Every Monday, I update “The List” where I rank the current value of the Top 100 pitchers in fantasy baseball for the rest of the season. Use these rankings to help understand what to expect from pitchers for the rest of 2016, and as a tool to gauge trade value in your fantasy leagues.
Let’s see how the SP landscape has changed since last week:
| Rank | Player | Prev | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Madison Bumgarner | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Stephen Strasburg | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Jose Fernandez | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Jake Arrieta | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Jacob DeGrom | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Corey Kluber | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | Chris Sale | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Noah Syndergaard | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Johnny Cueto | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 11 | Clayton Kershaw | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Justin Verlander | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| 13 | Yu Darvish | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 14 | Carlos Carrasco | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| 15 | Zack Greinke | 16 | 12 | 18 |
| 16 | Jon Lester | 17 | 12 | 19 |
| 17 | Rich Hill | 20 | 14 | 105 |
| 18 | Danny Duffy | 23 | 23 | 142 |
| 19 | Jose Quintana | 22 | 22 | 39 |
| 20 | David Price | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| 21 | Kyle Hendricks | 21 | 21 | 61 |
| 22 | Cole Hamels | 25 | 20 | 30 |
| 23 | Steven Matz | 19 | 17 | 27 |
| 24 | Chris Archer | 33 | 14 | 64 |
| 25 | James Paxton | 31 | 31 | 121 |
| 26 | Dylan Bundy | 39 | 39 | 154 |
| 27 | Gerrit Cole | 18 | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | Masahiro Tanaka | 28 | 28 | 39 |
| 29 | Kenta Maeda | 32 | 28 | 63 |
| 30 | Aaron Sanchez | 49 | 38 | 236 |
| 31 | Drew Pomeranz | 24 | 21 | 172 |
| 32 | Jameson Taillon | 35 | 35 | 188 |
| 33 | Matt Shoemaker | 30 | 30 | 124 |
| 34 | Michael Fulmer | 38 | 26 | 254 |
| 35 | John Lackey | 34 | 18 | 67 |
| 36 | Danny Salazar | 26 | 16 | 26 |
| 37 | Tyler Skaggs | 36 | 36 | 290 |
| 38 | Rick Porcello | 41 | 41 | 70 |
| 39 | Felix Hernandez | 42 | 16 | 42 |
| 40 | Blake Snell | 44 | 44 | 85 |
| 41 | Jason Hammel | 45 | 45 | 68 |
| 42 | J.A. Happ | 58 | 58 | 90 |
| 43 | Carlos Martinez | 37 | 23 | 37 |
| 44 | Joe Musgrove | 71 | 71 | 332 |
| 45 | Dallas Keuchel | 47 | 15 | 65 |
| 46 | Taijuan Walker | 46 | 29 | 50 |
| 47 | Jerad Eickhoff | 40 | 36 | 70 |
| 48 | Anthony DeSclafani | 43 | 36 | 110 |
| 49 | Jose Berrios | 51 | 44 | 134 |
| 50 | Adam Wainwright | 29 | 22 | 84 |
| 51 | Marco Estrada | 55 | 44 | 91 |
| 52 | Vincent Velasquez | 50 | 37 | 72 |
| 53 | Steven Wright | 75 | 30 | 222 |
| 54 | Zach Davies | 67 | 67 | 187 |
| 55 | Tanner Roark | 63 | 42 | 142 |
| 56 | Junior Guerra | 56 | 56 | 329 |
| 57 | Carlos Rodon | 70 | 39 | 70 |
| 58 | Sean Manaea | 59 | 59 | 327 |
| 59 | Kevin Gausman | 62 | 45 | 72 |
| 60 | Luis Severino | 79 | 34 | 138 |
| 61 | Josh Tomlin | 60 | 60 | 87 |
| 62 | Marcus Stroman | 57 | 20 | 88 |
| 63 | Lance McCullers | 27 | 27 | 46 |
| 64 | David Phelps | 231 | 205 | 231 |
| 65 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 61 | 37 | 104 |
| 66 | Drew Smyly | 73 | 22 | 73 |
| 67 | Jake Odorizzi | 72 | 34 | 72 |
| 68 | Jon Gray | 68 | 65 | 144 |
| 69 | Homer Bailey | 66 | 66 | 193 |
| 70 | Julio Teheran | 48 | 21 | 116 |
| 71 | Bud Norris | 52 | 46 | 323 |
| 72 | Chris Tillman | 76 | 51 | 129 |
| 73 | Scott Kazmir | 77 | 66 | 102 |
| 74 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 83 | 40 | 89 |
| 75 | Ian Kennedy | 81 | 56 | 81 |
| 76 | Joe Ross | 74 | 31 | 101 |
| 77 | Mike Leake | 64 | 64 | 127 |
| 78 | Michael Pineda | 74 | 24 | 82 |
| 79 | Robbie Ray | 78 | 71 | 119 |
| 80 | Collin McHugh | 91 | 59 | 95 |
| 81 | Trevor Bauer | 69 | 42 | 136 |
| 82 | Matt Moore | 92 | 56 | 113 |
| 83 | Brandon McCarthy | 65 | 62 | 225 |
| 84 | Zack Wheeler | 73 | 73 | 103 |
| 85 | Ivan Nova | 104 | 104 | 252 |
| 86 | Ervin Santana | 96 | 96 | 157 |
| 87 | Mike Foltynewicz | 88 | 64 | 316 |
| 88 | Nathan Eovaldi | 82 | 67 | 110 |
| 89 | Tyler Anderson | 225 | 198 | 225 |
| 90 | Jordan Zimmermann | 84 | 40 | 97 |
| 91 | Tyson Ross | 87 | 44 | 103 |
| 92 | Adam Conley | 89 | 72 | 120 |
| 93 | Michael Wacha | 93 | 45 | 93 |
| 94 | Zach Eflin | 94 | 77 | 333 |
| 95 | Doug Fister | 97 | 82 | 147 |
| 96 | Bartolo Colon | 98 | 89 | 143 |
| 97 | Gio Gonzalez | 99 | 55 | 99 |
| 98 | Yordano Ventura | 102 | 50 | 102 |
| 99 | Jeremy Hellickson | 100 | 88 | 153 |
| 100 | Matt Boyd | 80 | 80 | 269 |
Notes
– The injury bug struck a lot of pitchers this week. Danny Salazar, Julio Teheran, Bud Norris, Aaron Nola, and Lance McCullers were all sent to the DL while Joe Ross had a setback, causing major falls.
– The biggest changes overall came from the 20s and 30s, which saw many upside plays have a larger sample size and continue to dominate, while others are doing little to help their elevated status. One example is the rise of Dylan Bundy whose biggest issue was Fastball command and has displayed precision in his last few starts. His overall stuff is fantastic and I expect him to stick around in the rotation through season’s end.
– Another is Joe Musgrove who took the place of injured Lance McCullers over the weekend. There are still some question marks about the kid, though his ability thus far to avoid hard contact with his Fastball is a major plus.
– The Cardinals rotation has been struggling against weaker teams, with Carlos Martinez, Adam Wainwright, and Mike Leake dropping slots this week as a result.
– The 50s is where it starts to fall from solid additions to flier country, with Luis Severino and David Phelps being the most intriguing. Severino is slated to return to the Yankee rotation against the Red Sox on Tuesday, and while that is an obvious bench, he has looked much improved in the bullpen from his 1st half self. Meanwhile, Phelps has been given the call to enter the Marlins’ rotation since dominating in relief. He looked great in Colorado and can be a sneaky impact starter ROS.
– Brandon McCarthy takes a tumble as he has personally expressed how uncomfortable he has been on the mound as of late. It could return to him with a bullpen session or two, but for the time being you should be putting on the brakes.
– Ivan Nova was throwing more inside Fastballs with his two-seamer in his first stint with the Pirates and it could lead to effectiveness at the back-end of a 12 deep 12-team league.
– Jeff Samardzija and Andrew Cashner have both been widely ineffective and should not be rostered at this time, leaving The List.