Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Some starters on one outing may be preferable to a few projected for two.

Updated on May 11, 2026 1:30AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on May 11, 2026 1:30AM EST

Another week, another handful of pitchers placed on the IL. At least there have been a few intriguing young arms coming up to help fantasy staffs, but relying on rookie hurlers isn't at the top of the list of winning pitching strategies.

With only 92 games, it's another light week for double dippers, though there are a few more top-tier arms with a pair than recent weeks. Keep in mind the current landscape favors sage deployment of favorable one-start streamers as opposed to chasing lower-echelon options with two.

UPDATED: Monday May 11, 1:30 a.m. ET

Week of May 11 - 17

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	COL, PHI	Progeny of Roger Clemens and Roy Halladay
2	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ARI, @HOU	ERA inching down
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@BOS, @PIT	Hasn't missed a beat
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	SF
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@PIT
7	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@NYM
8	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU, SD
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SD
10	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
11	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	SD	The Miz is awesome
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
13	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @DET
14	Freddy Peralta	NYM	DET, NYY
15	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, MIA
16	Chase Burns	CIN	WAS	Potential top-20 starter if he can avoid the IL
17	Eury Perez	MIA	@MIN, @TB	Too many walks, but it's fixable
18	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS

UPDATED: Monday May 11, 1:30 a.m. ET

Week of May 11 - 17

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	COL, PHI	Progeny of Roger Clemens and Roy Halladay
2	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ARI, @HOU	ERA inching down
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@BOS, @PIT	Hasn't missed a beat
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	SF
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@PIT
7	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@NYM
8	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU, SD
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SD
10	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
11	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	SD	The Miz is awesome
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
13	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @DET
14	Freddy Peralta	NYM	DET, NYY
15	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, MIA
16	Chase Burns	CIN	WAS	Potential top-20 starter if he can avoid the IL
17	Eury Perez	MIA	@MIN, @TB	Too many walks, but it's fixable
18	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS
19	Max Fried	NYY	@BAL
20	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB
21	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	SF	Getting on track
22	Ranger Suarez	BOS	PHI
23	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@BAL, @NYM	Could be pitching for his spot in the rotation (he's earned it)
24	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@NYM
25	Blake Snell	LAD	@LAA
26	Nolan McLean	NYM	DET
27	Parker Messick	CLE	LAA
28	Framber Valdez	DET	@NYM
29	Joe Ryan	MIN	MIL
30	Connelly Early	BOS	@ATL
31	Michael Wacha	KC	@STL
32	Roki Sasaki	LAD	SF, @LAA
33	Michael King	SD	@MIL
34	Bryan Woo	SEA	@HOU
35	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR	Getting close to beging a traditional starter
36	Nick Martinez	TB	MIA
37	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CWS, @STL
38	Bailey Ober	MIN	MIA, MIL
39	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	PHI
40	Tanner Bibee	CLE	CIN
41	Sonny Gray	BOS	PHI
42	Spencer Strider	ATL	BOS
43	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATL
44	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@BOS	Skills still strong, but continues to be snake bit
45	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@CWS
46	Mitch Keller	PIT	COL
47	Jack Flaherty	DET	@NYM, TOR
48	Joey Cantillo	CLE	LAA, CIN
49	Logan Henderson	MIL	@MIN
50	Kyle Bradish	BAL	NYY	Better control, but needs to sustain it
51	Gavin Williams	CLE	CIN
52	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SD
53	Randy Vasquez	SD	@SEA
54	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@TEX
55	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@DET
56	Nick Lodolo	CIN	WAS
57	Zac Gallen	ARI	@TEX
58	Grant Holmes	ATL	CHC, BOS
59	Shane McClanahan	TB	@TOR
60	Clay Holmes	NYM	NYY
61	Foster Griffin	WAS	@CIN
62	Davis Martin	CWS	CHC
63	Max Meyer	MIA	@MIN
64	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL
65	Mike Burrows	HOU	SEA
66	Bryce Elder	ATL	BOS
67	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	ARI
68	Tyler Mahle	SF	@ATH
69	Mix 12 Reliever
70	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TB
71	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	STL, SF
72	Seth Lugo	KC	@CWS
73	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@CWS
74	Emerson Hancock	SEA	SD
75	Noah Cameron	KC	@STL
76	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	SEA
77	Christian Scott	NYM	DET
78	Kyle Leahy	STL	KC
79	Will Warren	NYY	@BAL
80	Mix 15 Reliever
81	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@LAA	Over his skis, but facing vulnerable lineup
82	Aaron Nola	PHI	@PIT
83	Shane Baz	BAL	@WAS
84	Noah Schultz	CWS	KC
85	Janson Junk	MIA	@TB
86	Brady Singer	CIN	WAS, @CLE
87	Trevor Rogers	BAL	NYY
88	David Peterson	NYM	NYY
89	Jose Soriano	LAA	LAD
90	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	COL
91	Michael Soroka	ARI	@TEX, @COL
92	Luis Castillo	SEA	@HOU
93	Dustin May	STL	KC	Can he continue to harness control?
94	Robby Snelling	MIA	@MIN
95	Landen Roupp	SF	@LAD	BABIP correcting as expected
96	Bryce Miller	SEA	@HOU
97	Keider Montero	DET	@NYM
98	Drew Anderson	DET	TOR
99	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ARI
100	Robbie Ray	SF	@LAD
101	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	TEX
102	Sean Burke	CWS	KC
103	Connor Prielipp	MIN	MIA
104	Ben Brown	CHC	@ATL	Finally has a third pitching, using sinker at about a 24% clip
105	Jack Leiter	TEX	@HOU
106	Slade Cecconi	CLE	LAA
107	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@ATH
108	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CLE
109	Cade Cavalli	WAS	BAL
110	Aaron Civale	ATH	SF
111	Brandon Young	BAL	NYY, @WAS
112	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CIN, BAL
113	Michael McGreevy	STL	@ATH
114	Reid Detmers	LAA	@CLE
115	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CIN
116	Peter Lambert	HOU	SEA, TEX
117	Jesse Scholtens	TB	MIA
118	JR Ritchie	ATL	CHC
119	Bubba Chandler	PIT	PHI
120	Chad Patrick	MIL	@MIN
121	Zack Littell	WAS	BAL
122	Brandon Sproat	MIL	SD, @MIN
123	J.T. Ginn	ATH	STL
124	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	ARI
125	Jose Quintana	COL	@PIT
126	Jacob Lopez	ATH	STL
127	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@WAS
128	Brayan Bello	BOS	PHI, @ATL
129	Griffin Canning	SD	@MIL
130	Andre Pallante	STL	@ATH, KC
131	Lance McCullers	HOU	SEA
132	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
133	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	TEX
134	Chase Dollander	COL	@PIT
135	Matt Waldron	SD	@MIL
136	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET
137	Andrew Painter	PHI	@BOS
138	Trevor McDonald	SF	@LAD, @ATH
139	Erick Fedde	CWS	KC, CHC
140	Luis Severino	ATH	SF
141	Zebby Matthews	MIN	MIL
142	Colin Rea	CHC	@ATL, @CWS
143	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL
144	Lucas Giolito	SD	@SEA
145	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@PIT, ARI
146	Patrick Corbin	TOR	TB
147	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	MIA
148	Walbert Urena	LAA	@CLE
149	Adrian Houser	SF	@LAD, @ATH
150	Ty Madden	DET	TOR
151	Caden Dana	LAA	LAD
152	Alek Manoah	LAA	@CLE
153	Anthony Kay	CWS	CHC
154	Chase Petty	CIN	@CLE
155	Walker Buehler	SD	@SEA
156	Kyle Freeland	COL	ARI
157	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	LAD

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ARI, @HOU	ERA inching down
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@NYM
3	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU, SD
4	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SD
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
6	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @DET
7	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, MIA
8	Kris Bubic	KC	@CWS
9	Max Fried	NYY	@BAL
10	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB
11	Ranger Suarez	BOS	PHI
12	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@BAL, @NYM	Could be pitching for his spot in the rotation (he's earned it)
13	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@NYM
14	Parker Messick	CLE	LAA
15	Framber Valdez	DET	@NYM
16	Joe Ryan	MIN	MIL
17	Connelly Early	BOS	@ATL
18	Michael Wacha	KC	@STL
19	Bryan Woo	SEA	@HOU
20	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR	Getting close to being a traditional starter
21	Nick Martinez	TB	MIA
22	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CWS, @STL
23	Bailey Ober	MIN	MIA, MIL
24	Tanner Bibee	CLE	CIN
25	Sonny Gray	BOS	PHI
26	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATL
27	Jack Flaherty	DET	@NYM, TOR
28	Joey Cantillo	CLE	LAA, CIN
29	Kyle Bradish	BAL	NYY	Better control, but needs to sustain it
30	Gavin Williams	CLE	CIN
31	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@DET
32	Shane McClanahan	TB	@TOR
33	Davis Martin	CWS	CHC
34	Mike Burrows	HOU	SEA
35	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	ARI
36	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	STL, SF
37	Seth Lugo	KC	@CWS
38	Emerson Hancock	SEA	SD
39	Noah Cameron	KC	@STL
40	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	SEA
41	Will Warren	NYY	@BAL
42	Shane Baz	BAL	@WAS
43	Noah Schultz	CWS	KC
44	Trevor Rogers	BAL	NYY
45	Jose Soriano	LAA	LAD
46	Luis Castillo	SEA	@HOU
47	Bryce Miller	SEA	@HOU
48	AL Reliever
49	Keider Montero	DET	@NYM
50	Drew Anderson	DET	TOR
51	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ARI
52	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	TEX
53	Sean Burke	CWS	KC
54	Connor Prielipp	MIN	MIA
55	Jack Leiter	TEX	@HOU
56	Slade Cecconi	CLE	LAA
57	Aaron Civale	ATH	SF
58	Brandon Young	BAL	NYY, @WAS
59	Reid Detmers	LAA	@CLE
60	Peter Lambert	HOU	SEA, TEX
61	Jesse Scholtens	TB	MIA
62	J.T. Ginn	ATH	STL
63	Jacob Lopez	ATH	STL
64	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@WAS
65	Brayan Bello	BOS	PHI, @ATL
66	Lance McCullers	HOU	SEA
67	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	TEX
68	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET
69	Erick Fedde	CWS	KC, CHC
70	Luis Severino	ATH	SF
71	Zebby Matthews	MIN	MIL
72	Patrick Corbin	TOR	TB
73	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	MIA
74	Walbert Urena	LAA	@CLE
75	Ty Madden	DET	TOR
76	Caden Dana	LAA	LAD
77	Alek Manoah	LAA	@CLE
78	Anthony Kay	CWS	CHC
79	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	LAD

National League

	Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	1	Paul Skenes	PIT	COL, PHI	Progeny of Roger Clemens and Roy Halladay
2	2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@BOS, @PIT	Hasn't missed a beat
3	3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	SF
4	4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
5	5	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@PIT
6	6	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
7	7	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	SD	The Miz is awesome
8	8	Freddy Peralta	NYM	DET, NYY
9	9	Chase Burns	CIN	WAS	Potential top-20 starter if he can avoid the IL
10	10	Eury Perez	MIA	@MIN, @TB	Too many walks, but it's fixable
11	11	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	SF	Getting on track
12	12	Blake Snell	LAD	@LAA
13	13	Nolan McLean	NYM	DET
14	14	Roki Sasaki	LAD	SF, @LAA
15	15	Michael King	SD	@MIL
16	16	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	PHI
17	17	Spencer Strider	ATL	BOS
18	18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@BOS	Skills still strong, but continues to be snake bit
19	19	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@CWS
20	20	Mitch Keller	PIT	COL
21	21	Logan Henderson	MIL	@MIN
22	22	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SD
23	23	Randy Vasquez	SD	@SEA
24	24	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@TEX
25	25	Nick Lodolo	CIN	WAS
26	26	Zac Gallen	ARI	@TEX
27	27	Grant Holmes	ATL	CHC, BOS
28	28	Clay Holmes	NYM	NYY
29	29	Foster Griffin	WAS	@CIN
30	30	Max Meyer	MIA	@MIN
31	31	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL
32	32	Bryce Elder	ATL	BOS
33	33	Tyler Mahle	SF	@ATH
34	34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TB
35	35	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@CWS
36	36	Christian Scott	NYM	DET
37	37	Kyle Leahy	STL	KC
38	38	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@LAA	Over his skis, but facing vulnerable lineup
39	39	Aaron Nola	PHI	@PIT
40	40	Janson Junk	MIA	@TB
41	41	Brady Singer	CIN	WAS, @CLE
42	42	David Peterson	NYM	NYY
43	43	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	COL
44	44	Michael Soroka	ARI	@TEX, @COL
45	45	Dustin May	STL	KC	Can he continue to harness control?
46	46	Robby Snelling	MIA	@MIN
47	47	Landen Roupp	SF	@LAD	BABIP correcting as expected
48	48	NL Reliever
49	49	Robbie Ray	SF	@LAD
50	50	Ben Brown	CHC	@ATL	Finally has a third pitching, using sinker at about a 24% clip
51	51	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@ATH
52	52	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CLE
53	53	Cade Cavalli	WAS	BAL
54	54	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CIN, BAL
55	55	Michael McGreevy	STL	@ATH
56	56	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CIN
57	57	JR Ritchie	ATL	CHC
58	58	Bubba Chandler	PIT	PHI
59	59	Chad Patrick	MIL	@MIN
60	60	Zack Littell	WAS	BAL
61	61	Brandon Sproat	MIL	SD, @MIN
62	62	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	ARI
63	63	Jose Quintana	COL	@PIT
64	64	Griffin Canning	SD	@MIL
65	65	Andre Pallante	STL	@ATH, KC
66	66	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@COL
67	67	Chase Dollander	COL	@PIT
68	68	Matt Waldron	SD	@MIL
69	69	Andrew Painter	PHI	@BOS
70	70	Trevor McDonald	SF	@LAD, @ATH
71	71	Colin Rea	CHC	@ATL, @CWS
72	72	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@COL
73	73	Lucas Giolito	SD	@SEA
74	74	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@PIT, ARI
75	75	Adrian Houser	SF	@LAD, @ATH
76	76	Chase Petty	CIN	@CLE
77	77	Walker Buehler	SD	@SEA
78	78	Kyle Freeland	COL	ARI