Welcome to the first standard seven-day pitching rankings of the season. For those new to this space, please check out a primer explaining everything about the rankings posted under Z Files later this week.
The Cliff Notes version is the rankings are formulaically driven, using the quality of the pitcher and the matchups that are intended for standard 5x5 leagues.
Each set includes a top middle reliever, with the idea being it would be worth considering using a reliever instead of a lower-ranked starter.
MIX12 refers to the NFBC Rotowire Online Championship and MIX15 is the NFBC Main Event. The percentage is the current rostership level for each format, with only pitchers below 50 percent noted.
UPDATED: Monday March 30, 1:00 AM ET
Week of March 30 - April 5
MIXED LEAGUE
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @SEA, MIA | |
| 2 | Logan Webb | SF | @SD, NYM | Six of nine hits yielded on opening day had > 95 mph EV |
| 3 | Cole Ragans | KC | MIN | Good spot to rebound |
| 4 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | WAS | A true ace |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @HOU | Off to a dominant start |
| 6 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @PIT | On the cusp of being elite |
| 7 | Kris Bubic | KC | MIN, MIL | |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | CLE | |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @CIN | Hopefully you didn't sell low after the opener |
| 10 | Chris Sale | ATL | ATH | |
| 11 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ARI | |
| 12 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | LAA, @CLE | Was one of the best |
Welcome to the first standard seven-day pitching rankings of the season. For those new to this space, please check out a primer explaining everything about the rankings posted under Z Files later this week.
The Cliff Notes version is the rankings are formulaically driven, using the quality of the pitcher and the matchups that are intended for standard 5x5 leagues.
Each set includes a top middle reliever, with the idea being it would be worth considering using a reliever instead of a lower-ranked starter.
MIX12 refers to the NFBC Rotowire Online Championship and MIX15 is the NFBC Main Event. The percentage is the current rostership level for each format, with only pitchers below 50 percent noted.
UPDATED: Monday March 30, 1:00 AM ET
Week of March 30 - April 5
MIXED LEAGUE
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @SEA, MIA | |
| 2 | Logan Webb | SF | @SD, NYM | Six of nine hits yielded on opening day had > 95 mph EV |
| 3 | Cole Ragans | KC | MIN | Good spot to rebound |
| 4 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | WAS | A true ace |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @HOU | Off to a dominant start |
| 6 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @PIT | On the cusp of being elite |
| 7 | Kris Bubic | KC | MIN, MIL | |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | CLE | |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @CIN | Hopefully you didn't sell low after the opener |
| 10 | Chris Sale | ATL | ATH | |
| 11 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ARI | |
| 12 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | LAA, @CLE | Was one of the best pitchers in the league for a three-month stretch |
| 13 | Dylan Cease | TOR | @CWS | |
| 14 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @LAA | |
| 15 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | @COL | |
| 16 | Luis Castillo | SEA | NYY, @LAA | Expecting a bounce back season |
| 17 | Nick Pivetta | SD | SF | |
| 18 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | CIN | |
| 19 | Hunter Brown | HOU | BOS | |
| 20 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | CLE | Will be followed by Justin Wrobleski |
| 21 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | NYY | |
| 22 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | @STL | |
| 23 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | LAA | Perfect for to rebound from rocky start |
| 24 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | @WAS | |
| 25 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @HOU, SD | |
| 26 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | @WAS | |
| 27 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | COL | |
| 28 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | @BAL | |
| 29 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @MIL | |
| 30 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | @SEA, MIA | |
| 31 | Framber Valdez | DET | STL | |
| 32 | Eury Perez | MIA | @NYY | |
| 33 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @KC | |
| 34 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | TB | |
| 35 | Nick Martinez | TB | @MIL, @MIN | |
| 36 | Chase Burns | CIN | PIT, @TEX | Likely not stretched out enough for five frames |
| 37 | George Kirby | SEA | NYY | |
| 38 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | CIN | |
| 39 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | CWS | Sweeper should add some strikeouts |
| 40 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SD | |
| 41 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | @SEA | |
| 42 | Cody Ponce | TOR | COL, @CWS | Nice pair in his return to MLB |
| 43 | Robbie Ray | SF | NYM | |
| 44 | Jack Flaherty | DET | STL | |
| 45 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @ARI | |
| 46 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | TEX | |
| 47 | Parker Messick | CLE | @LAD, CHC | Welcome to the bids, kid. |
| 48 | Joe Boyle | TB | @MIN | |
| 49 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | TB | |
| 50 | Clay Holmes | NYM | @STL, @SF | |
| 51 | Kyle Leahy | STL | NYM, @DET | |
| 52 | Connelly Early | BOS | SD | |
| 53 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | @CIN | |
| 54 | Michael King | SD | @BOS | |
| 55 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @CLE | |
| 56 | Zac Gallen | ARI | DET | |
| 57 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | BAL | |
| 58 | Shane Smith | CWS | @MIA | |
| 59 | Jack Leiter | TEX | @BAL, CIN | |
| 60 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |
| 61 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @LAD | |
| 62 | Shane Baz | BAL | @PIT | |
| 63 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | @ATH | Nice combo of deception and great stuff |
| 64 | Cade Horton | CHC | @CLE | |
| 65 | Steven Matz | TB | @MIN | |
| 66 | Tyler Mahle | SF | NYM | |
| 67 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TB | |
| 68 | David Peterson | NYM | @SF | |
| 69 | Brady Singer | CIN | @TEX | |
| 70 | Mitch Keller | PIT | BAL | |
| 71 | Casey Mize | DET | @ARI | |
| 72 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | @CIN, BAL | |
| 73 | Mike Burrows | HOU | BOS | |
| 74 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | LAA | |
| 75 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | DET, ATL | |
| 76 | Janson Junk | MIA | CWS | |
| 77 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CHC | |
| 78 | Nolan McLean | NYM | @SF | |
| 79 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | PIT | |
| 80 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | CLE, @WAS | |
| 81 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||
| 82 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | ATL | |
| 83 | Max Scherzer | TOR | COL | |
| 84 | Michael Wacha | KC | MIL | |
| 85 | Michael Soroka | ARI | DET, ATL | |
| 86 | Kodai Senga | NYM | @STL, @SF | |
| 87 | Noah Cameron | KC | MIN | |
| 88 | Landen Roupp | SF | @SD, NYM | |
| 89 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | TEX, @PIT | |
| 90 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||
| 91 | Seth Lugo | KC | MIL | |
| 92 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @HOU | |
| 93 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | CHC | |
| 94 | Cristian Javier | HOU | @ATH | |
| 95 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @MIL | |
| 96 | Zach Eflin | BAL | TEX | |
| 97 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @ARI | |
| 98 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @BAL | |
| 99 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | PIT | |
| 100 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | @ATL, HOU | |
| 101 | Davis Martin | CWS | @MIA, TOR | |
| 102 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | NYM | |
| 103 | Andrew Painter | PHI | WAS | |
| 104 | Dustin May | STL | @DET | |
| 105 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @TEX | |
| 106 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SEA | |
| 107 | Chris Paddack | MIA | CWS, @NYY | |
| 108 | Aaron Civale | ATH | @ATL | |
| 109 | Taj Bradley | MIN | @KC | |
| 110 | Chad Patrick | MIL | @KC | |
| 111 | Gavin Williams | CLE | @LAD | |
| 112 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | CHC | |
| 113 | Foster Griffin | WAS | @PHI, LAD | |
| 114 | Adrian Houser | SF | @SD | |
| 115 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @KC, TB | |
| 116 | Zack Littell | WAS | @PHI | |
| 117 | Lance McCullers | HOU | BOS, @ATH | |
| 118 | Justin Verlander | DET | @ARI, STL | |
| 119 | Jose Suarez | ATL | ATH, @ARI | |
| 120 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @CHC | |
| 121 | Bryce Elder | ATL | ATH, @ARI | |
| 122 | Will Warren | NYY | MIA | |
| 123 | Max Meyer | MIA | @NYY | |
| 124 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @MIA | |
| 125 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | @KC | |
| 126 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | TB, @KC | |
| 127 | Luis Severino | ATH | @ATL | |
| 128 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | @LAA | |
| 129 | Michael McGreevy | STL | @DET | |
| 130 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | HOU | |
| 131 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | @CHC, SEA | |
| 132 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | WAS, @COL | |
| 133 | Eric Lauer | TOR | @CWS | |
| 134 | Luis Morales | ATH | HOU | |
| 135 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | ATL | |
| 136 | Anthony Kay | CWS | TOR | |
| 137 | Walker Buehler | SD | SF, @BOS | |
| 138 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | @PHI | |
| 139 | Andre Pallante | STL | NYM | |
| 140 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | @TOR, PHI | |
| 141 | Sean Burke | CWS | TOR | |
| 142 | Jake Irvin | WAS | LAD | |
| 143 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | PHI | |
| 144 | Mick Abel | MIN | TB | |
| 145 | Miles Mikolas | WAS | LAD | |
| 146 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | SEA | |
| 147 | German Marquez | SD | SF | |
| 148 | Jose Quintana | COL | PHI | |
| 149 | Randy Vasquez | SD | @BOS | |
| 150 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @TOR | |
| 151 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @TOR |
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @SEA, MIA | |
| 2 | Cole Ragans | KC | MIN | Good spot to rebound |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @HOU | Off to a dominant start |
| 4 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @PIT | On the cusp of being elite |
| 5 | Kris Bubic | KC | MIN, MIL | |
| 6 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ARI | |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | TOR | @CWS | |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @LAA | |
| 9 | Luis Castillo | SEA | NYY, @LAA | Expecting a bounce back season |
| 10 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | CIN | |
| 11 | Hunter Brown | HOU | BOS | |
| 12 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | NYY | |
| 13 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @HOU, SD | |
| 14 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | COL | |
| 15 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | @BAL | |
| 16 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @MIL | |
| 17 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | @SEA, MIA | |
| 18 | Framber Valdez | DET | STL | |
| 19 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @KC | |
| 20 | Nick Martinez | TB | @MIL, @MIN | |
| 21 | George Kirby | SEA | NYY | |
| 22 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | CIN | |
| 23 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SD | |
| 24 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | @SEA | |
| 25 | Cody Ponce | TOR | COL, @CWS | Nice pair in his return to MLB |
| 26 | Jack Flaherty | DET | STL | |
| 27 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | TEX | |
| 28 | Parker Messick | CLE | @LAD, CHC | Welcome to the bids, kid. |
| 29 | Joe Boyle | TB | @MIN | |
| 30 | Connelly Early | BOS | SD | |
| 31 | Shane Smith | CWS | @MIA | |
| 32 | Jack Leiter | TEX | @BAL, CIN | |
| 33 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @LAD | |
| 34 | Shane Baz | BAL | @PIT | |
| 35 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | @ATH | Nice combo of deception and great stuff |
| 36 | Steven Matz | TB | @MIN | |
| 37 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TB | |
| 38 | Casey Mize | DET | @ARI | |
| 39 | Mike Burrows | HOU | BOS | |
| 40 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CHC | |
| 41 | Max Scherzer | TOR | COL | |
| 42 | Michael Wacha | KC | MIL | |
| 43 | Noah Cameron | KC | MIN | |
| 44 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | TEX, @PIT | |
| 45 | Seth Lugo | KC | MIL | |
| 46 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @HOU | |
| 47 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | CHC | |
| 48 | Cristian Javier | HOU | @ATH | |
| 49 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @MIL | |
| 50 | Zach Eflin | BAL | TEX | |
| 51 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @BAL | |
| 52 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | @ATL, HOU | |
| 53 | Davis Martin | CWS | @MIA, TOR | |
| 54 | AL Reliever | |||
| 55 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SEA | |
| 56 | Aaron Civale | ATH | @ATL | |
| 57 | Taj Bradley | MIN | @KC | |
| 58 | Gavin Williams | CLE | @LAD | |
| 59 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | CHC | |
| 60 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @KC, TB | |
| 61 | Lance McCullers | HOU | BOS, @ATH | |
| 62 | Justin Verlander | DET | @ARI, STL | |
| 63 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @CHC | |
| 64 | Will Warren | NYY | MIA | |
| 65 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @MIA | |
| 66 | Luis Severino | ATH | @ATL | |
| 67 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | @LAA | |
| 68 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | HOU | |
| 69 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | @CHC, SEA | |
| 70 | Eric Lauer | TOR | @CWS | |
| 71 | Luis Morales | ATH | HOU | |
| 72 | Anthony Kay | CWS | TOR | |
| 73 | Sean Burke | CWS | TOR | |
| 74 | Mick Abel | MIN | TB | |
| 75 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | SEA |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
| 1 | Logan Webb | SF | @SD, NYM | Six of nine hits yielded on opening day had > 95 mph EV |
| 2 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | WAS | A true ace |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | CLE | |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @CIN | Hopefully you didn't sell low after the opener |
| 5 | Chris Sale | ATL | ATH | |
| 6 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | LAA, @CLE | Was one of the best pitchers in the league for a three-month stretch |
| 7 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | @COL | |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | SD | SF | |
| 9 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | CLE | Will be followed by Justin Wrobleski |
| 10 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | @STL | |
| 11 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | LAA | Perfect for to rebound from rocky start |
| 12 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | @WAS | |
| 13 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | @WAS | |
| 14 | Eury Perez | MIA | @NYY | |
| 15 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | TB | |
| 16 | Chase Burns | CIN | PIT, @TEX | Likely not stretched out enough for five frames |
| 17 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | CWS | Sweeper should add some strikeouts |
| 18 | Robbie Ray | SF | NYM | |
| 19 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @ARI | |
| 20 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | TB | |
| 21 | Clay Holmes | NYM | @STL, @SF | |
| 22 | Kyle Leahy | STL | NYM, @DET | |
| 23 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | @CIN | |
| 24 | Michael King | SD | @BOS | |
| 25 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @CLE | |
| 26 | Zac Gallen | ARI | DET | |
| 27 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | BAL | |
| 28 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @COL | |
| 29 | Cade Horton | CHC | @CLE | |
| 30 | Tyler Mahle | SF | NYM | |
| 31 | David Peterson | NYM | @SF | |
| 32 | Brady Singer | CIN | @TEX | |
| 33 | Mitch Keller | PIT | BAL | |
| 34 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | @CIN, BAL | |
| 35 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | LAA | |
| 36 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | DET, ATL | |
| 37 | Janson Junk | MIA | CWS | |
| 38 | Nolan McLean | NYM | @SF | |
| 39 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | PIT | |
| 40 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | CLE, @WAS | |
| 41 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | ATL | |
| 42 | Michael Soroka | ARI | DET, ATL | |
| 43 | Kodai Senga | NYM | @STL, @SF | |
| 44 | Landen Roupp | SF | @SD, NYM | |
| 45 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @ARI | |
| 46 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | PIT | |
| 47 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | NYM | |
| 48 | NL Reliever | |||
| 49 | Andrew Painter | PHI | WAS | |
| 50 | Dustin May | STL | @DET | |
| 51 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @TEX | |
| 52 | Chris Paddack | MIA | CWS, @NYY | |
| 53 | Chad Patrick | MIL | @KC | |
| 54 | Foster Griffin | WAS | @PHI, LAD | |
| 55 | Adrian Houser | SF | @SD | |
| 56 | Zack Littell | WAS | @PHI | |
| 57 | Jose Suarez | ATL | ATH, @ARI | |
| 58 | Bryce Elder | ATL | ATH, @ARI | |
| 59 | Max Meyer | MIA | @NYY | |
| 60 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | @KC | |
| 61 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | TB, @KC | |
| 62 | Michael McGreevy | STL | @DET | |
| 63 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | WAS, @COL | |
| 64 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | ATL | |
| 65 | Walker Buehler | SD | SF, @BOS | |
| 66 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | @PHI | |
| 67 | Andre Pallante | STL | NYM | |
| 68 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | @TOR, PHI | |
| 69 | Jake Irvin | WAS | LAD | |
| 70 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | PHI | |
| 71 | Miles Mikolas | WAS | LAD | |
| 72 | German Marquez | SD | SF | |
| 73 | Jose Quintana | COL | PHI | |
| 74 | Randy Vasquez | SD | @BOS | |
| 75 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @TOR | |
| 76 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @TOR |
