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 22 (8/17 – 8/23)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | ATL | @MIN | 9 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | PIT | 9 |
| 3 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | MIA/ STL | 9 (both matchups) |
| 4 | Chase Burns | CIN | STL | 8 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | PIT | 8 |
| 6 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | STL | 8 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | TOR | @NYY | 8 |
| 8 | Payton Tolle | BOS | ARI | 7 |
| 9 | Parker Messick | CLE | SF | 7 |
| 10 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SF | 7 |
| 11 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @KC | 7 |
| 12 | Hunter Brown | HOU | ATH | 7 |
| 13 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | ATL | 7 |
| 14 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @BAL | 7 |
| 15 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | TOR | 7 |
| 16 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | MIA | 7 |
| 17 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | TOR/ @BAL | 7 (both matchups) |
| 18 | Ian Seymour | TB | TOR | 7 |
| 19 | Michael Soroka | ARI | CIN | 6 |
| 20 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | @KC | 6 |
| 21 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @CWS | 6 |
| 22 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | TB | 6 |
| 23 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SF | 6 |
| 24 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | CWS | 6 |
| 25 | Keider Montero | DET | @PIT | 6 |
| 26 | Troy Melton | DET | @KC | 6 |
| 27 | Peter Lambert | HOU | LAA | 6 |
| 28 | Noah Cameron | KC | DET | 6 |
| 29 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @TEX | 6 |
| 30 | Blake Snell | LAD | @COL | 6 |
| 31 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | SEA | 6 |
| 32 | Dustin May | MIL | SEA | 6 |
| 33 | Logan Henderson | MIL | ATL | 6 |
| 34 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @SD | 6 |
| 35 | Nolan McLean | NYM | SD/ @CWS | 6 (SD=5 & @CWS=7) |
| 36 | Sean Manaea | NYM | @CWS | 6 |
| 37 | Max Fried | NYY | @BAL | 6 |
| 38 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | TOR | 6 |
| 39 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @LAD | 6 |
| 40 | Casey Mize | SD | MIN | 6 |
| 41 | Logan Webb | SF | @BOS | 6 |
| 42 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @MIL | 6 |
| 43 | Bryan Woo | SEA | CHC | 6 |
| 44 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | @TEX | 6 |
| 45 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @BOS | 5 |
| 46 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | CIN | 5 |
| 47 | Tyler Mahle | ATL | @MIN/ @MIL | 5 (@MIN=4 & @MIL=6) |
| 48 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | NYY | 5 |
| 49 | Patrick Sandoval | BOS | SF | 5 |
| 50 | Clay Holmes | CHC | @SEA | 5 |
| 51 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | @SEA | 5 |
| 52 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | STL/ @ARI | 5 (both matchups) |
| 53 | Foster Griffin | CLE | SF/ @COL | 5 (SF=6 & @COL=4) |
| 54 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | @COL | 5 |
| 55 | Framber Valdez | DET | @PIT/ @KC | 5 (both matchups) |
| 56 | Jackson Jobe | DET | @PIT | 5 |
| 57 | Cristian Javier | HOU | LAA/ ATH | 5 (both matchups) |
| 58 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | ATH | 5 |
| 59 | Seth Lugo | KC | ATH | 5 |
| 60 | Eric Lauer | LAD | @COL | 5 |
| 61 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | PIT | 5 |
| 62 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @PHI | 5 |
| 63 | Eury Perez | MIA | WSH | 5 |
| 64 | Shane Drohan | MIL | SEA | 5 |
| 65 | Dean Kremer | MIN | @SD | 5 |
| 66 | Christian Scott | NYM | @CWS | 5 |
| 67 | Aaron Nola | PHI | MIA | 5 |
| 68 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | DET | 5 |
| 69 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | DET | 5 |
| 70 | Kyle Leahy | STL | @CIN/ @PHI | 5 (both matchups) |
| 71 | Michael King | SD | @NYM | 5 |
| 72 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @MIL/ CHC | 5 (@MIL=6 & CHC=4) |
| 73 | George Kirby | SEA | @MIL | 5 |
| 74 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | CHC | 5 |
| 75 | Shane McClanahan | TB | TOR | 5 |
| 76 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | WSH | 5 |
| 77 | Andrew Alvarez | WSH | @TEX | 5 |
| 78 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @BOS | 4 |
| 79 | Jack Perkins | ATH | @KC/ @HOU | 4 (@KC=5 & @HOU=3) |
| 80 | Gage Jump | ATH | @KC | 4 |
| 81 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | @HOU | 4 |
| 82 | Martin Perez | ATL | @MIN | 4 |
| 83 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @MIL | 4 |
| 84 | Brandon Young | BAL | @TB/ TB | 4 (both matchups) |
| 85 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | NYY | 4 |
| 86 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | ARI/ SF | 4 (ARI=3 & SF=5) |
| 87 | Jake Bennett | BOS | ARI | 4 |
| 88 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | CWS | 4 |
| 89 | Luis Castillo | CWS | @CHC/ NYM | 4 (@CHC=3 & NYM=5) |
| 90 | Anthony Kay | CWS | ATL | 4 |
| 91 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | STL/ @ARI | 4 (both matchups) |
| 92 | Brady Singer | CIN | STL | 4 |
| 93 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @ARI | 4 |
| 94 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @COL | 4 |
| 95 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | LAA | 4 |
| 96 | Michael Wacha | KC | ATH/ DET | 4 (ATH=3 & DET=5) |
| 97 | Randy Dobnak | KC | ATH | 4 |
| 98 | George Klassen | LAA | @HOU/ @TEX | 4 (@HOU=3 & @TEX=5) |
| 99 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | @HOU | 4 |
| 100 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @TEX | 4 |
| 101 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | @COL | 4 |
| 102 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | WSH | 4 |
| 103 | Robert Gasser | MIL | ATL | 4 |
| 104 | Taj Bradley | MIN | ATL | 4 |
| 105 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | @SD | 4 |
| 106 | Jared Jones | PIT | @LAD | 4 |
| 107 | Michael McGreevy | STL | @CIN | 4 |
| 108 | Randy Vasquez | SD | MIN | 4 |
| 109 | Adrian Houser | SF | @CLE | 4 |
| 110 | Landen Roupp | SF | @CLE | 4 |
| 111 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | LAA | 4 |
| 112 | Jose Soriano | TOR | @TB/ @NYY | 4 (both matchups) |
| 113 | Shane Bieber | TOR | @TB | 4 |
| 114 | Jake Irvin | WSH | @MIA | 4 |
| 115 | Mitch Bratt | ARI | @BOS/ CIN | 3 (@BOS=2 & CIN=4) |
| 116 | Mason Barnett | ATH | @KC/ @HOU | 3 (@KC=4 & @HOU=3) |
| 117 | Bryce Elder | ATL | @MIL | 3 |
| 118 | Shane Baz | BAL | NYY/ TB | 3 (both matchups) |
| 119 | David Peterson | CHC | CWS | 3 |
| 120 | Shota Imanaga | CWS | @SEA | 3 |
| 121 | Sean Burke | CIN | NYM | 3 |
| 122 | Gabriel Hughes | COL | CLE | 3 |
| 123 | Daniel Lynch IV | KC | ATH/ DET | 3 (ATH=2 & DET=4) |
| 124 | Walbert Urena | LAA | @HOU | 3 |
| 125 | Janson Junk | MIA | @PHI/ WSH | 3 (@PHI=2 & WSH=4) |
| 126 | Tyler Phillips | MIA | @PHI | 3 |
| 127 | Bailey Ober | MIN | ATL | 3 |
| 128 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | ATL | 3 |
| 129 | Robert Stock | NYM | SD | 3 |
| 130 | Will Warren | NYY | @BAL/ TOR | 3 (both matchups) |
| 131 | Andrew Painter | PHI | STL | 3 |
| 132 | Andre Pallante | STL | @CIN/ @PHI | 3 (both matchups) |
| 133 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | @CIN | 3 |
| 134 | Walker Buehler | SD | @NYM/ MIN | 3 (both matchups) |
| 135 | Robbie Ray | SD | @NYM | 3 |
| 136 | Carson Whisenhunt | SF | @CLE/ @BOS | 3 (@CLE=4 & @BOS=2) |
| 137 | Blade Tidwell | SF | @BOS | 3 |
| 138 | Nick Martinez | TB | BAL/ @BAL | 3 (both matchups) |
| 139 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | WSH | 3 |
| 140 | Max Scherzer | TOR | @TB | 3 |
| 141 | Jackson Kent | WSH | @TEX/ @MIA | 3 (both matchups) |
| 142 | Brad Lord | WSH | @MIA | 3 |
| 143 | Davis Martin | CWS | @CHC/ NYM | 2 (@CHC=1 & NYM=3) |
| 144 | Sean Newcomb | CWS | @CHC | 2 |
| 145 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | LAD/ CLE | 2 (LAD=1 & CLE=3) |
| 146 | Kyle Freeland | COL | LAD | 2 |
| 147 | Zac Thornton | NYM | SD | 2 |
| 148 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | DET/ @LAD | 2 (DET=3 & LAD=1) |
| 149 | Hunter Dobbins | STL | @PHI | 2 |
| 150 | Freddy Peralta | TB | @BAL | 2 |
| 151 | Cal Quantrill | TEX | WSH/ LAA | 2 (both matchups) |
| 152 | Cody Bradford | TEX | LAA | 2 |
| 153 | Ryan Feltner | COL | LAD | 1 |
| 154 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | CLE | 1 |
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