This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
And you get a no-hitter and you get a no-hitter, and you get a no-hitter ...
Strikeouts are up, batting average is down. Curiously, BABIP in ground balls is also down. Shift data might not show a huge advantage, but remember classifying a shift doesn't always capture defensive positioning such as either the shortstop or second baseman shading the bag, but still on their side of the keystone. This isn't classified as a shift, but think about how many hits have been taken away on grounders up the middle.
This week's slate is devoid of elite options with two starts. This could affect how you manage your team in head-to-head formats since pitching-heavy teams may not have the same advantage as usual.
As always, please address rotation-specific questions to the Probable Pitchers page.
Week of May 10-16
Updated: Monday May 10 12:05 AM ET
Mixed
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane Bieber | CLE | CHC, @SEA | Only blemish is 6 HR in 48 IP |
2 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SEA, MIA | |
3 | John Means | BAL | @NYM, NYY | Insert Meansingful pun here |
4 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @TB | |
5 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | BAL, @TB | |
6 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | STL, ATL | 53 K in 32 IP |
7 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | MIA | |
8 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @TB | |
9 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | MIA | |
10 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | NYM | |
11 | Max Scherzer | WAS | @ARI | |
12 | Julio Urias | LAD | SEA | |
13 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | LAA, TEX | Three straight |
And you get a no-hitter and you get a no-hitter, and you get a no-hitter ...
Strikeouts are up, batting average is down. Curiously, BABIP in ground balls is also down. Shift data might not show a huge advantage, but remember classifying a shift doesn't always capture defensive positioning such as either the shortstop or second baseman shading the bag, but still on their side of the keystone. This isn't classified as a shift, but think about how many hits have been taken away on grounders up the middle.
This week's slate is devoid of elite options with two starts. This could affect how you manage your team in head-to-head formats since pitching-heavy teams may not have the same advantage as usual.
As always, please address rotation-specific questions to the Probable Pitchers page.
Week of May 10-16
Updated: Monday May 10 12:05 AM ET
Mixed
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane Bieber | CLE | CHC, @SEA | Only blemish is 6 HR in 48 IP |
2 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SEA, MIA | |
3 | John Means | BAL | @NYM, NYY | Insert Meansingful pun here |
4 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @TB | |
5 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | BAL, @TB | |
6 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | STL, ATL | 53 K in 32 IP |
7 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | MIA | |
8 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @TB | |
9 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | MIA | |
10 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | NYM | |
11 | Max Scherzer | WAS | @ARI | |
12 | Julio Urias | LAD | SEA | |
13 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | LAA, TEX | Three straight QS |
14 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | STL | |
15 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | STL | |
16 | Alex Wood | SF | TEX, @PIT | Pitching well and draws a couple lesser lineups |
17 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | MIA, WAS | 19.6% K-BB% highest since 2016 |
18 | Cristian Javier | HOU | TEX | Pitching well but only one outing more than 5 IP |
19 | Zach Plesac | CLE | @SEA | Appears to be over early season woes |
20 | Lance Lynn | CWS | KC | |
21 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | OAK, LAA | |
22 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | @TB, @BAL | |
23 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | BAL | |
24 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | @CWS, OAK | |
25 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @LAD, CLE | |
26 | Kyle Gibson | TEX | @SF, @HOU | |
27 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @TOR | |
28 | Aaron Civale | CLE | @SEA | Only 28 K in 39 IP |
29 | Joe Musgrove | SD | STL | |
30 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @MIL | No kid gloves this season, 5 QS in 7 GS |
31 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | KC | |
32 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @PIT | |
33 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | MIN | |
34 | JT Brubaker | PIT | CIN, SF | Big boost from pair at home |
35 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @PIT | Racking up punch outs with high two-seamer |
36 | Jose Berrios | MIN | OAK | |
37 | Pablo Lopez | MIA | @ARI, @LAD | |
38 | Dylan Cease | CWS | MIN, KC | Walks still high, but only 2 HR allowed in 30 IP |
39 | Danny Duffy | KC | @DET | One of the biggest early surprises in a great spot to keep it going |
40 | Brady Singer | KC | @DET, @CWS | |
41 | Matthew Boyd | DET | KC, CHC | |
42 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @WAS | |
43 | Chris Bassitt | OAK | @BOS, @MIN | Tough road pair against potent lineups |
44 | Luis Garcia | HOU | LAA, TEX | Astros are being careful with innings |
45 | Zac Gallen | ARI | MIA | |
46 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @PIT | |
47 | Ian Anderson | ATL | @MIL | |
48 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | NYY, NYM | |
49 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | @MIL | |
50 | J.A. Happ | MIN | @CWS | Great ratios but only 16 K in 28 IP |
51 | Zack Greinke | HOU | TEX | |
52 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | LAA | |
53 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | @SEA | |
54 | Rich Hill | TB | NYY | |
55 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | @TB | |
56 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @ATL | |
57 | Chris Paddack | SD | STL | |
58 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | @PIT, @COL | |
59 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @LAD | |
60 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @ATL, PHI | 0 BB in last 18 IP is impressive -- 5 HR, not so much |
61 | Charlie Morton | ATL | TOR | The runs may not have been earned, but WHIP still took a beating |
62 | Yu Darvish | SD | @COL | |
63 | Sean Manaea | OAK | @BOS | |
64 | Michael Pineda | MIN | @CWS | |
65 | Michael Kopech | CWS | KC | |
66 | Andrew Heaney | LAA | @HOU | |
67 | Chris Flexen | SEA | CLE | |
68 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | OAK | |
69 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | @MIL, @SD | |
70 | Dylan Bundy | LAA | @BOS | |
71 | Mike Minor | KC | @CWS | |
72 | Tyler Anderson | PIT | SF | |
73 | Jon Gray | COL | SD, CIN | Home success impressive, but not to be counted on to continue |
74 | Dinelson Lamet | SD | @COL, STL | |
75 | Josh Fleming | TB | NYY | |
76 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | MIN | |
77 | Johnny Cueto | SF | @PIT | |
78 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @ARI | |
79 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | MIA | |
80 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | @HOU | |
81 | Corey Kluber | NYY | @BAL | |
82 | Matt Shoemaker | MIN | OAK | |
83 | Garrett Richards | BOS | OAK | |
84 | Adrian Houser | MIL | ATL | |
85 | Erick Fedde | WAS | PHI, @ARI | |
86 | Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | @HOU | |
87 | Shane McClanahan | TB | NYM | |
88 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||
89 | Carlos Martinez | STL | @SD | |
90 | Luke Weaver | ARI | MIA, WAS | |
91 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @HOU | |
92 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||
93 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @SD | |
94 | Logan Webb | SF | TEX | |
95 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | @CLE | |
96 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | LAA | |
97 | Martin Perez | BOS | @BAL, LAA | |
98 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | @DET | 11 HR in 27 IP. Will get better, but damage has been done |
99 | Erik Swanson | SEA | CLE | |
100 | Max Fried | ATL | TOR | |
101 | Steven Matz | TOR | PHI | |
102 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | KC | |
103 | Drew Smyly | ATL | TOR, @MIL | |
104 | Zach Eflin | PHI | @WAS | |
105 | Matt Harvey | BAL | @NYM | |
106 | Domingo German | NYY | @BAL | |
107 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | PHI | |
108 | Joe Ross | WAS | @ARI | |
109 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @BOS | |
110 | Mitch Keller | PIT | CIN, SF | |
111 | David Peterson | NYM | @TB | |
112 | John Gant | STL | @MIL | |
113 | Chase Anderson | PHI | @WAS, @TOR | |
114 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | CLE | |
115 | Casey Mize | DET | KC | |
116 | Luis Castillo | CIN | @COL | |
117 | Nate Pearson | TOR | PHI | |
118 | Taylor Widener | ARI | WAS | |
119 | Trevor Cahill | PIT | CIN | |
120 | Jorge Lopez | BAL | BOS, NYY | |
121 | Zach Davies | CHC | @CLE | |
122 | Jordan Holloway | MIA | @ARI, @LAD | |
123 | Jose Urena | DET | CHC | |
124 | Justin Dunn | SEA | @LAD | |
125 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @SF | |
126 | Brad Keller | KC | @DET | |
127 | James Kaprielian | OAK | @BOS | |
128 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | @DET | |
129 | Tarik Skubal | DET | CHC | |
130 | Hyeon-jong Yang | TEX | @HOU | |
131 | Jakob Junis | KC | @CWS | |
132 | Daniel Lynch | KC | @CWS | |
133 | Brett Anderson | MIL | ATL | |
134 | Vince Velasquez | PHI | @TOR | |
135 | Cole Irvin | OAK | @MIN | |
136 | Jose Suarez | LAA | @HOU | |
137 | Frankie Montas | OAK | @MIN | |
138 | Jon Lester | WAS | PHI | |
139 | Blake Snell | SD | @COL | |
140 | German Marquez | COL | CIN | |
141 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | SD, CIN | |
142 | Jose Quintana | LAA | @BOS | |
143 | Jeff Hoffman | CIN | @PIT, @COL | |
144 | Trevor Williams | CHC | @DET | |
145 | Ross Stripling | TOR | @ATL | |
146 | Wade Miley | CIN | @COL | |
147 | Dean Kremer | BAL | NYY | |
148 | Nick Neidert | MIA | @ARI | |
149 | Wil Crowe | PIT | SF | |
150 | Austin Gomber | COL | SD | |
151 | Sam Hentges | CLE | CHC | |
152 | Chi Chi Gonzalez | COL | CIN |
American League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane Bieber | CLE | CHC, @SEA | Only blemish is 6 HR in 48 IP |
2 | John Means | BAL | @NYM, NYY | Insert Meansingful pun here |
3 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | @TB | |
4 | Tyler Glasnow | TB | NYM | |
5 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | LAA, TEX | Three straight QS |
6 | Cristian Javier | HOU | TEX | Pitching well but only one outing more than 5 IP |
7 | Zach Plesac | CLE | @SEA | Appears to be over early season woes |
8 | Lance Lynn | CWS | KC | |
9 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | OAK, LAA | |
10 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | @TB, @BAL | |
11 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | @CWS, OAK | |
12 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @LAD, CLE | |
13 | Kyle Gibson | TEX | @SF, @HOU | |
14 | Aaron Civale | CLE | @SEA | Only 28 K in 39 IP |
15 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | KC | |
16 | Carlos Rodon | CWS | MIN | |
17 | Jose Berrios | MIN | OAK | |
18 | Dylan Cease | CWS | MIN, KC | Walks still high, but only 2 HR allowed in 30 IP |
19 | Danny Duffy | KC | @DET | One of the biggest early surprises in a great spot to keep it going |
20 | Brady Singer | KC | @DET, @CWS | |
21 | Matthew Boyd | DET | KC, CHC | |
22 | Chris Bassitt | OAK | @BOS, @MIN | Tough road pair against potent lineups |
23 | Luis Garcia | HOU | LAA, TEX | Astros are being careful with innings |
24 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | NYY, NYM | |
25 | J.A. Happ | MIN | @CWS | Great ratios but only 16 K in 28 IP |
26 | Zack Greinke | HOU | TEX | |
27 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | LAA | |
28 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | @SEA | |
29 | Rich Hill | TB | NYY | |
30 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | @TB | |
31 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @ATL | |
32 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @ATL, PHI | 0 BB in last 18 IP is impressive -- 5 HR, not so much |
33 | Sean Manaea | OAK | @BOS | |
34 | Michael Pineda | MIN | @CWS | |
35 | Michael Kopech | CWS | KC | |
36 | Andrew Heaney | LAA | @HOU | |
37 | Chris Flexen | SEA | CLE | |
38 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | OAK | |
39 | Dylan Bundy | LAA | @BOS | |
40 | Mike Minor | KC | @CWS | |
41 | Josh Fleming | TB | NYY | |
42 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | MIN | |
43 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | @HOU | |
44 | Corey Kluber | NYY | @BAL | |
45 | Matt Shoemaker | MIN | OAK | |
46 | Garrett Richards | BOS | OAK | |
47 | Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | @HOU | |
48 | Shane McClanahan | TB | NYM | |
49 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @HOU | |
50 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | LAA | |
51 | Martin Perez | BOS | @BAL, LAA | |
52 | Erik Swanson | SEA | CLE | |
53 | Steven Matz | TOR | PHI | |
54 | Spencer Turnbull | DET | KC | |
55 | Matt Harvey | BAL | @NYM | |
56 | Domingo German | NYY | @BAL | |
57 | AL Reliever | |||
58 | Griffin Canning | LAA | @BOS | |
59 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | CLE | |
60 | Casey Mize | DET | KC | |
61 | Nate Pearson | TOR | PHI | |
62 | Jorge Lopez | BAL | BOS, NYY | |
63 | Jose Urena | DET | CHC | |
64 | Justin Dunn | SEA | @LAD | |
65 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @SF | |
66 | Brad Keller | KC | @DET | |
67 | James Kaprielian | OAK | @BOS | |
68 | Tarik Skubal | DET | CHC | |
69 | Hyeon-jong Yang | TEX | @HOU | |
70 | Jakob Junis | KC | @CWS | |
71 | Daniel Lynch | KC | @CWS | |
72 | Cole Irvin | OAK | @MIN | |
73 | Jose Suarez | LAA | @HOU | |
74 | Frankie Montas | OAK | @MIN | |
75 | Jose Quintana | LAA | @BOS | |
76 | Ross Stripling | TOR | @ATL | |
77 | Dean Kremer | BAL | NYY | |
78 | Sam Hentges | CLE | CHC |
National League
Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SEA, MIA | |
2 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | @TB | |
3 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | BAL, @TB | |
4 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | STL, ATL | 53 K in 32 IP |
5 | Trevor Bauer | LAD | MIA | |
6 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | MIA | |
7 | Max Scherzer | WAS | @ARI | |
8 | Julio Urias | LAD | SEA | |
9 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | STL | |
10 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | STL | |
11 | Alex Wood | SF | TEX, @PIT | Pitching well and draws a couple lesser lineups |
12 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | MIA, WAS | 19.6% K-BB% highest since 2016 |
13 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | BAL | |
14 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @TOR | |
15 | Joe Musgrove | SD | STL | |
16 | Jack Flaherty | STL | @MIL | No kid gloves this season, 5 QS in 7 GS |
17 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @PIT | |
18 | JT Brubaker | PIT | CIN, SF | Big boost from pair at home |
19 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @PIT | Racking up punch outs with high two-seamer |
20 | Pablo Lopez | MIA | @ARI, @LAD | |
21 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @WAS | |
22 | Zac Gallen | ARI | MIA | |
23 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @PIT | |
24 | Ian Anderson | ATL | @MIL | |
25 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | @MIL | |
26 | Chris Paddack | SD | STL | |
27 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | @PIT, @COL | |
28 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | @LAD | |
29 | Charlie Morton | ATL | TOR | The runs may not have been earned, but WHIP still took a beating |
30 | Yu Darvish | SD | @COL | |
31 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | @MIL, @SD | |
32 | Tyler Anderson | PIT | SF | |
33 | Jon Gray | COL | SD, CIN | Home success impressive, but not to be counted on to continue |
34 | Dinelson Lamet | SD | @COL, STL | |
35 | Johnny Cueto | SF | @PIT | |
36 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @ARI | |
37 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | MIA | |
38 | Adrian Houser | MIL | ATL | |
39 | Erick Fedde | WAS | PHI, @ARI | |
40 | Carlos Martinez | STL | @SD | |
41 | Luke Weaver | ARI | MIA, WAS | |
42 | Adam Wainwright | STL | @SD | |
43 | Logan Webb | SF | TEX | |
44 | Adbert Alzolay | CHC | @CLE | |
45 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | @DET | 11 HR in 27 IP. Will get better, but damage has been done |
46 | Max Fried | ATL | TOR | |
47 | Drew Smyly | ATL | TOR, @MIL | |
48 | Zach Eflin | PHI | @WAS | |
49 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | PHI | |
50 | Joe Ross | WAS | @ARI | |
51 | NL Reliever | |||
52 | Mitch Keller | PIT | CIN, SF | |
53 | David Peterson | NYM | @TB | |
54 | John Gant | STL | @MIL | |
55 | Chase Anderson | PHI | @WAS, @TOR | |
56 | Luis Castillo | CIN | @COL | |
57 | Taylor Widener | ARI | WAS | |
58 | Trevor Cahill | PIT | CIN | |
59 | Zach Davies | CHC | @CLE | |
60 | Jordan Holloway | MIA | @ARI, @LAD | |
61 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | @DET | |
62 | Brett Anderson | MIL | ATL | |
63 | Vince Velasquez | PHI | @TOR | |
64 | Jon Lester | WAS | PHI | |
65 | Blake Snell | SD | @COL | |
66 | German Marquez | COL | CIN | |
67 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | SD, CIN | |
68 | Jeff Hoffman | CIN | @PIT, @COL | |
69 | Trevor Williams | CHC | @DET | |
70 | Wade Miley | CIN | @COL | |
71 | Nick Neidert | MIA | @ARI | |
72 | Wil Crowe | PIT | SF | |
73 | Austin Gomber | COL | SD | |
74 | Chi Chi Gonzalez | COL | CIN |