Welcome back to another edition of my top 100 starting pitcher rankings for redraft leagues! This week we finally have a new number one—Shane Bieber! Really, he’s been the best pitcher all year, but I still think Jacob deGrom may have the better stuff. However, it is hard to argue against Bieber. With just two weeks to go in the fantasy season let these ranks serve as a good barometer for judging the current quality of starting pitchers over the next couple of weeks. Be sure to interact with me about it on Twitter @devjake.
What?! Your league isn’t using Fantrax? Inconceivable! Check out everything Fantrax has to offer and I’m sure you’ll come around to our way of thinking.
Top-100 Starting Pitcher Rankings for Redraft Leagues
Notes on player movement:
- Sonny Gray was lost from this list after he hit the IL with a back strain, this makes a lot of sense considering his last two starts. Poor timing for fantasy owners.
- I’ve been stubborn all year about not dropping Gerritt Cole in my rankings but enough is enough; he needs to perform better to justify his lofty rank.
- I keep wanting to put Blake Snell higher on this list, his performance keeps making me want to drop him. The stuff is there, but not the consistency.
- Did you know that five of Clayton Kershaw’s seven starts this year have been game scores over 70? He’s still amazing folks.
- Prior to his last successful start, Patrick Corbin’s previous five starts were average to poor. I’m starting to worry about him.
- Zack Wheeler has a 2.47 ERA but just a 13.2% strikeout minus walk rate. Batters have not been barreling him, however, I remain a little bearish for now.
- I want to like Zach Eflin and his 22.6% strikeout minus walk rate but that HR/FB rate is hard to love. The results are consistently missing.
- Pablo Lopez drops in my rankings because something looks off. His last two starts have been his worst and I wouldn’t be surprised if an IL stint is in his future.
- Marco Gonzales has broken out. This year he has stuck out 46 batters in 50.2 innings pitched while walking just four. He’s throwing his cutter more, his changeup less, and he’s riding his elite command to fantastic results. I’m interested to see if it translates to a full season.
- Andrew Heaney has swapped his old sinker for his new four-seam fastball and so far it has allowed him to limit home runs. He still strikes out plenty of batters with his curveball and changeup and without the blow-ups he’s been a great player to own.
- Frankie Montas has been one of the bigger disappointments of this short season. I fully bought in and expected number two starter numbers. His split-finger has not cooperated and has been hit plenty hard. Without a functioning splitter, success will be hard to come by.
- Danny Duffy is having a pretty solid year. His DRA is down from 4.35 in 2019 to 3.74 in 2020. With two good out pitches in his slider and changeup, he continues to be an underrated option.
If you have any questions about the list don’t hesitate to hit me up on Twitter @devjake. Thanks for reading!
All players that are injured or on COVID-19 IL are not included in these starting pitcher rankings.
| RNK | Name | PREV. RNK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Bieber | 3 |
| 2 | Jacob deGrom | 1 |
| 3 | Yu Darvish | 4 |
| 4 | Aaron Nola | 8 |
| 5 | Clayton Kershaw | 7 |
| 6 | Lance Lynn | 6 |
| 7 | Jack Flaherty | 10 |
| 8 | Lucas Giolito | 13 |
| 9 | Luis Castillo | 18 |
| 10 | Trevor Bauer | 14 |
| 11 | Gerritt Cole | 2 |
| 12 | Zac Gallen | 15 |
| 13 | Max Fried | 9 |
| 14 | Max Scherzer | 12 |
| 15 | Blake Snell | 11 |
| 16 | Brandon Woodruff | 16 |
| 17 | Dinelson Lamet | 17 |
| 18 | Kenta Maeda | 21 |
| 19 | Dylan Bundy | 23 |
| 20 | Zack Grienke | 25 |
| 21 | Walker Buehler | NR |
| 22 | Sixto Sanchez | 40 |
| 23 | Hyun Jin Ryu | 27 |
| 24 | Mike Clevinger | 20 |
| 25 | Zach Plesac | 29 |
| 26 | Patrick Corbin | 19 |
| 27 | Tyler Glasnow | 32 |
| 28 | Corbin Burnes | 43 |
| 29 | Jesus Luzardo | 26 |
| 30 | Kyle Hendricks | 28 |
| 31 | Carlos Carrasco | 31 |
| 32 | Aaron Civale | 22 |
| 33 | Jose Berrios | 42 |
| 34 | Dustin May | 35 |
| 35 | Tony Gonsolin | 44 |
| 36 | Ian Anderson | 47 |
| 37 | Zach Davies | 48 |
| 38 | Marco Gonzales | 45 |
| 39 | Framber Valdez | 46 |
| 40 | Andrew Heaney | 49 |
| 41 | Pablo Lopez | 24 |
| 42 | Zack Wheeler | 37 |
| 43 | Triston McKenzie | 59 |
| 44 | Seth Lugo | NR |
| 45 | Julio Urias | 38 |
| 46 | German Marquez | 39 |
| 47 | Chris Paddack | 36 |
| 48 | Charlie Morton | 39 |
| 49 | Michael Pineda | NR |
| 50 | Tarik Skubal | 50 |
| 51 | Adam Wainwright | 51 |
| 52 | Masahiro Tanaka | 65 |
| 53 | Ryan Yarbrough | NR |
| 54 | Kwang Hyun Kim | 80 |
| 55 | Rich Hill | 70 |
| 56 | Dane Dunning | 74 |
| 57 | Danny Duffy | 67 |
| 58 | Taijuan Walker | 66 |
| 59 | Randy Dobnak | 52 |
| 60 | Tyler Mahle | 56 |
| 61 | Dakota Hudson | 96 |
| 62 | Sandy Alcantara | 97 |
| 63 | Griffin Canning | 53 |
| 64 | Adrian Houser | 54 |
| 65 | Kyle Freeland | 91 |
| 66 | Chris Bassitt | 62 |
| 67 | Garrett Richards | 63 |
| 68 | Brady Singer | 100 |
| 69 | Matthew Boyd | 64 |
| 70 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 55 |
| 71 | Alec Mills | NR |
| 72 | Yusei Kikuchi | 89 |
| 73 | Michael Wacha | 99 |
| 74 | Justus Sheffield | 75 |
| 75 | Johnny Cueto | 61 |
| 76 | Deivi Garcia | NR |
| 77 | Jamie Barria | NR |
| 78 | Sean Manaea | NR |
| 79 | Trevor Cahill | 93 |
| 80 | Logan Webb | 72 |
| 81 | Dean Kremer | NR |
| 82 | Jose Urquidy | NR |
| 83 | Frankie Montas | 30 |
| 84 | Luke Weaver | 68 |
| 85 | Christian Javier | 83 |
| 86 | Brett Anderson | NR |
| 87 | Nick Margevicius | 79 |
| 88 | Tommy Milone | 86 |
| 89 | Ljay Newsome | NR |
| 90 | Brad Keller | 60 |
| 91 | Casey Mize | 73 |
| 92 | J.T. Brubaker | NR |
| 93 | Trevor Williams | NR |
| 94 | Carlos Martinez | NR |
| 95 | Spencer Turnbull | 58 |
| 96 | Zach Eflin | 57 |
| 97 | Jon Lester | NR |
| 98 | Antonio Senzatela | 87 |
| 99 | Martin Perez | 92 |
| 100 | Dylan Cease | 71 |
Fell off List: Tyler Chatwood, Elieser Hernandez, Mike Minor, Chad Kuhl, Robbie Ray, Sonny Gray, Dallas Keuchel, Kevin Gausman, Ross Stripling, David Peterson, Jordan Montgomery, Alex Cobb, Spencer Howard, Anthony DeSclafani, Steven Brault, Tyler Anderson, Jake Junis
New to List: Walker Buehler, Ryan Yarbrough, Michael Pineda, Alec Mills, Jose Urquidy, Charlie Morton, Carlos Martinez, Seth Lugo, Jamie Barria, Deivi Garcia, Dean Kremer, Sean Manaea, Brett Anderson, Ljay Newsome, J.T. Brubaker, Trevor Williams, Jon Lester
If you’re on board with these starting pitcher rankings, you should also check out Jake’s Top 100 Starting Pitchers for Dynasty Leagues.
Fantrax was one of the fastest-growing fantasy sites of 2019 and we’re not letting our foot off the pedal now! With multi-team trades, designated commissioner/league managers, and drag/drop easy click methods, Fantrax is sure to excite the serious fantasy sports fan – sign up now for a free year at Fantrax.com.