For those who play in head-to-head matchup leagues, this week is likely the last for many teams still contending in the playoffs. Whether your league is just starting the playoffs or it’s the championship week, making the right starting pitching decisions can make all the difference in taking home the title or not. That’s why I’ve put extra effort to assess the risk and reward scenarios of good pitchers in matchups or below average pitchers in opportune matchups. In the end, the best rule is to bet on the pitcher’s talent and recent momentum more than the quality of the lineup they are facing. With these ranks and some extra luck, I hope you’ll cruise to the next round or title!
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 24 (8/31 – 9/6)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Cease | TOR | @CLE | 10 |
| 2 | Chris Sale | ATL | @WSH | 9 |
| 3 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | @CHC | 9 |
| 4 | Chase Burns | CIN | MIL | 8 |
| 5 | Parker Messick | CLE | DET | 8 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | STL | 8 |
| 7 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | STL | 8 |
| 8 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | @ARI | 8 |
| 9 | Payton Tolle | BOS | SEA/ @BAL | 7 (both matchups) |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SEA/ @BAL | 7 (both matchups) |
| 11 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | MIL | 7 |
| 12 | Gavin Williams | CLE | TOR/ DET | 7 |
| 13 | Noah Cameron | KC | MIA | 7 |
| 14 | Eury Perez | MIA | @KC | 7 |
| 15 | Logan Henderson | MIL | @CHC | 7 |
| 16 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @LAA | 7 |
| 17 | Max Fried | NYY | @SD | 7 |
| 18 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | ATL | 7 |
| 19 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | LAA | 7 |
| 20 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | @TEX | 6 |
| 21 | AJ Smith-Shawver | ATL | @WSH | 6 |
| 22 | Clay Holmes | CHC | MIL/ @MIA | 6 (both matchups) |
| 23 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | TOR | 6 |
| 24 | Framber Valdez | DET | @CLE | 6 |
| 25 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | CWS | 6 |
| 26 | Hunter Brown | HOU | CWS | 6 |
| 27 | Michael Wacha | KC | MIA | 6 |
| 28 | George Klassen | LAA | NYY | 6 |
| 29 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @PIT | 6 |
| 30 | Blake Snell | LAD | WSH | 6 |
| 31 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | WSH | 6 |
| 32 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @KC | 6 |
| 33 | Nolan McLean | NYM | SF | 6 |
| 34 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | @LAA | 6 |
| 35 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | @SD | 6 |
| 36 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SF/ LAA | 6 (both matchups) |
| 37 | Kyle Leahy | STL | @COL | 6 |
| 38 | Michael King | SD | @CIN | 6 |
| 39 | Robbie Ray | SD | NYY | 6 |
| 40 | Logan Webb | SF | @ATL/ @NYM | 6 (@ATL=5 & @NYM=7) |
| 41 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @BOS | 6 |
| 42 | Ian Seymour | TB | NYM/ @TEX | 6 (both matchups) |
| 43 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @TEX | 6 |
| 44 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | ATH/ TB | 6 (both matchups) |
| 45 | Spencer Arrighetti | TOR | @CLE/ @KC | 6 (both matchups) |
| 46 | Jose Soriano | TOR | @KC | 6 |
| 47 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | PHI | 5 |
| 48 | Jack Perkins | ATH | @SEA | 5 |
| 49 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SF | 5 |
| 50 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @BAL | 5 |
| 51 | David Peterson | CHC | MIL | 5 |
| 52 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @MIA | 5 |
| 53 | Luis Castillo | CWS | @HOU | 5 |
| 54 | Brady Singer | CIN | SD/ MIL | 5 (both matchups) |
| 55 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | MIL | 5 |
| 56 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | TOR | 5 |
| 57 | Foster Griffin | CLE | DET | 5 |
| 58 | Jackson Jobe | DET | @MIN/ @CLE | 5 |
| 59 | Troy Melton | DET | @MIN/ @CLE | 5 |
| 60 | Keider Montero | DET | @CLE | 5 |
| 61 | Cristian Javier | HOU | ARI | 5 |
| 62 | Daniel Lynch IV | KC | TOR | 5 |
| 63 | Seth Lugo | KC | TOR | 5 |
| 64 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | NYY | 5 |
| 65 | Janson Junk | MIA | CHC | 5 |
| 66 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | @CHC/ @CIN | 5 (both matchups) |
| 67 | Taj Bradley | MIN | DET/ @CWS | 5 (both matchups) |
| 68 | Christian Scott | NYM | @TB | 5 |
| 69 | Andrew Painter | PHI | @ARI | 5 |
| 70 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | ATL | 5 |
| 71 | Jared Jones | PIT | SF | 5 |
| 72 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | @COL | 5 |
| 73 | Randy Vasquez | SD | @CIN | 5 |
| 74 | Casey Mize | SD | NYY | 5 |
| 75 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @BOS | 5 |
| 76 | Kade Anderson | SEA | ATH | 5 |
| 77 | Bryce Miller | SEA | ATH | 5 |
| 78 | Shane McClanahan | TB | NYM | 5 |
| 79 | Griffin Jax | TB | @TEX | 5 |
| 80 | Max Scherzer | TOR | @KC | 5 |
| 81 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | @LAD | 5 |
| 82 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | PHI/ @HOU | 4 (both matchups) |
| 83 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @HOU | 4 |
| 84 | Gage Jump | ATH | @TEX/ @SEA | 4 (both matchups) |
| 85 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | @TEX/ @SEA | 4 (both matchups) |
| 86 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | @SEA | 4 |
| 87 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @PHI | 4 |
| 88 | Tyler Mahle | BAL | @PHI | 4 |
| 89 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | @COL/ BOS | 4 (both matchups) |
| 90 | Shane Baz | BAL | BOS | 4 |
| 91 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | BOS | 4 |
| 92 | Jake Bennett | BOS | @BAL | 4 |
| 93 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | MIL/ @MIA | 4 (both matchups) |
| 94 | Anthony Kay | CWS | MIN | 4 |
| 95 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SD | 4 |
| 96 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | DET | 4 |
| 97 | Peter Lambert | HOU | CWS/ ARI | 4 (CWS=5 & ARI=3) |
| 98 | Walbert Urena | LAA | NYY | 4 |
| 99 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @PIT | 4 |
| 100 | Eric Lauer | LAD | STL/ WSH | 4 (both matchups) |
| 101 | Tyler Phillips | MIA | @WSH/ CHC | 4 (both matchups) |
| 102 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | @KC/ CHC | 4 (@KC=5 & CHC=3) |
| 103 | Robert Gasser | MIL | @CHC | 4 |
| 104 | Shane Drohan | MIL | @CIN | 4 |
| 105 | Dustin May | MIN | @CIN | 4 |
| 106 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | DET | 4 |
| 107 | Dean Kremer | MIN | DET | 4 |
| 108 | Robert Stock | NYM | @TB/ SF | 4 (both matchups) |
| 109 | Sean Manaea | NYM | @TB | 4 |
| 110 | Zac Thornton | NYM | SF | 4 |
| 111 | Will Warren | NYY | @SD | 4 |
| 112 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @ARI/ ATL | 4 (both matchups) |
| 113 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | SF | 4 |
| 114 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | LAA | 4 |
| 115 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @CIN | 4 |
| 116 | Walker Buehler | SD | NYY | 4 |
| 117 | Landen Roupp | SF | @PIT/ @NYM | 4 (@PIT=3 & @NYM=5) |
| 118 | Matt Wilkinson | SF | @PIT | 4 |
| 119 | George Kirby | SEA | @BOS | 4 |
| 120 | Freddy Peralta | TB | NYM | 4 |
| 121 | Nick Martinez | TB | @TEX | 4 |
| 122 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | ATH/ TB | 4 (both matchups) |
| 123 | Cal Quantrill | TEX | TB | 4 |
| 124 | Jameson Taillon | TOR | @CLE | 4 |
| 125 | Jake Irvin | WSH | ATL | 4 |
| 126 | Andrew Alvarez | WSH | @LAD | 4 |
| 127 | Jose Cabrera | ARI | PHI | 3 |
| 128 | Martin Perez | ATL | @PHI | 3 |
| 129 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @COL/ BOS | 3 (both matchups) |
| 130 | Brandon Young | BAL | @COL | 3 |
| 131 | Patrick Sandoval | BOS | SEA | 3 |
| 132 | Sean Burke | CWS | @HOU/ MIN | 3 (@HOU=2 & MIN=4) |
| 133 | Jose Urquidy | CWS | @HOU | 3 |
| 134 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | SD | 3 |
| 135 | Tanner Gordon | COL | BAL/ STL | 3 (both matchups) |
| 136 | Drew Anderson | DET | @MIN | 3 |
| 137 | Mike Burrows | HOU | CWS/ ARI | 3 (CWS=4 & ARI=2) |
| 138 | Randy Dobnak | KC | MIA/ TOR | 3 (both matchups) |
| 139 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | @PIT | 3 |
| 140 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CWS | 3 |
| 141 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | @CWS | 3 |
| 142 | Elmer Rodriguez | NYY | @LAA | 3 |
| 143 | Andre Pallante | STL | @LAD | 3 |
| 144 | Blade Tidwell | SF | @PIT | 3 |
| 145 | Anthony Molina | SF | @NYM | 3 |
| 146 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | ATH | 3 |
| 147 | Cody Bradford | TEX | ATH | 3 |
| 148 | Jackson Kent | WSH | ATL | 3 |
| 149 | Kohl Drake | ARI | @HOU | 2 |
| 150 | Davis Martin | CWS | @HOU/ MIN | 2 (@HOU=1 & MIN=3) |
| 151 | Gabriel Hughes | COL | BAL | 2 |
| 152 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | BAL | 2 |
| 153 | Ryan Feltner | COL | STL | 2 |
| 154 | Michael McGreevy | STL | @LAD/ @COL | 2 (@LAD=1 & @COL=3) |
| 155 | Quinn Mathews | STL | @LAD | 2 |
| 156 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | TB | 2 |
| 157 | Will Dion | WSH | MIA/ @LAD | 2 (MIA-3 & @LAD=1) |
| 158 | Mason Adams | COL | STL | 1 |
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Bradish worth rolling out there in a head to head points league? Just for the volume play?