Heading into a shortened week, due to the All-Star break, we only see a partial slate of pitchers on the list this week. This presents a couple of unique opportunities to leverage open lineup spots in strategic ways. The first is to stream starting pitchers with tempting matchups, like Jose Soriano against Oakland or Brady Singer against the White Sox. The other option is to go heavier on closers to pick up ground in the saves category over the weekend instead of plugging an idle pitcher in the lineup. Whatever your league settings allow, use this short week wisely to gain a nice boost going into the second half of the season.
Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 17 (7/18 – 7/21)
Rnk | Pitcher | Team | Opp | Confidence Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hunter Greene | CIN | @WSH | 8 |
2 | Max Fried | ATL | STL | 8 |
3 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @TEX | 8 |
4 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @TEX | 8 |
5 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @PIT | 8 |
6 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @CHC | 7 |
7 | Justin Steele | CHC | ARI | 7 |
8 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | ARI | 7 |
9 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @WSH | 7 |
10 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @TOR | 7 |
11 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @SEA | 7 |
12 | Framber Valdez | HOU | @SEA | 7 |
13 | Michael Wacha | KCR | CWS | 7 |
14 | Seth Lugo | KCR | CWS | 7 |
15 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | BOS | 7 |
16 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @MIN | 7 |
17 | Joe Ryan | MIN | MIL | 7 |
18 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @PIT | 7 |
19 | Dylan Cease | SDP | @CLE | 7 |
20 | Michael King | SDP | @CLE | 7 |
21 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | HOU | 7 |
22 | Jose Berrios | TOR | DET | 7 |
23 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | CIN | 7 |
24 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | STL | 6 |
25 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @TEX | 6 |
26 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SDP | 6 |
27 | Reese Olson | DET | @TOR | 6 |
28 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | @SEA | 6 |
29 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @OAK | 6 |
30 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @OAK | 6 |
31 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | MIL | 6 |
32 | Sean Manaea | NYM | @MIA | 6 |
33 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | TBR | 6 |
34 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | TBR | 6 |
35 | Logan Webb | SFG | @COL | 6 |
36 | Blake Snell | SFG | @COL | 6 |
37 | Luis Castillo | SEA | HOU | 6 |
38 | George Kirby | SEA | HOU | 6 |
39 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | DET | 6 |
40 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | DET | 6 |
41 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | CIN | 6 |
42 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | ARI | 5 |
43 | Drew Thorpe | CWS | @KCR | 5 |
44 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SDP | 5 |
45 | Cal Quantrill | COL | SFG | 5 |
46 | Brady Singer | KCR | CWS | 5 |
47 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @OAK | 5 |
48 | Gavin Stone | LAD | BOS | 5 |
49 | Aaron Civale | MIL | @MIN | 5 |
50 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @MIA | 5 |
51 | Luis Severino | NYM | @MIA | 5 |
52 | Mitch Keller | PIT | PHI | 5 |
53 | Sonny Gray | STL | @ATL | 5 |
54 | Matt Waldron | SDP | @CLE | 5 |
55 | Jordan Hicks | SFG | @COL | 5 |
56 | Zach Eflin | TBR | @NYY | 5 |
57 | Taj Bradley | TBR | @NYY | 5 |
58 | Jake Irvin | WSH | CIN | 5 |
59 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @CHC | 4 |
60 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | @CHC | 4 |
61 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | @LAD | 4 |
62 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | @LAD | 4 |
63 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @LAD | 4 |
64 | Frankie Montas | CIN | @WSH | 4 |
65 | Ben Lively | CLE | SDP | 4 |
66 | Keider Montero | DET | @TOR | 4 |
67 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | NYM | 4 |
68 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | TBR | 4 |
69 | Martin Perez | PIT | PHI | 4 |
70 | Miles Mikolas | STL | @ATL | 4 |
71 | Shane Baz | TBR | @NYY | 4 |
72 | Jon Gray | TEX | BAL | 4 |
73 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | BAL | 4 |
74 | Max Scherzer | TEX | BAL | 4 |
75 | Charlie Morton | ATL | STL | 3 |
76 | Chris Flexen | CWS | @KCR | 3 |
77 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | @KCR | 3 |
78 | German Marquez | COL | SFG | 3 |
79 | James Paxton | LAD | BOS | 3 |
80 | Yonny Chirinos | MIA | NYM | 3 |
81 | JP Sears | OAK | LAA | 3 |
82 | Joey Estes | OAK | LAA | 3 |
83 | Hogan Harris | OAK | LAA | 3 |
84 | Tyler Phillips | PHI | @PIT | 3 |
85 | Marco Gonzales | PIT | PHI | 3 |
86 | Lance Lynn | STL | @ATL | 3 |
87 | Austin Gomber | COL | SFG | 2 |
88 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | NYM | 2 |