Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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July 18, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

July 18, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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While all pitching plans are subject to change, the first week after the break is always more flighty as the weather is wreaking havoc with teams that cooperated and decided early on their rotations.

After the dust settles, it'll be a busy week with 95 games. However, a schedule quirk has 15 matchups on Monday and only five on Thursday.

Be sure to check back Sunday night for any further changes.

Week of July 21-27

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins - Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
8	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
9	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
10	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
12	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a 20?
13	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
14	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PHI
15	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
16	Jesus Luzardo

While all pitching plans are subject to change, the first week after the break is always more flighty as the weather is wreaking havoc with teams that cooperated and decided early on their rotations.

After the dust settles, it'll be a busy week with 95 games. However, a schedule quirk has 15 matchups on Monday and only five on Thursday.

Be sure to check back Sunday night for any further changes.

Week of July 21-27

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins - Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
5	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
8	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
9	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
10	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
12	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a 20?
13	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
14	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PHI
15	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
16	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYY
17	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL, TOR	Has to be Dunkin's next spokesperson
18	Framber Valdez	DET	@CHC, KC
19	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CHC, KC
20	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@PHI
21	Hunter Greene	CIN	@STL
22	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
23	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
24	Parker Messick	CLE	MIN
25	Gerrit Cole	NYY	PIT
26	Logan Henderson	MIL	NYM	There are opening to stick in the rotation this time
27	Nick Martinez	TB	@TOR, CLE
28	Ranger Suarez	BOS	BAL
29	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
30	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
31	Kyle Bradish	BAL	ATL	Dinner is on you
32	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @SF
33	Casey Mize	DET	KC
34	George Kirby	SEA	CIN
35	Jake Bennett	BOS	BAL
36	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR
37	Shane Drohan	MIL	COL
38	Shane McClanahan	TB	CLE
39	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@NYM
40	Logan Webb	SF	LAA	Where did the strikeouts go?
41	Sonny Gray	BOS	TOR
42	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	CHC
43	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA
44	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
45	Kyle Leahy	STL	@LAA, CIN		23%
46	Max Meyer	MIA	SD
47	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	SD, @BAL
48	Robert Gasser	MIL	COL		33%
49	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@HOU
50	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAD
51	Troy Melton	DET	@CHC
52	Nolan McLean	NYM	LAD
53	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN, @TB
54	Luis Castillo	SEA	CIN
55	Michael Wacha	KC	SF, @DET
56	Brady Singer	CIN	@SEA		28%
57	Michael King	SD	@ATL
58	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@BOS
59	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TEX
60	Dustin May	STL	ARI
61	Tyler Mahle	SF	@KC, LAA		8%
62	Hunter Brown	HOU	@CWS
63	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CLE
64	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
65	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE		40%
66	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
67	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ATL
68	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@PHI
69	Zach Thornton	NYM	@MIL		9%
70	Jack Perkins	ATH	@ARI		8%
71	Robbie Ray	SF	LAA
72	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@SF		17%
73	Foster Griffin	WAS	ARI
74	Sean Burke	CWS	HOU
75	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CIN
76	Ronel Blanco	HOU	MIA		100%	100%
77	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SEA, @STL
78	Brandon Sproat	MIL	NYM, COL
79	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@MIL, LAD	Tough pair to audition for a trade
80	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, ATL
81	Davis Martin	CWS	HOU
82	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYY, CHC		39%
83	Mix 12 Reliever
84	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@COL, ARI		8%
85	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TB
86	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@PHI
87	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@NYM
88	Jose Urquidy	PIT	@NYY		100%	100%
89	Landen Roupp	SF	@KC
90	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, CIN		18%
91	Mix 15 Reliever
92	Janson Junk	MIA	@HOU, SD		11%
93	Will Warren	NYY	PIT, @PHI
94	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	MIA
95	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@STL		27%
96	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN		49%
97	Christian Scott	NYM	@MIL
98	Walbert Urena	LAA	STL
99	Grant Holmes	ATL	@BAL
100	Michael McGreevy	STL	@LAA
101	Zebby Matthews	MIN	ATH
102	Peter Lambert	HOU	@CWS
103	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@SF		1%	43%
104	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATH
105	Cristian Javier	HOU	MIA		3%	13%
106	Slade Cecconi	CLE	MIN, @TB		20%
107	Elmer Rodriguez	NYY	PIT		0%	100%
108	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PIT
109	Connor Prielipp	MIN	ATH		23%
110	Seth Lugo	KC	SF
111	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD, @BAL		46%
112	Zack Littell	WAS	ARI		3%
113	David Peterson	CHC	DET		4%	45%
114	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CWS		42%
115	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@COL
116	Noah Cameron	KC	@DET
117	Noah Schultz	CWS	@TEX
118	Martin Perez	ATL	SD		13%
119	Shane Bieber	TOR	TB
120	Aaron Nola	PHI	LAD
121	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
122	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@WAS
123	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	TOR		12%
124	Eric Lauer	LAD	@PHI		33%
125	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CWS
126	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET, @PIT		12%
127	Anthony Kay	CWS	@TEX		21%
128	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@ARI, @MIN		26%
129	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS, @MIL		0%	100%
130	Spencer Miles	TOR	TB		3%	33%
131	Mike Paredes	MIN	@CLE		100%	100%
132	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL		4%	28%
133	Brandon Young	BAL	@BOS
134	Colin Rea	CHC	DET		8%
135	Luinder Avila	KC	SF, @DET		1%	12%
136	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
137	Alan Rangel	PHI	NYY		100%	2%
138	Mitch Bratt	ARI	ATH, @WAS		0%	3%
139	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@NYY
140	Stephen Kolek	KC	@DET		7%	50%
141	Gabriel Hughes	COL	WAS		100%	3%
142	Cal Quantrill	TEX	CWS		100%	13%
143	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TEX, HOU		1%	15%
144	Kohl Drake	ARI	ATH, @WAS		100%	100%
145	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@MIL		100%	3%
146	Walker Buehler	SD	@ATL, @MIA		35%
147	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN		2%	3%
148	Randy Vasquez	SD	@ATL, @MIA		16%	22%
149	Trevor McDonald	SF	@KC		35%
150	Gage Jump	ATH	@ARI
151	Griffin Canning	SD	@ATL		1%	8%
152	Tyler Phillips	MIA	@HOU		1%	45%
153	Michael Lorenzen	COL	WAS		0%	100%
154	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIL		100%	3%
155	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@COL		100%	2%
156	German Marquez	SD	@MIA		100%	7%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Cease	TOR	TB, @BOS	Only six wins - Exhibit A for using IP instead of wins
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS, SEA
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE, ATH	Let the hug watch commence
4	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB, @BOS
5	Tarik Skubal	DET	KC
6	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@TOR, CLE
7	Payton Tolle	BOS	BAL, TOR	Has to be Dunkin's next spokesperson
8	Framber Valdez	DET	@CHC, KC
9	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CHC, KC
10	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@PHI
11	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
12	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
13	Parker Messick	CLE	MIN
14	Gerrit Cole	NYY	PIT
15	Nick Martinez	TB	@TOR, CLE
16	Ranger Suarez	BOS	BAL
17	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
18	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
19	Kyle Bradish	BAL	ATL	Dinner is on you
20	Jose Soriano	LAA	STL, @SF
21	Casey Mize	DET	KC
22	George Kirby	SEA	CIN
23	Jake Bennett	BOS	BAL
24	Griffin Jax	TB	@TOR
25	Shane McClanahan	TB	CLE
26	Sonny Gray	BOS	TOR
27	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA
28	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
29	Troy Melton	DET	@CHC
30	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN, @TB
31	Luis Castillo	SEA	CIN
32	Michael Wacha	KC	SF, @DET
33	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@BOS
34	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TEX
35	Hunter Brown	HOU	@CWS
36	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CLE
37	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
38	Reid Detmers	LAA	STL
39	Trevor Rogers	BAL	ATL
40	Jack Perkins	ATH	@ARI
41	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@SF
42	Sean Burke	CWS	HOU
43	Emerson Hancock	SEA	CIN
44	Ronel Blanco	HOU	MIA
45	Shane Baz	BAL	@BOS, ATL
46	Davis Martin	CWS	HOU
47	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TB
48	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@PHI
49	Will Warren	NYY	PIT, @PHI
50	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	MIA
51	Walbert Urena	LAA	STL
52	Zebby Matthews	MIN	ATH
53	Peter Lambert	HOU	@CWS
54	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@SF
55	Cristian Javier	HOU	MIA
56	Slade Cecconi	CLE	MIN, @TB
57	Elmer Rodriguez	NYY	PIT
58	AL Reliever
59	Connor Prielipp	MIN	ATH
60	Seth Lugo	KC	SF
61	Kumar Rocker	TEX	CWS
62	Noah Cameron	KC	@DET
63	Noah Schultz	CWS	@TEX
64	Shane Bieber	TOR	TB
65	Dean Kremer	BAL	@BOS
66	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	TOR
67	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CWS
68	Anthony Kay	CWS	@TEX
69	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@ARI, @MIN
70	Spencer Miles	TOR	TB
71	Mike Paredes	MIN	@CLE
72	Brandon Young	BAL	@BOS
73	Luinder Avila	KC	SF, @DET
74	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
75	Stephen Kolek	KC	@DET
76	Cal Quantrill	TEX	CWS
77	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TEX, HOU
78	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN
79	Gage Jump	ATH	@ARI

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	LAD, NYY	Tough path to get back on track
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
3	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	NYM	Might not be the last time he gets extended rest
4	Chris Sale	ATL	SD
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@NYM
6	Chase Burns	CIN	@SEA	Hey Chase, can you float me a 20?
7	Eury Perez	MIA	SD
8	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PHI
9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	LAD
10	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYY
11	Hunter Greene	CIN	@STL
12	Logan Henderson	MIL	NYM	There are opening to stick in the rotation this time
13	Shane Drohan	MIL	COL
14	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@NYM
15	Logan Webb	SF	LAA	Where did the strikeouts go?
16	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	CHC
17	Kyle Leahy	STL	@LAA, CIN
18	Max Meyer	MIA	SD
19	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	SD, @BAL
20	Robert Gasser	MIL	COL
21	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@HOU
22	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAD
23	Nolan McLean	NYM	LAD
24	Brady Singer	CIN	@SEA
25	Michael King	SD	@ATL
26	Dustin May	STL	ARI
27	Tyler Mahle	SF	@KC, LAA
28	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
29	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@PHI
30	Zach Thornton	NYM	@MIL
31	Robbie Ray	SF	LAA
32	Foster Griffin	WAS	ARI
33	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SEA, @STL
34	Brandon Sproat	MIL	NYM, COL
35	Freddy Peralta	NYM	@MIL, LAD	Tough pair to audition for a trade
36	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYY, CHC
37	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@COL, ARI
38	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@NYM
39	Jose Urquidy	PIT	@NYY
40	Landen Roupp	SF	@KC
41	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@LAA, CIN
42	Janson Junk	MIA	@HOU, SD
43	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@STL
44	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
45	Christian Scott	NYM	@MIL
46	Grant Holmes	ATL	@BAL
47	Michael McGreevy	STL	@LAA
48	Merrill Kelly	ARI	ATH
49	NL Reliever
50	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@PIT
51	Bryce Elder	ATL	SD, @BAL
52	Zack Littell	WAS	ARI
53	David Peterson	CHC	DET
54	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@COL
55	Martin Perez	ATL	SD
56	Aaron Nola	PHI	LAD
57	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@WAS
58	Eric Lauer	LAD	@PHI
59	Jameson Taillon	CHC	DET, @PIT
60	Kyle Freeland	COL	WAS, @MIL
61	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@STL
62	Colin Rea	CHC	DET
63	Alan Rangel	PHI	NYY
64	Mitch Bratt	ARI	ATH, @WAS
65	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@NYY
66	Gabriel Hughes	COL	WAS
67	Kohl Drake	ARI	ATH, @WAS
68	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@MIL
69	Walker Buehler	SD	@ATL, @MIA
70	Randy Vasquez	SD	@ATL, @MIA
71	Trevor McDonald	SF	@KC
72	Griffin Canning	SD	@ATL
73	Tyler Phillips	MIA	@HOU
74	Michael Lorenzen	COL	WAS
75	Ryan Feltner	COL	@MIL
76	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@COL
77	German Marquez	SD	@MIA