Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Paul Skenes leads a group of top pitchers who have two starts this week.

Updated on April 11, 2026 5:19PM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on April 11, 2026 5:19PM EST

It's the busiest week of the young season with 95 games. Many pitchers have three starts under their belt, which isn't quite enough to trust new trends, but if they're backed by something tangible (new pitch, higher velocity), it's not too early to take action. After all, if you don't, someone else will. Three pitchers I am beginning to trust are Randy Vasquez, Taj Bradley and MacKenzie Gore

Week of April 13 - 19

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, TB
2	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	CHC, ATL
3	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIL, @ARI	26 K, 2 BB over initial 17.1 IP
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@MIN, DET
5	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BOS
6	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ SD, TEX	Averaging 6 IP per game
7	Cole Ragans	KC	@DET, @NYY
8	George Kirby	SEA	HOU, TEX
9	Kyle Bradish	BAL	ARI, @CLE	3 BB in each of first three games
10	Robbie Ray	SF	@CIN, @WAS
11	Max Fried	NYY	LAA
12	Chris Sale	ATL	@PHI
13	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	NYM
14	Michael King	SD	SEA, @LAA
15	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
16	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	NYM

Week of April 13 - 19

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, TB
2	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	CHC, ATL
3	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIL, @ARI	26 K, 2 BB over initial 17.1 IP
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@MIN, DET
5	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BOS
6	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ SD, TEX	Averaging 6 IP per game
7	Cole Ragans	KC	@DET, @NYY
8	George Kirby	SEA	HOU, TEX
9	Kyle Bradish	BAL	ARI, @CLE	3 BB in each of first three games
10	Robbie Ray	SF	@CIN, @WAS
11	Max Fried	NYY	LAA
12	Chris Sale	ATL	@PHI
13	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	NYM
14	Michael King	SD	SEA, @LAA
15	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
16	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	NYM
18	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	MIA, @PHI
19	Gavin Williams	CLE	@STL, BAL	Can't keep getting away with a 7.1 BB/9
20	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
21	Chase Burns	CIN	SF
22	Cam Schlittler	NYY	KC	22 K, no walks over 16.2 IP
23	Framber Valdez	DET	KC, @BOS
24	Nick Pivetta	SD	@LAA
25	Sonny Gray	BOS	@MIN
26	Kris Bubic	KC	@DET	Big test for the lefty
27	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@SEA
28	Mitch Keller	PIT	WAS, TB
29	Joe Ryan	MIN	CIN
30	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ARI, @CLE
31	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@PIT
32	Parker Messick	CLE	BAL
33	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CHC
34	Jose Soriano	LAA	SD
35	Eury Perez	MIA	@ATL, MIL
36	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@COL
37	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@STL, BAL
38	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIA
39	Ryan Weathers	NYY	LAA, KC
40	Nick Martinez	TB	@PIT		3%
41	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
42	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@CHC
43	Dylan Cease	TOR	@MIL
44	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	MIL
45	Bailey Ober	MIN	BOS, CIN		16%
46	Connelly Early	BOS	@MIN
47	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
48	Seth Lugo	KC	@DET
49	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	TEX, CWS		21%
50	Logan Webb	SF	@WAS
51	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
52	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	TOR
53	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL
54	Luis Gil	NYY	LAA
55	Grant Holmes	ATL	MIA, @PHI
56	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PHI
57	Edward Cabrera	CHC	NYM
58	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	COL	Coming off a horrible outing, curious how he reacts
59	Bubba Chandler	PIT	TB
60	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	WAS
61	Taj Bradley	MIN	CIN
62	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	WAS		42%
63	Jack Flaherty	DET	KC
64	Mike Burrows	HOU	@SEA, STL
65	Noah Cameron	KC	@NYY
66	Luis Castillo	SEA	@ SD
67	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@BAL, TOR
68	Aaron Nola	PHI	CHC
69	Aaron Civale	ATH	CWS		0%	37%
70	Michael Wacha	KC	@NYY
71	Shane McClanahan	TB	@CWS, @PIT
72	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CHC
73	Kyle Leahy	STL	@HOU		3%
74	Tyler Mahle	SF	@CIN
75	Zac Gallen	ARI	TOR
76	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@STL		49%
77	Luis Severino	ATH	TEX, CWS		26%
78	Michael McGreevy	STL	CLE		31%
79	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@BAL
80	Mix 12 Reliever
81	Shane Baz	BAL	ARI
82	Will Warren	NYY	LAA, KC
83	Max Scherzer	TOR	@ARI
84	Michael Soroka	ARI	TOR
85	Reid Detmers	LAA	@NYY, SD
86	Mix 15 Reliever
87	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIN
88	Nolan McLean	NYM	@LAD
89	Landen Roupp	SF	@CIN
90	Brady Singer	CIN	SF, @MIN
91	Clay Holmes	NYM	@LAD
92	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ATH
93	Ranger Suarez	BOS	DET
94	Davis Martin	CWS	TB		1%	37%
95	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CLE, @HOU
96	Bryce Elder	ATL	MIA
97	Steven Matz	TB	@CWS		19%
98	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIN		6%
99	Chad Patrick	MIL	TOR
100	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@COL
101	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ SD
102	Cade Povich	BAL	@CLE		0%	2%
103	Anthony Kay	CWS	TB		4%
104	Sean Burke	CWS	TB, @ATH		5%
105	Max Meyer	MIA	@ATL
106	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	COL		3%	33%
107	Foster Griffin	WAS	@PIT		12%
108	Adrian Houser	SF	@WAS		5%
109	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PIT, SF
110	Jacob Lopez	ATH	TEX
111	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@BAL		38%
112	Cody Bolton	HOU	STL		0%	0%
113	Jesse Scholtens	TB	@CWS		0%	0%
114	Rhett Lowder	CIN	SF
115	David Peterson	NYM	@LAD, @CHC
116	Dustin May	STL	CLE		25%
117	Casey Mize	DET	@BOS
118	Zack Littell	WAS	SF		7%
119	Lance McCullers	HOU	STL
120	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@ATH		16%
121	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	NYM		32%
122	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@HOU		0%	7%
123	Eric Lauer	TOR	@ARI
124	Janson Junk	MIA	MIL
125	Andre Pallante	STL	@HOU		3%	28%
126	Jameson Taillon	CHC	NYM
127	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@NYY, SD		33%
128	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BOS		21%
129	Erick Fedde	CWS	@ATH		0%	8%
130	Brayan Bello	BOS	DET
131	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PIT		1%	22%
132	Randy Vasquez	SD	SEA
133	Chris Paddack	MIA	@ATL		1%	35%
134	J.T. Ginn	ATH	TEX		0%	0%
135	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@MIA
136	Colin Rea	CHC	@PHI		3%
137	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@CLE
138	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@HOU, LAD		0%	0%
139	Justin Verlander	DET	KC		7%	15%
140	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@ATH		0%	2%
141	George Klassen	LAA	@NYY		0%	0%
142	Chase Dollander	COL	@HOU		0%	12%
143	Javier Assad	CHC	@PHI		0%	0%
144	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@PIT, SF		0%	0%
145	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@MIL		0%	0%
146	German Marquez	SD	@LAA		10%
147	Brandon Sproat	MIL	TOR, @MIA		33%
148	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	COL		0%	0%
149	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD		0%	3%
150	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@NYY		1%	28%
151	Mick Abel	MIN	BOS
152	Walker Buehler	SD	SEA		3%	35%
153	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ATL		1%	2%
154	Ryan Feltner	COL	LAD		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIL, @ARI	26 K, 2 BB over initial 17.1 IP
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@MIN, DET
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BOS
4	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ SD, TEX	Averaging 6 IP per game
5	Cole Ragans	KC	@DET, @NYY
6	George Kirby	SEA	HOU, TEX
7	Kyle Bradish	BAL	ARI, @CLE	3 BB in each of first three games
8	Max Fried	NYY	LAA
9	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
10	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@ATH, @SEA
11	Gavin Williams	CLE	@STL, BAL	Can't keep getting away with a 7.1 BB/9
12	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
13	Cam Schlittler	NYY	KC	22 K, no walks over 16.2 IP
14	Framber Valdez	DET	KC, @BOS
15	Sonny Gray	BOS	@MIN
16	Kris Bubic	KC	@DET	Big test for the lefty
17	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@SEA
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	CIN
19	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ARI, @CLE
20	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@PIT
21	Parker Messick	CLE	BAL
22	Jose Soriano	LAA	SD
23	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@STL, BAL
24	Ryan Weathers	NYY	LAA, KC
25	Nick Martinez	TB	@PIT
26	Dylan Cease	TOR	@MIL
27	Bailey Ober	MIN	BOS, CIN
28	Connelly Early	BOS	@MIN
29	Seth Lugo	KC	@DET
30	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	TEX, CWS
31	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL
32	Luis Gil	NYY	LAA
33	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	COL	Coming off a horrible outing, curious how he reacts
34	Taj Bradley	MIN	CIN
35	Jack Flaherty	DET	KC
36	Mike Burrows	HOU	@SEA, STL
37	Noah Cameron	KC	@NYY
38	Luis Castillo	SEA	@ SD
39	Aaron Civale	ATH	CWS
40	Michael Wacha	KC	@NYY
41	Shane McClanahan	TB	@CWS, @PIT
42	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@STL
43	Luis Severino	ATH	TEX, CWS
44	Shane Baz	BAL	ARI
45	Will Warren	NYY	LAA, KC
46	Max Scherzer	TOR	@ARI
47	Reid Detmers	LAA	@NYY, SD
48	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ATH
49	Ranger Suarez	BOS	DET
50	Davis Martin	CWS	TB
51	Steven Matz	TB	@CWS
52	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ SD
53	Cade Povich	BAL	@CLE
54	Anthony Kay	CWS	TB
55	AL Reliever
56	Sean Burke	CWS	TB, @ATH
57	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	COL
58	Jacob Lopez	ATH	TEX
59	Cody Bolton	HOU	STL
60	Jesse Scholtens	TB	@CWS
61	Casey Mize	DET	@BOS
62	Lance McCullers	HOU	STL
63	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@ATH
64	Eric Lauer	TOR	@ARI
65	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@NYY, SD
66	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BOS
67	Erick Fedde	CWS	@ATH
68	Brayan Bello	BOS	DET
69	J.T. Ginn	ATH	TEX
70	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@CLE
71	Justin Verlander	DET	KC
72	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@ATH
73	George Klassen	LAA	@NYY
74	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@MIL
75	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	COL
76	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@NYY
77	Mick Abel	MIN	BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	WAS, TB
2	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	CHC, ATL
3	Robbie Ray	SF	@CIN, @WAS
4	Chris Sale	ATL	@PHI
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	NYM
6	Michael King	SD	SEA, @LAA
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	NYM
8	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	MIA, @PHI
9	Chase Burns	CIN	SF
10	Nick Pivetta	SD	@LAA
11	Mitch Keller	PIT	WAS, TB
12	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CHC
13	Eury Perez	MIA	@ATL, MIL
14	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@COL
15	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIA
16	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
17	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@CHC
18	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	MIL
19	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
20	Logan Webb	SF	@WAS
21	Zack Wheeler	PHI	ATL
22	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	TOR
23	Grant Holmes	ATL	MIA, @PHI
24	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PHI
25	Edward Cabrera	CHC	NYM
26	Bubba Chandler	PIT	TB
27	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	WAS
28	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	WAS
29	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@BAL, TOR
30	Aaron Nola	PHI	CHC
31	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CHC
32	Kyle Leahy	STL	@HOU
33	Tyler Mahle	SF	@CIN
34	Zac Gallen	ARI	TOR
35	Michael McGreevy	STL	CLE
36	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@BAL
37	Michael Soroka	ARI	TOR
38	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIN
39	Nolan McLean	NYM	@LAD
40	Landen Roupp	SF	@CIN
41	Brady Singer	CIN	SF, @MIN
42	Clay Holmes	NYM	@LAD
43	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CLE, @HOU
44	Bryce Elder	ATL	MIA
45	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIN
46	Chad Patrick	MIL	TOR
47	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@COL
48	NL Reliever
49	Max Meyer	MIA	@ATL
50	Foster Griffin	WAS	@PIT
51	Adrian Houser	SF	@WAS
52	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PIT, SF
53	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@BAL
54	Rhett Lowder	CIN	SF
55	David Peterson	NYM	@LAD, @CHC
56	Dustin May	STL	CLE
57	Zack Littell	WAS	SF
58	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	NYM
59	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@HOU
60	Janson Junk	MIA	MIL
61	Andre Pallante	STL	@HOU
62	Jameson Taillon	CHC	NYM
63	Jake Irvin	WAS	@PIT
64	Randy Vasquez	SD	SEA
65	Chris Paddack	MIA	@ATL
66	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@MIA
67	Colin Rea	CHC	@PHI
68	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@HOU, LAD
69	Chase Dollander	COL	@HOU
70	Javier Assad	CHC	@PHI
71	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@PIT, SF
72	German Marquez	SD	@LAA
73	Brandon Sproat	MIL	TOR, @MIA
74	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD
75	Walker Buehler	SD	SEA
76	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ATL
77	Ryan Feltner	COL	LAD