The irony in weekly starting pitcher rankings is that some pitcher get twice the opportunity to perform than others with a two-start week. Conventional logic has made two-start weeks an advantage in rankings, but it can often become a disadvantage. For example, a mid-tier pitcher who has two starts against moderately challenging opponents doesn’t always out perform a one-start pitcher with an easier matchup, even in points leagues. That’s why two-start pitchers need to be carefully considered in lineup decisions as it can become twice the setback to pitching ratios if they falter. We look at each pitcher’s skill and matchup potential on an individual start basis to make sure our weekly starting pitcher rankings set every manager up for optimal success.
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 25 (9/8 – 9/14)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @MIA | 10 |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @BAL | 9 |
| 3 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @SF | 8 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @SF | 8 |
| 5 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | PIT | 7 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @ATH/ NYY | 7 (@ATH=8 & NYY=6) |
| 7 | Brady Singer | CIN | @ATH | 7 |
| 8 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @ATH | 7 |
| 9 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @TOR | 7 |
| 10 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | COL | 7 |
| 11 | Blake Snell | LAD | COL | 7 |
| 12 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | @SF | 7 |
| 13 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | WSH | 7 |
| 14 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @TEX | 7 |
| 15 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | STL | 7 |
| 16 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | DET | 7 |
| 17 | Nick Pivetta | SD | CIN | 7 |
| 18 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | STL | 7 |
| 19 | Bryce Miller | SEA | LAA | 7 |
| 20 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | @CWS | 7 |
| 21 | Chris Sale | ATL | CHC | 6 |
| 22 | Spencer Strider | ATL | HOU | 6 |
| 23 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | @TOR | 6 |
| 24 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @ATL/ TB | 6 (@ATL=5 & TB=7) |
| 25 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | TB | 6 |
| 26 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | CWS | 6 |
| 27 | Cristian Javier | HOU | @TOR | 6 |
| 28 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | COL | 6 |
| 29 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | @SF | 6 |
| 30 | Quinn Priester | MIL | @TEX | 6 |
| 31 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | STL | 6 |
| 32 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | ARI | 6 |
| 33 | Joe Ryan | MIN | ARI | 6 |
| 34 | Max Fried | NYY | @BOS | 6 |
| 35 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | NYM | 6 |
| 36 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | NYM | 6 |
| 37 | Johan Oviedo | PIT | @BAL | 6 |
| 38 | Sonny Gray | STL | @MIL | 6 |
| 39 | Michael King | SD | COL | 6 |
| 40 | Dylan Cease | SD | COL | 6 |
| 41 | Logan Webb | SF | ARI/ LAD | 6 (ARI=7 & LAD=5) |
| 42 | Robbie Ray | SF | ARI | 6 |
| 43 | Bryan Woo | SEA | STL/ LAA | 6 (STL=5 & LAA=7) |
| 44 | George Kirby | SEA | STL/ LAA | 6 (STL=5 & LAA=7) |
| 45 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | @NYM | 6 |
| 46 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | HOU | 6 |
| 47 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | @MIN | 5 |
| 48 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | BOS | 5 |
| 49 | Hurston Waldrep | ATL | HOU | 5 |
| 50 | Tyler Wells | BAL | PIT | 5 |
| 51 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @TOR | 5 |
| 52 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | @TOR | 5 |
| 53 | Dustin May | BOS | @ATH | 5 |
| 54 | Colin Rea | CHC | TB | 5 |
| 55 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | @SD | 5 |
| 56 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | KC/ CWS | 5 (both matchups) |
| 57 | Parker Messick | CLE | CWS | 5 |
| 58 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @NYY | 5 |
| 59 | Charlie Morton | DET | @MIA | 5 |
| 60 | Framber Valdez | HOU | @ATL | 5 |
| 61 | Michael Wacha | KC | @CLE | 5 |
| 62 | Jose Soriano | LAA | MIN | 5 |
| 63 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @SEA | 5 |
| 64 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | WSH | 5 |
| 65 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | @LAA | 5 |
| 66 | Sean Manaea | NYM | @PHI/ TEX | 5 (@PHI=4 & TEX=6) |
| 67 | Jonah Tong | NYM | TEX | 5 |
| 68 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | DET | 5 |
| 69 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | NYM | 5 |
| 70 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @WSH | 5 |
| 71 | Luis Castillo | SEA | LAA | 5 |
| 72 | Jose Berrios | TOR | HOU/ BAL | 5 (HOU=4 & BAL=6) |
| 73 | Shane Bieber | TOR | HOU | 5 |
| 74 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | BAL | 5 |
| 75 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | @MIA | 5 |
| 76 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | @SF | 4 |
| 77 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @MIN | 4 |
| 78 | Cade Povich | BAL | PIT | 4 |
| 79 | Payton Tolle | BOS | @ATH | 4 |
| 80 | Brayan Bello | BOS | NYY | 4 |
| 81 | Shane Smith | CWS | TB | 4 |
| 82 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @SD/ @ATH | 4 (both matchups) |
| 83 | Zack Littell | CIN | @SD | 4 |
| 84 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | KC | 4 |
| 85 | Gavin Williams | CLE | KC | 4 |
| 86 | Casey Mize | DET | @NYY | 4 |
| 87 | Luis Garcia | HOU | @ATL | 4 |
| 88 | Ryan Bergert | KC | @CLE/ @PHI | 4 (@CLE=5 & @PHI=3) |
| 89 | Stephen Kolek | KC | @CLE | 4 |
| 90 | Eury Perez | MIA | WSH/ DET | 4 (WSH=5 & DET=3) |
| 91 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @LAA | 4 |
| 92 | Taj Bradley | MIN | @LAA | 4 |
| 93 | Bailey Ober | MIN | ARI | 4 |
| 94 | Clay Holmes | NYM | @PHI | 4 |
| 95 | Brandon Sproat | NYM | TEX | 4 |
| 96 | Will Warren | NYY | DET/ @BOS | 4 (both matchups) |
| 97 | Aaron Nola | PHI | NYM/ KC | 4 (NYM=3 & KC=5) |
| 98 | Walker Buehler | PHI | KC | 4 |
| 99 | Andre Pallante | STL | @MIL | 4 |
| 100 | Yu Darvish | SD | CIN/ COL | 4 (CIN=3 & COL=5) |
| 101 | Justin Verlander | SF | LAD | 4 |
| 102 | Adrian Houser | TB | @CWS/ @CHC | 4 (@CWS=5 & @CHC=3) |
| 103 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @CHC | 4 |
| 104 | Merrill Kelly | TEX | MIL | 4 |
| 105 | Max Scherzer | TOR | BAL | 4 |
| 106 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | @MIA/ PIT | 4 (both matchups) |
| 107 | Jake Irvin | WSH | @MIA | 4 |
| 108 | Nabil Crismatt | ARI | @SF/ @MIN | 3 (both matchups) |
| 109 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | CIN | 3 |
| 110 | Luis Severino | ATH | CIN | 3 |
| 111 | Joey Wentz | ATL | CHC/ HOU | 3 (both matchups) |
| 112 | Lucas Giolito | BOS | NYY | 3 |
| 113 | Cade Horton | CHC | @ATL | 3 |
| 114 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | TB | 3 |
| 115 | Martin Perez | CWS | @CLE | 3 |
| 116 | Logan Allen | CLE | KC | 3 |
| 117 | Chase Dollander | COL | @LAD | 3 (both matchups) |
| 118 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | DET | @NYY/ @MIA | 3 (@NYY=2 & @MIA=4) |
| 119 | Jason Alexander | HOU | @TOR/ @ATL | 3 (@TOR=4 & @ATL=2) |
| 120 | Noah Cameron | KC | @CLE/ @PHI | 3 (@CLE=4 & @PHI=2) |
| 121 | Caden Dana | LAA | MIN/ @SEA | 3 (MIN=4 & @SEA=2) |
| 122 | Mitch Farris | LAA | @SEA | 3 |
| 123 | Janson Junk | MIA | WSH/ DET | 3 (WSH=4 & DET=2) |
| 124 | Adam Mazur | MIA | DET | 3 |
| 125 | Jose Quintana | MIL | @TEX | 3 (both matchups) |
| 126 | Nolan McLean | NYM | @PHI | 3 |
| 127 | David Peterson | NYM | @PHI | 3 |
| 128 | Luis Gil | NYY | @BOS | 3 |
| 129 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | KC | 3 |
| 130 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | @WSH | 3 |
| 131 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | @SEA | 3 |
| 132 | Nestor Cortes | SD | CIN/ COL | 3 (CIN=2 & COL=4) |
| 133 | Carson Seymour | SF | ARI | 3 |
| 134 | Ian Seymour | TB | @CWS | 3 |
| 135 | Shane Baz | TB | @CHC | 3 |
| 136 | Jacob Latz | TEX | MIL/ @NYM | 3 (both matchups) |
| 137 | Brad Lord | WSH | @MIA | 3 |
| 138 | Luis Morales | ATH | BOS/ CIN | 2 (both matchups) |
| 139 | Bryce Elder | ATL | CHC | 2 |
| 140 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @ATL | 2 |
| 141 | Yoendrys Gomez | CWS | TB/ @CLE | 2 (both matchups) |
| 142 | Davis Martin | CWS | @CLE | 2 |
| 143 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @LAD | 2 |
| 144 | McCade Brown | COL | @SD | 2 |
| 145 | Michael Lorenzen | KC | @PHI | 2 |
| 146 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA | MIN/ @SEA | 2 (MIN=3 & @SEA=1) |
| 147 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | @BAL/ @WSH | 2 (both matchups) |
| 148 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @SEA/ @MIL | 2 (both matchups) |
| 149 | Michael McGreevy | STL | @SEA | 2 |
| 150 | Kai-Wei Teng | SF | LAD | 2 |
| 151 | Jack Leiter | TEX | MIL | 2 |
| 152 | Patrick Corbin | TEX | @NYM | 2 |
| 153 | Andrew Alvarez | WSH | PIT | 2 |
| 154 | Mason Barnett | ATH | BOS | 1 |
| 155 | German Marquez | COL | @LAD/ @SD | 1 (both matchups) |
| 156 | Tanner Gordon | COL | @SD | 1 |
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