Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Corbin on Top

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Updated on June 9, 2018 10:35AM EST

This is the first week in a while without a doubleheader on the docket. It's unfortunate as we could have used a little help with a few more two-start options. This is the result of the extra off days built into the season.

For the week, June 11-17

UPDATED: Sunday, June 10, 11:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at CWS, vs. MIN	ERA artificially high
2	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Displaying improved control lately
3	Chris Sale	BOS	at BAL	#KillTheWin
4	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	at OAK, at KC
5	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. TB
6	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. MIN
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	at OAK
8	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. BOS, vs. MIA	Remains strong since royal beating
9	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at OAK
10	Trevor Bauer	CLE	at CWS	#KillTheWin
11	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS	#KillTheWin
12	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at SEA, at OAK	Whiffs down lately but they'll pick back up
13	Jose Berrios	MIN	at DET
14	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. WAS, vs. TB	Favorable matchups, both bottom half with lefty on the hill
15	Blake Snell	TB	at NYY	Carrying over improved control displayed post break last season
16	Steven Wright	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Knuckleballers are like a box of chocolates…
17	David Price	BOS	at SEA
18	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS
19	Rick Porcello	BOS	at SEA
20	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. LAA
21	Daniel Mengden	OAK

For the week, June 11-17

UPDATED: Sunday, June 10, 11:00 PM ET

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at CWS, vs. MIN	ERA artificially high
2	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Displaying improved control lately
3	Chris Sale	BOS	at BAL	#KillTheWin
4	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	at OAK, at KC
5	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. TB
6	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. MIN
7	Justin Verlander	HOU	at OAK
8	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. BOS, vs. MIA	Remains strong since royal beating
9	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at OAK
10	Trevor Bauer	CLE	at CWS	#KillTheWin
11	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS	#KillTheWin
12	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at SEA, at OAK	Whiffs down lately but they'll pick back up
13	Jose Berrios	MIN	at DET
14	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. WAS, vs. TB	Favorable matchups, both bottom half with lefty on the hill
15	Blake Snell	TB	at NYY	Carrying over improved control displayed post break last season
16	Steven Wright	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Knuckleballers are like a box of chocolates…
17	David Price	BOS	at SEA
18	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS
19	Rick Porcello	BOS	at SEA
20	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. LAA
21	Daniel Mengden	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAA
22	J.A. Happ	TOR	at TB
23	Cole Hamels	TEX	at LAD
24	Kevin Gausman	BAL	vs. MIA
25	Mike Leake	SEA	vs. LAA, vs. BOS
26	Charlie Morton	HOU	at KC	Nicked up a bit by Yankees and Red Sox, that'll happen
27	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	vs. LAA, vs. BOS	Curiously, both offenses below average versus southpaw pitching
28	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. TOR, at NYY	Doing well in follower role, but this is a tough draw
29	Sonny Gray	NYY	vs. WAS	Off to good start in June: 14K, 2 BB in 14 IP
30	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. DET
31	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at DET, at CLE
32	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at OAK
33	Garrett Richards	LAA	at SEA
34	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at KC
35	Adam Plutko	CLE	at CWS, vs. MIN
36	Lance Lynn	MIN	at DET
37	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. LAA
38	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. MIN	Getting job done, but drop in velocity is a concern
39	Dylan Covey	CWS	vs. CLE	Uptick in velocity driving improvement
40	Michael Fulmer	DET	vs. MIN
41	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TB
42	Alex Cobb	BAL	vs. MIA
43	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. WAS
44	Blaine Hardy	DET	vs. MIN, at CWS	Unclear if he'll remain in the rotation
45	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. WAS
46	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. HOU	Pitching well, supported by underlying metrics, but Astros obviously tough
47	Bartolo Colon	TEX	at LAD, vs. COL
48	Lucas Giolito	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
49	Jaime Garcia	TOR	at TB
50	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. TOR, at NYY
51	James Shields	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
52	Jaime Barria	LAA	at SEA
53	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU	Pitching over his head, could be in line for his comeuppance
54	Mike Fiers	DET	at CWS
55	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. HOU
56	Trevor Cahill	OAK	vs. LAA	Scratched from weekend start, unclear when he'll return
57	Sam Gaviglio	TOR	at TB, vs. WAS
58	Carlos Rodon	CWS	vs. CLE
59	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. COL
60	Jason Hammel	KC	vs. CIN
61	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CIN
62	Nathan Eovaldi	TB	at NYY
63	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. BOS
64	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at CWS
65	Nick Tropeano	LAA	at OAK
66	A.J. Cole	NYY	vs. TB
67	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at CLE
68	Paul Blackburn	OAK	vs. HOU
69	Fernando Romero	MIN	at CLE
70	Matt Moore	TEX	vs. COL
71	Andrew Cashner	BAL	vs. BOS
72	Brad Keller	KC	vs. HOU
73	David Hess	BAL	vs. BOS
74	Ryne Stanek	TB	vs. TOR

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rank	Pitcher	TEAM	OPP	Comments
1	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. PIT, vs. NYM	Mets terrible versus southpaws
2	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. COL, at MIL
3	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at MIA, at LAD	Good matchups to continue comeback
4	Max Scherzer	WAS	at TOR
5	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. SD, vs. CHC	Pair at home helps, especially vs. Cubs
6	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ARI	#KillTheWin
7	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. SD
8	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	at ARI	Tentative, finger still an issue
9	Jose Quintana	CHC	at MIL, at STL	Throwing better, but not to level many hoped
10	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	vs. NYM, vs. SD	Regression coming, swinging strike rate doesn't support strikeout percent
11	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. TEX
12	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. PIT
13	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at ARI, vs. CIN
14	Jon Gray	COL	at PHI, at TEX	Scuffling a bit on the road as well as at home
15	Chris Stratton	SF	at MIA, at LAD	Settling into what he is - back end guy playable with good matchups
16	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. NYM
17	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. SF
18	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. CHC	Not sharp since coming off the DL
19	Luke Weaver	STL	vs. SD
20	Junior Guerra	MIL	vs. CHC, vs. PHI
21	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. CHC
22	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at STL
23	Ross Stripling	LAD	vs. SF
24	Tanner Roark	WAS	at NYY, at TOR
25	Clay Buchholz	ARI	vs. PIT, vs. NYM	Obviously not this good, but matchups and humidor warrant green light
26	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at MIA	Not definite, throwing bullpen over the weekend
27	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at ARI
28	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. SF	Pitching well in obscurity in South Beach
29	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. SD
30	Jon Lester	CHC	at STL
31	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. COL	Allowed 9 ER last 3 starts covering only 14 IP, but underlying metrics still strong
32	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. SD	Whiffs down, walks up lately, facing right club to get back on track
33	Wei-Yin Chen	MIA	vs. SF, at BAL
34	Brandon McCarthy	ATL	vs. SD
35	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. NYM
36	German Marquez	COL	at PHI
37	Jake Arrieta	PHI	at MIL
38	Jordan Lyles	SD	at STL, at ATL
39	Tyler Anderson	COL	at PHI
40	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	at TOR
41	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. CHC
42	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
43	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PHI
44	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	vs. CHC
45	Luis Castillo	CIN	at PIT	One step forward, two steps back
46	Trevor Richards	MIA	vs. SF, at BAL
47	Mike Montgomery	CHC	at MIL
48	Tyson Ross	SD	at ATL
49	Jose Urena	MIA	at BAL
50	Trevor Williams	PIT	at ARI
51	Dan Straily	MIA	vs. SF
52	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. PHI
53	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. CIN
54	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at KC
55	Andrew Suarez	SF	at MIA
56	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. COL
57	Ivan Nova	PIT	vs. CIN
58	Matt Koch	ARI	vs. NYM
59	Joey Lucchesi	SD	at ATL
60	Chad Bettis	COL	at TEX
61	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	at MIL
62	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at PIT
63	Matt Strahm	SD	at STL
64	Kyle Freeland	COL	at TEX
65	Steven Matz	NYM	at ARI
66	Zach Eflin	PHI	at MIL
67	Matt Harvey	CIN	at PIT
68	Clayton Richard	SD	at ATL
69	Jason Vargas	NYM	at ATL, at ARI
70	Derek Holland	SF	at LAD
71	Manny Banuelos	LAD	vs. TEX
72	Erick Fedde	WAS	at NYY
73	Eric Lauer	SD	at STL
74	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL
75	Sal Romano	CIN	at KC

MLB

RANK	PITCHER	TEAM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Patrick Corbin	ARI	vs. PIT, vs. NYM	Mets terrible versus southpaws
2	Aaron Nola	PHI	vs. COL, at MIL
3	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	at CWS, vs. MIN	ERA artificially high
4	Madison Bumgarner	SF	at MIA, at LAD	Good matchups to continue comeback
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Displaying improved control lately
6	Chris Sale	BOS	at BAL	#KillTheWin
7	Max Scherzer	WAS	at TOR
8	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	at OAK, at KC
9	Luis Severino	NYY	vs. TB
10	Corey Kluber	CLE	vs. MIN
11	Jack Flaherty	STL	vs. SD, vs. CHC	Pair at home helps, especially vs. Cubs
12	Justin Verlander	HOU	at OAK
13	Jacob deGrom	NYM	at ARI	#KillTheWin
14	Dylan Bundy	BAL	vs. BOS, vs. MIA	Remains strong since royal beating
15	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at OAK
16	Trevor Bauer	CLE	at CWS	#KillTheWin
17	James Paxton	SEA	vs. BOS	#KillTheWin
18	Andrew Heaney	LAA	at SEA, at OAK	Whiffs down lately but they'll pick back up
19	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. SD
20	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	at ARI	Tentative, finger still an issue
21	Jose Berrios	MIN	at DET
22	Jose Quintana	CHC	at MIL, at STL	Throwing better, but not to level many hoped
23	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	vs. NYM, vs. SD	Regression coming, swinging strike rate doesn't support strikeout percent
24	CC Sabathia	NYY	vs. WAS, vs. TB	Favorable matchups, both bottom half with lefty on the hill
25	Kenta Maeda	LAD	vs. TEX
26	Zack Greinke	ARI	vs. PIT
27	Blake Snell	TB	at NYY	Carrying over improved control displayed post break last season
28	Steven Wright	BOS	at BAL, at SEA	Knuckleballers are like a box of chocolates…
29	Joe Musgrove	PIT	at ARI, vs. CIN
30	Jon Gray	COL	at PHI, at TEX	Scuffling a bit on the road as well as at home
31	Chris Stratton	SF	at MIA, at LAD	Settling into what he is - back end guy playable with good matchups
32	Mike Soroka	ATL	vs. NYM
33	David Price	BOS	at SEA
34	Alex Wood	LAD	vs. SF
35	Carlos Martinez	STL	vs. CHC	Not sharp since coming off the DL
36	Luke Weaver	STL	vs. SD
37	Junior Guerra	MIL	vs. CHC, vs. PHI
38	Michael Wacha	STL	vs. CHC
39	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS
40	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at STL
41	Ross Stripling	LAD	vs. SF
42	Tanner Roark	WAS	at NYY, at TOR
43	Rick Porcello	BOS	at SEA
44	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. LAA
45	Clay Buchholz	ARI	vs. PIT, vs. NYM	Obviously not this good, but matchups and humidor warrant green light
46	Daniel Mengden	OAK	vs. HOU, vs. LAA
47	J.A. Happ	TOR	at TB
48	Cole Hamels	TEX	at LAD
49	Kevin Gausman	BAL	vs. MIA
50	Mike Leake	SEA	vs. LAA, vs. BOS
51	Charlie Morton	HOU	at KC	Nicked up a bit by Yankees and Red Sox, that'll happen
52	Jeff Samardzija	SF	at MIA	Not definite, throwing bullpen over the weekend
53	Jameson Taillon	PIT	at ARI
54	Wade LeBlanc	SEA	vs. LAA, vs. BOS	Curiously, both offenses below average versus southpaw pitching
55	Caleb Smith	MIA	vs. SF	Pitching well in obscurity in South Beach
56	Julio Teheran	ATL	vs. SD
57	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	vs. TOR, at NYY	Doing well in follower role, but this is a tough draw
58	Jon Lester	CHC	at STL
59	Sonny Gray	NYY	vs. WAS	Off to good start in June: 14K, 2 BB in 14 IP
60	Nick Pivetta	PHI	vs. COL	Allowed 9 ER last 3 starts covering only 14 IP, but underlying metrics still strong
61	Sean Newcomb	ATL	vs. SD	Whiffs down, walks up lately, facing right club to get back on track
62	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. DET
63	Wei-Yin Chen	MIA	vs. SF, at BAL
64	Brandon McCarthy	ATL	vs. SD
65	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at DET, at CLE
66	Zack Godley	ARI	vs. NYM
67	Tyler Skaggs	LAA	at OAK
68	German Marquez	COL	at PHI
69	Garrett Richards	LAA	at SEA
70	Dallas Keuchel	HOU	at KC
71	Jake Arrieta	PHI	at MIL
72	Adam Plutko	CLE	at CWS, vs. MIN
73	Jordan Lyles	SD	at STL, at ATL
74	Lance Lynn	MIN	at DET
75	Tyler Anderson	COL	at PHI
76	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	at TOR
77	Sean Manaea	OAK	vs. LAA
78	Matthew Boyd	DET	vs. MIN	Getting job done, but drop in velocity is a concern
79	Chase Anderson	MIL	vs. CHC
80	Dylan Covey	CWS	vs. CLE	Uptick in velocity driving improvement
81	Michael Fulmer	DET	vs. MIN
82	Domingo German	NYY	vs. TB
83	Alex Cobb	BAL	vs. MIA
84	Rich Hill	LAD	vs. SF
85	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	vs. PHI
86	Aaron Sanchez	TOR	vs. WAS
87	Jhoulys Chacin	MIL	vs. CHC
88	Blaine Hardy	DET	vs. MIN, at CWS	Unclear if he'll remain in the rotation
89	Luis Castillo	CIN	at PIT	One step forward, two steps back
90	Trevor Richards	MIA	vs. SF, at BAL
91	Mike Montgomery	CHC	at MIL
92	Marco Estrada	TOR	vs. WAS
93	Jakob Junis	KC	vs. HOU	Pitching well, supported by underlying metrics, but Astros obviously tough
94	Tyson Ross	SD	at ATL
95	Bartolo Colon	TEX	at LAD, vs. COL
96	Lucas Giolito	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
97	Jose Urena	MIA	at BAL
98	Trevor Williams	PIT	at ARI
99	Dan Straily	MIA	vs. SF
100	Brent Suter	MIL	vs. PHI
101	Jaime Garcia	TOR	at TB
102	Chad Kuhl	PIT	vs. CIN
103	Tyler Mahle	CIN	at KC
104	Austin Pruitt	TB	vs. TOR, at NYY
105	James Shields	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
106	Andrew Suarez	SF	at MIA
107	Jaime Barria	LAA	at SEA
108	Frankie Montas	OAK	vs. HOU	Pitching over his head, could be in line for his comeuppance
109	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. COL
110	Ivan Nova	PIT	vs. CIN
111	Mike Fiers	DET	at CWS
112	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. HOU
113	Matt Koch	ARI	vs. NYM
114	Trevor Cahill	OAK	vs. LAA	Scratched from weekend start, unclear when he'll return
115	Joey Lucchesi	SD	at ATL
116	Sam Gaviglio	TOR	at TB, vs. WAS
117	Carlos Rodon	CWS	vs. CLE
118	Chad Bettis	COL	at TEX
119	Tyler Chatwood	CHC	at MIL
120	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at PIT
121	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. COL
122	Jason Hammel	KC	vs. CIN
123	Matt Strahm	SD	at STL
124	Ian Kennedy	KC	vs. CIN
125	Nathan Eovaldi	TB	at NYY
126	Kyle Freeland	COL	at TEX
127	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. BOS
128	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	at CWS
129	Nick Tropeano	LAA	at OAK
130	Steven Matz	NYM	at ARI
131	A.J. Cole	NYY	vs. TB
132	Zach Eflin	PHI	at MIL
133	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at CLE
134	Matt Harvey	CIN	at PIT
135	Clayton Richard	SD	at ATL
136	Jason Vargas	NYM	at ATL, at ARI
137	Derek Holland	SF	at LAD
138	Paul Blackburn	OAK	vs. HOU
139	Manny Banuelos	LAD	vs. TEX
140	Erick Fedde	WAS	at NYY
141	Eric Lauer	SD	at STL
142	Fernando Romero	MIN	at CLE
143	Zack Wheeler	NYM	at ATL
144	Matt Moore	TEX	vs. COL
145	Sal Romano	CIN	at KC
146	Andrew Cashner	BAL	vs. BOS
147	Brad Keller	KC	vs. HOU
148	David Hess	BAL	vs. BOS
149	Ryne Stanek	TB	vs. TOR