The calendar will flip to May midway through the week, though the temperatures in many places remain stuck in mid-April. Even so, scoring is up through the same point of the season last year:
| Season | BA | OBP | SLG | K% | BB% | HR% | Runs/game | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | .242 | .323 | .391 | 22.2% | 9.7% | 2.8% | 4.51 | .290 |
| 2025 | .238 | .314 | .388 | 22.4% | 9.1% | 2.8% | 4.29 | .285 |
Homers are the same, but a higher walk rate (ABS?) and BABIP have led to increased traffic on the bases.
It's time to be a little more conservative when streaming pitching. Everyone (including me on the two-start podcast with Clay Link) reviews the double-dippers, the charm of these rankings is everyone is included. Managing pitching is more about identifying the better one-start matchups than bullying two-start guys.
As always, these will be refreshed on Sunday night based on any changes to the world's best Probable Pitching Grid.
UPDATED: Monday April 27, 1:00 AM
Week of April 27 - May 3
Mixed League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @TEX, BAL | Strikeouts down, but command and control are elite |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | TOR | BOS, @MIN | |
| 3 | Chase Burns | CIN | COL, @PIT | Matchups don't get much better |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | PIT | STL | 0.95 ERA and .53 WHIP since Opening Day disaster |
| 5 | Parker Messick | CLE | TB, @ATH | Fledgling ace |
| 6 | Kris Bubic | KC | @ATH, @SEA | |
| 7 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ATL | |
| 8 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | MIA | |
| 9 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | MIA | |
| 10 | Joe |
The calendar will flip to May midway through the week, though the temperatures in many places remain stuck in mid-April. Even so, scoring is up through the same point of the season last year:
| Season | BA | OBP | SLG | K% | BB% | HR% | Runs/game | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | .242 | .323 | .391 | 22.2% | 9.7% | 2.8% | 4.51 | .290 |
| 2025 | .238 | .314 | .388 | 22.4% | 9.1% | 2.8% | 4.29 | .285 |
Homers are the same, but a higher walk rate (ABS?) and BABIP have led to increased traffic on the bases.
It's time to be a little more conservative when streaming pitching. Everyone (including me on the two-start podcast with Clay Link) reviews the double-dippers, the charm of these rankings is everyone is included. Managing pitching is more about identifying the better one-start matchups than bullying two-start guys.
As always, these will be refreshed on Sunday night based on any changes to the world's best Probable Pitching Grid.
UPDATED: Monday April 27, 1:00 AM
Week of April 27 - May 3
Mixed League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @TEX, BAL | Strikeouts down, but command and control are elite |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | TOR | BOS, @MIN | |
| 3 | Chase Burns | CIN | COL, @PIT | Matchups don't get much better |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | PIT | STL | 0.95 ERA and .53 WHIP since Opening Day disaster |
| 5 | Parker Messick | CLE | TB, @ATH | Fledgling ace |
| 6 | Kris Bubic | KC | @ATH, @SEA | |
| 7 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ATL | |
| 8 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | MIA | |
| 9 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | MIA | |
| 10 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SEA, TOR | |
| 11 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | MIA | |
| 12 | Cole Ragans | KC | @SEA | |
| 13 | Chris Sale | ATL | @COL | |
| 14 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | @STL | |
| 15 | Nolan McLean | NYM | @LAA | |
| 16 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | SF, @MIA | Good pair to get back on track |
| 17 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | @TEX | |
| 18 | Bryan Woo | SEA | KC | Lack of strikeouts finally caught up to him last outing |
| 19 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CWS | More sinkers, fewer four-seamers has propelled him to the next level |
| 20 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | ARI | |
| 21 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @CLE | |
| 22 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | WAS | |
| 23 | Clay Holmes | NYM | WAS, @LAA | |
| 24 | Seth Lugo | KC | @SEA | |
| 25 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @MIN | |
| 26 | Michael King | SD | CWS | |
| 27 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | HOU | |
| 28 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @TOR, HOU | |
| 29 | Logan Webb | SF | @PHI | xFIP over a run lower than ERA |
| 30 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | STL, CIN | |
| 31 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | @SD, ARI | |
| 32 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | NYY | |
| 33 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | @WAS | Walks under control |
| 34 | Eury Perez | MIA | PHI | |
| 35 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @MIN | |
| 36 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | NYY | |
| 37 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @MIA | |
| 38 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | @ATH | |
| 39 | Nick Martinez | TB | @CLE | |
| 40 | George Kirby | SEA | @MIN | |
| 41 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | @SD | |
| 42 | Connelly Early | BOS | HOU | |
| 43 | Framber Valdez | DET | @ATL | |
| 44 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | BOS, @MIN | |
| 45 | Payton Tolle | BOS | @TOR | Looking at triple-digit NFBC bids |
| 46 | Mitch Keller | PIT | CIN | |
| 47 | Robbie Ray | SF | @TB | |
| 48 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | ARI | |
| 49 | Casey Mize | DET | @ATL, TEX | |
| 50 | Chad Patrick | MIL | ARI, @WAS | |
| 51 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TOR | |
| 52 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | KC | |
| 53 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SF | |
| 54 | Tyler Mahle | SF | @PHI, @TB | |
| 55 | Michael Wacha | KC | @ATH | |
| 56 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | CIN | |
| 57 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | SF | |
| 58 | Noah Cameron | KC | @ATH | |
| 59 | Michael Soroka | ARI | @MIL | Not a mirage, better than pre-injury form (more dominant) |
| 60 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | BAL | |
| 61 | Mike Burrows | HOU | @BOS | |
| 62 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | @DET | |
| 63 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | STL | |
| 64 | Andrew Painter | PHI | SF | |
| 65 | Ryan Yarbrough | NYY | BAL | |
| 66 | Noah Schultz | CWS | @SD | |
| 67 | Max Scherzer | TOR | BOS | |
| 68 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @MIN, KC | |
| 69 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | @NYY | |
| 70 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @NYY | |
| 71 | Foster Griffin | WAS | MIL | |
| 72 | Reid Detmers | LAA | NYM | |
| 73 | Randy Vasquez | SD | CHC, CWS | |
| 74 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | @STL | |
| 75 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||
| 76 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | TB | |
| 77 | Landen Roupp | SF | @TB | |
| 78 | Gavin Williams | CLE | TB | |
| 79 | Davis Martin | CWS | LAA | |
| 80 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CHC | |
| 81 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||
| 82 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @PIT | |
| 83 | Colin Rea | CHC | ARI | |
| 84 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | COL | |
| 85 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | @NYM | |
| 86 | Max Meyer | MIA | PHI | |
| 87 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | ARI | |
| 88 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | COL | |
| 89 | Shane McClanahan | TB | SF | |
| 90 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @BOS | |
| 91 | Spencer Strider | ATL | @COL | |
| 92 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @MIA | |
| 93 | Kodai Senga | NYM | @LAA | |
| 94 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | @CWS, NYM | |
| 95 | Taj Bradley | MIN | SEA | |
| 96 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | KC | |
| 97 | Aaron Civale | ATH | KC, CLE | |
| 98 | Kyle Leahy | STL | @PIT | |
| 99 | Brady Singer | CIN | @PIT | |
| 100 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | @STL | |
| 101 | Bryce Elder | ATL | DET | |
| 102 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | SEA, TOR | |
| 103 | Jack Flaherty | DET | TEX | |
| 104 | JR Ritchie | ATL | DET | |
| 105 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @SD | |
| 106 | Sean Burke | CWS | @SD | |
| 107 | Will Warren | NYY | @TEX | |
| 108 | Zack Littell | WAS | @NYM, MIL | |
| 109 | David Peterson | NYM | WAS | |
| 110 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @DET | |
| 111 | Dustin May | STL | @PIT, LAD | |
| 112 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @CWS | |
| 113 | Steven Matz | TB | @CLE, SF | |
| 114 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | TOR | |
| 115 | Miles Mikolas | WAS | @NYM | |
| 116 | Martin Perez | ATL | DET | |
| 117 | Jack Leiter | TEX | NYY, @DET | |
| 118 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | @CIN | |
| 119 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | @MIL | |
| 120 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @TOR | |
| 121 | Shane Baz | BAL | HOU, @NYY | |
| 122 | Brandon Young | BAL | HOU | |
| 123 | German Marquez | SD | CWS | |
| 124 | Anthony Kay | CWS | LAA, @SD | |
| 125 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | CLE | |
| 126 | Hunter Dobbins | STL | @PIT | |
| 127 | Adrian Houser | SF | @PHI | |
| 128 | Jake Irvin | WAS | MIL | |
| 129 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @CIN | |
| 130 | Ryan Weiss | HOU | @BAL, @BOS | |
| 131 | Keider Montero | DET | TEX | |
| 132 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @LAD | |
| 133 | Peter Lambert | HOU | @BAL | |
| 134 | Erick Fedde | CWS | LAA | |
| 135 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @MIL, @CHC | |
| 136 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @COL | |
| 137 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | @CIN, ATL | |
| 138 | Janson Junk | MIA | @LAD | |
| 139 | Luis Severino | ATH | KC | |
| 140 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | @ATH | |
| 141 | Walbert Urena | LAA | NYM | |
| 142 | Andre Pallante | STL | @PIT | |
| 143 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | @CHC | |
| 144 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | @MIN | |
| 145 | Wilber Dotel | PIT | STL | |
| 146 | Chris Paddack | MIA | @LAD, PHI | |
| 147 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | CLE | |
| 148 | Michael McGreevy | STL | LAD | |
| 149 | Lance McCullers | HOU | @BAL | |
| 150 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | @WAS | |
| 151 | Matt Waldron | SD | CHC | |
| 152 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | LAD | |
| 153 | Chase Dollander | COL | ATL | |
| 154 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | HOU | |
| 155 | Walker Buehler | SD | CHC | |
| 156 | Jose Quintana | COL | ATL |
American League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY | @TEX, BAL | Strikeouts down, but command and control are elite |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | TOR | BOS, @MIN | |
| 3 | Parker Messick | CLE | TB, @ATH | Fledgling ace |
| 4 | Kris Bubic | KC | @ATH, @SEA | |
| 5 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @ATL | |
| 6 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SEA, TOR | |
| 7 | Cole Ragans | KC | @SEA | |
| 8 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | @TEX | |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | SEA | KC | Lack of strikeouts finally caught up to him last outing |
| 10 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CWS | More sinkers, fewer four-seamers has propelled him to the next level |
| 11 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @CLE | |
| 12 | Seth Lugo | KC | @SEA | |
| 13 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @MIN | |
| 14 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | HOU | |
| 15 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @TOR, HOU | |
| 16 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | NYY | |
| 17 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | @MIN | |
| 18 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | NYY | |
| 19 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | @ATH | |
| 20 | Nick Martinez | TB | @CLE | |
| 21 | George Kirby | SEA | @MIN | |
| 22 | Connelly Early | BOS | HOU | |
| 23 | Framber Valdez | DET | @ATL | |
| 24 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | BOS, @MIN | |
| 25 | Payton Tolle | BOS | @TOR | Looking at triple-digit NFBC bids |
| 26 | Casey Mize | DET | @ATL, TEX | |
| 27 | Bailey Ober | MIN | TOR | |
| 28 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | KC | |
| 29 | Michael Wacha | KC | @ATH | |
| 30 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | SF | |
| 31 | Noah Cameron | KC | @ATH | |
| 32 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | BAL | |
| 33 | Mike Burrows | HOU | @BOS | |
| 34 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | @DET | |
| 35 | Ryan Yarbrough | NYY | BAL | |
| 36 | Noah Schultz | CWS | @SD | |
| 37 | Max Scherzer | TOR | BOS | |
| 38 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @MIN, KC | |
| 39 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | @NYY | |
| 40 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @NYY | |
| 41 | Reid Detmers | LAA | NYM | |
| 42 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | TB | |
| 43 | Gavin Williams | CLE | TB | |
| 44 | Davis Martin | CWS | LAA | |
| 45 | Shane McClanahan | TB | SF | |
| 46 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @BOS | |
| 47 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | @CWS, NYM | |
| 48 | Taj Bradley | MIN | SEA | |
| 49 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | KC | |
| 50 | Aaron Civale | ATH | KC, CLE | |
| 51 | AL Reliever | |||
| 52 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | SEA, TOR | |
| 53 | Jack Flaherty | DET | TEX | |
| 54 | Sean Burke | CWS | @SD | |
| 55 | Will Warren | NYY | @TEX | |
| 56 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @DET | |
| 57 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @CWS | |
| 58 | Steven Matz | TB | @CLE, SF | |
| 59 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | TOR | |
| 60 | Jack Leiter | TEX | NYY, @DET | |
| 61 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @TOR | |
| 62 | Shane Baz | BAL | HOU, @NYY | |
| 63 | Brandon Young | BAL | HOU | |
| 64 | Anthony Kay | CWS | LAA, @SD | |
| 65 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | CLE | |
| 66 | Ryan Weiss | HOU | @BAL, @BOS | |
| 67 | Keider Montero | DET | TEX | |
| 68 | Peter Lambert | HOU | @BAL | |
| 69 | Erick Fedde | CWS | LAA | |
| 70 | Luis Severino | ATH | KC | |
| 71 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | @ATH | |
| 72 | Walbert Urena | LAA | NYM | |
| 73 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | @MIN | |
| 74 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | CLE | |
| 75 | Lance McCullers | HOU | @BAL | |
| 76 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | HOU |
National League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
| 1 | Chase Burns | CIN | COL, @PIT | Matchups don't get much better |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | STL | 0.95 ERA and .53 WHIP since Opening Day disaster |
| 3 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | MIA | |
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | MIA | |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | MIA | |
| 6 | Chris Sale | ATL | @COL | |
| 7 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | @STL | |
| 8 | Nolan McLean | NYM | @LAA | |
| 9 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | SF, @MIA | Good pair to get back on track |
| 10 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | ARI | |
| 11 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | WAS | |
| 12 | Clay Holmes | NYM | WAS, @LAA | |
| 13 | Michael King | SD | CWS | |
| 14 | Logan Webb | SF | @PHI | xFIP over a run lower than ERA |
| 15 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | STL, CIN | |
| 16 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | @SD, ARI | |
| 17 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | @WAS | Walks under control |
| 18 | Eury Perez | MIA | PHI | |
| 19 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @MIA | |
| 20 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | @SD | |
| 21 | Mitch Keller | PIT | CIN | |
| 22 | Robbie Ray | SF | @TB | |
| 23 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | ARI | |
| 24 | Chad Patrick | MIL | ARI, @WAS | |
| 25 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SF | |
| 26 | Tyler Mahle | SF | @PHI, @TB | |
| 27 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | CIN | |
| 28 | Michael Soroka | ARI | @MIL | Not a mirage, better than pre-injury form (more dominant) |
| 29 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | STL | |
| 30 | Andrew Painter | PHI | SF | |
| 31 | Foster Griffin | WAS | MIL | |
| 32 | Randy Vasquez | SD | CHC, CWS | |
| 33 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | @STL | |
| 34 | Landen Roupp | SF | @TB | |
| 35 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CHC | |
| 36 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @PIT | |
| 37 | Colin Rea | CHC | ARI | |
| 38 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | COL | |
| 39 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | @NYM | |
| 40 | Max Meyer | MIA | PHI | |
| 41 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | ARI | |
| 42 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | COL | |
| 43 | Spencer Strider | ATL | @COL | |
| 44 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @MIA | |
| 45 | Kodai Senga | NYM | @LAA | |
| 46 | Kyle Leahy | STL | @PIT | |
| 47 | Brady Singer | CIN | @PIT | |
| 48 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | @STL | |
| 49 | NL Reliever | |||
| 50 | Bryce Elder | ATL | DET | |
| 51 | JR Ritchie | ATL | DET | |
| 52 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @SD | |
| 53 | Zack Littell | WAS | @NYM, MIL | |
| 54 | David Peterson | NYM | WAS | |
| 55 | Dustin May | STL | @PIT, LAD | |
| 56 | Miles Mikolas | WAS | @NYM | |
| 57 | Martin Perez | ATL | DET | |
| 58 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | @CIN | |
| 59 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | @MIL | |
| 60 | German Marquez | SD | CWS | |
| 61 | Hunter Dobbins | STL | @PIT | |
| 62 | Adrian Houser | SF | @PHI | |
| 63 | Jake Irvin | WAS | MIL | |
| 64 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @CIN | |
| 65 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @LAD | |
| 66 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @MIL, @CHC | |
| 67 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @COL | |
| 68 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | @CIN, ATL | |
| 69 | Janson Junk | MIA | @LAD | |
| 70 | Andre Pallante | STL | @PIT | |
| 71 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | @CHC | |
| 72 | Wilber Dotel | PIT | STL | |
| 73 | Chris Paddack | MIA | @LAD, PHI | |
| 74 | Michael McGreevy | STL | LAD | |
| 75 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | @WAS | |
| 76 | Matt Waldron | SD | CHC | |
| 77 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | LAD | |
| 78 | Chase Dollander | COL | ATL | |
| 79 | Walker Buehler | SD | CHC | |
| 80 | Jose Quintana | COL | ATL |
