Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A number of big-name starters are projected to appear twice this week.

Updated on April 6, 2026 12:08AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on April 6, 2026 12:08AM EST

It's a much-improved week for two-start pitchers, though the key to solid pitching remains streaming the best one-start options. There are not nearly as many double-dippers as when I first started generating these rankings 10 years ago. Speaking of which: if you missed it, an explanation and history of what you see below can be found HERE.

UPDATED: Monday April 6, 12:10 AM ET

Week of April 6 - 12

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
3	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @TB	15K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@BOS, WAS
7	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
8	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
9	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE
10	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
11	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
14	Max Fried	NYY	@TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
16	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	TEX
17	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN, @DET	New sweeper not generating more strikeouts yet, it will
18	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
19	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@TOR
20	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
21	Garrett Crochet	BOS	MIL
22	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
23	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PIT	Needs to

UPDATED: Monday April 6, 12:10 AM ET

Week of April 6 - 12

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
3	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @TB	15K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@BOS, WAS
7	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
8	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
9	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE
10	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
11	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
14	Max Fried	NYY	@TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
15	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
16	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	TEX
17	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN, @DET	New sweeper not generating more strikeouts yet, it will
18	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
19	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@TOR
20	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
21	Garrett Crochet	BOS	MIL
22	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
23	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PIT	Needs to step up in Cade Horton's absence, and is fully capable
24	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TOR
25	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
26	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ARI
27	Framber Valdez	DET	@MIN
28	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	TEX	Velocity way down in second start
29	Luis Castillo	SEA	HOU
30	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE, CWS
31	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
32	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATL, @CIN
33	Michael King	SD	@PIT
34	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, CWS
35	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
36	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@LAA
37	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CHC	Back from paternity leave
38	Eury Perez	MIA	CIN
39	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC, @ATL
40	Connelly Early	BOS	@STL
41	Bubba Chandler	PIT	SD, @CHC
42	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@TB	Rebounded nicely in his second start
43	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA	Uncharacteristically wild so far
44	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
45	Sonny Gray	BOS	MIL
46	Zac Gallen	ARI	@NYM, @PHI
47	Parker Messick	CLE	@ATL
48	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATH
49	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIN
50	Grant Holmes	ATL	@LAA
51	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@SEA
52	Nick Martinez	TB	NYY
53	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
54	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@STL
55	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
56	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@BOS
57	Nolan McLean	NYM	ARI
58	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
59	Bailey Ober	MIN	DET
60	Casey Mize	DET	@MIN, MIA
61	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIA, LAA
62	Kodai Senga	NYM	ATH
63	Robbie Ray	SF	PHI
64	Dylan Cease	TOR	LAD
65	Max Scherzer	TOR	LAD, MIN
66	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@WAS
67	Shane Baz	BAL	SF
68	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CWS
69	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL, @KC
70	Taj Bradley	MIN	DET, @TOR
71	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@TB, PIT
72	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA	Encouraging that walks are under control
73	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATL
74	Joe Boyle	TB	CHC
75	Kyle Leahy	STL	BOS
76	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
77	Mix 12 Reliever
78	Roki Sasaki	LAD	TEX
79	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
80	Mike Burrows	HOU	@COL
81	Andrew Painter	PHI	@SF, ARI
82	Davis Martin	CWS	@KC
83	Ryan Pepiot	TB	NYY
84	Albert Suarez	BAL	@CWS
85	Cade Povich	BAL	SF
86	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@NYM
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	Tyler Mahle	SF	PHI
89	Michael McGreevy	STL	@WAS
90	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@CHC
91	Shane McClanahan	TB	CHC
92	Reid Detmers	LAA	ATL
93	Landen Roupp	SF	@BAL
94	David Peterson	NYM	ARI
95	Luis Gil	NYY	@TB
96	Zack Littell	WAS	STL, @MIL
97	Ryan Weathers	NYY	ATH
98	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
99	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@MIA
100	Adrian Houser	SF	PHI, @BAL
101	Cade Cavalli	WAS	STL
102	Emerson Hancock	SEA	HOU
103	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL
104	Bryce Elder	ATL	CLE
105	Anthony Kay	CWS	@KC
106	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN
107	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIA, LAA
108	Janson Junk	MIA	CIN, @DET
109	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@NYM
110	Steven Matz	TB	NYY
111	Eric Lauer	TOR	MIN
112	Chad Patrick	MIL	@BOS
113	Jack Leiter	TEX	@LAD
114	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIL, @STL
115	Michael Soroka	ARI	@PHI
116	Brandon Sproat	MIL	WAS
117	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS, BOS
118	Martin Perez	ATL	CLE
119	Kyle Harrison	MIL	WAS
120	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@NYY
121	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PHI
122	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@TOR
123	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL
124	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@SD
125	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
126	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SEA
127	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
128	German Marquez	SD	@PIT, COL
129	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@NYM
130	Foster Griffin	WAS	@MIL
131	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATL
132	Chris Paddack	MIA	@DET
133	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SEA
134	Aaron Civale	ATH	@NYY, @NYM
135	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@LAD
136	Luis Severino	ATH	@NYY
137	Erick Fedde	CWS	BAL, @KC
138	Cody Bolton	HOU	@COL
139	Chris Bassitt	BAL	SF
140	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@TOR
141	Dustin May	STL	BOS
142	Ryan Feltner	COL	HOU, @SD
143	Colin Rea	CHC	@TB
144	Miles Mikolas	WAS	STL
145	Keider Montero	DET	MIA
146	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIL
147	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU, @SD
148	Walker Buehler	SD	COL
149	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@CIN
150	Chase Dollander	COL	@SD
151	Mick Abel	MIN	DET
152	Michael Lorenzen	COL	HOU
153	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ARI
154	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CIN
155	Luis Morales	ATH	@NYM

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIN, MIA
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX, HOU
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	ATH, @TB	15K, 0 BB over first 11.2 IP
4	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE
5	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS	Velocity down a bit
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	DET, @TOR
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SEA, @LAD
8	Max Fried	NYY	@TB	Strikeouts low, but everything else solid
9	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TEX
10	Kevin Gausman	TOR	LAD, MIN
11	Garrett Crochet	BOS	MIL
12	Kris Bubic	KC	CWS
13	Framber Valdez	DET	@MIN
14	Luis Castillo	SEA	HOU
15	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE, CWS
16	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX
17	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATL, @CIN
18	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, CWS
19	Seth Lugo	KC	CWS
20	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CHC	Back from paternity leave
21	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC, @ATL
22	Connelly Early	BOS	@STL
23	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA	Uncharacteristically wild so far
24	Sonny Gray	BOS	MIL
25	Parker Messick	CLE	@ATL
26	Jack Flaherty	DET	@MIN
27	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@SEA
28	Nick Martinez	TB	NYY
29	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
30	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@STL
31	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
32	Bailey Ober	MIN	DET
33	Casey Mize	DET	@MIN, MIA
34	Dylan Cease	TOR	LAD
35	Max Scherzer	TOR	LAD, MIN
36	Shane Baz	BAL	SF
37	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CWS
38	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL, @KC
39	Taj Bradley	MIN	DET, @TOR
40	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	SEA	Encouraging that walks are under control
41	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@ATL
42	Joe Boyle	TB	CHC
43	Mike Burrows	HOU	@COL
44	Davis Martin	CWS	@KC
45	Ryan Pepiot	TB	NYY
46	Albert Suarez	BAL	@CWS
47	Cade Povich	BAL	SF
48	Shane McClanahan	TB	CHC
49	Reid Detmers	LAA	ATL
50	Luis Gil	NYY	@TB
51	Ryan Weathers	NYY	ATH
52	Emerson Hancock	SEA	HOU
53	Cristian Javier	HOU	@COL
54	AL Reliever
55	Anthony Kay	CWS	@KC
56	Steven Matz	TB	NYY
57	Eric Lauer	TOR	MIN
58	Jack Leiter	TEX	@LAD
59	Brayan Bello	BOS	MIL, @STL
60	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@NYY
61	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@TOR
62	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL
63	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
64	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@SEA
65	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@NYM
66	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATL
67	Lance McCullers	HOU	@SEA
68	Aaron Civale	ATH	@NYY, @NYM
69	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@LAD
70	Luis Severino	ATH	@NYY
71	Erick Fedde	CWS	BAL, @KC
72	Cody Bolton	HOU	@COL
73	Chris Bassitt	BAL	SF
74	Keider Montero	DET	MIA
75	Ryan Johnson	LAA	@CIN
76	Mick Abel	MIN	DET
77	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@CIN
78	Luis Morales	ATH	@NYM

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@LAA, CLE
2	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PIT, COL
3	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@BOS, WAS
4	Freddy Peralta	NYM	ARI, ATH
5	Chase Burns	CIN	LAA
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SF
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	SD
8	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	TEX
9	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	CIN, @DET	New sweeper not generating more strikeouts yet, it will
10	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@TOR
11	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PIT	Needs to step up in Cade Horton's absence, and is fully capable
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@TOR
13	Logan Webb	SF	@BAL
14	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	ARI
15	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	TEX	Velocity way down in second start
16	Michael King	SD	@PIT
17	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@LAA
18	Eury Perez	MIA	CIN
19	Bubba Chandler	PIT	SD, @CHC
20	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@TB	Rebounded nicely in his second start
21	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PIT
22	Zac Gallen	ARI	@NYM, @PHI
23	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATH
24	Grant Holmes	ATL	@LAA
25	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SF
26	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@BOS
27	Nolan McLean	NYM	ARI
28	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIA, LAA
29	Kodai Senga	NYM	ATH
30	Robbie Ray	SF	PHI
31	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@WAS
32	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@TB, PIT
33	Kyle Leahy	STL	BOS
34	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CHC
35	Roki Sasaki	LAD	TEX
36	Mitch Keller	PIT	SD
37	Andrew Painter	PHI	@SF, ARI
38	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@NYM
39	Tyler Mahle	SF	PHI
40	Michael McGreevy	STL	@WAS
41	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@CHC
42	Landen Roupp	SF	@BAL
43	David Peterson	NYM	ARI
44	Zack Littell	WAS	STL, @MIL
45	Brady Singer	CIN	@MIA
46	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@MIA
47	Adrian Houser	SF	PHI, @BAL
48	Cade Cavalli	WAS	STL
49	NL Reliever
50	Bryce Elder	ATL	CLE
51	Max Meyer	MIA	CIN
52	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@MIA, LAA
53	Janson Junk	MIA	CIN, @DET
54	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@NYM
55	Chad Patrick	MIL	@BOS
56	Michael Soroka	ARI	@PHI
57	Brandon Sproat	MIL	WAS
58	Andre Pallante	STL	@WAS, BOS
59	Martin Perez	ATL	CLE
60	Kyle Harrison	MIL	WAS
61	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PHI
62	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@SD
63	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
64	German Marquez	SD	@PIT, COL
65	Foster Griffin	WAS	@MIL
66	Chris Paddack	MIA	@DET
67	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@TOR
68	Dustin May	STL	BOS
69	Ryan Feltner	COL	HOU, @SD
70	Colin Rea	CHC	@TB
71	Miles Mikolas	WAS	STL
72	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIL
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU, @SD
74	Walker Buehler	SD	COL
75	Chase Dollander	COL	@SD
76	Michael Lorenzen	COL	HOU
77	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ARI