Welcome to The List, where I rank the Top 100 SP for Fantasy Baseball every Monday of the year. Sidenote: It’s Wednesday this week with the all-star break and I’m on a small vacation. Expect the next edition to come on Tuesday, 7/18, then back to the normal schedule.
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For each edition of The List, I have a set of rules to outline my thought process and how to best use these rankings. Please take note:
- This is 5×5, 12-teamer, H2H format focused. It generally is the same as roto as well, but make sure you adjust accordingly.
- We have two tables to review before the notes and rankings. First is an injury table that outlines where players would be relatively ranked if fully healthy. It’s the best way to tackle how to value players on the IL.
- If a player is on the IL or not confirmed inside the rotation, they aren’t on the List. That includes injuries and guys in the minors, but there are exceptions for players who are expected to be in the rotation but are being skipped this week.
- Updated 6/6 – I am now adding an “Honorable Mentions” at the end of The List to cover all the other SP who are off The List. It replaces the “Others I Considered” table.
- Since this is a 12-teamer, I heavily weigh upside in the back-half of the rankings. Tier 10 is likely going to underperform those in Tier 11 across a full season, but it’s in your best interest to chase Tier 10’s ceiling vs. settling for Tier 11’s floor.
- I’ve made a decision to limit labels to just one label per player, with few exceptions for a second. It streamlines the process much better and hopefully gives you a more targeted understanding of the player.
- The notes outline oh-so-much to help your team. Please read the notes if you can instead of just scrolling to the bottom.
Let’s get to the tables. First are all of our injured compatriots:
I made a decision last year: I removed the “Preseason tiers” and changed “tiers” to “Relative Rank” as it’ll be more consistent week-to-week — Tiers change while their relative rank does not.
Please understand that “70-80” does not guarantee the player will be exactly in that range when they return. Rankings are 100% relative to the landscape and while this table reflects where they would sit in a vacuum, it’s a fluid creature. Sometimes there are oh-so-many options, sometimes I want to see them healthy and stretched out again, and others we’re starving for pitchers and they jump higher than “70-80”. It’s a loose reference point and why it’s called “relative ranking.” It’s difficult to update this week-to-week and I apologize if the ranking is different when the player actually returns from the IL. I hope it helps!
One last point about that – oftentimes pitchers need an extra week or two to ramp up once they do return to the majors. It’s why Still ILL exists and the “relative rank” you see is when those guys have shaken off their rust. Will they be back to normal in their first start or will they need a few? I have no idea! Those ranks are to show what I’d expect once they are fully back to normal.
I added something new to The List this season. It’s a small table of the prospects I’m personally excited about who would jump up The List quickly if they were confirmed in the rotation. Please don’t read too much into these, there are far better prospect analysts out there than me. Still, I think this table will help you quickly stay on top of who should be on your radar.
They are ordered by my general preference/focus on those guys right now. If any of these are called up, they should be added to your 12-teamers ASAP. Some guys aren’t here and that’s due to my own belief they aren’t as pressing as the ones below. I could be very wrong there.
Colors: Green = Most excited about. Yellow = Solid but not as urgent. Orange = Will likely take some time.
Lastly, I heavily recommend you follow my daily SP Roundup that outlines all pitcher performances through the season, as each week’s update will reflect the comments and findings from those daily articles. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the players listed, I highly recommend that you read my 45,000+ Top 300 Starting Pitchers from February. Many things will have changed, but the root of my perception of these players is outlined there.
Let’s get to it.
Ranking Notes
- This is your reminder to please read these notes as they’ll tell you plenty about why “someone moved up” or “why is he at #X?!”
- Seriously. Read the notes.
- I know there are going to be a ton of comments about I hate how much these rankings change each week and I’m going to get out ahead of them here.
- These rankings mostly change in the back half of The List as that’s your waiver wire. Those aren’t the players you hold onto throughout the year like your SPs 1-4, which means we’re going to be a bit more chaotic and roll with the waves more aggressively. If I see elements that suggest a pitcher could be a Top 40 arm, I’m going to move up a ton from the 80s to the 60s. Shazam, there we go.
- As is tradition, I need to tell you about the guys who were removed and added from the Top 60, so you have context for the ranking shifts.
- Added: Shane McClanahan (3)
- Removed: None
- Net Change Inside Top 60: (-1)
- Please understand how this affects movement across The List.
I’ve changed the notes this year to have a small blurb on everyone. Much easier to write and follow along in my view and it matches the formatting of the streamers. Please leave your feedback on this change – is it better or worse?
Tier 1 – The True Aces
Before we begin, I bet you’re shocked at the weird time that this was published, late Tuesday evening. I traveled back home today and arrived home nearly four hours later than intended. Because of this, I’ve incorporated some of Tuesday’s outings into my rankings. Those include: Manoah, Musgrove, Keller, Wells, Skubal, Giolito, Elder, Webb, Nola, Montgomery, and Allen. I figure it’s better to be transparent and as up-to-date as possible than just leave it for next week.
1. Spencer Strider – Obviously. You know this.
2. Gerrit Cole – Just had a phenomenal game and let’s hope it’s the start of second-half dominance.
3. Shane McClanahan – He returned from the IL and had a 59% CSW changeup against the Rangers. Lol.
4. Luis Castillo – He’s been a little off and I’m not worried.
5. Kevin Gausman – Yes, even with the recent skipped start and left side soreness, the fact that the MRI was clean and that he’s expected to start this weekend has me keeping his current rank.
6. Shohei Ohtani – The blister is still affecting him, but he seems like a go for starting this week.
7. Zac Gallen – The repertoire has been a little weird lately as he sometimes has his full secondaries, sometimes not. Whatever we get should be solid as anything, though.
Tier 2 – AGA We Hope Don’t Fall Off
8. Max Scherzer – He’s still starting and that’s a great thing.
9. Joe Musgrove – He just earned his AGA tag and as of typing this, he’s fanned five against the Jays with 1 ER in three frames. He’s figured out the slider and it makes me so happy.
10. Tyler Glasnow – Glasnow will have the occasional blow-up, but who doesn’t these days? Welcome to the AGA club.
11. Blake Snell – Snell has just been that good as of late, even if it’s always a little different.
12. Joe Ryan – He’s on the verge of losing his tag. The heater isn’t as dominant and the secondaries aren’t picking up enough slack.
13. Framber Valdez – Valdez may not make his next start and not due to his ankle injury, but instead calf cramping that hasn’t fully recovered yet. I hope he’s in good health by next week.
Tier 3 – Potential AGA
14. Carlos Rodón – After tossing 88 pitches, Rodón is primed to be an ace moving forward. Get ready.
15. Corbin Burnes – We saw some legit Burnes in his last outing and if he does it again, he’ll get the AGA tag back.
16. Logan Webb – Another start of dominance from Webb as he’s over the 25% strikeout mark with a boatload of frames and solid ratios. I do wonder if he can be a sub 1.10 WHIP guy for the second half, though.
17. Zack Wheeler – Mike Petriello outlined on Twitter today how Wheeler is the second most unlucky pitcher in baseball as his defense lets him down more than nearly anyone else. Odds are that changes in the second half as his heaters are still some of the best in the game.
18. Pablo López – His last outing is not the man we know and love. Don’t let it change anything.
19. Jesús Luzardo – Same goes for Luzardo. Baseball is weird.
20. Julio Urías – All is looking well with Urías, though I question if he has the same strikeout potential of those above.
Tier 4 – They Feel Like Aces But Aren’t
21. James Paxton – His last start was destroyed by a grand slam that won’t be repeated.
22. George Kirby – Kirby is a solid arm, but can’t be considered on the brink of AGA with such a low strikeout rate.
23. Sandy Alcantara – I’m still believing in Alcantara having a run in the second half, especially with the changeup looking better as of late.
24. Freddy Peralta – Peralta could be turning a corner, with a lovely sub 1.00 WHIP over his last six outings….and a high walk rate. He’s just that good at preventing hard hit balls.
25. Aaron Nola – He was a stud, faltered, and now a stud again in his last three outings and I can’t shake the feeling that we all know he should be an ace. We see the line and go “right, as all things should be.”
26. Yu Darvish – Darvish looked better than ever with legit command and a strong approach in his last outing. I want to see it replicated in more games, but I’m awfully encouraged right now.
27. Lucas Giolito – He just got trounced for three home runs by the Mets and I’m willing to brush it off for the most part. Sure, it’s not the best command, but he’s made it work for the last two months. This is the anomaly at the moment.
28. Logan Gilbert – Gilbert has to get his four-seamer and splitter working again at some point, right? I can’t latch onto the idea that they are just abandoning him for the rest of the year.
29. Dylan Cease – I have to give Cease props not just for surviving Atlanta, but also sitting 1.5 ticks harder on his heater and earning ten whiffs on the pitch. It likely doesn’t stick, but it could be the start of a legit run.
Tier 5 – Stability and Legit Potential
30. Justin Verlander – A ranking at #30 isn’t a bad spot at all, but we can all understand that Verlander isn’t a strikeout arm and not on the verge of AGA any time soon. H*ck, I think some of you would argue he should be lower, maybe down to #33.
31. Justin Steele – Steele’s last game was flukey and I didn’t see anything that suggests he’s on the massive decline.
32. Zach Eflin – Same with Eflin. Lots of weird blowups this weekend without red flags to change course.
33. Bailey Ober – Oberizzi is doing his thing and while the second half should be a little worse than the first, he should still help your fantasy squads plenty. He’s squeezing out the most from his arsenal at the moment.
34. Bryce Miller – I debated Bryce vs. Bobby and landed on Bryce given the weird knee issue in Bobby’s last outing. Now that Bryce is back, he can get back on the train of hopefully finding consistency in those secondaries.
35. Bobby Miller – It was cruel to see him get ousted by some knee discomfort after he finally had his curveball working again. Miller with a curve & change for strikes, 100 mph dotted + a whiff heavy slider = Top 15 SP, no joke. It may take us until 2024 to get that with any regularity, though.
36. Hunter Brown – My gut said to move him down a tier or so, but I’m going to stay consistent with myself from last week given Brown hasn’t started yet.
37. Andrew Abbott – Abbott may settle into Tier 6 and that’s fine with me. He’s not a double-digit strikeout guy on the regular, sorry.
38. Reid Detmers – Detmers had to deal with the Dodgers and Astros and now gets the Pirates. It wouldn’t feel right to move him down now.
Tier 6 – This Is Stable…Right?
39. Tyler Wells – Yes, I just saw him get lit up by the Dodgers. It did feel a bit inevitable for Wells, but it’s one outing and I can’t lower him further down than this. We stay true, for the most part, recognizing that his ceiling doesn’t match those in Tier 5.
40. Brayan Bello – The sinker and changeup make Bello stable as I wait patiently for the slider to become a lovely companion.
41. José Berríos – He’s been steady throughout the year, just not with the same explosiveness as Eflin and Steele.
42. Mitch Keller – He got trounced today as well and my anxiety about Keller is starting to appear. He was having incredible success on the back of command and while that isn’t out the window now, seeing him go so sweeper heavy without missing many bats (just 3/33 whiffs) has all the feelings of a guy trying to find something to help. That’s not the Keller we want – we want sweepers when they demolish, not as a life preserver.
43. Nathan Eovaldi – The velocity…WHAT WILL THE VELOCITY BE?!
44. Bryan Woo – He’d be around Bryce and Bobby if it weren’t for the expectation of a demotion to limit his innings in the very near future.
45. Kenta Maeda – Maeda is a solid arm who could take another step forward if the slider returns to its classic whiff-heavy ways.
Tier 7 – HIPSTERS and Hollys
46. Charlie Morton – I’ve joked that Morton would come alive in July of this year and…that’s exactly what he’s done in our limited sample thus far. Let’s hope it continues.
47. Kodai Senga – I’ve underrated Senga this year, overlooking the immense strikeouts he’s earned, even if the WHIP and ERA undulation can be all kinds of frustrating.
48. Sonny Gray – We’re back to the world of volatility with Gray and I just don’t know what to expect anymore. He’s a HIPSTER and that’s just the way it is.
49. Lance Lynn – The fact that Lynn still had productive four-seamers and cutters against Atlanta makes me think he’ll be a solid play against non-elite offenses moving forward. Please don’t let me down.
50. Tarik Skubal – He’s getting stretched out and with more starts, I think he’ll climb into Tier 5 quickly…even if he just allowed 7 ER to the Royals. The fastball as at 95 mph and well-spotted, he’ll get there with the secondaries.
51. Marcus Stroman – Stroman took down Boston with his bread-and-butter sinker and all looks steady for now.
52. Chris Bassitt – Same with Bassitt. I know it’s weird to see Stroman and Bassitt down here, but it felt like a better arrangement for the tiers + I needed to give Morton, Lynn, and Senga love this week (yes, Lynn given he’s past the tough offenses).
53. Eduardo Rodriguez – The command was solid last time out, making me hope Erod can get his spring self again.
54. Alex Cobb – The slider addition is helping and you have to believe the splitter will come back into form shortly. If the slider skill sticks around, it could be the best form of Cobb.
55. Jordan Montgomery – I’m thrilled to see the hamstring scare last time out didn’t affect his outing against the Marlins. I wonder where he ends up.
Tier 8 – The Potential You Can’t Resist
56. Cristian Javier – We’re still in purgatory as Javier’s last outing didn’t come with slider strikes or a ton of fastball whiffs, but hey, it was Texas.
57. Taj Bradley – The strikeouts will flow and he pitches for a winning squad. It’s the deal you make at the cost of slightly worse ratios than the others here.
58. Gavin Williams – I love his elevated heater, but can you please get the secondaries down? He has more potential than those below in the tier because of the fact he’s already established that four-seamer upstairs.
59. Jack Flaherty – He’s looking solid at the moment and I hope it continues.
60. Tanner Bibee – I worry about Bibee as he hasn’t come into a great rhythm across his whole repertoire yet. I’m concerned he’ll always be a bit too volatile with some violent mechanics as he gets to his release point.
61. Grayson Rodriguez – We saw 101 mph in his return to the bigs, but we shouldn’t expect that to stay. He had more low changeups than we saw prior, and if that can stay down with more breakers, there’s legit ace talent here. His heater was a little worse shape-wise, though, leading to just four whiffs on the night. I wonder if that was just a product of adrenaline.
62. Edward Cabrera – He returned tonight against the Cardinals for five shutout frames and we’re back to enjoying Cabrera and his weird zone rates.
63. Logan Allen – Allen returned to the majors to give us eight punchouts and just two baserunners…and 1.5 ticks reduction on his four-seamer. He’s likely still just a Toby, but maybe the low changeup + high heater is a real thing that sticks around.
64. Kyle Bradish – Bradish’s slider is one of the best in the majors, and I’m trying to get over my reluctance to accept his heaters.
65. Clarke Schmidt – Schmidt had the best command I’ve seen from him with cutters and sweepers and given his productivity across the last month and change, he deserved the boost.
66. Griffin Canning – The man just earned a Golden Goal with double-digit strikeouts across 120 pitches. Yeah. Fortunately, it’s a six-man rotation, so he’ll get extra rest after the marathon outing and I absolutely love his breakers.
Tier 9 – The Tobys You’re Rostering
67. Braxton Garrett – His cutter and sinker command has taken a step back over his last three starts and we may not see him come back into form for a bit.
68. Seth Lugo – He’s a solid arm with a great defense behind him.
69. Michael Soroka – Soroka pitches for a winning team and should have above-average command.
70. Emmet Sheehan – If one of Sheehan’s secondaries comes through, he could be what Brady Singer has always wanted to be on a winning team.
71. Taijuan Walker – He has some ridiculous magic right now and sometimes you throw up your arms and follow the results.
72. Tony Gonsolin – He’s fine. Gonsolin isn’t the super lucky guy, but not the disaster guy you saw recently, either.
73. Kyle Hendricks – The changeup was gone last time, I don’t expect that to stick.
Here is where prospect pitchers would appear if they are called up as I feel those in Tier 9 and below could be off your teams next week (or now?) in 12-teamers.
Tier 10 – The Actual Cherry Bombs
74. Dean Kremer – The four-seamer and cutter have been a great combination lately, though we’ve seen them fall away in a blink of an eye. Chase it if you like, especially with the Orioles magic returning this summer.
75. JP Sears – He continues to rack up the whiffs, though the nights where the fastball doesn’t overwhelm can be awfully rough.
76. Steven Matz – Matz has upped his heater to 95 mph but struggled in his last outing. I think he’s more like the nine-strikeout guy instead of that clunker, but it remains to be seen.
77. Domingo Germán – The curve is great, the fastball and change are fine.
78. Yusei Kikuchi – His breakers for strikes + fastballs doing whatever can work, but we may be seeing that new approach overstay its welcome.
79. Luis Severino – Is six innings of one earned run and a 1.50 WHIP good enough for you? It’s not for me, but at least he earned nine whiffs on cutters + sliders. Steps, not leaps.
80. Andrew Heaney – Heaney had a legit BSB last time out and I so hope I can actually believe he’ll repeat it frequently. It is a new slider, though, so maybe the tighter break equates to better command.
81. MacKenzie Gore – You never know what to get from Gore. If the heater is up and the breakers find strikes, things can be great.
82. Jon Gray – Gray is more of a stash play at the moment given we need to see the slider dominance + four-seamer precision before we can jump in. Throw in two tough matchups ahead and you can pick someone else for now.
Tier 12 – Stream Considerations
83. Cristopher Sánchez – There may be a second-half run coming here ala Ranger Suárez 2021. The change gets whiffs and the sinker churns outs.
84. Bryce Elder – He just looked terrible again, and while I was willing to cough up the last start to the Rays offense, seeing another disaster from Elder outlines his Vargas Rule coming to an end.
85. J.P. France – He’s fine. I liked France earlier in the year, but the strikeout potential is lacking too much.
86. Aaron Civale – Civale is going 70% cutters + curves and it still is only worthwhile against middling squads.
87. Reese Olson – There’s some fun here with sliders and fastballs, but the changeup hasn’t been reliable. In due time.
88. Nick Pivetta – The man just trounced the Athletics with some amazing slider command. And yet, we’ve heard that story before.
89. Alek Manoah – I was initially impressed by Manoah’s start against the Tigers, but watching it more intently exposed plenty of luck on his side and the Padres punished him appropriately. He’s not fixed.
90. Dane Dunning – Some want Dunning to be much higher and yet I haven’t heard a convincing argument as to why quite yet. His arsenal doesn’t earn whiffs and he isn’t a hard-contact mitigator. You have to have at least one.
91. Kutter Crawford – He just had a phenomenal outing and yet I wanted to see more that outlined sustainability. I don’t think the kutter is going to perform as well as it did there.
92. José Quintana – He’s returning this week for the Mets and given that Quintana’s success came from remarkable precision, I worry that he’ll be a bit too rusty for our liking.
93. Johan Oviedo – We’ve seen the highs from Oviedo, but away fastballs to left-handers shouldn’t return the results it just did. Be careful here.
94. Michael Lorenzen – He’s proven himself worthwhile against poor lineups. Plan accordingly.
95. Matt Manning – It’s back-to-back goose-egg outings for Manning and I’m not ready to say that he’s going to replicate Zac Gallen’s approach of low heaters for called strikes and secondaries underneath.
96. Kyle Gibson – After earning a Golden Goal, Gibson stumbled in the way that only he does. Why are you the way that you are.
97. Miles Mikolas – Sure, if you’re desperate for a Quality Start.
98. Luis Medina – Medina had his best start last time out with a ton of sliders for whiffs and my interest is piqued.
99. Tommy Henry – The slider hasn’t been a major factor lately, which makes little sense as it’s been effective in its limited usage. Throw the dang thing more, please.
100. Alec Marsh – I was more impressed with Ragans than Marsh, believe it or not, but Marsh has the rotation spot and is fresh off an eleven strikeout game. A game that really didn’t feel like eleven strikeouts. It should be no surprise that I believe it’ll be his best outing of the year – his heater isn’t this good and the breakers are decent but not elite.
Honorable Mentions
You’re getting little blurbs on everyone else I can think of. I can’t help myself. This is not in ranking order.
Cole Ragans – I wanted to make Ragans #100, but he’s not expected to stick in the rotation right now AND THAT’S DUMB. The man was sitting 97/98 mph across 81 pitches from the left side. Let the dude cook, YOU’RE THE ROYALS.
Michael Kopech – He returned from the IL and looked horrific against Atlanta. I don’t see a good reason to roster him at the moment, but if he can string a start or two, then we’re golden.
Eury Pérez – He was demoted to the minors as the Marlins are limiting his workload for the year. I imagine he’ll return around the first or second week of August and it’s a tough call to determine if you should hold on. For roto leagues, that’s about 25-30% of the remaining season, but for H2H leagues, you have to hold for your potential playoff run.
Ryne Nelson – The changeup is supposed to be the #2 pitch now (I guess) and it’s not reliable. The cutter showed up recently and I’m not buying that yet.
Brady Singer – He’s a Cherry Bomb that just isn’t sweet enough to consider. It’s about time we move on.
Graham Ashcraft – He hasn’t had cutter command before and it doesn’t look like now is the time.
Brandon Bielak – The Astros brought back Bielak and we’re not in until the matchups get better and even then…we’ll see.
Josiah Gray – The risk simply isn’t worth the reward and even if you pick him up after a good start, there’s no basis for him replicating success.
Keaton Winn – I was a little curious, but I’m not seeing enough of a leash to consider this, especially without the splitter or heater getting whiffs last time out.
Drew Smyly – He’s still considerable as a streamer but is so middling that you don’t need to roster him until his curve becomes a legit pitch again. Gotta get that dang thing down.
Julio Teheran – The Vargas Rule has run its course. After yet another bad start he’s a very clear drop.
Patrick Sandoval – It brings me no joy to remove The Irish Panda. He’s too inconsistent with his change and slider failing to take over games.
Paul Blackburn – He could return if he’s able to string together a few starts and give us confidence again starting him when he faces weak teams.
Brandon Pfaadt – He was served up to the Rays in his return from the minors because baseball is a cruel, cruel sport and now he’s back in the minors.
AJ Smith-Shawver – Demoted to the minor leagues. I’m not the biggest fan of what he brought to the table, but I’m curious how he develops over the years.
Louie Varland – Demoted to the minor leagues. It’s unfair as he was given one of the worst schedules you’ll ever see. He’ll be back and become a solid pickup when he does.
Rich Hill – He didn’t come through against poor teams and now he has tougher teams.
Joey Wentz – Welp, the nine strikeout game wasn’t real. We move on.
Tanner Houck – He’s hurt and on the cusp of the Top 100 right when he returns. Would likely take a few weeks before he gets stretched out + hints at the same command.
Zach Davies – The changeup was good against the Guardians and yet disaster arrived. It’s hard to pick your spots well.
Osvaldo Bido – You’re looking for something stable and Bido is far from it. There will be brief moments, but he’s not the arm you need.
Hogan Harris – Was a fun moment, but the craft lefty was shaky against the Marlins and has a bad schedule ahead.
Dakota Hudson – He’s now in the rotation for the Cards. That’s a desperate quality start play, but maybe he shows us something new?
Cole Irvin – No longer in the rotation with Grayson’s return.
Ronel Blanco – Blanco may be a 50% slider guy and I wonder if he’ll get more chances in the future, especially if Valdez’s ankle injury persists.
Daniel Lynch – If the new slider is legit, then I’ll add him to The List. Time will tell. He’s going fastball/change now and it’s all kinds of weird.
Trevor Rogers – He’s expected back soon(ish) and I’m excited to see what he does.
Anthony DeSclafani – His command has been wonky and the schedule is far worse now.
Michael Grove – There’s potential and it’s best to wait until he showcases it. He just needs to elevate the four-seamer!
Carlos Carrasco – The schedule is blegh and Carrasco doesn’t do enough. For example, eight innings of shutout ball returned just four strikeouts. I’m not interested.
Martín Pérez – He’s a Toby at best and I have to think you can find better streams most of the time.
Marco Gonzales – He’s hurt and I’ll need to see the same command when he comes back before returning to The List.
Jake Irvin – There was some intrigue here, but the velocity came down and the curve isn’t developing enough.
Ranger Suárez – He hit the wall and just isn’t worth it now. Maybe in a few weeks.
Alex Wood – He’ll hopefully go five productive frames at the risk of destroying your week. No thanks.
Patrick Corbin – Ha, that was a fun four-start ride, wasn’t it?
Brandon Williamson – The cutter makes for some nights of survival, but you want a better life. Even when he does well, it doesn’t look sustainable.
Jaime Barría – Slider and change can be good, but the ceiling feels awfully low.
Johan Santana – I wonder if this will be the Mets’ big addition at the deadline. Thanks for reading the notes!
Colin Rea – He has these ridiculous nights out of nowhere. There are worse dart throws.
Tyler Anderson – His changeup looks good, but I’m not ready to jump back in.
Yonny Chirinos – He’s been on a solid stretch, but the sinker/slider combo is sooooo mediocre. At least the splitter is waking up…?
Ryan Yarbrough – It’s cool that he’s pitching again. That doesn’t mean you have to roster his slooooow arsenal that is highly dependent on command and a fortunate BABIP for a losing ball club.
Jordan Lyles – He’s come through once when the matchup was good. ONCE.
Trevor Williams – He hasn’t been fantasy relevant for a while.
Connor Seabold – It’s Coors and far too risky on any night.
Chase Anderson – It’s Coors and far too risky on any night.
Austin Gomber – It’s Coors and far too risky on any night.
Noah Davis – It’s Coors and far too risky on any night.
Jesse Scholtens – Not stretched out and holds a super low strikeout rate.
Ross Stripling – He’s in the rotation and doesn’t have his old changeup + he’s not going deep yet.
Adrian Houser – Naaaaaaah.
Touki Toussaint – Yes, he’s pitching again. No, he’s not fantasy relevant.
Brandon Walter – The Red Sox are letting him pitch in games and that’s all there is to say about him.
Chris Murphy – The Red Sox are letting him pitch in games and that’s all there is to say about him. Hey, you just wrote that? Is it wrong?
Cooper Criswell – The Rays are kinda featuring him in bullpen games and it’s not something to chase.
Bryan Hoeing – He’s a sinkerballer that can squirm his way through five frames on a given night.
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| Rank | Pitcher | Badges | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer StriderT1 | Aces Gonna Ace | - |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | Aces Gonna Ace | - |
| 3 | Shane McClanahan | Aces Gonna Ace | +UR |
| 4 | Luis Castillo | Aces Gonna Ace | -1 |
| 5 | Kevin Gausman | Aces Gonna Ace | -1 |
| 6 | Shohei Ohtani | Aces Gonna Ace | -1 |
| 7 | Zac Gallen | Aces Gonna Ace | -1 |
| 8 | Max ScherzerT2 | Aces Gonna Ace Injury Risk | -1 |
| 9 | Joe Musgrove | Aces Gonna Ace | +1 |
| 10 | Tyler Glasnow | Aces Gonna Ace | +2 |
| 11 | Blake Snell | Aces Gonna Ace | +4 |
| 12 | Joe Ryan | Aces Gonna Ace | -4 |
| 13 | Framber Valdez | Aces Gonna Ace Injury Risk | -4 |
| 14 | Carlos RodónT3 | Ace Potential Injury Risk | -3 |
| 15 | Corbin Burnes | Ace Potential | +1 |
| 16 | Logan Webb | Ace Potential | +8 |
| 17 | Zack Wheeler | Ace Potential | -4 |
| 18 | Pablo López | Ace Potential | -1 |
| 19 | Jesús Luzardo | Ace Potential | -1 |
| 20 | Julio Urías | Ace Potential | +3 |
| 21 | James PaxtonT4 | Ace Potential | -1 |
| 22 | George Kirby | Ace Potential | -8 |
| 23 | Sandy Alcantara | Ace Potential | -2 |
| 24 | Freddy Peralta | Ace Potential | +3 |
| 25 | Aaron Nola | Ace Potential | - |
| 26 | Yu Darvish | Ace Potential | +5 |
| 27 | Lucas Giolito | Ace Potential | -5 |
| 28 | Logan Gilbert | Ace Potential | -2 |
| 29 | Dylan Cease | Ace Potential | +5 |
| 30 | Justin VerlanderT5 | Quality Starts | -11 |
| 31 | Justin Steele | Quality Starts | -3 |
| 32 | Zach Eflin | Quality Starts | -2 |
| 33 | Bailey Ober | Quality Starts | -1 |
| 34 | Bryce Miller | Ace Potential Injury Risk | +3 |
| 35 | Bobby Miller | Ace Potential Injury Risk | +1 |
| 36 | Hunter Brown | Ace Potential | -1 |
| 37 | Andrew Abbott | Ace Potential | +1 |
| 38 | Reid Detmers | Ace Potential | +1 |
| 39 | Tyler WellsT6 | Quality Starts | -10 |
| 40 | Brayan Bello | Quality Starts | +1 |
| 41 | José Berríos | Quality Starts | +1 |
| 42 | Mitch Keller | Quality Starts | -9 |
| 43 | Nathan Eovaldi | Injury Risk Quality Starts | - |
| 44 | Bryan Woo | Ace Potential | +1 |
| 45 | Kenta Maeda | Quality Starts | +1 |
| 46 | Charlie MortonT7 | Cherry Bomb | +5 |
| 47 | Kodai Senga | Cherry Bomb | +6 |
| 48 | Sonny Gray | Quality Starts Cherry Bomb | -8 |
| 49 | Lance Lynn | Cherry Bomb | +1 |
| 50 | Tarik Skubal | Quality Starts | -6 |
| 51 | Marcus Stroman | Quality Starts | -4 |
| 52 | Chris Bassitt | Quality Starts | -3 |
| 53 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Quality Starts | +6 |
| 54 | Alex Cobb | Quality Starts | +10 |
| 55 | Jordan Montgomery | Injury Risk Quality Starts | +13 |
| 56 | Cristian JavierT8 | Cherry Bomb | -4 |
| 57 | Taj Bradley | Cherry Bomb | -3 |
| 58 | Gavin Williams | Cherry Bomb | -3 |
| 59 | Jack Flaherty | Injury Risk Cherry Bomb | -2 |
| 60 | Tanner Bibee | Cherry Bomb | -2 |
| 61 | Grayson Rodriguez | Cherry Bomb | +UR |
| 62 | Edward Cabrera | Cherry Bomb | +UR |
| 63 | Logan Allen | Cherry Bomb | +UR |
| 64 | Kyle Bradish | Cherry Bomb | +11 |
| 65 | Clarke SchmidtT9 | Toby | +24 |
| 66 | Griffin Canning | Toby | +7 |
| 67 | Braxton Garrett | Toby | -19 |
| 68 | Seth Lugo | Toby | -7 |
| 69 | Michael Soroka | Toby | -6 |
| 70 | Emmet Sheehan | Toby | -10 |
| 71 | Taijuan Walker | Toby | -5 |
| 72 | Tony Gonsolin | Toby | -3 |
| 73 | Kyle Hendricks | Toby | -6 |
| 74 | Dean KremerT10 | Cherry Bomb | +7 |
| 75 | Cherry Bomb | +7 | |
| 76 | Steven Matz | Cherry Bomb | -6 |
| 77 | Domingo Germán | Cherry Bomb | -3 |
| 78 | Yusei Kikuchi | Cherry Bomb | -7 |
| 79 | Luis Severino | Cherry Bomb | +4 |
| 80 | Andrew Heaney | Cherry Bomb | +5 |
| 81 | MacKenzie Gore | Cherry Bomb | -5 |
| 82 | Jon Gray | Cherry Bomb | -10 |
| 83 | Cristopher SánchezT11 | Streaming Option | -4 |
| 84 | J.P. France | Streaming Option | -19 |
| 85 | Bryce Elder | Streaming Option | -23 |
| 86 | Aaron Civale | Streaming Option | -8 |
| 87 | Reese Olson | Streaming Option | -1 |
| 88 | Nick Pivetta | Streaming Option | +8 |
| 89 | Alek Manoah | Cherry Bomb | -5 |
| 90 | Dane Dunning | Streaming Option | +1 |
| 91 | Kutter Crawford | Streaming Option | +1 |
| 92 | Jose Quintana | Streaming Option | +2 |
| 93 | Johan Oviedo | Streaming Option | +2 |
| 94 | Michael Lorenzen | Streaming Option | +4 |
| 95 | Matt Manning | Streaming Option | +UR |
| 96 | Luis Medina | Streaming Option | +4 |
| 97 | Tommy Henry | Streaming Option | -17 |
| 98 | Kyle Gibson | Streaming Option | -11 |
| 99 | Miles Mikolas | Streaming Option | - |
| 100 | Alec Marsh | Streaming Option | +UR |
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Welcome back Nick. Tiedemann injured and is week to week, if that’s a thing. I don’t know if injuries matter for that list.