Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Subject to Change

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Updated on September 22, 2019 9:13PM EST

Twenty five down, one to go. Welcome to the final week of the season where all plans are written in pencil. As teams clinch, the focus shifts to aligning playoff rotations. Many aces make their final start but hit the showers early.

Both Central divisions are still up for grabs along with the four wild cards. These teams will keep starters on schedule so long as they're mathematically alive. If you're in need of wins and/or strikeouts, keep all this in mind.

As always, the staff will keep the Projected Starters grid updated in real time. Please address questions pertaining to the schedule to that page. Rankings questions will be addressed in the comments below.

For one last time, please come back Sunday night for the final version. Good luck everyone. Let's ship this thing.

For the week Sep. 23-29.

UPDATED: Sunday September 22 9:15 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at SEA, at LAA	May not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. CLE	Second start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
3	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. MIA, vs. ATL
4	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS, at WAS	Ditto
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at TEX, vs. BAL	Chance at 20 wins with two victories
6	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. LAD
7	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. MIL, at PIT
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. MIA
9	Shane

For one last time, please come back Sunday night for the final version. Good luck everyone. Let's ship this thing.

For the week Sep. 23-29.

UPDATED: Sunday September 22 9:15 PM ET

MLB

Rank	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at SEA, at LAA	May not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. CLE	Second start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
3	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. MIA, vs. ATL
4	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS, at WAS	Ditto
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at TEX, vs. BAL	Chance at 20 wins with two victories
6	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. LAD
7	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. MIL, at PIT
8	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. MIA
9	Shane Bieber	CLE	at CWS
10	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. CLE	Yet another guy with second start in doubt
11	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. MIA, vs. ATL
12	Aaron Nola	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA	6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP in September
13	Charlie Morton	TB	vs. NYY
14	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at SF
15	Yu Darvish	CHC	at STL	2.70 ERA, .80 WHIP with 106 K and 7 BB in 73.1 IP since the break
16	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. MIL
17	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at PIT, at STL
18	Justin Verlander	HOU	at LAA
19	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. PHI
20	Caleb Smith	MIA	at NYM, at PHI	Likely a popular "sleeper" in 2020
21	Zack Greinke	HOU	at SEA
22	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. MIA
23	Jack Flaherty	STL	at ARI
24	Mike Soroka	ATL	at KC
25	Walker Buehler	LAD	at SF
26	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at SD
27	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at NYM
28	Zach Eflin	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA	Closing season on a strong note
29	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at DET, at KC
30	Jose Berrios	MIN	at KC
31	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at PIT
32	Sean Manaea	OAK	at SEA
33	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at TOR
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at NYM, at PHI	Strikeouts low, but looks like a solid rotation piece
35	Alex Young	ARI	vs. STL, vs. SD
36	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. COL
37	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. DET
38	Matthew Boyd	DET	at CWS
39	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. SD
40	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TB	0 BB last 3 GS covering 16 IP
41	Homer Bailey	OAK	at LAA, at SEA
42	Mike Fiers	OAK	at SEA
43	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at NYM
44	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. CHC
45	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. BOS
46	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. LAD
47	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at PIT
48	Aaron Civale	CLE	at CWS
49	Marcus Stroman	NYM	vs. ATL	Whiffing over a hitter an inning since moving to the NL
50	James Paxton	NYY	at TEX
51	J.A. Happ	NYY	at TB
52	Tanner Roark	OAK	at SEA
53	Jose Quintana	CHC	at PIT
54	Pablo Lopez	MIA	at PHI
55	Julio Teheran	ATL	at KC
56	Ross Stripling	LAD	at SD
57	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. CHC
58	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. CIN
59	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. MIA
60	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. NYY
61	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. LAD	But not as popular as Lamet
62	Blake Snell	TB	vs. BOS, at TOR	Expected to be on a pitch count
63	Wade Miley	HOU	at LAA
64	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. MIL
65	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at TOR
66	Adam Wainwright	STL	at ARI, vs. CHC
67	Brett Anderson	OAK	at LAA
68	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. PHI
69	Max Fried	ATL	at NYM
70	Jon Lester	CHC	at PIT
71	Clay Buchholz	TOR	vs. BAL, vs. TB
72	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. OAK
73	Merrill Kelly	ARI	vs. STL
74	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. OAK
75	Rich Hill	LAD	at SF	Could work as primary pitcher
76	Mike Shawaryn	BOS	at TB, vs. BAL
77	Garrett Richards	SD	at ARI
78	Martin Perez	MIN	at KC
79	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. HOU, vs. OAK
80	Chase Anderson	MIL	at CIN
81	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. DET
82	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL
83	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. MIN, at CWS
84	Randy Dobnak	MIN	at DET
85	John Means	BAL	at BOS
86	Steven Brault	PIT	vs. CIN
87	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TEX
88	Anthony Kay	TOR	vs. BAL
89	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at LAA
90	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	at SD
91	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. ATL
92	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at DET
93	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at CIN
94	Brendan McKay	TB	vs. NYY
95	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. STL
96	James Marvel	PIT	vs. CIN
97	Hector Santiago	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
98	Robert Dugger	MIA	at NYM
99	Luis Severino	NYY	at TEX
100	Adrian Houser	MIL	at CIN, at COL
101	Dylan Cease	CWS	vs. CLE
102	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	at NYM
103	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. OAK, vs. HOU
104	Zach Plesac	CLE	at WAS
105	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. OAK
106	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. HOU
107	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. TB
108	Adam Plutko	CLE	at WAS
109	Dakota Hudson	STL	vs. CHC
110	Cal Quantrill	SD	at ARI
111	Ronald Bolanos	SD	vs. LAD
112	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. OAK
113	Mitch Keller	PIT	vs. CHC
114	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	vs. TB
115	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TOR
116	Alec Mills	CHC	at STL
117	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. BAL
118	Jaime Barria	LAA	vs. HOU
119	Chandler Shepherd	BAL	at TOR
120	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. ATL
121	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at COL
122	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TEX
123	Tyler Alexander	DET	at CWS
124	Dario Agrazal	PIT	vs. CHC
125	Michael Wacha	STL	at ARI
126	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. LAD
127	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. HOU
128	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at SF, vs. MIL
129	Cole Irvin	PHI	at WAS
130	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF
131	Logan Webb	SF	vs. LAD
132	Edwin Jackson	DET	at CWS
133	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. SD
134	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. MIN
135	Carson Fulmer	CWS	vs. DET
136	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. PHI
137	Eric Lauer	SD	at ARI
138	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. HOU
139	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at BOS
140	Kolby Allard	TEX	vs. BOS
141	Tim Melville	COL	at SF
142	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at TOR
143	Jason Vargas	PHI	at WAS
144	Austin Voth	WAS	vs. CLE
145	Brock Burke	TEX	vs. NYY
146	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. MIN
147	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. COL
148	Drew Smyly	PHI	at WAS
149	Zach Davies	MIL	at COL
150	Brian Johnson	BOS	at TEX
151	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. MIN
152	Joe Palumbo	TEX	vs. NYY
153	Jorge Lopez	KC	vs. MIN
154	Eric Skoglund	KC	vs. MIN
155	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. MIL
156	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at BOS
157	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. MIL
158	Ross Detwiler	CWS	vs. CLE
159	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. BOS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Gerrit Cole	HOU	at SEA, at LAA	May not make second start, at minimum it will be truncated
2	Mike Clevinger	CLE	at CWS, at WAS	Ditto
3	Eduardo Rodriguez	BOS	at TEX, vs. BAL	Chance at 20 wins with two victories
4	Shane Bieber	CLE	at CWS
5	Charlie Morton	TB	vs. NYY
6	Justin Verlander	HOU	at LAA
7	Zack Greinke	HOU	at SEA
8	Jake Odorizzi	MIN	at DET, at KC
9	Jose Berrios	MIN	at KC
10	Sean Manaea	OAK	at SEA
11	Tyler Glasnow	TB	at TOR
12	Reynaldo Lopez	CWS	vs. DET
13	Matthew Boyd	DET	at CWS
14	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	at TB	0 BB last 3 GS covering 16 IP
15	Homer Bailey	OAK	at LAA, at SEA
16	Mike Fiers	OAK	at SEA
17	Mike Minor	TEX	vs. BOS
18	Aaron Civale	CLE	at CWS
19	James Paxton	NYY	at TEX
20	J.A. Happ	NYY	at TB
21	Tanner Roark	OAK	at SEA
22	Lance Lynn	TEX	vs. NYY
23	Blake Snell	TB	vs. BOS, at TOR	Expected to be on a pitch count
24	Wade Miley	HOU	at LAA
25	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	at TOR
26	Brett Anderson	OAK	at LAA
27	Clay Buchholz	TOR	vs. BAL, vs. TB
28	Marco Gonzales	SEA	vs. OAK
29	Andrew Heaney	LAA	vs. OAK
30	Mike Shawaryn	BOS	at TB, vs. BAL
31	Martin Perez	MIN	at KC
32	Tommy Milone	SEA	vs. HOU, vs. OAK
33	Ivan Nova	CWS	vs. DET
34	Nathan Eovaldi	BOS	vs. BAL
35	Spencer Turnbull	DET	vs. MIN, at CWS
36	Randy Dobnak	MIN	at DET
37	John Means	BAL	at BOS
38	Rick Porcello	BOS	at TEX
39	Anthony Kay	TOR	vs. BAL
40	Jose Urquidy	HOU	at LAA
41	Danny Duffy	KC	vs. ATL
42	Kyle Gibson	MIN	at DET
43	Brendan McKay	TB	vs. NYY
44	Hector Santiago	CWS	vs. CLE, vs. DET
45	Luis Severino	NYY	at TEX
46	Dylan Cease	CWS	vs. CLE
47	Dillon Peters	LAA	vs. OAK, vs. HOU
48	Zach Plesac	CLE	at WAS
49	Justus Sheffield	SEA	vs. OAK
50	Yusei Kikuchi	SEA	vs. HOU
51	Trent Thornton	TOR	vs. TB
52	Adam Plutko	CLE	at WAS
53	Felix Hernandez	SEA	vs. OAK
54	T.J. Zeuch	TOR	vs. TB
55	Dylan Bundy	BAL	at TOR
56	Jacob Waguespack	TOR	vs. BAL
57	Jaime Barria	LAA	vs. HOU
58	Chandler Shepherd	BAL	at TOR
59	Mike Montgomery	KC	vs. ATL
60	CC Sabathia	NYY	at TEX
61	Tyler Alexander	DET	at CWS
62	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	vs. HOU
63	Edwin Jackson	DET	at CWS
64	Drew VerHagen	DET	vs. MIN
65	Carson Fulmer	CWS	vs. DET
66	Jose Suarez	LAA	vs. HOU
67	Asher Wojciechowski	BAL	at BOS
68	Kolby Allard	TEX	vs. BOS
69	Gabriel Ynoa	BAL	at TOR
70	Brock Burke	TEX	vs. NYY
71	Jordan Zimmermann	DET	vs. MIN
72	Brian Johnson	BOS	at TEX
73	Glenn Sparkman	KC	vs. MIN
74	Joe Palumbo	TEX	vs. NYY
75	Jorge Lopez	KC	vs. MIN
76	Eric Skoglund	KC	vs. MIN
77	Aaron Brooks	BAL	at BOS
78	Ross Detwiler	CWS	vs. CLE
79	Ariel Jurado	TEX	vs. BOS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RANK	PITCHER	TM	OPP	COMMENT
1	Patrick Corbin	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. CLE	Second start also in jeopardy, depending on wild card chase
2	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	vs. MIA, vs. ATL
3	Madison Bumgarner	SF	vs. COL, vs. LAD
4	Sonny Gray	CIN	vs. MIL, at PIT
5	Jacob deGrom	NYM	vs. MIA
6	Max Scherzer	WAS	vs. PHI, vs. CLE	Yet another guy with second start in doubt
7	Steven Matz	NYM	vs. MIA, vs. ATL
8	Aaron Nola	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA	6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP in September
9	Hyun-Jin Ryu	LAD	at SF
10	Yu Darvish	CHC	at STL	2.70 ERA, .80 WHIP with 106 K and 7 BB in 73.1 IP since the break
11	Luis Castillo	CIN	vs. MIL
12	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	at PIT, at STL
13	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	vs. PHI
14	Caleb Smith	MIA	at NYM, at PHI	Likely a popular "sleeper" in 2020
15	Zack Wheeler	NYM	vs. MIA
16	Jack Flaherty	STL	at ARI
17	Mike Soroka	ATL	at KC
18	Walker Buehler	LAD	at SF
19	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	at SD
20	Mike Foltynewicz	ATL	at NYM
21	Zach Eflin	PHI	at WAS, vs. MIA	Closing season on a strong note
22	Trevor Bauer	CIN	at PIT
23	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	at NYM, at PHI	Strikeouts low, but looks like a solid rotation piece
24	Alex Young	ARI	vs. STL, vs. SD
25	Jeff Samardzija	SF	vs. COL
26	Robbie Ray	ARI	vs. SD
27	Dallas Keuchel	ATL	at NYM
28	Miles Mikolas	STL	vs. CHC
29	Joey Lucchesi	SD	vs. LAD
30	Anthony DeSclafani	CIN	at PIT
31	Marcus Stroman	NYM	vs. ATL	Whiffing over a hitter an inning since moving to the NL
32	Jose Quintana	CHC	at PIT
33	Pablo Lopez	MIA	at PHI
34	Julio Teheran	ATL	at KC
35	Ross Stripling	LAD	at SD
36	Joe Musgrove	PIT	vs. CHC
37	Trevor Williams	PIT	vs. CIN
38	Vince Velasquez	PHI	vs. MIA
39	Dinelson Lamet	SD	vs. LAD	But not as popular as Lamet
40	Tyler Mahle	CIN	vs. MIL
41	Adam Wainwright	STL	at ARI, vs. CHC
42	Anibal Sanchez	WAS	vs. PHI
43	Max Fried	ATL	at NYM
44	Jon Lester	CHC	at PIT
45	Merrill Kelly	ARI	vs. STL
46	Rich Hill	LAD	at SF	Could work as primary pitcher
47	Garrett Richards	SD	at ARI
48	Chase Anderson	MIL	at CIN
49	Steven Brault	PIT	vs. CIN
50	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	at SD
51	Jordan Lyles	MIL	at CIN
52	Mike Leake	ARI	vs. STL
53	James Marvel	PIT	vs. CIN
54	Robert Dugger	MIA	at NYM
55	Adrian Houser	MIL	at CIN, at COL
56	Jordan Yamamoto	MIA	at NYM
57	Dakota Hudson	STL	vs. CHC
58	Cal Quantrill	SD	at ARI
59	Ronald Bolanos	SD	vs. LAD
60	Mitch Keller	PIT	vs. CHC
61	Alec Mills	CHC	at STL
62	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	at COL
63	Dario Agrazal	PIT	vs. CHC
64	Michael Wacha	STL	at ARI
65	Johnny Cueto	SF	vs. LAD
66	Jeff Hoffman	COL	at SF, vs. MIL
67	Cole Irvin	PHI	at WAS
68	Chi Chi Gonzalez	COL	at SF
69	Logan Webb	SF	vs. LAD
70	Taylor Clarke	ARI	vs. SD
71	Erick Fedde	WAS	vs. PHI
72	Eric Lauer	SD	at ARI
73	Tim Melville	COL	at SF
74	Jason Vargas	PHI	at WAS
75	Austin Voth	WAS	vs. CLE
76	Tyler Beede	SF	vs. COL
77	Drew Smyly	PHI	at WAS
78	Zach Davies	MIL	at COL
79	Peter Lambert	COL	vs. MIL
80	Antonio Senzatela	COL	vs. MIL