Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Gallen on Another Streak

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Gallen on Another Streak

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Updated on April 30, 2023 11:57PM EST

It's hard to believe it's already May. It's not so hard to believe available pitching is scant in 17-team leagues, with the Tanner Bibee sweepstakes highlighting the weekend's FAAB runs.

I'm running behind this week, so I'll keep this short and sweet then embellish the Sunday night update with a few more comments.

As always, please direct questions about the schedule to the Probable Pitchers grid. I'm happy to address ranking questions in the discussion section. For example, "Why no love for Nick Lodolo?"

UPDATED: Sunday 11:55 PM ET

Week of May 1 - May 7

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Zac Gallen	ARI	@TEX, WAS	Looking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak
2	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, BAL
3	Max Scherzer	NYM	@DET, COL
4	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ATL, @CHC
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@SF
6	Luis Garcia	HOU	SF, @SEA	Quietly effective
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@STL
8	Charlie Morton	ATL	BAL, @NYM	Back in the groove
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE
10	Shane McClanahan	TB	PIT
11	Luis Castillo	SEA	@OAK
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, @CLE
13	Cristian Javier	HOU	@SEA
14	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
15	Justin Verlander	NYM	@DET	Debuting in a familiar place
16	Zack Wheeler	PHI

It's hard to believe it's already May. It's not so hard to believe available pitching is scant in 17-team leagues, with the Tanner Bibee sweepstakes highlighting the weekend's FAAB runs.

I'm running behind this week, so I'll keep this short and sweet then embellish the Sunday night update with a few more comments.

As always, please direct questions about the schedule to the Probable Pitchers grid. I'm happy to address ranking questions in the discussion section. For example, "Why no love for Nick Lodolo?"

UPDATED: Sunday 11:55 PM ET

Week of May 1 - May 7

Mixed

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Zac Gallen	ARI	@TEX, WAS	Looking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak
2	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, BAL
3	Max Scherzer	NYM	@DET, COL
4	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ATL, @CHC
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@SF
6	Luis Garcia	HOU	SF, @SEA	Quietly effective
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@STL
8	Charlie Morton	ATL	BAL, @NYM	Back in the groove
9	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE
10	Shane McClanahan	TB	PIT
11	Luis Castillo	SEA	@OAK
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, @CLE
13	Cristian Javier	HOU	@SEA
14	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
15	Justin Verlander	NYM	@DET	Debuting in a familiar place
16	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS
17	George Kirby	SEA	@OAK
18	Shane Bieber	CLE	@NYY
19	Framber Valdez	HOU	SF
20	Aaron Nola	PHI	@LAD
21	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@OAK, HOU	Pitching better than his ERA
22	Mason Miller	OAK	SEA, @KC	The perils of trusting a rookie hurler
23	Jordan Montgomery	STL	DET
24	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@TB
25	Tanner Houck	BOS	TOR, @PHI
26	Blake Snell	SD	CIN, LAD	Back to pitch inefficient ways
27	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@BOS
28	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD
29	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
30	Julio Urias	LAD	PHI
31	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@CHC
32	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
33	Chris Sale	BOS	@PHI
34	Domingo German	NYY	CLE, @TB
35	Lucas Giolito	CWS	MIN
36	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@COL, @SF
37	Justin Steele	CHC	MIA
38	Brady Singer	KC	OAK
39	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@WAS
40	Drew Smyly	CHC	@WAS, MIA		46%
41	Kyle Wright	ATL	@MIA
42	Alex Cobb	SF	MIL
43	Jon Gray	TEX	ARI, @LAA
44	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS, @PIT
45	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CLE
46	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	NYM
47	Logan Webb	SF	@HOU
48	Zach Eflin	TB	PIT
49	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@PIT
50	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAD
51	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@NYY		0%	8%
52	Ryan Yarbrough	KC	BAL, OAK		0%	0%
53	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@LAA
54	Tyler Wells	BAL	@KC, @ATL		36%
55	Andrew Heaney	TEX	ARI
56	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	CHC, @ARI
57	Lance Lynn	CWS	@CIN
58	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	PHI
59	Roansy Contreras	PIT	@TB, TOR
60	Hunter Brown	HOU	SF
61	Mitch Keller	PIT	@TB
62	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@NYY, MIN		49%
63	Reid Detmers	LAA	TEX
64	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CWS
65	Michael Kopech	CWS	MIN, @CIN
66	Tyler Anderson	LAA	TEX
67	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@SEA
68	Seth Lugo	SD	CIN
69	Dustin May	LAD	@SD
70	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	COL		26%
71	Hayden Wesneski	CHC	@WAS, MIA
72	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@STL		4%
73	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@STL
74	Corey Kluber	BOS	TOR, @PHI		5%	40%
75	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS
76	Hunter Greene	CIN	CWS
77	Austin Gomber	COL	@NYM		0%	0%
78	Kodai Senga	NYM	@DET
79	Steven Matz	STL	LAA, DET
80	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE		22%
81	Mix 12 Reliever
82	Ross Stripling	SF	@HOU, MIL		10%
83	Connor Seabold	COL	@NYM		0%	0%
84	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
85	Josh Fleming	TB	PIT, NYY		0%	2%
86	Rich Hill	PIT	@TB		2%	36%
87	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@KC
88	Adam Wainwright	STL	DET		7%	26%
89	Gavin Stone	LAD	PHI		13%
90	Jack Flaherty	STL	LAA
91	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CWS
92	Yonny Chirinos	TB	NYY		1%	4%
93	Michael Wacha	SD	CIN		29%
94	Mix 15 Reliever
95	Bryce Elder	ATL	@MIA
96	Noah Syndergaard	LAD	@SD
97	Matthew Boyd	DET	@STL		45%
98	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@LAD, BOS
99	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@SD
100	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@BOS, @PIT
101	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@TEX
102	Michael Soroka	ATL	BAL		0%	0%
103	Matt Strahm	PHI	@LAD
104	Sean Manaea	SF	MIL
105	Martin Perez	TEX	@LAA
106	Trevor Williams	WAS	CHC		1%	13%
107	Colin Rea	MIL	@SF		7%
108	Jhony Brito	NYY	@TB		25%
109	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@KC
110	Logan Allen	CLE	MIN		0%	0%
111	Miles Mikolas	STL	LAA
112	Drew Rucinski	OAK	SEA		0%	0%
113	Griffin Canning	LAA	@STL
114	Michael Lorenzen	DET	NYM, @STL		1%	15%
115	Tylor Megill	NYM	COL, ATL
116	Bailey Falter	PHI	BOS		21%
117	Josiah Gray	WAS	@ARI		38%
118	Brad Keller	KC	OAK		43%
119	Luke Weaver	CIN	@SD, CWS		2%	11%
120	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@HOU
121	Zack Greinke	KC	BAL		2%	23%
122	Braxton Garrett	MIA	ATL
123	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@CIN
124	Ryne Nelson	ARI	WAS		28%
125	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@KC		2%	32%
126	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ATL
127	JP Sears	OAK	SEA		3%
128	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@ATL
129	Zach Plesac	CLE	MIN		0%	30%
130	Luis Cessa	CIN	@SD		0%	0%
131	Vince Velasquez	PIT	TOR		3%
132	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIL, @NYM		0%	0%
133	Chris Flexen	SEA	HOU		1%	8%
134	Jose Suarez	LAA	TEX		8%
135	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
136	Johan Oviedo	PIT	TOR
137	Dean Kremer	BAL	@ATL		21%
138	Tommy Henry	ARI	WAS		0%	0%
139	Jordan Lyles	KC	BAL		1%	8%
140	Patrick Corbin	WAS	CHC		0%	0%
141	Joey Wentz	DET	NYM		0%	0%
142	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TOR		12%
143	Louie Varland	MIN	@CWS		1%	8%
144	Chad Kuhl	WAS	@ARI		0%	0%
145	Javier Assad	CHC	@WAS		0%	0%
146	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIL		10%	42%
147	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	CLE		40%
148	Marco Gonzales	SEA	HOU		5%
149	Cory Abbott	WAS	CHC		0%	0%
150	Eric Lauer	MIL	@COL
151	Wade Miley	MIL	@COL		34%
152	Denyi Reyes	NYM	ATL		0%	0%
153	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	@CHC		0%	0%
154	Kyle Muller	OAK	@KC		2%	25%
155	Peter Lambert	COL	MIL		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Luis Garcia	HOU	SF, @SEA	Quietly effective
2	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	@STL
3	Gerrit Cole	NYY	CLE
4	Shane McClanahan	TB	PIT
5	Luis Castillo	SEA	@OAK
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, @CLE
7	Cristian Javier	HOU	@SEA
8	George Kirby	SEA	@OAK
9	Shane Bieber	CLE	@NYY
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	SF
11	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@OAK, HOU	Pitching better than his ERA
12	Mason Miller	OAK	SEA, @KC	The perils of trusting a rookie hurler
13	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@TB
14	Tanner Houck	BOS	TOR, @PHI
15	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@BOS
16	Dylan Cease	CWS	MIN
17	Chris Sale	BOS	@PHI
18	Domingo German	NYY	CLE, @TB
19	Lucas Giolito	CWS	MIN
20	Brady Singer	KC	OAK
21	Jon Gray	TEX	ARI, @LAA
22	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS, @PIT
23	Sonny Gray	MIN	@CLE
24	Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	NYM
25	Zach Eflin	TB	PIT
26	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@PIT
27	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@NYY
28	Ryan Yarbrough	KC	BAL, OAK
29	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@LAA
30	Tyler Wells	BAL	@KC, @ATL
31	Andrew Heaney	TEX	ARI
32	Lance Lynn	CWS	@CIN
33	Hunter Brown	HOU	SF
34	Cal Quantrill	CLE	@NYY, MIN
35	Reid Detmers	LAA	TEX
36	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@CWS
37	Michael Kopech	CWS	MIN, @CIN
38	Tyler Anderson	LAA	TEX
39	Jose Urquidy	HOU	@SEA
40	Spencer Turnbull	DET	@STL
41	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	@STL
42	Corey Kluber	BOS	TOR, @PHI
43	Alek Manoah	TOR	@BOS
44	Bailey Ober	MIN	@CLE
45	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
46	Josh Fleming	TB	PIT, NYY
47	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	@KC
48	Yonny Chirinos	TB	NYY
49	Matthew Boyd	DET	@STL
50	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	@BOS, @PIT
51	Martin Perez	TEX	@LAA
52	Jhony Brito	NYY	@TB
53	Kyle Gibson	BAL	@KC
54	Logan Allen	CLE	MIN
55	AL Reliever
56	Drew Rucinski	OAK	SEA
57	Griffin Canning	LAA	@STL
58	Michael Lorenzen	DET	NYM, @STL
59	Brad Keller	KC	OAK
60	Zack Greinke	KC	BAL
61	Mike Clevinger	CWS	@CIN
62	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	@KC
63	JP Sears	OAK	SEA
64	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@ATL
65	Zach Plesac	CLE	MIN
66	Chris Flexen	SEA	HOU
67	Jose Suarez	LAA	TEX
68	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
69	Dean Kremer	BAL	@ATL
70	Jordan Lyles	KC	BAL
71	Joey Wentz	DET	NYM
72	Nick Pivetta	BOS	TOR
73	Louie Varland	MIN	@CWS
74	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	CLE
75	Marco Gonzales	SEA	HOU
76	Kyle Muller	OAK	@KC

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zac Gallen	ARI	@TEX, WAS	Looking to extend 28 inning scoreless streak
2	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, BAL
3	Max Scherzer	NYM	@DET, COL
4	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	ATL, @CHC
5	Corbin Burnes	MIL	@SF
6	Charlie Morton	ATL	BAL, @NYM	Back in the groove
7	Max Fried	ATL	@MIA
8	Justin Verlander	NYM	@DET	Debuting in a familiar place
9	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS
10	Aaron Nola	PHI	@LAD
11	Jordan Montgomery	STL	DET
12	Blake Snell	SD	CIN, LAD	Back to pitch inefficient ways
13	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SD
14	Julio Urias	LAD	PHI
15	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	@CHC
16	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
17	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@COL, @SF
18	Justin Steele	CHC	MIA
19	Marcus Stroman	CHC	@WAS
20	Drew Smyly	CHC	@WAS, MIA
21	Kyle Wright	ATL	@MIA
22	Alex Cobb	SF	MIL
23	Logan Webb	SF	@HOU
24	Joe Musgrove	SD	LAD
25	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	CHC, @ARI
26	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	PHI
27	Roansy Contreras	PIT	@TB, TOR
28	Mitch Keller	PIT	@TB
29	Seth Lugo	SD	CIN
30	Dustin May	LAD	@SD
31	Joey Lucchesi	NYM	COL
32	Hayden Wesneski	CHC	@WAS, MIA
33	Hunter Greene	CIN	CWS
34	Austin Gomber	COL	@NYM
35	Kodai Senga	NYM	@DET
36	Steven Matz	STL	LAA, DET
37	Ross Stripling	SF	@HOU, MIL
38	Connor Seabold	COL	@NYM
39	Rich Hill	PIT	@TB
40	Adam Wainwright	STL	DET
41	Gavin Stone	LAD	PHI
42	Jack Flaherty	STL	LAA
43	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CWS
44	Michael Wacha	SD	CIN
45	Bryce Elder	ATL	@MIA
46	Noah Syndergaard	LAD	@SD
47	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@LAD, BOS
48	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	@SD
49	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@TEX
50	Michael Soroka	ATL	BAL
51	Matt Strahm	PHI	@LAD
52	Sean Manaea	SF	MIL
53	Trevor Williams	WAS	CHC
54	Colin Rea	MIL	@SF
55	Miles Mikolas	STL	LAA
56	NL Reliever
57	Tylor Megill	NYM	COL, ATL
58	Bailey Falter	PHI	BOS
59	Josiah Gray	WAS	@ARI
60	Luke Weaver	CIN	@SD, CWS
61	Anthony DeSclafani	SF	@HOU
62	Braxton Garrett	MIA	ATL
63	Ryne Nelson	ARI	WAS
64	Edward Cabrera	MIA	ATL
65	Luis Cessa	CIN	@SD
66	Vince Velasquez	PIT	TOR
67	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIL, @NYM
68	Johan Oviedo	PIT	TOR
69	Tommy Henry	ARI	WAS
70	Patrick Corbin	WAS	CHC
71	Chad Kuhl	WAS	@ARI
72	Javier Assad	CHC	@WAS
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIL
74	Cory Abbott	WAS	CHC
75	Eric Lauer	MIL	@COL
76	Wade Miley	MIL	@COL
77	Denyi Reyes	NYM	ATL
78	Bryan Hoeing	MIA	@CHC
79	Peter Lambert	COL	MIL

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