Weekly Pitcher Rankings: MadBum's Back

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Updated on August 12, 2017 12:20PM EST

Especially with Madison Bumgarner losing his second start, this is relatively weak week for two-start pitchers. However, someone has to pick up the double dips, so there are some intriguing options to pick up or elevate from your reserves. Keep in mind ranks are driven by either ratios or wins and strikeouts, so when making lineup decisions, be sure to consider category needs.

UPDATED: Sunday August 13 10:45 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. NYY
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	at KC
3	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at MIN	Bounced back nicely last time after a couple of rough starts
4	Danny Salazar	CLE	at MIN, at KC	1.42 ERA, .95 WHIP, 36 K in 25.1 IP in 4 games since rejoining rotation
5	Luis Severino	NYY	at NYM
6	Chris Archer	TB	vs. SEA
7	Sonny Gray	NYY	vs. NYM, at BOS	Low homers masking too many walks
8	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. TB, at CHC
9	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at SEA, vs. LAA	Hiccup last time versus Halos, but pitching well after the break
10	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. TB
11	Danny Duffy	KC	at OAK	In a rut but good matchup
12	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. NYY	Control lapses continue to haunt, elevating pitch count
13	Charlie Morton	HOU	vs. ARI
14	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. OAK	10.05 ERA, 2.58 WHIP last three games, facing right opponent to rebound
15	Collin McHugh	HOU	at ARI, vs. OAK	Still shaking off rust

UPDATED: Sunday August 13 10:45 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. NYY
2	Corey Kluber	CLE	at KC
3	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at MIN	Bounced back nicely last time after a couple of rough starts
4	Danny Salazar	CLE	at MIN, at KC	1.42 ERA, .95 WHIP, 36 K in 25.1 IP in 4 games since rejoining rotation
5	Luis Severino	NYY	at NYM
6	Chris Archer	TB	vs. SEA
7	Sonny Gray	NYY	vs. NYM, at BOS	Low homers masking too many walks
8	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. TB, at CHC
9	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at SEA, vs. LAA	Hiccup last time versus Halos, but pitching well after the break
10	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. TB
11	Danny Duffy	KC	at OAK	In a rut but good matchup
12	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. NYY	Control lapses continue to haunt, elevating pitch count
13	Charlie Morton	HOU	vs. ARI
14	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. OAK	10.05 ERA, 2.58 WHIP last three games, facing right opponent to rebound
15	Collin McHugh	HOU	at ARI, vs. OAK	Still shaking off rust
16	Brad Peacock	HOU	at ARI, vs. OAK
17	Justin Verlander	DET	at TEX	1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP last month with 50 K in 47 IP
18	Michael Fulmer	DET	at TEX, vs. LAD	On target to come off DL for Monday's start
19	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. ARI	Strikeouts up, walks down but homers up, hence ERA is up recently
20	Jason Hammel	KC	at OAK
21	Jacob Faria	TB	at TOR
22	Luis Cessa	NYY	vs. NYM, at BOS	Replacing Sabathia
23	Jake Odorizzi	TB	at TOR, vs. SEA	Foot appears fine, now if he could regain control…
24	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	at TB
25	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at TB	18 HR alowed in last 58 IP
26	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. STL
27	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. DET
28	A.J. Griffin	TEX	vs. DET, vs. CWS
29	Alex Cobb	TB	at TOR
30	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. LAA	Pitching will this month after a poor July
31	Mike Fiers	HOU	vs. ARI
32	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. STL	Homers continue to be an issue
33	Jake Junis	KC	at OAK, vs. CLE	1 ER in 8 IP last time vs. Seattle, should replace injured Trevor Cahill
34	Chris Smith	OAK	vs. KC
35	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. CLE
36	Jason Vargas	KC	vs. CLE
37	Jaime Garcia	NYY	at NYM
38	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	vs. BAL, at TB
39	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. KC
40	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. CWS
41	Trevor Bauer	CLE	at BOS, at KC
42	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CLE
43	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. CWS
44	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. SEA
45	Chris Rowley	TOR	vs. TB
46	J.A. Happ	TOR	at CHC
47	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at LAD
48	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	vs. LAA
49	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at SEA
50	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at MIN
51	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. DET, vs. CWS
52	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. KC
53	Blake Snell	TB	at TOR
54	Nick Tepesch	TOR	vs. TB, at CHC
55	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. BAL
56	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	at LAD, at TEX
57	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	at BOS
58	Sean Manaea	OAK	at HOU
59	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at BAL	Could make 2017 debut, not official yet
60	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at TEX
61	Doug Fister	BOS	vs. CLE, vs. NYY
62	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at WAS	Good first start coming off DL, big test vs. Nationals
63	Parker Bridwell	LAA	at BAL
64	Derek Holland	CWS	at TEX
65	Dietrich Enns	MIN	vs. ARI
66	Wade Miley	BAL	at SEA
67	Matt Boyd	DET	vs. LAD
68	Christian Bergman	SEA	vs. BAL
69	Anibal Sanchez	DET	at TEX
70	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at WAS
71	JC Ramirez	LAA	at BAL
72	James Shields	CWS	at TEX
73	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. LAD
74	Kendall Graveman	OAK	at HOU
75	Bartolo Colon	MIN	vs. CLE, vs. ARI
76	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. CLE
77	Paul Blackburn	OAK	at HOU

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rank	Pitcher	TEAM	Opponent(s)	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at NYY, vs. MIA	Expected to make starts after taking comebacker off pitching arm
2	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. LAA, at SD	Regression on hold with cake matchups at home
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. HOU, at MIN
4	Max Scherzer	WAS	at SD
5	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. CIN, vs. TOR	Homers high lately
6	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. CWS
7	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at MIA	Lost double dip with rainout last Friday
8	Yu Darvish	LAD	vs. CWS
9	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at SD
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	at SF	2 ER in 7 IP should silence any obstinate doubters
11	Ty Blach	SF	at MIA, vs. PHI	Lesser lineups in pitcher's parks
12	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. TOR	Back on track, five straight qualty starts
13	Carlos Martinez	STL	at PIT	Hits and homers up last few outings
14	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. CIN
15	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. CIN, vs. TOR	Good numbers but not pitching deep into games
16	Ivan Nova	PIT	at MIL, vs. STL	Whiffs up a little, but so are homers
17	Adam Conley	MIA	vs. SF, at NYM	Aided by favorable matchups
18	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. PIT	Caught huge break, no longer facing Rockies in Coors
19	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. PHI, vs. WAS	Nats big test, but pair at home big plus
20	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PHI
21	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at MIL	2.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP last month
22	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. NYY	Pitching better than numbers indicate
23	Luis Castillo	CIN	at CHC, at ATL	Strikeouts down lately
24	Michael Wacha	STL	at PIT
25	Mike Leake	STL	at BOS, at PIT
26	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at DET
27	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	at SD, at SF	Pitching well lately, draws two good matchups in good parks
28	Dan Straily	MIA	vs. SF
29	Rich Hill	LAD	at DET	Homers up in August after a splendid July
30	Zack Godley	ARI	at MIN
31	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. LAA
32	Jose Urena	MIA	vs. SF
33	Robbie Ray	ARI	at MIN
34	German Marquez	COL	vs. MIL
35	Jameson Taillon	PIT	vs. STL
36	Matt Moore	SF	vs. PHI
37	Scott Feldman	CIN	at CHC
38	John Lackey	CHC	vs. CIN
39	Travis Wood	SD	vs. PHI, vs. WAS
40	Adam Wainwright	STL	at PIT
41	Nick Pivetta	PHI	at SD
42	Asher Wojciechowski	CIN	at CHC, at ATL	Risky for ratios but could help strikeouts
43	Jon Gray	COL	vs. ATL
44	R.A. Dickey	ATL	vs. CIN
45	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. STL
46	Jeff Hoffman	COL	vs. ATL
47	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. PIT, at COL	Low homers keeping ERA in check, peripherals meh
48	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. STL
49	Vance Worley	MIA	at NYM
50	Chad Bettis	COL	vs. ATL, vs. MIL
51	Sean Newcomb	ATL	at COL, vs. CIN
52	Julio Teheran	ATL	at COL, vs. CIN
53	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. MIA
54	Seth Lugo	NYM	vs. NYY
55	Clayton Richard	SD	vs. PHI
56	Homer Bailey	CIN	at CHC
57	Zach Eflin	PHI	at SD, at SF
58	Mark Leiter	PHI	at SF
59	Chris Stratton	SF	vs. PHI
60	Lance Lynn	STL	at BOS
61	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	vs. WAS
62	Justin Nicolino	MIA	at NYM
63	Sal Romano	CIN	at ATL
64	Rafael Montero	NYM	at NYY, vs. MIA
65	Taijuan Walker	ARI	at HOU
66	Patrick Corbin	ARI	at HOU
67	Kyle Freeland	COL	vs. ATL, vs. MIL
68	Matt Cain	SF	at MIA
69	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at DET
70	Anthony Banda	ARI	vs. HOU
71	Luis Perdomo	SD	vs. WAS
72	Edwin Jackson	WAS	at SD
73	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at COL
74	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at COL
75	Lucas Sims	ATL	at COL
76	Matt Garza	MIL	at COL

MLB

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	COMMENT
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at NYY, vs. MIA	Expected to make starts after taking comebacker off pitching arm
2	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	vs. LAA, at SD	Regression on hold with cake matchups at home
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. HOU, at MIN
4	Chris Sale	BOS	vs. NYY
5	Max Scherzer	WAS	at SD
6	Jose Quintana	CHC	vs. CIN, vs. TOR	Homers high lately
7	Corey Kluber	CLE	at KC
8	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. CWS
9	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at MIN	Bounced back nicely last time after a couple of rough starts
10	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at MIA	Lost double dip with rainout last Friday
11	Yu Darvish	LAD	vs. CWS
12	Danny Salazar	CLE	at MIN, at KC	1.42 ERA, .95 WHIP, 36 K in 25.1 IP in 4 games since rejoining rotation
13	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	at SD
14	Aaron Nola	PHI	at SF	2 ER in 7 IP should silence any obstinate doubters
15	Ty Blach	SF	at MIA, vs. PHI	Lesser lineups in pitcher's parks
16	Luis Severino	NYY	at NYM
17	Jake Arrieta	CHC	vs. TOR	Back on track, five straight qualty starts
18	Chris Archer	TB	vs. SEA
19	Sonny Gray	NYY	vs. NYM, at BOS	Low homers masking too many walks
20	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. TB, at CHC
21	Carlos Martinez	STL	at PIT	Hits and homers up last few outings
22	Jon Lester	CHC	vs. CIN
23	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	vs. CIN, vs. TOR	Good numbers but not pitching deep into games
24	Ivan Nova	PIT	at MIL, vs. STL	Whiffs up a little, but so are homers
25	Kevin Gausman	BAL	at SEA, vs. LAA	Hiccup last time versus Halos, but pitching well after the break
26	Adam Conley	MIA	vs. SF, at NYM	Aided by favorable matchups
27	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	vs. PIT	Caught huge break, no longer facing Rockies in Coors
28	Marcus Stroman	TOR	vs. TB
29	Danny Duffy	KC	at OAK	In a rut but good matchup
30	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. PHI, vs. WAS	Nats big test, but pair at home big plus
31	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. PHI
32	Drew Pomeranz	BOS	vs. NYY	Control lapses continue to haunt, elevating pitch count
33	Charlie Morton	HOU	vs. ARI
34	Gerrit Cole	PIT	at MIL	2.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP last month
35	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	vs. OAK	10.05 ERA, 2.58 WHIP last three games, facing right opponent to rebound
36	Collin McHugh	HOU	at ARI, vs. OAK	Still shaking off rust
37	Brad Peacock	HOU	at ARI, vs. OAK
38	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. NYY	Pitching better than numbers indicate
39	Justin Verlander	DET	at TEX	1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP last month with 50 K in 47 IP
40	Luis Castillo	CIN	at CHC, at ATL	Strikeouts down lately
41	Michael Wacha	STL	at PIT
42	Michael Fulmer	DET	at TEX, vs. LAD	On target to come off DL for Monday's start
43	Mike Leake	STL	at BOS, at PIT
44	Kenta Maeda	LAD	at DET
45	Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	at SD, at SF	Pitching well lately, draws two good matchups in good parks
46	Dan Straily	MIA	vs. SF
47	Ervin Santana	MIN	vs. ARI	Strikeouts up, walks down but homers up, hence ERA is up recently
48	Jason Hammel	KC	at OAK
49	Jacob Faria	TB	at TOR
50	Luis Cessa	NYY	vs. NYM, at BOS	Replacing Sabathia
51	Jake Odorizzi	TB	at TOR, vs. SEA	Foot appears fine, now if he could regain control…
52	Rich Hill	LAD	at DET	Homers up in August after a splendid July
53	Erasmo Ramirez	SEA	at TB
54	Ariel Miranda	SEA	at TB	18 HR alowed in last 58 IP
55	Zack Godley	ARI	at MIN
56	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	vs. STL
57	Tanner Roark	WAS	vs. LAA
58	Cole Hamels	TEX	vs. DET
59	A.J. Griffin	TEX	vs. DET, vs. CWS
60	Jose Urena	MIA	vs. SF
61	Alex Cobb	TB	at TOR
62	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. LAA	Pitching will this month after a poor July
63	Mike Fiers	HOU	vs. ARI
64	Robbie Ray	ARI	at MIN
65	Rick Porcello	BOS	vs. STL	Homers continue to be an issue
66	German Marquez	COL	vs. MIL
67	Jake Junis	KC	at OAK, vs. CLE	1 ER in 8 IP last time vs. Seattle, should replace injured Trevor Cahill
68	Chris Smith	OAK	vs. KC
69	Jameson Taillon	PIT	vs. STL
70	Jose Berrios	MIN	vs. CLE
71	Jason Vargas	KC	vs. CLE
72	Jaime Garcia	NYY	at NYM
73	Matt Moore	SF	vs. PHI
74	Yovani Gallardo	SEA	vs. BAL, at TB
75	Scott Feldman	CIN	at CHC
76	John Lackey	CHC	vs. CIN
77	Travis Wood	SD	vs. PHI, vs. WAS
78	Adam Wainwright	STL	at PIT
79	Jharel Cotton	OAK	vs. KC
80	Tyson Ross	TEX	vs. CWS
81	Nick Pivetta	PHI	at SD
82	Trevor Bauer	CLE	at BOS, at KC
83	Asher Wojciechowski	CIN	at CHC, at ATL	Risky for ratios but could help strikeouts
84	Jon Gray	COL	vs. ATL
85	R.A. Dickey	ATL	vs. CIN
86	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CLE
87	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. STL
88	Andrew Cashner	TEX	vs. CWS
89	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. SEA
90	Jeff Hoffman	COL	vs. ATL
91	Zach Davies	MIL	vs. PIT, at COL	Low homers keeping ERA in check, peripherals meh
92	Chris Rowley	TOR	vs. TB
93	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. STL
94	Vance Worley	MIA	at NYM
95	Chad Bettis	COL	vs. ATL, vs. MIL
96	J.A. Happ	TOR	at CHC
97	Sean Newcomb	ATL	at COL, vs. CIN
98	Julio Teheran	ATL	at COL, vs. CIN
99	Carlos Rodon	CWS	at LAD
100	Jeremy Hellickson	BAL	vs. LAA
101	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. MIA
102	Seth Lugo	NYM	vs. NYY
103	Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	at SEA
104	Clayton Richard	SD	vs. PHI
105	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at MIN
106	Martin Perez	TEX	vs. DET, vs. CWS
107	Daniel Gossett	OAK	vs. KC
108	Blake Snell	TB	at TOR
109	Nick Tepesch	TOR	vs. TB, at CHC
110	Homer Bailey	CIN	at CHC
111	Zach Eflin	PHI	at SD, at SF
112	Mark Leiter	PHI	at SF
113	Chris Stratton	SF	vs. PHI
114	Lance Lynn	STL	at BOS
115	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. BAL
116	Miguel Gonzalez	CWS	at LAD, at TEX
117	Jordan Montgomery	NYY	at BOS
118	Sean Manaea	OAK	at HOU
119	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at BAL	Could make 2017 debut, not official yet
120	Jhoulys Chacin	SD	vs. WAS
121	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	at TEX
122	Doug Fister	BOS	vs. CLE, vs. NYY
123	Justin Nicolino	MIA	at NYM
124	Sal Romano	CIN	at ATL
125	Rafael Montero	NYM	at NYY, vs. MIA
126	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at WAS	Good first start coming off DL, big test vs. Nationals
127	Parker Bridwell	LAA	at BAL
128	Derek Holland	CWS	at TEX
129	Taijuan Walker	ARI	at HOU
130	Dietrich Enns	MIN	vs. ARI
131	Wade Miley	BAL	at SEA
132	Matt Boyd	DET	vs. LAD
133	Christian Bergman	SEA	vs. BAL
134	Patrick Corbin	ARI	at HOU
135	Kyle Freeland	COL	vs. ATL, vs. MIL
136	Matt Cain	SF	at MIA
137	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at DET
138	Anthony Banda	ARI	vs. HOU
139	Anibal Sanchez	DET	at TEX
140	Ricky Nolasco	LAA	at WAS
141	JC Ramirez	LAA	at BAL
142	Luis Perdomo	SD	vs. WAS
143	Edwin Jackson	WAS	at SD
144	James Shields	CWS	at TEX
145	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. LAD
146	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at COL
147	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at COL
148	Kendall Graveman	OAK	at HOU
149	Bartolo Colon	MIN	vs. CLE, vs. ARI
150	Lucas Sims	ATL	at COL
151	Kyle Gibson	MIN	vs. CLE
152	Paul Blackburn	OAK	at HOU
153	Matt Garza	MIL	at COL