Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

The pitching landscape could change by Thursday's trade deadline.

Updated on July 28, 2025 12:27AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on July 28, 2025 12:27AM EST

I'm not sure which has more staying power: taking a shower with the heat and humidity of a New England summer in an apartment without air conditioning or running rankings with the impending trade deadline.

With Thursday's 6 p.m. EDT trade deadline, look for midweek scratches along with some weekend shuffling and scrambling.

The Reds will be the home team when they square off against Atlanta in the MLB Speedway Classic at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The dimensions line up well with The Great American Ballpark:

	Speedway	GAB
Left Field Line	330	328
Left Field Alley	384	379
Center	400	404
Right Field Alley	375	370
Right Field Line	330	325

There's more to park effects than the distances to the fences, but the venue should help the offense.

UPDATED: Monday July 28, 12:25 AM ET

Week of July 28 - August 3

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
2	Spencer Strider	ATL	@KC, @CIN
3	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
4	Max Fried	NYY	TB, @MIA	In a rut, but appears to be over the blister issue
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
7	Tarik Skubal	DET	@PHI
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	@COL
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	DET
12	Framber Valdez	HOU	WAS, @BOS

With Thursday's 6 p.m. EDT trade deadline, look for midweek scratches along with some weekend shuffling and scrambling.

	Speedway	GAB
Left Field Line	330	328
Left Field Alley	384	379
Center	400	404
Right Field Alley	375	370
Right Field Line	330	325

There's more to park effects than the distances to the fences, but the venue should help the offense.

UPDATED: Monday July 28, 12:25 AM ET

Week of July 28 - August 3

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
2	Spencer Strider	ATL	@KC, @CIN
3	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
4	Max Fried	NYY	TB, @MIA	In a rut, but appears to be over the blister issue
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
6	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
7	Tarik Skubal	DET	@PHI
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	@COL
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	DET
12	Framber Valdez	HOU	WAS, @BOS
13	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@NYY, LAD	Back to full-fledged starter
14	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIA
15	Mitch Keller	PIT	@SF, @COL	Could be traded before the weekend start in Coors
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@LAA
17	Nick Pivetta	SD	NYM
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE	Last start with the Twins?
19	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BAL, KC
20	George Kirby	SEA	TEX
21	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@STL, NYY	2.4t ERA and 1.10 WHIP over his last 69 1/3 IP with 72 K
22	Logan Webb	SF	PIT
23	Kevin Gausman	TOR	KC
24	Luis Castillo	SEA	@ATH, TEX
25	David Peterson	NYM	SF
26	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
27	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BOS
28	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@WAS	Lining up for a strong stretch run
29	Garrett Crochet	BOS	HOU
30	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@ATH
31	Robbie Ray	SF	@NYM
32	Aaron Civale	CWS	@LAA
33	Eury Perez	MIA	NYY
34	Blake Snell	LAD	@TB	Tentative
35	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
36	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@DET	Turnaround keyed by allowing fewer homers
37	Ben Brown	CHC	BAL	Forced back into action
38	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, BAL
39	Max Scherzer	TOR	KC
40	Seth Lugo	KC	ATL	Got the bag
41	Kodai Senga	NYM	SF
42	Jose Soriano	LAA	TEX
43	Michael Wacha	KC	@TOR
44	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SEA
45	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
46	Reese Olson	DET	ARI
47	Parker Messick	CLE	COL
48	Nick Lodolo	CIN	LAD
49	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CWS	Good spot to rebound (again)
50	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SF
51	Eric Lauer	TOR	@BAL
52	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
53	Zac Gallen	ARI	@ATH
54	Cade Horton	CHC	BAL
55	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@NYY
56	Sean Burke	CWS	@LAA
57	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SD
58	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
59	Bailey Ober	MIN	BOS
60	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	TEX
61	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
62	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIL
63	Mix 12 Reliever
64	Sonny Gray	STL	MIA
65	Mix 15 Reliever
66	Brad Lord	WAS	@HOU, MIL
67	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
68	Dean Kremer	BAL	TOR
69	Zach Eflin	BAL	TOR, @CHC
70	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@DET
71	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN
72	Frankie Montas	NYM	@SD, SF
73	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@TB
74	Noah Cameron	KC	@TOR
75	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIN
76	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CHC
77	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PHI
78	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE
79	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@CIN
80	Luis Gil	NYY	@MIA	Tentative
81	Slade Cecconi	CLE	COL
82	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA	Home/road splits exaggerated, skills better in Sacramento
83	Andrew Abbott	CIN	ATL
84	Michael Soroka	WAS	@HOU
85	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@MIN
86	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
87	Joe Boyle	TB	@NYY, LAD
88	Nestor Cortes	MIL	@WAS
89	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SD
90	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL
91	Erick Fedde	ATL	@CIN
92	Logan Allen	CLE	COL
93	Davis Martin	CWS	PHI, @LAA
94	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BAL
95	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
96	Jacob Lopez	ATH	ARI
97	Casey Mize	DET	ARI
98	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	PIT, @NYM
99	Jose Quintana	MIL	@WAS
100	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@COL
101	Zack Littell	TB	@NYY
102	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL
103	Joey Wentz	ATL	@KC
104	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@DET, @ATH
105	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SEA
106	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CWS
107	JP Sears	ATH	SEA, ARI
108	Dustin May	LAD	@TB
109	Colin Rea	CHC	@MIL
110	Stephen Kolek	SD	STL
111	Ranger Suarez	PHI	DET
112	Shane Baz	TB	LAD
113	Nick Martinez	CIN	LAD
114	Adam Macko	TOR	@BAL
115	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SD
116	Chase Burns	CIN	LAD, ATL
117	Quinn Priester	MIL	CHC
118	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CHC
119	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BOS, @CLE
120	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@STL
121	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@HOU
122	Justin Verlander	SF	PIT
123	Logan Evans	SEA	@ATH, TEX
124	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIL
125	Chris Paddack	MIN	BOS
126	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA, @SD
127	Ryan Gusto	HOU	WAS
128	Walker Buehler	BOS	HOU
129	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CWS
130	Adrian Houser	CWS	PHI
131	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	TEX, CWS
132	Jason Alexander	HOU	WAS
133	Spencer Bivens	SF	@NYM
134	Charlie Morton	BAL	TOR
135	Troy Melton	DET	ARI, @PHI
136	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIA
137	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SD
138	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CIN
139	Marcus Stroman	NYY	TB
140	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CWS
141	J.T. Ginn	ATH	ARI
142	Cade Povich	BAL	TOR
143	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	@KC
144	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SF
145	Austin Gomber	COL	PIT
146	Will Warren	NYY	TB
147	Colton Gordon	HOU	@BOS
148	Richard Fitts	BOS	@MIN, HOU
149	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CLE
150	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	PHI
151	Janson Junk	MIA	NYY
152	Rich Hill	KC	ATL, @TOR
153	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PIT
154	Randy Vasquez	SD	STL
155	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TB
156	Bradley Blalock	COL	@CLE, PIT
157	Dallas Keuchel	KC	ATL
158	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CLE

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
2	Max Fried	NYY	TB, @MIA	In a rut, but appears to be over the blister issue
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@PHI
4	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
5	Framber Valdez	HOU	WAS, @BOS
6	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@NYY, LAD	Back to full-fledged starter
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIA
8	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@LAA
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE	Last start with the Twins?
10	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BAL, KC
11	George Kirby	SEA	TEX
12	Kevin Gausman	TOR	KC
13	Luis Castillo	SEA	@ATH, TEX
14	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BOS
16	Garrett Crochet	BOS	HOU
17	Aaron Civale	CWS	@LAA
18	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
19	Max Scherzer	TOR	KC
20	Seth Lugo	KC	ATL	Got the bag
21	Jose Soriano	LAA	TEX
22	Michael Wacha	KC	@TOR
23	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SEA
24	Reese Olson	DET	ARI
25	Parker Messick	CLE	COL
26	Eric Lauer	TOR	@BAL
27	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
28	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@NYY
29	Sean Burke	CWS	@LAA
30	Bailey Ober	MIN	BOS
31	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	TEX
32	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
33	Dean Kremer	BAL	TOR
34	Zach Eflin	BAL	TOR, @CHC
35	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN
36	AL Reliever
37	Noah Cameron	KC	@TOR
38	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIN
39	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CHC
40	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PHI
41	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE
42	Luis Gil	NYY	@MIA	Tentative
43	Slade Cecconi	CLE	COL
44	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA	Home/road splits exaggerated, skills better in Sacramento
45	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@MIN
46	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
47	Joe Boyle	TB	@NYY, LAD
48	Logan Allen	CLE	COL
49	Davis Martin	CWS	PHI, @LAA
50	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BAL
51	Jacob Lopez	ATH	ARI
52	Casey Mize	DET	ARI
53	Zack Littell	TB	@NYY
54	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SEA
55	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CWS
56	JP Sears	ATH	SEA, ARI
57	Shane Baz	TB	LAD
58	Adam Macko	TOR	@BAL
59	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CHC
60	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BOS, @CLE
61	Logan Evans	SEA	@ATH, TEX
62	Chris Paddack	MIN	BOS
63	Ryan Gusto	HOU	WAS
64	Walker Buehler	BOS	HOU
65	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CWS
66	Adrian Houser	CWS	PHI
67	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	TEX, CWS
68	Jason Alexander	HOU	WAS
69	Charlie Morton	BAL	TOR
70	Troy Melton	DET	ARI, @PHI
71	Marcus Stroman	NYY	TB
72	J.T. Ginn	ATH	ARI
73	Cade Povich	BAL	TOR
74	Will Warren	NYY	TB
75	Colton Gordon	HOU	@BOS
76	Richard Fitts	BOS	@MIN, HOU
77	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	PHI
78	Rich Hill	KC	ATL, @TOR
79	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TB
80	Dallas Keuchel	KC	ATL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Spencer Strider	ATL	@KC, @CIN
2	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
4	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@COL
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	DET
8	Mitch Keller	PIT	@SF, @COL	Could be traded before the weekend start in Coors
9	Nick Pivetta	SD	NYM
10	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@STL, NYY	2.4t ERA and 1.10 WHIP over his last 69 1/3 IP with 72 K
11	Logan Webb	SF	PIT
12	David Peterson	NYM	SF
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@WAS	Lining up for a strong stretch run
14	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@ATH
15	Robbie Ray	SF	@NYM
16	Eury Perez	MIA	NYY
17	Blake Snell	LAD	@TB	Tentative
18	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@DET	Turnaround keyed by allowing fewer homers
19	Ben Brown	CHC	BAL	Forced back into action
20	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, BAL
21	Kodai Senga	NYM	SF
22	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
23	Nick Lodolo	CIN	LAD
24	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CWS	Good spot to rebound (again)
25	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SF
26	Zac Gallen	ARI	@ATH
27	Cade Horton	CHC	BAL
28	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SD
29	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
30	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
31	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIL
32	Sonny Gray	STL	MIA
33	Brad Lord	WAS	@HOU, MIL
34	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@DET
35	Frankie Montas	NYM	@SD, SF
36	NL Reliever
37	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@TB
38	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@CIN
39	Andrew Abbott	CIN	ATL
40	Michael Soroka	WAS	@HOU
41	Nestor Cortes	MIL	@WAS
42	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SD
43	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL
44	Erick Fedde	ATL	@CIN
45	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
46	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	PIT, @NYM
47	Jose Quintana	MIL	@WAS
48	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@COL
49	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL
50	Joey Wentz	ATL	@KC
51	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@DET, @ATH
52	Dustin May	LAD	@TB
53	Colin Rea	CHC	@MIL
54	Stephen Kolek	SD	STL
55	Ranger Suarez	PHI	DET
56	Nick Martinez	CIN	LAD
57	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SD
58	Chase Burns	CIN	LAD, ATL
59	Quinn Priester	MIL	CHC
60	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@STL
61	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@HOU
62	Justin Verlander	SF	PIT
63	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIL
64	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA, @SD
65	Spencer Bivens	SF	@NYM
66	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIA
67	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SD
68	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CIN
69	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CWS
70	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	@KC
71	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SF
72	Austin Gomber	COL	PIT
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CLE
74	Janson Junk	MIA	NYY
75	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PIT
76	Randy Vasquez	SD	STL
77	Bradley Blalock	COL	@CLE, PIT
78	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CLE