Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A few top arms will be on two starts this week, but don't forget about those who only have one.

April 25, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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April 25, 2026

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.

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	Chase Burns	CIN	COL, @PIT	Matchups don't get much better
3	Parker Messick	CLE	TB, @ATH	Fledgling ace
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	STL	0.95 ERA and .53 WHIP since Opening Day disaster
5	Kris Bubic	KC	@ATH, @SEA
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA, TOR
7	Tarik Skubal	DET	@ATL
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD

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.

As always, these will be refreshed on Sunday night based on any changes to the world's best Probable Pitching Grid.

Week of April 27 - May 3

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Max Fried	NYY	@TEX, BAL	Strikeouts down, but command and control are elite
2	Chase Burns	CIN	COL, @PIT	Matchups don't get much better
3	Parker Messick	CLE	TB, @ATH	Fledgling ace
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	STL	0.95 ERA and .53 WHIP since Opening Day disaster
5	Kris Bubic	KC	@ATH, @SEA
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA, TOR
7	Tarik Skubal	DET	@ATL
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIA
9	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	MIA
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIA
11	Chris Sale	ATL	@COL
12	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@STL
13	Nolan McLean	NYM	@LAA
14	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SF, @MIA	Good pair to get back on track
15	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TEX
16	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC	Lack of strikeouts finally caught up to him last outing
17	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	STL, CIN
18	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CWS	More sinkers, fewer four-seamers has propelled him to the next level
19	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	ARI
20	Cole Ragans	KC	@SEA
21	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@CLE
22	Clay Holmes	NYM	WAS, @LAA
23	Freddy Peralta	NYM	WAS
24	Seth Lugo	KC	@SEA
25	Nick Lodolo	CIN	COL
26	Dylan Cease	TOR	@MIN
27	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@TOR, HOU
28	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@MIN
29	Garrett Crochet	BOS	HOU
30	Michael King	SD	CWS
31	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@SD, ARI
32	Logan Webb	SF	@PHI	xFIP over a run lower than ERA
33	Jacob deGrom	TEX	NYY
34	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@WAS	Walks under control
35	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL
36	Eury Perez	MIA	PHI
37	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	NYY
38	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
39	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIN
40	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@ATH
41	Payton Tolle	BOS	@TOR	Looking at triple-digit NFBC bids	10%
42	Connelly Early	BOS	HOU
43	Nick Martinez	TB	@CLE		18%
44	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@SD
45	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
46	Framber Valdez	DET	@ATL
47	Bubba Chandler	PIT	STL, CIN
48	Robbie Ray	SF	@TB
49	Chad Patrick	MIL	ARI, @WAS
50	Bailey Ober	MIN	TOR		19%
51	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ARI
52	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SF
53	Casey Mize	DET	@ATL, TEX
54	Noah Cameron	KC	@ATH
55	Tyler Mahle	SF	@PHI, @TB
56	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	DET
57	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CIN
58	Michael Wacha	KC	@ATH
59	Michael Soroka	ARI	@MIL	Not a mirage, better than pre-injury form (more dominant)
60	Jesse Scholtens	TB	SF		0%	0%
61	Andrew Painter	PHI	SF
62	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@DET
63	Ryan Weathers	NYY	BAL
64	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
65	Max Scherzer	TOR	BOS		38%
66	Noah Schultz	CWS	@SD		0%	0%
67	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYY
68	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, KC
69	Reid Detmers	LAA	NYM
70	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@MIN		0%	0%
71	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@STL
72	Foster Griffin	WAS	MIL		39%
73	Mix 12 Reliever
74	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TB
75	Gavin Williams	CLE	TB
76	Davis Martin	CWS	LAA		6%
77	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
78	Colin Rea	CHC	ARI		15%
79	Landen Roupp	SF	@TB
80	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@PIT
81	Mix 15 Reliever
82	Grant Holmes	ATL	DET
83	Max Meyer	MIA	PHI
84	Brandon Sproat	MIL	ARI		16%	47%
85	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@NYM
86	Andrew Abbott	CIN	COL
87	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
88	Spencer Strider	ATL	@COL
89	Emerson Hancock	SEA	KC
90	Kodai Senga	NYM	@LAA
91	Shane McClanahan	TB	SF
92	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@BOS		11%	35%
93	Luis Gil	NYY	BAL
94	Kyle Leahy	STL	@PIT		3%
95	Brady Singer	CIN	@PIT
96	Jack Flaherty	DET	TEX
97	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CWS, NYM		3%	48%
98	Taj Bradley	MIN	SEA
99	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@STL		47%
100	Mike Burrows	HOU	@BAL
101	Connor Prielipp	MIN	SEA, TOR		0%	0%
102	Aaron Civale	ATH	KC		3%
103	Patrick Corbin	TOR	BOS		0%	0%
104	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	CLE
105	Eric Lauer	TOR	BOS, @MIN		27%
106	JR Ritchie	ATL	DET		0%	0%
107	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@SD		49%
108	Randy Vasquez	SD	CHC, CWS
109	Will Warren	NYY	@TEX
110	Jacob Lopez	ATH	KC, CLE		28%
111	Zack Littell	WAS	@NYM, MIL		6%
112	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD		33%
113	David Peterson	NYM	WAS		38%
114	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@DET		21%
115	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@CWS		33%
116	Steven Matz	TB	@CLE, SF
117	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@NYM		0%	0%
118	Peter Lambert	HOU	@BAL, @BOS		0%	0%
119	Dustin May	STL	@PIT, LAD		28%
120	Hunter Dobbins	STL	@PIT		0%	0%
121	Jack Leiter	TEX	NYY, @DET
122	J.T. Ginn	ATH	CLE		3%	48%
123	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	TOR		10%
124	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@CIN		0%	2%
125	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIL
126	Anthony Kay	CWS	LAA, @SD		8%
127	Shane Baz	BAL	HOU, @NYY
128	Brayan Bello	BOS	@TOR
129	German Marquez	SD	CWS		5%
130	Cody Bolton	HOU	@BOS		0%	0%
131	Brandon Young	BAL	HOU		0%	0%
132	Adrian Houser	SF	@PHI		3%
133	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN		1%	3%
134	Luis Severino	ATH	KC		39%
135	Keider Montero	DET	TEX		7%
136	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIL, @CHC
137	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@LAD
138	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL		1%	33%
139	Erick Fedde	CWS	LAA		0%	5%
140	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CHC
141	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@CIN, ATL		3%	15%
142	Janson Junk	MIA	@LAD		45%
143	Walbert Urena	LAA	NYM		0%	0%
144	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATH		47%
145	Chris Paddack	MIA	@LAD, PHI		1%	27%
146	Lance McCullers	HOU	@BAL
147	Michael McGreevy	STL	LAD		48%
148	Bryce Elder	ATL	@COL
149	Matt Waldron	SD	CHC		0%	0%
150	Andre Pallante	STL	@PIT		1%	10%
151	Matthew Liberatore	STL	LAD
152	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@WAS
153	Chris Bassitt	BAL	HOU		33%
154	Chase Dollander	COL	ATL		0%	13%
155	Walker Buehler	SD	CHC		4%	35%
156	Jose Quintana	COL	ATL		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Max Fried	NYY	@TEX, BAL	Strikeouts down, but command and control are elite
2	Parker Messick	CLE	TB, @ATH	Fledgling ace
3	Kris Bubic	KC	@ATH, @SEA
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA, TOR
5	Tarik Skubal	DET	@ATL
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TEX
7	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC	Lack of strikeouts finally caught up to him last outing
8	Jose Soriano	LAA	@CWS	More sinkers, fewer four-seamers has propelled him to the next level
9	Cole Ragans	KC	@SEA
10	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@CLE
11	Seth Lugo	KC	@SEA
12	Dylan Cease	TOR	@MIN
13	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@TOR, HOU
14	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@MIN
15	Garrett Crochet	BOS	HOU
16	Jacob deGrom	TEX	NYY
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	NYY
18	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIN
19	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@ATH
20	Payton Tolle	BOS	@TOR	Looking at triple-digit NFBC bids
21	Connelly Early	BOS	HOU
22	Nick Martinez	TB	@CLE
23	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
24	Framber Valdez	DET	@ATL
25	Bailey Ober	MIN	TOR
26	Casey Mize	DET	@ATL, TEX
27	Noah Cameron	KC	@ATH
28	Michael Wacha	KC	@ATH
29	Jesse Scholtens	TB	SF
30	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@DET
31	Ryan Weathers	NYY	BAL
32	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
33	Max Scherzer	TOR	BOS
34	Noah Schultz	CWS	@SD
35	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYY
36	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, KC
37	Reid Detmers	LAA	NYM
38	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@MIN
39	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TB
40	Gavin Williams	CLE	TB
41	Davis Martin	CWS	LAA
42	Emerson Hancock	SEA	KC
43	Shane McClanahan	TB	SF
44	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@BOS
45	Luis Gil	NYY	BAL
46	Jack Flaherty	DET	TEX
47	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CWS, NYM
48	Taj Bradley	MIN	SEA
49	AL Reliever
50	Mike Burrows	HOU	@BAL
51	Connor Prielipp	MIN	SEA, TOR
52	Aaron Civale	ATH	KC
53	Patrick Corbin	TOR	BOS
54	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	CLE
55	Eric Lauer	TOR	BOS, @MIN
56	Will Warren	NYY	@TEX
57	Jacob Lopez	ATH	KC, CLE
58	Sean Burke	CWS	@SD
59	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@DET
60	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@CWS
61	Steven Matz	TB	@CLE, SF
62	Peter Lambert	HOU	@BAL, @BOS
63	Jack Leiter	TEX	NYY, @DET
64	J.T. Ginn	ATH	CLE
65	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	TOR
66	Anthony Kay	CWS	LAA, @SD
67	Shane Baz	BAL	HOU, @NYY
68	Brayan Bello	BOS	@TOR
69	Cody Bolton	HOU	@BOS
70	Brandon Young	BAL	HOU
71	Luis Severino	ATH	KC
72	Keider Montero	DET	TEX
73	Erick Fedde	CWS	LAA
74	Walbert Urena	LAA	NYM
75	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATH
76	Lance McCullers	HOU	@BAL
77	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	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	STL, CIN
11	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	ARI
12	Clay Holmes	NYM	WAS, @LAA
13	Freddy Peralta	NYM	WAS
14	Nick Lodolo	CIN	COL
15	Michael King	SD	CWS
16	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@SD, ARI
17	Logan Webb	SF	@PHI	xFIP over a run lower than ERA
18	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@WAS	Walks under control
19	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL
20	Eury Perez	MIA	PHI
21	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA
22	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@SD
23	Bubba Chandler	PIT	STL, CIN
24	Robbie Ray	SF	@TB
25	Chad Patrick	MIL	ARI, @WAS
26	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ARI
27	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SF
28	Tyler Mahle	SF	@PHI, @TB
29	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	DET
30	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CIN
31	Michael Soroka	ARI	@MIL	Not a mirage, better than pre-injury form (more dominant)
32	Andrew Painter	PHI	SF
33	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@STL
34	Foster Griffin	WAS	MIL
35	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CHC
36	Colin Rea	CHC	ARI
37	Landen Roupp	SF	@TB
38	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@PIT
39	Grant Holmes	ATL	DET
40	Max Meyer	MIA	PHI
41	Brandon Sproat	MIL	ARI
42	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@NYM
43	Andrew Abbott	CIN	COL
44	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
45	Spencer Strider	ATL	@COL
46	Kodai Senga	NYM	@LAA
47	Kyle Leahy	STL	@PIT
48	Brady Singer	CIN	@PIT
49	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@STL
50	NL Reliever
51	JR Ritchie	ATL	DET
52	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@SD
53	Randy Vasquez	SD	CHC, CWS
54	Zack Littell	WAS	@NYM, MIL
55	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
56	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@NYM
57	Dustin May	STL	@PIT, LAD
58	Hunter Dobbins	STL	@PIT
59	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@CIN
60	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@MIL
61	German Marquez	SD	CWS
62	Adrian Houser	SF	@PHI
63	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CIN
64	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@MIL, @CHC
65	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@LAD
66	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL
67	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CHC
68	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@CIN, ATL
69	Janson Junk	MIA	@LAD
70	Chris Paddack	MIA	@LAD, PHI
71	Michael McGreevy	STL	LAD
72	Bryce Elder	ATL	@COL
73	Matt Waldron	SD	CHC
74	Andre Pallante	STL	@PIT
75	Matthew Liberatore	STL	LAD
76	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@WAS
77	Chase Dollander	COL	ATL