Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A number of big-name starters are projected to appear twice this week.

April 4, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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April 4, 2026

It's a much-improved week for two-start pitchers, though the key to solid pitching remains streaming the best one-start options. There are not nearly as many double-dippers as when I first started generating these rankings 10 years ago. Speaking of which: if you missed it, an explanation and history of what you see below can be found HERE.

Be sure to check back for the weekly refresh posted last Sunday/early Monday.

Week of April 6 - 12

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, CWS
3	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
4	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL, @SEA
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @TB	15 K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
8	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
9	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
10	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
14	Max Fried	NYY	@TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
16	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
17	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
18	Sandy

Be sure to check back for the weekly refresh posted last Sunday/early Monday.

Week of April 6 - 12

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, CWS
3	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
4	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL, @SEA
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @TB	15 K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
8	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
9	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
10	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
14	Max Fried	NYY	@TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
16	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
17	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
18	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN, @DET	New sweeper not generating more strikeouts yet, it will
19	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@LAA
20	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	TEX
21	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@TOR
22	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TOR
23	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
24	Garrett Crochet	BOS	MIL
25	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
26	Luis Castillo	SEA	HOU
27	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@BOS
28	Framber Valdez	DET	@MIN
29	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	TEX	Velocity way down in second start
30	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, CWS
31	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PIT	Needs to step up in Cade Horton's absence, and is fully capable
32	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ARI
33	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
34	Eury Perez	MIA	CIN
35	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CHC	Back from paternity leave
36	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATL, @CIN
37	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@TB	Rebounded nicely in his second start
38	Michael King	SD	@PIT
39	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC, @ATL
40	Connelly Early	BOS	@STL
41	Bubba Chandler	PIT	SD, @CHC
42	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
43	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA	Uncharacteristically wild so far
44	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
45	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
46	Zac Gallen	ARI	@NYM, @PHI
47	Parker Messick	CLE	@ATL
48	Sonny Gray	BOS	MIL
49	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIN
50	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@STL
51	Grant Holmes	ATL	@LAA
52	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL, @KC
53	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
54	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@BOS
55	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
56	Dylan Cease	TOR	LAD
57	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CHC, NYY
58	Nolan McLean	NYM	ARI
59	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
60	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@SEA
61	Bailey Ober	MIN	DET		28%
62	Casey Mize	DET	@MIN, MIA
63	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIA, LAA
64	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA	Encouraging that walks are under control
65	Max Scherzer	TOR	LAD, MIN
66	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@WAS
67	Robbie Ray	SF	PHI
68	Chad Patrick	MIL	WAS
69	Kodai Senga	NYM	ATH
70	Nick Martinez	TB	NYY		5%
71	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATH
72	Taj Bradley	MIN	DET, @TOR
73	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CWS
74	Tyler Mahle	SF	PHI
75	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@CHC		21%
76	Kyle Leahy	STL	BOS		14%
77	Roki Sasaki	LAD	TEX
78	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@TB, PIT		39%
79	Shane Baz	BAL	SF
80	Mix 12 Reliever
81	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
82	Mix 15 Reliever
83	Mike Burrows	HOU	@COL
84	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@NYM
85	Ryan Weathers	NYY	ATH
86	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
87	Michael McGreevy	STL	@WAS		33%
88	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATL		41%
89	Zack Littell	WAS	STL, @MIL		5%
90	Eric Lauer	TOR	MIN
91	Landen Roupp	SF	@BAL		18%
92	Reid Detmers	LAA	ATL
93	Andrew Painter	PHI	@SF, ARI
94	Davis Martin	CWS	@KC		0%	10%
95	Luis Gil	NYY	@TB
96	David Peterson	NYM	ARI
97	Ben Brown	CHC	@TB		1%	27%
98	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
99	Shane McClanahan	TB	CHC
100	Cade Cavalli	WAS	STL
101	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL		49%
102	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CWS, SF		0%	5%
103	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIA, LAA		4%
104	Emerson Hancock	SEA	HOU
105	Anthony Kay	CWS	@KC		7%
106	Janson Junk	MIA	CIN, @DET		3%	28%
107	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN
108	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@NYM		10%
109	Michael Soroka	ARI	@PHI		23%
110	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIL, @STL
111	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS, BOS		0%	2%
112	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PHI
113	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@NYM
114	Adrian Houser	SF	PHI, @BAL		1%
115	Martin Perez	ATL	CLE		0%	0%
116	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@NYY		7%
117	Chris Paddack	MIA	@DET		2%
118	Bryce Elder	ATL	CLE		4%	38%
119	Steven Matz	TB	NYY		10%
120	Kyle Harrison	MIL	WAS
121	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
122	Aaron Ashby	MIL	@BOS		0%	0%
123	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL		2%	13%
124	Jack Leiter	TEX	@LAD
125	Aaron Civale	ATH	@NYY, @NYM		0%	35%
126	German Marquez	SD	@PIT, COL		14%
127	Brandon Sproat	MIL	WAS
128	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@TOR		24%
129	Foster Griffin	WAS	@MIL		1%
130	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
131	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SEA		2%	23%
132	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@SD		0%	0%
133	Chris Bassitt	BAL	SF
134	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@MIA
135	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATL
136	Luis Severino	ATH	@NYY		33%
137	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@LAD		17%
138	Justin Verlander	DET	MIA
139	Erick Fedde	CWS	BAL, @KC		0%	0%
140	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIL		0%	0%
141	Dustin May	STL	BOS
142	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@TOR		28%
143	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU, @SD		0%	0%
144	Ryan Feltner	COL	HOU, @SD		0%	0%
145	Miles Mikolas	WAS	STL		0%	0%
146	Mick Abel	MIN	DET
147	Walker Buehler	SD	COL		5%
148	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@CIN		4%
149	Luis Morales	ATH	@NYM		4%	28%
150	Chase Dollander	COL	@SD		0%	3%
151	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ARI		2%	12%
152	Michael Lorenzen	COL	HOU		0%	0%
153	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CIN		0%	3%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, CWS
3	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL, @SEA
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @ TB	15K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
6	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
7	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
8	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
9	Max Fried	NYY	@ TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
10	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
11	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
12	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
13	Garrett Crochet	BOS	MIL
14	Luis Castillo	SEA	HOU
15	Framber Valdez	DET	@MIN
16	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, CWS
17	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
18	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CHC	Back from paternity leave
19	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATL, @CIN
20	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC, @ATL
21	Connelly Early	BOS	@STL
22	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
23	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA	Uncharacteristically wild so far
24	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
25	Parker Messick	CLE	@ATL
26	Sonny Gray	BOS	MIL
27	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIN
28	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@STL
29	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL, @ KC
30	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
31	Dylan Cease	TOR	LAD
32	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CHC, NYY
33	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
34	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@SEA
35	Bailey Ober	MIN	DET
36	Casey Mize	DET	@MIN, MIA
37	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA	Encouraging that walks are under control
38	Max Scherzer	TOR	LAD, MIN
39	Nick Martinez	TB	NYY
40	Taj Bradley	MIN	DET, @TOR
41	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CWS
42	Shane Baz	BAL	SF
43	Mike Burrows	HOU	@COL
44	Ryan Weathers	NYY	ATH
45	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATL
46	Eric Lauer	TOR	MIN
47	Reid Detmers	LAA	ATL
48	Davis Martin	CWS	@ KC
49	Luis Gil	NYY	@ TB
50	Shane McClanahan	TB	CHC
51	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL
52	AL Reliever
53	Dean Kremer	BAL	@CWS, SF
54	Emerson Hancock	SEA	HOU
55	Anthony Kay	CWS	@ KC
56	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIL, @STL
57	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@NYM
58	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@NYY
59	Steven Matz	TB	NYY
60	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
61	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL
62	Jack Leiter	TEX	@LAD
63	Aaron Civale	ATH	@NYY, @NYM
64	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@TOR
65	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SEA
66	Chris Bassitt	BAL	SF
67	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATL
68	Luis Severino	ATH	@NYY
69	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@LAD
70	Justin Verlander	DET	MIA
71	Erick Fedde	CWS	BAL, @ KC
72	Mick Abel	MIN	DET
73	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@CIN
74	Luis Morales	ATH	@NYM
75	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CIN

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
2	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
3	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
4	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
5	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
6	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
7	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN, @DET	New sweeper not generating more strikeouts yet, it will
8	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@LAA
9	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	TEX
10	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@TOR
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TOR
12	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@BOS
14	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	TEX	Velocity way down in second start
15	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PIT	Needs to step up in Cade Horton's absence, and is fully capable
16	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ARI
17	Eury Perez	MIA	CIN
18	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@TB	Rebounded nicely in his second start
19	Michael King	SD	@PIT
20	Bubba Chandler	PIT	SD, @CHC
21	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
22	Zac Gallen	ARI	@NYM, @PHI
23	Grant Holmes	ATL	@LAA
24	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@BOS
25	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
26	Nolan McLean	NYM	ARI
27	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIA, LAA
28	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@WAS
29	Robbie Ray	SF	PHI
30	Chad Patrick	MIL	WAS
31	Kodai Senga	NYM	ATH
32	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATH
33	Tyler Mahle	SF	PHI
34	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@CHC
35	Kyle Leahy	STL	BOS
36	Roki Sasaki	LAD	TEX
37	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@TB, PIT
38	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
39	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@NYM
40	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
41	Michael McGreevy	STL	@WAS
42	Zack Littell	WAS	STL, @MIL
43	Landen Roupp	SF	@BAL
44	Andrew Painter	PHI	@SF, ARI
45	David Peterson	NYM	ARI
46	Ben Brown	CHC	@TB
47	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
48	Cade Cavalli	WAS	STL
49	NL Reliever
50	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIA, LAA
51	Janson Junk	MIA	CIN, @DET
52	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN
53	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@NYM
54	Michael Soroka	ARI	@PHI
55	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS, BOS
56	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PHI
57	Adrian Houser	SF	PHI, @BAL
58	Martin Perez	ATL	CLE
59	Chris Paddack	MIA	@DET
60	Bryce Elder	ATL	CLE
61	Kyle Harrison	MIL	WAS
62	Aaron Ashby	MIL	@BOS
63	German Marquez	SD	@PIT, COL
64	Brandon Sproat	MIL	WAS
65	Foster Griffin	WAS	@MIL
66	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
67	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@SD
68	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@MIA
69	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIL
70	Dustin May	STL	BOS
71	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@TOR
72	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU, @SD
73	Ryan Feltner	COL	HOU, @SD
74	Miles Mikolas	WAS	STL
75	Walker Buehler	SD	COL
76	Chase Dollander	COL	@SD
77	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ARI
78	Michael Lorenzen	COL	HOU