As we enter the final week of the season every last outing (and inning) makes a big difference for starting pitchers. Yet, the landscape is tricky to navigate as teams often opt to shut down or rest their starters early. This means that late in the week outings can get cancelled entirely. We evaluated pitchers that may be scratched from their planned starts when factoring our final weekly starting pitcher rankings. With that said, proceed confidently with your aces but also cautiously with those ranked lower than normal in our rankings this week.
Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 27 (9/23 – 9/29)
Rnk | Pitcher | Team | Opp | Confidence Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | TBR/ CWS | 9 (both matchups) |
2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @WSH | 9 |
3 | Chris Sale | ATL | NYM | 8 |
4 | Max Fried | ATL | KCR | 8 |
5 | Bryan Woo | SEA | OAK | 8 |
6 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SFG | 7 |
7 | Cole Ragans | KCR | @WSH/ @ATL | 7 (@WSH=8 & @ATL=6) |
8 | Michael Wacha | KCR | @WSH | 7 |
9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @COL | 7 |
10 | Aaron Nola | PHI | CHC/ @WSH | 7 (CHC=6 & @WSH=8) |
11 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @NYY | 7 |
12 | Blake Snell | SFG | STL | 7 |
13 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | NYM/ KCR | 6 (both matchups) |
14 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @NYY | 6 |
15 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | TBR | 6 |
16 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | CIN | 6 |
17 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SEA | 6 |
18 | Yusei Kikuchi | HOU | SEA | 6 |
19 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @CWS | 6 |
20 | Jack Flaherty | LAD | SDP | 6 |
21 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @PIT/ NYM | 6 (@PIT=7 & NYM=5) |
22 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | BAL | 6 |
23 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | BAL | 6 |
24 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | PIT | 6 |
25 | Sonny Gray | STL | @COL/ @SFG | 6 (@COL=5 & @SFG=7) |
26 | Erick Fedde | STL | @COL | 6 |
27 | Michael King | STL | @LAD/ @ARI | 6 (both matchups) |
28 | Dylan Cease | SDP | @LAD | 6 |
29 | Logan Webb | SFG | @ARI | 6 |
30 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @HOU/ OAK | 6 (@HOU=5 & OAK=7) |
31 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @HOU | 6 |
32 | Zack Littell | TBR | @DET | 6 |
33 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | TOR | 6 |
34 | Bowden Francis | TOR | BOS/ MIA | 6 (BOS=5 & MIA=7) |
35 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | SFG/ SDP | 5 (both matchups) |
36 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | SDP | 5 |
37 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @NYY/ @MIN | 5 (both matchups) |
38 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @TOR/ TBR | 5 (both matchups) |
39 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @TOR | 5 |
40 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | TBR | 5 |
41 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | LAA | 5 |
42 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @CHC | 5 |
43 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @CHC | 5 |
44 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | CIN | 5 |
45 | Reese Olson | DET | CWS | 5 |
46 | Hunter Brown | HOU | SEA/ @CLE | 5 (SEA=6 & @CLE=4) |
47 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @CLE | 5 |
48 | Seth Lugo | KCR | @ATL | 5 |
49 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | @CWS/ TEX | 5 (@CWS=6 & TEX=4) |
50 | Jose Saurez | LAA | @CWS | 5 |
51 | Reid Detmers | LAA | TEX | 5 |
52 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | @MIN | 5 |
53 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | @TOR | 5 |
54 | Colin Rea | MIL | NYM | 5 |
55 | Frankie Montas | MIL | NYM | 5 |
56 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | MIA | 5 |
57 | Sean Manaea | NYM | @ATL | 5 |
58 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @MIL | 5 |
59 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @MIL | 5 |
60 | Lucas Gil | NYY | PIT | 5 |
61 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | CHC | 5 |
62 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | @WSH | 5 |
63 | Luis L. Ortiz | PIT | MIL | 5 |
64 | Kyle Gibson | STL | @COL | 5 |
65 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @SFG | 5 |
66 | Andre Pallante | STL | @SFG | 5 |
67 | Joe Musgrove | SDP | @LAD | 5 |
68 | Yu Darvish | SDP | @ARI | 5 |
69 | Robbie Ray | SFG | @ARI | 5 |
70 | George Kirby | SEA | @HOU | 5 |
71 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | OAK | 5 |
72 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR | @DET/ @BOS | 5 (@DET=6 & @BOS=4) |
73 | Tyler Alexander | TBR | @DET | 5 |
74 | Cody Bradford | TEX | TOR | 5 |
75 | Jacob deGRom | TEX | SEA | 5 |
76 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | SEA | 5 |
77 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | BOS | 5 |
78 | Jose Berrios | TOR | BOS | 5 |
79 | Yariel Rodriguez | TOR | MIA | 5 |
80 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | MIA | 5 |
81 | DJ Herz | WSH | KCR | 5 |
82 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | SFG | 4 |
83 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | SDP | 4 |
84 | Grant Holmes | ATL | KCR | 4 |
85 | Zac Eflin | BAL | @NYY | 4 |
86 | Albert Suarez | BAL | @MIN | 4 |
87 | Justin Steele | CHC | @PHI | 4 |
88 | Javier Assad | CHC | @PHI | 4 |
89 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | CIN | 4 |
90 | Sean Burke | CWS | @DET | 4 |
91 | Ben Lively | CLE | HOU | 4 |
92 | Gavin Williams | CLE | HOU | 4 |
93 | Kyle Freeland | COL | STL | 4 |
94 | Brant Hunter | DET | TBR | 4 |
95 | Keider Montero | DET | CWS | 4 |
96 | Justin Verlander | HOU | @CLE | 4 |
97 | Alec Marsh | KCR | @WSH | 4 |
98 | Brady Singer | KCR | @ATL | 4 |
99 | Griffin Canning | LAA | TEX | 4 |
100 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | SDP | 4 |
101 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @MIN/ @TOR | 4 (both matchups) |
102 | Adam Oller | MIA | @TOR | 4 |
103 | Tobias Myers | MIL | @PIT | 4 |
104 | Aaron Civale | MIL | @PIT | 4 |
105 | Bailey Ober | MIN | MIA/ BAL | 4 (MIA=5 & BAL=3) |
106 | David Festa | MIN | MIA | 4 |
107 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | BAL | 4 |
108 | David Peterson | NYM | @ATL | 4 |
109 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | BAL/ PIT | 4 (BAL=3 & PIT=5) |
110 | Mitch Spence | OAK | TEX | 4 |
111 | Joey Estes | OAK | @SEA | 4 |
112 | Bailey Falter | PIT | MIL/ @NYY | 4 (MIL=5 & @NYY=3) |
113 | Mitch Keller | PIT | MIL | 4 |
114 | Jared Jones | PIT | @NYY | 4 |
115 | Martin Perez | SDP | @ARI | 4 |
116 | Hayden Birdsong | SFG | @ARI/ STL | 4 (@ARI=4 & STL=6) |
117 | Taj Bradley | TBR | @BOS | 4 |
118 | Shane Baz | TBR | @BOS | 4 |
119 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | TOR | 4 |
120 | Max Scherzer | TEX | SEA | 4 |
121 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | KCR | 4 |
122 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | PHI | 4 |
123 | Jake Irvin | WSH | PHI | 4 |
124 | Charlie Morton | ATL | NYM | 3 |
125 | Cade Povich | BAL | @MIN | 3 |
126 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | @PHI/ CIN | 3 (both matchups) |
127 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | LAA/ @DET | 3 (LAA=4 & @DET=2) |
128 | Davis Martin | CWS | LAA | 3 |
129 | Chris Flexen | CWS | @DET | 3 |
130 | Nick Martinez | CIN | @CLE | 3 |
131 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | CIN | 3 |
132 | Matthew Boyd | CLE | HOU | 3 |
133 | Ryan Feltner | COL | STL/ LAD | 3 (STL=4 & LAD=2) |
134 | Austin Gomber | COL | STL | 3 |
135 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | LAD | 3 |
136 | Casey Mize | DET | TBR | 3 |
137 | Landon Knack | LAD | SDP | 3 |
138 | Walker Buehler | LAD | @COL | 3 |
139 | Valente Bellozo | MIA | @MIN | 3 |
140 | Luis Severino | NYM | @ATL/ @MIL | 3 (@ATL=3 & @MIL=5) |
141 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | BAL | 3 |
142 | Brady Basso | OAK | TEX/ @SEA | 3 (both matchups) |
143 | JP Sears | OAK | @SEA | 3 |
144 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | CHC | 3 |
145 | Landen Roupp | SFG | STL | 3 |
146 | Richard Ellis | BOS | @TOR | 2 |
147 | Julian Aguiar | CIN | @CLE/ @CHC | 2 (both matchups) |
148 | Cal Quantrill | COL | LAD | 2 |
149 | J.T. Ginn | OAK | TEX | 2 |
150 | Patrick Corbin | WSH | KCR | 2 |
151 | Trevor Williams | WSH | PHI | 2 |