Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

The next week could be important in determining if some top pitchers are truly legit.

May 30, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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May 30, 2026

It's a compelling week of two-start pitchers with a few aces, several fledgling stars and other pitchers emerging into solid fantasy assets. For some of them, the next seven days will help determine if their first two months are real or a mirage.

As always, the ranks will be refreshed on Sunday night.

Week of June 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chase Burns	CIN	KC, @STL	Innings will have to slow down over the second half
2	Joe Ryan	MIN	CWS, KC
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	CLE, BOS	Favorite for AL Cy Young?
4	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@ARI, LAA
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@STL, CLE
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SD	A throwback
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	LAA
8	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
9	Chris Sale	ATL	TOR
10	Connelly Early	BOS	BAL, @NYY
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	@HOU	Apparently, he's human after all
12	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@ATL, BAL
13	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD
14	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Hasn't missed a beat
15	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@COL
16	Logan Gilbert	SEA	NYM
17	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL
18	Michael Soroka	ARI	LAD, WAS
19	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SF, @COL	How do the

As always, the ranks will be refreshed on Sunday night.

Week of June 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Chase Burns	CIN	KC, @STL	Innings will have to slow down over the second half
2	Joe Ryan	MIN	CWS, KC
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	CLE, BOS	Favorite for AL Cy Young?
4	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@ARI, LAA
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@STL, CLE
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SD	A throwback
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	LAA
8	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
9	Chris Sale	ATL	TOR
10	Connelly Early	BOS	BAL, @NYY
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	@HOU	Apparently, he's human after all
12	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@ATL, BAL
13	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD
14	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Hasn't missed a beat
15	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@COL
16	Logan Gilbert	SEA	NYM
17	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL
18	Michael Soroka	ARI	LAD, WAS
19	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SF, @COL	How do the Brewers do it?
20	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CWS
21	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@STL
22	Michael King	SD	NYM
23	George Kirby	SEA	NYM
24	Aaron Nola	PHI	SD, CWS	Can't get in a consistent groove
25	Parker Messick	CLE	@TEX
26	Framber Valdez	DET	SEA
27	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA	Rare misstep last time out
28	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
29	Roki Sasaki	LAD	LAA	Showing why he was so highly regarded
30	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR
31	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SEA, @SD	Switching roles with David Peterson	1%	5%
32	Bryan Woo	SEA	@DET
33	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@ATL
34	Nolan McLean	NYM	@SD
35	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATH	3 HR over first 41.1 IP; 10 HR over last 28.2 IP
36	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	COL
37	Coleman Crow	MIL	SF		100%	2%
38	Jose Soriano	LAA	COL, @LAD	Control issues returning
39	Noah Cameron	KC	@CIN, @MIN		37%
40	Edward Cabrera	CHC	SF
41	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@STL
42	Nick Martinez	TB	DET
43	Sonny Gray	BOS	@NYY
44	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@SEA
45	Michael Wacha	KC	@MIN
46	Carlos Rodon	NYY	CLE
47	Merrill Kelly	ARI	WAS
48	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS
49	Will Warren	NYY	BOS
50	Griffin Jax	TB	DET, @MIA
51	Bailey Ober	MIN	KC
52	Ben Brown	CHC	SF
53	Jack Leiter	TEX	CLE
54	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@STL
55	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN
56	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
57	Ryan Weathers	NYY	BOS
58	Dustin May	STL	TEX		49%
59	Kyle Leahy	STL	CIN		1%	48%
60	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	ATH
61	Jared Jones	PIT	@HOU		10%	32%
62	Jonah Tong	NYM	@SEA		29%
63	Gavin Williams	CLE	@NYY
64	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@NYY
65	Landen Roupp	SF	@MIL, @CHC
66	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, @TOR
67	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS, TB
68	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TEX
69	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYM, @DET
70	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA, @ARI
71	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CIN		12%
72	Steven Matz	TB	DET		50%
73	Bryce Miller	SEA	@DET
74	Mix 12 Reliever
75	Andrew Abbott	CIN	KC
76	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
77	Shane McClanahan	TB	@MIA
78	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@NYY, @TEX
79	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@TB, SEA		100%	100%
80	Randy Vasquez	SD	@PHI, NYM
81	Mike Burrows	HOU	PIT
82	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CLE
83	Zebby Matthews	MIN	KC
84	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@ATL
85	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	PIT
86	Mix 15 Reliever
87	Chad Patrick	MIL	SF, @COL		34%	47%
88	Bryce Elder	ATL	TOR, PIT
89	Seth Lugo	KC	@MIN
90	Andrew Painter	PHI	CWS
91	Christian Scott	NYM	@SD
92	Reid Detmers	LAA	@LAD
93	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
94	Brandon Sproat	MIL	SF		36%
95	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	PIT		40%
96	Sean Burke	CWS	@PHI
97	Grant Holmes	ATL	TOR
98	Jack Flaherty	DET	@TB		48%
99	Peter Lambert	HOU	ATH
100	Zack Littell	WAS	@ARI		1%	12%
101	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@ARI
102	Connor Prielipp	MIN	CWS, KC
103	Colin Rea	CHC	ATH		19%
104	Brady Singer	CIN	@STL		11%	27%
105	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@CHC
106	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@LAA		100%	8%
107	Brayan Bello	BOS	BAL		12%	33%
108	Martin Perez	ATL	PIT		7%
109	Jameson Taillon	CHC	ATH, SF		40%
110	Anthony Kay	CWS	@PHI		15%
111	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
112	Trevor McDonald	SF	@MIL, @CHC
113	Brandon Young	BAL	@TOR		100%	13%
114	Troy Melton	DET	@TB		15%	3%
115	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@BOS
116	Andre Pallante	STL	TEX		10%
117	Gage Jump	ATH	@CHC, @HOU		4%	100%
118	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@HOU, @ATL
119	Janson Junk	MIA	TB		42%
120	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	LAD, WAS
121	Max Meyer	MIA	@WAS
122	Robbie Ray	SF	@CHC
123	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@BOS		7%
124	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@HOU
125	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	MIA		100%	18%
126	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CIN		28%
127	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@NYY		9%
128	Walbert Urena	LAA	COL
129	Lucas Giolito	SD	@PHI		23%
130	Michael McGreevy	STL	TEX, CIN
131	Adrian Houser	SF	@MIL		0%	10%
132	David Sandlin	CWS	@MIN, @PHI		100%	100%
133	Griffin Canning	SD	NYM		4%
134	Miles Mikolas	WAS	MIA		0%	100%
135	Luis Severino	ATH	@CHC		38%
136	Foster Griffin	WAS	@ARI
137	Spencer Miles	TOR	BAL		35%
138	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH		100%	100%
139	Keider Montero	DET	SEA
140	Luinder Avila	KC	@CIN, @MIN		100.00%	100.00%
141	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@LAA		0.00%	100.00%
142	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAA, MIL		100%	100%
143	Chris Paddack	CIN	KC		100%	2%
144	Ryan Gusto	MIA	@WAS		100%	100%
145	Jake Bloss	TOR	BAL		100%	100%
146	Eric Lauer	LAD	@ARI		5%
147	Tyler Phillips	MIA	TB		1%	10%
148	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@HOU		6%	23%
149	Walker Buehler	SD	@PHI		3%	37%
150	Tanner Gordon	COL	MIL		100%	100%
151	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@ATL		100%	27%
152	Erick Fedde	CWS	@MIN		1%	3%
153	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIL		100%	100%
154	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@LAD		8%	43%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	CWS, KC
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	CLE, BOS	Favorite for AL Cy Young?
3	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@STL, CLE
4	Connelly Early	BOS	BAL, @NYY
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@ATL, BAL
6	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE	Hasn't missed a beat
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	NYM
8	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL
9	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@STL
10	George Kirby	SEA	NYM
11	Parker Messick	CLE	@TEX
12	Framber Valdez	DET	SEA
13	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA	Rare misstep last time out
14	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@TOR
15	Bryan Woo	SEA	@DET
16	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@ATL
17	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	COL
18	Jose Soriano	LAA	COL, @LAD	Control issues returning
19	Noah Cameron	KC	@CIN, @MIN
20	Nick Martinez	TB	DET
21	Sonny Gray	BOS	@NYY
22	Michael Wacha	KC	@MIN
23	Carlos Rodon	NYY	CLE
24	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS
25	Will Warren	NYY	BOS
26	Griffin Jax	TB	DET, @MIA
27	Bailey Ober	MIN	KC
28	Jack Leiter	TEX	CLE
29	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@STL
30	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN
31	Ryan Weathers	NYY	BOS
32	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	ATH
33	Gavin Williams	CLE	@NYY
34	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@NYY
35	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, @TOR
36	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TEX
37	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYM, @DET
38	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CIN
39	Steven Matz	TB	DET
40	Bryce Miller	SEA	@DET
41	Shane McClanahan	TB	@MIA
42	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@NYY, @TEX
43	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@TB, SEA
44	Mike Burrows	HOU	PIT
45	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CLE
46	Zebby Matthews	MIN	KC
47	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	PIT
48	Seth Lugo	KC	@MIN
49	Reid Detmers	LAA	@LAD
50	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	PIT
51	AL Reliever
52	Sean Burke	CWS	@PHI
53	Jack Flaherty	DET	@TB
54	Peter Lambert	HOU	ATH
55	Connor Prielipp	MIN	CWS, KC
56	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@CHC
57	Brayan Bello	BOS	BAL
58	Anthony Kay	CWS	@PHI
59	Brandon Young	BAL	@TOR
60	Troy Melton	DET	@TB
61	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@BOS
62	Gage Jump	ATH	@CHC, @HOU
63	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@BOS
64	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@HOU
65	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@NYY
66	Walbert Urena	LAA	COL
67	David Sandlin	CWS	@MIN, @PHI
68	Luis Severino	ATH	@CHC
69	Spencer Miles	TOR	BAL
70	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
71	Keider Montero	DET	SEA
72	Luinder Avila	KC	@CIN, @MIN
73	Jake Bloss	TOR	BAL
74	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@HOU
75	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@ATL
76	Erick Fedde	CWS	@MIN
77	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@LAD

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chase Burns	CIN	KC, @STL	Innings will have to slow down over the second half
2	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@ARI, LAA
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SD	A throwback
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	LAA
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
6	Chris Sale	ATL	TOR
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	@HOU	Apparently, he's human after all
8	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD
9	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@COL
10	Michael Soroka	ARI	LAD, WAS
11	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SF, @COL	How do the Brewers do it?
12	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CWS
13	Michael King	SD	NYM
14	Aaron Nola	PHI	SD, CWS	Can't get in a consistent groove
15	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
16	Roki Sasaki	LAD	LAA	Showing why he was so highly regarded
17	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SEA, @SD	Switching roles with David Peterson
18	Nolan McLean	NYM	@SD
19	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATH	3 HR over first 41.1 IP; 10 HR over last 28.2 IP
20	Coleman Crow	MIL	SF
21	Edward Cabrera	CHC	SF
22	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@STL
23	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@SEA
24	Merrill Kelly	ARI	WAS
25	Ben Brown	CHC	SF
26	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
27	Dustin May	STL	TEX
28	Kyle Leahy	STL	CIN
29	Jared Jones	PIT	@HOU
30	Jonah Tong	NYM	@SEA
31	Landen Roupp	SF	@MIL, @CHC
32	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@WAS, TB
33	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA, @ARI
34	Andrew Abbott	CIN	KC
35	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
36	Randy Vasquez	SD	@PHI, NYM
37	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@ATL
38	Chad Patrick	MIL	SF, @COL
39	Bryce Elder	ATL	TOR, PIT
40	Andrew Painter	PHI	CWS
41	Christian Scott	NYM	@SD
42	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
43	Brandon Sproat	MIL	SF
44	NL Reliever
45	Grant Holmes	ATL	TOR
46	Zack Littell	WAS	@ARI
47	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@ARI
48	Colin Rea	CHC	ATH
49	Brady Singer	CIN	@STL
50	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@LAA
51	Martin Perez	ATL	PIT
52	Jameson Taillon	CHC	ATH, SF
53	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
54	Trevor McDonald	SF	@MIL, @CHC
55	Andre Pallante	STL	TEX
56	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@HOU, @ATL
57	Janson Junk	MIA	TB
58	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	LAD, WAS
59	Max Meyer	MIA	@WAS
60	Robbie Ray	SF	@CHC
61	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	MIA
62	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CIN
63	Lucas Giolito	SD	@PHI
64	Michael McGreevy	STL	TEX, CIN
65	Adrian Houser	SF	@MIL
66	Griffin Canning	SD	NYM
67	Miles Mikolas	WAS	MIA
68	Foster Griffin	WAS	@ARI
69	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@LAA
70	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAA, MIL
71	Chris Paddack	CIN	KC
72	Ryan Gusto	MIA	@WAS
73	Eric Lauer	LAD	@ARI
74	Tyler Phillips	MIA	TB
75	Walker Buehler	SD	@PHI
76	Tanner Gordon	COL	MIL
77	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIL