Welcome to the weekly starting pitcher rankings for the now tumultuous week 3 of 2024 fantasy baseball. Unexpectedly, the top tier of the starting pitcher rankings looks rather barren with the news of Shane Bieber’s season-ending elbow surgery and Spencer Strider’s UCL damage diagnosis. As a result, both have been removed from the rankings entirely and fantasy owners will need to dig deeper to find short-term replacements. Fortunately, our rankings provide the means to get through the next week until viable long-term solutions arise.
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 3 (4/8 – 4/14)
A few prefacing notes to help you identify key risers and fallers in the starting pitcher rankings below:
- Everything has changed with Spencer Strider and Shane Bieber’s injury news on Saturday. While it’s not yet determined the length of Strider’s absence, it seems likely Strider will be joining Bieber on the indefinite injured list soon. How those massive rotation holes will be filled is yet to be determined so we’ll update the rankings as more information is provided heading into the week. However, it’s unlikely any impact arms will arrive on the rankings list as a result of those new openings.
- On the bright side, last year’s NL Cy Young Award winner, Blake Snell, makes his debut for the Giants with a juicy two-start matchup. There may be some rust but fantasy managers should have a high level of confidence in starting Snell in both weekly and daily lineups for both matchups.
- There are just a couple of teams whose entire rotation benefits from easier matchups this week. These teams include the Rays (@LAA & SFG) and the Nationals (@SFG & @OAK). Though, the verdict is still out on how safe it is to start a pitcher against the Giants truly is at this early point of the season. As we’ve seen in the past, once they get hot they can do a lot of damage so temper expectations for dominant outings.
- Lastly, there are also teams with strong rotations that are limited in their rankings due to tougher matchups this week. These team rotations include the Twins (LAD & @DET), the Padres (CHC & @LAD), and the Cardinals (PHI & @ARI). Several of those team’s frontline starters still have decent start confidence ratings for their matchups this week, but their rankings are far lower than normal.
| Rnk | Pitcher | Team | Opp | Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Wheeler | PHI | @STL/PIT | 8 (@STL=7 & PIT=9) |
| 2 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | MIN | 8 |
| 3 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | @BOS | 8 |
| 4 | Tarik Skubal | DET | MIN | 8 |
| 5 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @CIN | 7 |
| 6 | Zach Eflin | TBR | @LAA | 7 |
| 7 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | OAK | 7 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SDP | 7 |
| 9 | Aaron Civale | TBR | @LAA | 7 |
| 10 | Cristian Javier | HOU | KCR | 7 |
| 11 | Blake Snell | SFG | WSH/@TBR | 7 (both matchups) |
| 12 | Luis Castillo | SEA | @TOR/CHC | 7 (both matchups) |
| 13 | Cole Ragans | KCR | HOU/@NYM | 7 (HOU=6 & @NYM=8) |
| 14 | Max Fried | ATL | NYM | 7 |
| 15 | Bobby Miller | LAD | MIN | 7 |
| 16 | George Kirby | SEA | @TOR | 7 |
| 17 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @COL/STL | 7 (both matchups) |
| 18 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @TOR | 7 |
| 19 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @COL | 7 |
| 20 | Logan Webb | SFG | @TBR | 7 |
| 21 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | MIA | 7 |
| 22 | Jose Berrios | TOR | SEA/COL | 7 (SEA=6 & COL=8) |
| 23 | Tanner Houck | BOS | LAA | 7 |
| 24 | Garrett Crochet | CWS | CIN | 7 |
| 25 | Chris Sale | BOS | @MIA | 7 |
| 26 | Shoto Imanaga | CHC | @SEA | 7 |
| 27 | Jared Jones | PIT | DET | 7 |
| 28 | Framber Valdez | HOU | @TEX/TEX | 6 |
| 29 | Nick Pivetta | PHI | BAL | 6 |
| 30 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @STL | 6 |
| 31 | Hunter Brown | HOU | KCR | 6 |
| 32 | Reynaldo Lopez | MIN | NYM/@MIA | 6 (both matchups) |
| 33 | Reese Olson | DET | @PIT/MIN | 6 (both matchups) |
| 34 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | @NYY/ATL | 6 (@NYY=7 & ATL=5) |
| 35 | Yu Darvish | SDP | CHC/@LAD | 6 (CHC=7 & LAD=5) |
| 36 | Jordan Hicks | SFG | WSH | 6 |
| 37 | Bryce Miller | SEA | CHC | 6 |
| 38 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | @BOS | 6 |
| 39 | Garret Whitlock | BOS | LAA | 6 |
| 40 | Frankie Montas | CIN | MIL | 6 |
| 41 | Charlie Morton | ATL | NYM/@MIA | 6 (both matchups) |
| 42 | Tyler Wells | BAL | MIL | 6 |
| 43 | Kenta Maeda | DET | MIN | 6 |
| 44 | James Paxton | LAD | @MIN/SDP | 6 (both matchups) |
| 45 | Michael Wacha | KCR | @NYM | 6 |
| 46 | Jack Flaherty | DET | MIN | 6 |
| 47 | Brayan Bello | BOS | BAL/LAA | 6 (BAL=5 & LAA=7) |
| 48 | Dean Kremer | BAL | MIL | 6 |
| 49 | Christopher Sanchez | PHI | PIT | 6 |
| 50 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | LAD | 6 |
| 51 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @DET | 6 |
| 52 | Mackenzie Gore | WSH | @OAK | 6 |
| 53 | Zac Littell | TBR | @LAA | 6 |
| 54 | Jon Gray | TEX | OAK | 6 |
| 55 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | SEA | 6 |
| 56 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | SEA | 6 |
| 57 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | MIA | 6 |
| 58 | Sean Manaea | NYM | KCR | 6 |
| 59 | Kyle Harrison | SFG | WSH | 5 |
| 60 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | BAL | 5 |
| 61 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | @CLE | 5 |
| 62 | Cody Bradford | TEX | @OAK | 5 |
| 63 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR | SFG | 5 |
| 64 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | PIT | 5 |
| 65 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @DET | 5 |
| 66 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | NYY | MIA/@CLE | 5 (both matchups) |
| 67 | Dylan Cease | SDP | CHC | 5 |
| 68 | Louie Varland | MIN | LAD/@DET | 5 (LAD=4 & @DET=6) |
| 69 | Lucas Gil | NYY | @CLE | 5 |
| 70 | Mitch Keller | PIT | DET/@PHI | 5 |
| 71 | Joe Musgrove | SDP | CHC | 5 |
| 72 | Martin Perez | PIT | DET | 5 |
| 73 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | WSH | 5 |
| 74 | Jake Irvin | WSH | OAK | 5 |
| 75 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | @SD | 5 |
| 76 | Hunter Greene | CIN | MIL | 5 |
| 77 | Michael King | SDP | LAD | 5 |
| 78 | Nick Martinez | CIN | @CWS | 5 |
| 79 | Logan Allen | CLE | CWS | 5 |
| 80 | Eric Fedde | CWS | @CLE | 5 |
| 81 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | @CWS | 5 |
| 82 | Alec Marsh | KCR | @NYM | 5 |
| 83 | Seth Lugo | NYM | HOU | 5 |
| 84 | Casey Mize | PIT | @PIT | 5 |
| 85 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | STL | 5 |
| 86 | Gavin Stone | LAD | SDP | 5 |
| 87 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | HOU/@HOU | 5 (both matchups) |
| 88 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | @SEA | 5 |
| 89 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | STL | 5 |
| 90 | JP France | HOU | @KCR | 5 |
| 91 | DL Hall | MIL | @CIN | 5 |
| 92 | Tommy Henry | ARI | @COL | 5 |
| 93 | Joe Boyle | OAK | WSH | 4 |
| 94 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | @TEX | 4 |
| 95 | Chris Paddack | MIN | LAD/@DET | 4 (LAD=3 & @DET=5) |
| 96 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | CHC | 4 |
| 97 | Javier Assad | CHC | @SDP/@SEA | 4 (both matchups) |
| 98 | Austin Gomber | COL | ARI | 4 |
| 99 | Chris Flexen | CWS | CIN | 4 |
| 100 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | MIL | 4 |
| 101 | Mike Soroka | CWS | @CLE | 4 |
| 102 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | NYY | 4 |
| 103 | Cal Quantrill | COL | ARI | 4 |
| 104 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | NYY | 4 |
| 105 | Cole Irvin | BAL | @BOS/MIL | 4 (both matchups) |
| 106 | Griffin Canning | LAA | TBR | 4 |
| 107 | AJ Puk | MIA | @NYY | 4 |
| 108 | Reid Detmers | LAA | @BOS | 4 |
| 109 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | MIL/@CWS | 4 |
| 110 | Tyler Alexander | TBR | SFG | 4 |
| 111 | Kyle Gibson | STL | @ARI | 4 |
| 112 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | @NYY | 4 |
| 113 | Luis Severino | NYM | @ATL | 4 |
| 114 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI | @STL/PIT | 4 (both matchups) |
| 115 | Max Meyer | MIA | ATL | 3 |
| 116 | Brady Singer | KCR | HOU | 3 |
| 117 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | TBR/@BOS | 3 (both matchups) |
| 118 | Bailey Falter | PIT | @PHI | 3 |
| 119 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | ATL | 3 |
| 120 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @TOR | 3 |
| 121 | Pablo Sandoval | LAA | TBR | 3 |
| 122 | Dakota Hudson | COL | @TOR | 3 |
| 123 | Chase Silseth | LAA | @BOS | 3 |
| 124 | Jake Junis | MIL | @CIN/@BAL | 3 (both matchups) |
| 125 | Keaton Winn | SFG | @TBR | 3 |
| 126 | Trevor Williams | WSH | @SFG/@OAK | 3 (@SFG=2 & @OAK=4) |
| 127 | Jose Quintana | NYM | @ATL | 3 |
| 128 | Adrian Houser | NYM | @ATL/KCR | 3 (@ATL=2 & KCR=4) |
| 129 | Bowden Francis | TOR | COL | 3 |
| 130 | Josiah Gray | WSH | @SFG | 3 |
| 131 | Lance Lynn | STL | PHI | 3 |
| 132 | Miles Mikolas | STL | PHI/@ARI | 3 (both matchups) |
| 133 | Alex Wood | OAK | @TEX/WSH | 3 (@TEX=2 & WSH=4) |
| 134 | Dane Dunning | TEX | HOU | 2 |
| 135 | Steven Matz | STL | @ARI | 2 |
| 136 | Marco Gonzales | PIT | @PHI | 2 |
| 137 | Colin Rea | MIL | @BAL | 2 |
| 138 | Patrick Corbin | WSH | SFD | 2 |
| 139 | Joe Ross | MIL | @CIN/@BAL | 2 (both matchups) |
| 140 | JP Sears | OAK | @TEX | 2 |
| 141 | Joe Ross | MIL | @CIN/@BAL | 2 (both matchups) |
| 142 | JP Sears | OAK | @TEX | 2 |
| 143 | Ross Stripling | OAK | @TEX | 1 |
| 144 | Zach Thompson | STL | PHI | 1 |
| 145 | Matt Waldron | SDP | @LAD | 1 |
| 146 | Julio Teheran | NYM | @ATL/KCR | 1 (both matchups) |
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