very good, non-closing reliever. The idea being it's better to start a reliever of this ilk instead of the starting pitchers ranked lower. Of course, everything is contextual and depends on team needs (not to mention format), but within the scope of these rankings, it's a good indicator of how each arm will affect your standings with their performance for the coming week.
MIX12 and MIX15 are the current rostership levels in the NFBC Rotowire Online Championship and Main Event, respectively. They may not match your league, but they ballpark who may be available. Of course, it's always worth the effort to check your league's available player list.
Anyone available in at least half of the leagues is identified. A blank means they are rostered in over half the leagues, but again, always check.
Pitchers with a rostership below 50 percent and above the Mix 12 or Mix 15 reliever are FAAB targets. More often than not, most of them only have one start, but if they're better than who you have on reserve, they merit a pickup, if only to dump next week.
I'm happy to clarify in the comments, as well as addressing specific rankings questions. If you have a question about the schedule, please direct it to Probable Pitchers.
UPDATED: Sunday April 23 11:35 PM ET
Week of April 24-30
Mixed
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments | MIX12 | MIX15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spencer Strider | ATL | MIA, @NYM | Averaging 98 pitches (5.5 IP) per start | ||
2 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | OAK | Must be hard to play with super hero cape flapping | ||
3 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | TEX, @OAK | HR a small issue, they should correct | ||
4 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @TEX | So consistent he's become underrated, or maybe under appreciated | ||
5 | Zac Gallen | ARI | KC | |||
6 | Sonny Gray | MIN | NYY, KC | |||
7 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | LAA | |||
8 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | NYY | |||
9 | Charlie Morton | ATL | MIA, @NYM | Off to another slow start, should rebound, but he is 39 YO | ||
10 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SEA | |||
11 | Yu Darvish | SD | SF | |||
12 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | @MIN, @TEX | |||
13 | Justin Steele | CHC | SD, @MIA | |||
14 | Brady Singer | KC | @ARI, @MIN | Not giving up | ||
15 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | DET | |||
16 | Max Fried | ATL | @NYM | |||
17 | Dylan Cease | CWS | TB | |||
18 | Joe Ryan | MIN | NYY, KC | |||
19 | Joe Musgrove | SD | SF | |||
20 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | CHC | |||
21 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | KC | |||
22 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | STL | |||
23 | Julio Urias | LAD | @PIT | |||
24 | Framber Valdez | HOU | PHI | |||
25 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @OAK | |||
26 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | CWS, SEA | Turning things around | ||
27 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @HOU | |||
28 | Jordan Montgomery | STL | @SF, @LAD | |||
29 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | HOU, @CWS | |||
30 | Cristian Javier | HOU | PHI | |||
31 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @ATL | Tentative, was scratched from last start with biceps tendinitis | ||
32 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @BAL | 32% | ||
33 | Chris Sale | BOS | @BAL | |||
34 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @HOU | |||
35 | Luis Garcia | HOU | @TB | Making a case to stay in the rotation | ||
36 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @CWS | Walks a bit high | ||
37 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @TOR | |||
38 | Logan Webb | SF | STL | |||
39 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @CIN, NYY | |||
40 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | OAK | |||
41 | Marcus Stroman | CHC | @MIA | |||
42 | Tyler Mahle | MIN | KC | |||
43 | Alex Cobb | SF | STL, @SD | |||
44 | Shane Bieber | CLE | @BOS | |||
45 | Joey Lucchesi | NYM | WAS | Could stick if he stays healthy | 0% | 0% |
46 | Eduardo Rodriguez | DET | BAL | |||
47 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | BOS, @DET | |||
48 | Kodai Senga | NYM | WAS | |||
49 | Lance Lynn | CWS | @TOR, TB | |||
50 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | TB | |||
51 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | CLE | |||
52 | Dustin May | LAD | STL | |||
53 | Alek Manoah | TOR | SEA | |||
54 | Eric Lauer | MIL | DET | |||
55 | Mason Miller | OAK | @LAA | 0% | 0% | |
56 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | @TB, PHI | |||
57 | Domingo German | NYY | @MIN | |||
58 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | NYY | |||
59 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @MIL | |||
60 | Noah Syndergaard | LAD | @PIT, STL | |||
61 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @PHI, @TOR | |||
62 | Jon Gray | TEX | @CIN | |||
63 | Blake Snell | SD | @CHC | |||
64 | Kyle Wright | ATL | MIA | |||
65 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SEA | |||
66 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | STL | |||
67 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @MIL | |||
68 | Seth Lugo | SD | @CHC | |||
69 | Rich Hill | PIT | @WAS | 0% | 0% | |
70 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @TB | |||
71 | Matt Strahm | PHI | SEA | 35% | ||
72 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @DET | |||
73 | Jose Berrios | TOR | CWS | |||
74 | Kyle Gibson | BAL | @DET | |||
75 | Matthew Boyd | DET | @MIL, BAL | Keeping the ball in the yard, but needs more strikeouts | 47% | |
76 | Bryce Elder | ATL | MIA | |||
77 | Corey Kluber | BOS | @BAL | 15% | ||
78 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | @MIL, BAL | 2% | ||
79 | Zack Greinke | KC | @MIN | 3% | 25% | |
80 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD | @PIT | |||
81 | Tyler Wells | BAL | BOS | 17% | ||
82 | Mix 12 Reliever | 0% | 0% | |||
83 | George Kirby | SEA | @PHI | |||
84 | Steven Matz | STL | @SF | |||
85 | Griffin Canning | LAA | OAK | 20% | ||
86 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | @ATL, CHC | |||
87 | Ross Stripling | SF | @SD | 14% | 38% | |
88 | Wade Miley | MIL | LAA | 16% | ||
89 | Mix 15 Reliever | 0% | 0% | |||
90 | Luis Cessa | CIN | @OAK | 0% | 2% | |
91 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @TOR, TB | |||
92 | Sean Manaea | SF | STL | |||
93 | Brad Keller | KC | @ARI, @MIN | 43% | ||
94 | Zach Eflin | TB | @CWS | |||
95 | Dean Kremer | BAL | BOS, @DET | 5% | ||
96 | Trevor Williams | WAS | @NYM | 1% | 4% | |
97 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | NYY | |||
98 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | TEX | |||
99 | Taj Bradley | TB | HOU, @CWS | |||
100 | Bailey Falter | PHI | SEA, @HOU | 26% | ||
101 | Michael Kopech | CWS | @TOR | |||
102 | Vince Velasquez | PIT | @WAS | 0% | 13% | |
103 | Martin Perez | TEX | @CIN, NYY | |||
104 | Jhony Brito | NYY | @MIN, @TEX | 29% | ||
105 | Josiah Gray | WAS | @NYM, PIT | 31% | ||
106 | Colin Rea | MIL | DET, LAA | 3% | 23% | |
107 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @LAD | |||
108 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | COL, @BOS | 39% | ||
109 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | CWS | 49% | ||
110 | Jose Suarez | LAA | OAK, @MIL | 16% | ||
111 | Ryan Yarbrough | KC | @ARI | 0% | 0% | |
112 | Austin Gomber | COL | @CLE, ARI | 0% | 0% | |
113 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | KC | 33% | ||
114 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @SF | |||
115 | Shintaro Fujinami | OAK | CIN | 2% | 13% | |
116 | Johan Oviedo | PIT | LAD, @WAS | |||
117 | Michael Wacha | SD | @CHC | |||
118 | David Peterson | NYM | ATL | |||
119 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | CLE | 12% | ||
120 | Joey Wentz | DET | BAL | 0% | 4% | |
121 | Michael Lorenzen | DET | @MIL | 2% | 11% | |
122 | Jordan Lyles | KC | @MIN | 2% | 9% | |
123 | Mitch Keller | PIT | LAD | |||
124 | Brayan Bello | BOS | CLE | |||
125 | Caleb Kilian | CHC | @MIA | 0% | 0% | |
126 | Kyle Freeland | COL | ARI | 29% | ||
127 | Drew Smyly | CHC | SD | 2% | ||
128 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @LAD | 8% | 21% | |
129 | Roansy Contreras | PIT | LAD | |||
130 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @CLE | 0% | 0% | |
131 | Luke Weaver | CIN | TEX | 0% | 0% | |
132 | Tylor Megill | NYM | ATL | |||
133 | Hayden Wesneski | CHC | SD | |||
134 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @COL | |||
135 | Xzavion Curry | CLE | COL | 0% | 0% | |
136 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | @ATL | 41% | ||
137 | Ken Waldichuk | OAK | @LAA, CIN | 2% | 8% | |
138 | Noah Davis | COL | @CLE | 0% | 0% | |
139 | Jose Butto | NYM | WAS, ATL | 0% | 0% | |
140 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | @NYM | |||
141 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | @PHI | 2% | 23% | |
142 | Peyton Battenfield | CLE | COL | 2% | 30% | |
143 | Jake Woodford | STL | @SF | 1% | 9% | |
144 | Kyle Muller | OAK | CIN | 9% | ||
145 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | PIT | 0% | 0% | |
146 | Zach Plesac | CLE | @BOS | 1% | 47% | |
147 | JP Sears | OAK | @LAA | 1% | 23% | |
148 | Chad Kuhl | WAS | PIT | 0% | 0% | |
149 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @TEX | 46% | ||
150 | James Kaprielian | OAK | @LAA | 0% | 2% | |
151 | Chris Flexen | SEA | @TOR | 3% | 40% | |
152 | Drey Jameson | ARI | @COL | |||
153 | Bryan Hoeing | MIA | @ATL, CHC | 0% | 0% | |
154 | Jose Urena | COL | ARI | 0% | 0% | |
155 | Calvin Faucher | TB | HOU | 0% | 0% | |
156 | Tommy Henry | ARI | KC, @COL | 0% | 0% |
American League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | OAK | Must be hard to play with super hero cape flapping |
2 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @TEX | So consistent he's become underrated, or maybe under appreciated |
3 | Sonny Gray | MIN | NYY, KC | |
4 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | NYY | |
5 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SEA | |
6 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | @MIN, @TEX | |
7 | Brady Singer | KC | @ARI, @MIN | Not giving up |
8 | Dylan Cease | CWS | TB | |
9 | Joe Ryan | MIN | NYY, KC | |
10 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | KC | |
11 | Framber Valdez | HOU | PHI | |
12 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | CWS, SEA | Turning things around |
13 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | HOU, @CWS | |
14 | Cristian Javier | HOU | PHI | |
15 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @BAL | |
16 | Chris Sale | BOS | @BAL | |
17 | Luis Garcia | HOU | @TB | Making a case to stay in the rotation |
18 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @CWS | Walks a bit high |
19 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @TOR | |
20 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @CIN, NYY | |
21 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | OAK | |
22 | Tyler Mahle | MIN | KC | |
23 | Shane Bieber | CLE | @BOS | |
24 | Eduardo Rodriguez | DET | BAL | |
25 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | BOS, @DET | |
26 | Lance Lynn | CWS | @TOR, TB | |
27 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | TB | |
28 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | CLE | |
29 | Alek Manoah | TOR | SEA | |
30 | Mason Miller | OAK | @LAA | |
31 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | @TB, PHI | |
32 | Domingo German | NYY | @MIN | |
33 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | NYY | |
34 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @MIL | |
35 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @PHI, @TOR | |
36 | Jon Gray | TEX | @CIN | |
37 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @MIL | |
38 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @TB | |
39 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @DET | |
40 | Jose Berrios | TOR | CWS | |
41 | Kyle Gibson | BAL | @DET | |
42 | Matthew Boyd | DET | @MIL, BAL | Keeping the ball in the yard, but needs more strikeouts |
43 | Corey Kluber | BOS | @BAL | |
44 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | @MIL, BAL | |
45 | Zack Greinke | KC | @MIN | |
46 | Tyler Wells | BAL | BOS | |
47 | George Kirby | SEA | @PHI | |
48 | Griffin Canning | LAA | OAK | |
49 | Mike Clevinger | CWS | @TOR, TB | |
50 | Brad Keller | KC | @ARI, @MIN | |
51 | Zach Eflin | TB | @CWS | |
52 | Dean Kremer | BAL | BOS, @DET | |
53 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | NYY | |
54 | Taj Bradley | TB | HOU, @CWS | |
55 | Michael Kopech | CWS | @TOR | |
56 | Martin Perez | TEX | @CIN, NYY | |
57 | Jhony Brito | NYY | @MIN, @TEX | |
58 | AL Reliever | |||
59 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | COL, @BOS | |
60 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | CWS | |
61 | Jose Suarez | LAA | OAK, @MIL | |
62 | Ryan Yarbrough | KC | @ARI | |
63 | Shintaro Fujinami | OAK | CIN | |
64 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | CLE | |
65 | Joey Wentz | DET | BAL | |
66 | Michael Lorenzen | DET | @MIL | |
67 | Jordan Lyles | KC | @MIN | |
68 | Brayan Bello | BOS | CLE | |
69 | Xzavion Curry | CLE | COL | |
70 | Ken Waldichuk | OAK | @LAA, CIN | |
71 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | @PHI | |
72 | Peyton Battenfield | CLE | COL | |
73 | Kyle Muller | OAK | CIN | |
74 | Zach Plesac | CLE | @BOS | |
75 | JP Sears | OAK | @LAA | |
76 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @TEX | |
77 | James Kaprielian | OAK | @LAA | |
78 | Chris Flexen | SEA | @TOR | |
79 | Calvin Faucher | TB | HOU |
National League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spencer Strider | ATL | MIA, @NYM | Averaging 98 pitches (5.5 IP) per start |
2 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | TEX, @OAK | HR a small issue, they should correct |
3 | Zac Gallen | ARI | KC | |
4 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | LAA | |
5 | Charlie Morton | ATL | MIA, @NYM | Off to another slow start, should rebound, but he is 39 YO |
6 | Yu Darvish | SD | SF | |
7 | Justin Steele | CHC | SD, @MIA | |
8 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | DET | |
9 | Max Fried | ATL | @NYM | |
10 | Joe Musgrove | SD | SF | |
11 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | CHC | |
12 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | STL | |
13 | Julio Urias | LAD | @PIT | |
14 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @OAK | |
15 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @HOU | |
16 | Jordan Montgomery | STL | @SF, @LAD | |
17 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @ATL | Tentative, was scratched from last start with biceps tendinitis |
18 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @HOU | |
19 | Logan Webb | SF | STL | |
20 | Marcus Stroman | CHC | @MIA | |
21 | Alex Cobb | SF | STL, @SD | |
22 | Joey Lucchesi | NYM | WAS | Could stick if he stays healthy |
23 | Kodai Senga | NYM | WAS | |
24 | Dustin May | LAD | STL | |
25 | Eric Lauer | MIL | DET | |
26 | Noah Syndergaard | LAD | @PIT, STL | |
27 | Blake Snell | SD | @CHC | |
28 | Kyle Wright | ATL | MIA | |
29 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SEA | |
30 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | STL | |
31 | Seth Lugo | SD | @CHC | |
32 | Rich Hill | PIT | @WAS | |
33 | Matt Strahm | PHI | SEA | |
34 | Bryce Elder | ATL | MIA | |
35 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD | @PIT | |
36 | Steven Matz | STL | @SF | |
37 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | @ATL, CHC | |
38 | Ross Stripling | SF | @SD | |
39 | Wade Miley | MIL | LAA | |
40 | Luis Cessa | CIN | @OAK | |
41 | Sean Manaea | SF | STL | |
42 | Trevor Williams | WAS | @NYM | |
43 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | TEX | |
44 | Bailey Falter | PHI | SEA, @HOU | |
45 | Vince Velasquez | PIT | @WAS | |
46 | Josiah Gray | WAS | @NYM, PIT | |
47 | NL Reliever | |||
48 | Colin Rea | MIL | DET, LAA | |
49 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @LAD | |
50 | Austin Gomber | COL | @CLE, ARI | |
51 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | KC | |
52 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @SF | |
53 | Johan Oviedo | PIT | LAD, @WAS | |
54 | Michael Wacha | SD | @CHC | |
55 | David Peterson | NYM | ATL | |
56 | Mitch Keller | PIT | LAD | |
57 | Caleb Kilian | CHC | @MIA | |
58 | Kyle Freeland | COL | ARI | |
59 | Drew Smyly | CHC | SD | |
60 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @LAD | |
61 | Roansy Contreras | PIT | LAD | |
62 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @CLE | |
63 | Luke Weaver | CIN | TEX | |
64 | Tylor Megill | NYM | ATL | |
65 | Hayden Wesneski | CHC | SD | |
66 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @COL | |
67 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | @ATL | |
68 | Noah Davis | COL | @CLE | |
69 | Jose Butto | NYM | WAS, ATL | |
70 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | @NYM | |
71 | Jake Woodford | STL | @SF | |
72 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | PIT | |
73 | Chad Kuhl | WAS | PIT | |
74 | Drey Jameson | ARI | @COL | |
75 | Bryan Hoeing | MIA | @ATL, CHC | |
76 | Jose Urena | COL | ARI | |
77 | Tommy Henry | ARI | KC, @COL |