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Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One Down, Five to Go

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One Down, Five to Go

Written by 
Todd Zola 
Updated on April 28, 2025 2:13AM EST
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This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Can you believe it's almost May? Geez, in just two weeks, I'll be whining about everyone incorrectly saying: "We're at the quarter pole."

Scoring is still down, as are hits. There was a piece in Baseball Prospectus last week discussing how fewer outfield hits is the main culprit. Those reading this column every week already knew that.

As always, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers page. Please direct rotation question over there. I'm happy to handle rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday April 28, 2:15 AM ET

Week of April 28 - May 4

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Garrett CrochetBOS@TOR, MIN 
2Nick PivettaSDSF, @PITKeeping the ball in the yard
3Tarik SkubalDET@LAA 
4Jacob deGromTEXATH, SEARounding into form, gaining stamina
5Tyler GlasnowLAD@ATL 
6Jack FlahertyDET@HOU, @LAA 
7Reese OlsonDET@HOU, @LAA 
8Paul SkenesPITCHC 
9Max FriedNYYTB 
10Cole RagansKC@TBTentative, has mild groin strain, perhaps explaining 9 ER over last 7 IP
11Dylan CeaseSD@PIT 
12Freddy PeraltaMIL@CWS, CHC 
13Tanner BibeeCLEMIN, @TOR5.19 ERA is only the second worst for a guy named Tanner
14Zack WheelerPHIWAS 
15Logan WebbSF@SD, COL23 K over last 17.1 IP
16Carlos RodonNYY@BAL 
17Bryce MillerSEALAA 
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Can you believe it's almost May? Geez, in just two weeks, I'll be whining about everyone incorrectly saying: "We're at the quarter pole."

Scoring is still down, as are hits. There was a piece in Baseball Prospectus last week discussing how fewer outfield hits is the main culprit. Those reading this column every week already knew that.

As always, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers page. Please direct rotation question over there. I'm happy to handle rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday April 28, 2:15 AM ET

Week of April 28 - May 4

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPComments
1Garrett CrochetBOS@TOR, MIN 
2Nick PivettaSDSF, @PITKeeping the ball in the yard
3Tarik SkubalDET@LAA 
4Jacob deGromTEXATH, SEARounding into form, gaining stamina
5Tyler GlasnowLAD@ATL 
6Jack FlahertyDET@HOU, @LAA 
7Reese OlsonDET@HOU, @LAA 
8Paul SkenesPITCHC 
9Max FriedNYYTB 
10Cole RagansKC@TBTentative, has mild groin strain, perhaps explaining 9 ER over last 7 IP
11Dylan CeaseSD@PIT 
12Freddy PeraltaMIL@CWS, CHC 
13Tanner BibeeCLEMIN, @TOR5.19 ERA is only the second worst for a guy named Tanner
14Zack WheelerPHIWAS 
15Logan WebbSF@SD, COL23 K over last 17.1 IP
16Carlos RodonNYY@BAL 
17Bryce MillerSEALAA 
18Chris SaleATL@COLNot a great spot to get back on track, but Rockies lineup is historically bad
19Shota ImanagaCHC@PIT, @MIL 
20Kris BubicKC@BAL 
21Gavin WilliamsCLEMIN, @TOR 
22Bailey OberMIN@CLE, @BOS 
23Framber ValdezHOU@CWS 
24Hunter GreeneCINSTL 
25Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@ATL 
26Hunter BrownHOU@CWS 
27Shane BazTBKC 
28Michael KingSDSF 
29Sonny GraySTLNYM 
30Drew RasmussenTBKC 
31Jesus LuzardoPHIARI 
32Nick LodoloCINWAS 
33Taj BradleyTBKC, @NYY 
34Kodai SengaNYMARI 
35Bryan WooSEA@TEX 
36Nathan EovaldiTEXATH 
37Matthew BoydCHC@PIT 
38Corbin BurnesARI@NYMStrikeouts bounced back last start, but not out of the woods yet
39Zac GallenARI@NYM 
40Joe RyanMIN@BOS 
41Roki SasakiLAD@ATL 
42Tyler MahleTEXATH 
43Seth LugoKC@TB 
44Cristopher SanchezPHIWAS 
45Eduardo RodriguezARI@NYM, @PHI 
46Ben BrownCHC@MIL 
47David PetersonNYMARI, @STL 
48Luis SeverinoATH@TEX 
49Tomoyuki SuganoBALNYY, KC 
50Edward CabreraMIA@LAD, ATH 
51Merrill KellyARI@PHI 
52Bowden FrancisTORBOS, CLE 
53Walker BuehlerBOSMIN 
54Tanner HouckBOS@TOR 
55Pablo LopezMIN@CLE 
56Jake IrvinWAS@PHI 
57Grant HolmesATLLAD 
58Jackson JobeDET@HOU 
59Brady SingerCINSTL, WAS 
60Kevin GausmanTORCLE 
61Brandon PfaadtARI@PHI 
62Robbie RaySFCOL 
63Nick MartinezCINSTL, WAS 
64Dustin MayLADMIA 
65Tylor MegillNYM@STL 
66Michael WachaKC@BAL 
67Griffin CanningNYM@WAS, @STL 
68Ranger SuarezPHIARI 
69Erick FeddeSTLNYM 
70Spencer SchwellenbachATLLAD 
71Mitchell ParkerWAS@CIN 
72Landen RouppSF@SD 
73Clarke SchmidtNYYTB 
74Luis CastilloSEA@TEX 
75Chris BassittTORCLE 
76Andre PallanteSTL@CIN, NYM 
77Ronel BlancoHOUDET 
78Sandy AlcantaraMIA@LAD 
79Steven MatzSTL@CIN 
80Clay HolmesNYMARI 
81Andrew HeaneyPITCHC, SD 
82Casey MizeDET@LAA 
83Shane SmithCWSMIL 
84MacKenzie GoreWAS@PHI 
85Mix 12 Reliever   
86Matthew LiberatoreSTL@CIN 
87Trevor WilliamsWASNYM, @CIN 
88Tony GonsolinLADMIA 
89Dean KremerBALKC 
90Miles MikolasSTL@CIN 
91Tyler AndersonLAA@SEA 
92Ryan PepiotTB@NYY 
93Jordan HicksSFCOL 
94Jose BerriosTORBOS 
95Jeffrey SpringsATH@TEX 
96Mix 15 Reliever   
97Lance McCullersHOU@CWS 
98Tobias MyersMIL@CWS 
99Aaron NolaPHIARI 
100Jose SorianoLAADET 
101Lucas GiolitoBOS@TOR 
102Luis L. OrtizCLEMIN 
103Michael SorokaWAS@CIN 
104Mitch KellerPITSD 
105Jameson TaillonCHC@MIL 
106Chad PatrickMIL@CWS 
107JP SearsATH@TEX, @MIA 
108Logan EvansSEA@TEX 
109Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@CLE 
110Charlie MortonBALKC 
111Brayan BelloBOSMIN 
112Jack KochanowiczLAA@SEA, DET 
113Jack LeiterTEXSEA 
114Yusei KikuchiLAADET 
115Osvaldo BidoATH@MIA 
116Davis MartinCWSHOU 
117Bailey FalterPITSD 
118Colin ReaCHC@PIT 
119Michael LorenzenKC@TB, @BAL 
120Sean BurkeCWSMIL 
121Andrew AbbottCINSTL 
122Max MeyerMIAATH 
123Emerson HancockSEALAA 
124Chris PaddackMIN@CLE, @BOS 
125Hayden WesneskiHOUDET 
126Ryan FeltnerCOLATL, @SF 
127Will WarrenNYY@BAL, TB 
128Ben LivelyCLEMIN 
129Justin VerlanderSFCOL 
130Brad LordWAS@PHI 
131Paxton SchultzTORBOS 
132Ryan GustoHOUDET 
133Zack LittellTB@NYY 
134Carlos CarrascoNYY@BAL 
135Patrick CorbinTEXATH, SEA 
136AJ Smith-ShawverATL@COL 
137Logan AllenCLE@TOR 
138German MarquezCOLATL, @SF 
139Jonathan CannonCWSHOU 
140Kyle FreelandCOL@SF 
141Chase DollanderCOLATL 
142Taijuan WalkerPHIWAS 
143Jose QuintanaMILCHC 
144Bryce ElderATL@COL, LAD 
145Kyle HendricksLAADET 
146Hogan HarrisATH@TEX, @MIA 
147Kyle GibsonBALNYY 
148Connor GillispieMIAATH 
149Carmen MlodzinskiPITCHC 
150Cade PovichBALNYY 
151Quinn PriesterMILCHC 
152Cal QuantrillMIA@LAD 
153Bryse WilsonCWSMIL, HOU 
154Randy VasquezSD@PIT 
155Matt SauerLADMIA 
156Antonio SenzatelaCOL@SF 

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Garrett CrochetBOS@TOR, MIN 
2Tarik SkubalDET@LAA 
3Jacob deGromTEXATH, SEARounding into form, gaining stamina
4Jack FlahertyDET@HOU, @LAA
5Reese OlsonDET@HOU, @LAA
6Max FriedNYYTB 
7Cole RagansKC@TBTentative, has mild groin strain, perhaps explaining 9 ER over last 7 IP
8Tanner BibeeCLEMIN, @TOR5.19 ERA is only the second worst for a guy named Tanner
9Carlos RodonNYY@BAL 
10Bryce MillerSEALAA 
11Kris BubicKC@BAL 
12Gavin WilliamsCLEMIN, @TOR 
13Bailey OberMIN@CLE, @BOS 
14Framber ValdezHOU@CWS 
15Hunter BrownHOU@CWS 
16Shane BazTBKC 
17Drew RasmussenTBKC 
18Taj BradleyTBKC, @NYY 
19Bryan WooSEA@TEX 
20Nathan EovaldiTEXATH 
21Joe RyanMIN@BOS 
22Tyler MahleTEXATH 
23Seth LugoKC@TB 
24Luis SeverinoATH@TEX 
25Tomoyuki SuganoBALNYY, KC 
26Bowden FrancisTORBOS, CLE 
27Walker BuehlerBOSMIN 
28Tanner HouckBOS@TOR 
29Pablo LopezMIN@CLE 
30Jackson JobeDET@HOU 
31Kevin GausmanTORCLE 
32Michael WachaKC@BAL 
33Clarke SchmidtNYYTB 
34Luis CastilloSEA@TEX 
35Chris BassittTORCLE 
36Ronel BlancoHOUDET 
37Casey MizeDET@LAA 
38Shane SmithCWSMIL 
39Dean KremerBALKC 
40Tyler AndersonLAA@SEA 
41Ryan PepiotTB@NYY 
42Jose BerriosTORBOS 
43Jeffrey SpringsATH@TEX 
44Lance McCullersHOU@CWS 
45Jose SorianoLAADET 
46Lucas GiolitoBOS@TOR 
47Luis L. OrtizCLEMIN 
48JP SearsATH@TEX, @MIA 
49Logan EvansSEA@TEX 
50Simeon Woods RichardsonMIN@CLE 
51Charlie MortonBALKC 
52Brayan BelloBOSMIN 
53Jack KochanowiczLAA@SEA, DET 
54Jack LeiterTEXSEA 
55Yusei KikuchiLAADET 
56Osvaldo BidoATH@MIA 
57Davis MartinCWSHOU 
58AL Reliever   
59Michael LorenzenKC@TB, @BAL 
60Sean BurkeCWSMIL 
61Emerson HancockSEALAA 
62Chris PaddackMIN@CLE, @BOS 
63Hayden WesneskiHOUDET 
64Will WarrenNYY@BAL, TB 
65Ben LivelyCLEMIN 
66Paxton SchultzTORBOS 
67Ryan GustoHOUDET 
68Zack LittellTB@NYY 
69Carlos CarrascoNYY@BAL 
70Patrick CorbinTEXATH, SEA 
71Logan AllenCLE@TOR 
72Jonathan CannonCWSHOU 
73Kyle HendricksLAADET 
74Hogan HarrisATH@TEX, @MIA 
75Kyle GibsonBALNYY 
76Cade PovichBALNYY 
77Bryse WilsonCWSMIL, HOU 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Nick PivettaSDSF, @PITKeeping the ball in the yard
2Tyler GlasnowLAD@ATL 
3Paul SkenesPITCHC 
4Dylan CeaseSD@PIT 
5Freddy PeraltaMIL@CWS, CHC 
6Zack WheelerPHIWAS 
7Logan WebbSF@SD, COL23 K over last 17.1 IP
8Chris SaleATL@COLNot a great spot to get back on track, but Rockies lineup is historically bad
9Shota ImanagaCHC@PIT, @MIL 
10Hunter GreeneCINSTL 
11Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@ATL 
12Michael KingSDSF 
13Sonny GraySTLNYM 
14Jesus LuzardoPHIARI 
15Nick LodoloCINWAS 
16Kodai SengaNYMARI 
17Matthew BoydCHC@PIT 
18Corbin BurnesARI@NYMStrikeouts bounced back last start, but not out of the woods yet
19Zac GallenARI@NYM 
20Roki SasakiLAD@ATL 
21Cristopher SanchezPHIWAS 
22Eduardo RodriguezARI@NYM, @PHI 
23Ben BrownCHC@MIL 
24David PetersonNYMARI, @STL 
25Edward CabreraMIA@LAD, ATH 
26Merrill KellyARI@PHI 
27Jake IrvinWAS@PHI 
28Grant HolmesATLLAD 
29Brady SingerCINSTL, WAS 
30Brandon PfaadtARI@PHI 
31Robbie RaySFCOL 
32Nick MartinezCINSTL, WAS 
33Dustin MayLADMIA 
34Tylor MegillNYM@STL 
35Griffin CanningNYM@WAS, @STL 
36Ranger SuarezPHIARI 
37Erick FeddeSTLNYM 
38Spencer SchwellenbachATLLAD 
39Mitchell ParkerWAS@CIN 
40Landen RouppSF@SD 
41Andre PallanteSTL@CIN, NYM 
42Sandy AlcantaraMIA@LAD 
43Steven MatzSTL@CIN 
44Clay HolmesNYMARI 
45Andrew HeaneyPITCHC, SD 
46MacKenzie GoreWAS@PHI 
47Matthew LiberatoreSTL@CIN 
48Trevor WilliamsWASNYM, @CIN 
49Tony GonsolinLADMIA 
50Miles MikolasSTL@CIN 
51Jordan HicksSFCOL 
52Tobias MyersMIL@CWS 
53Aaron NolaPHIARI 
54Michael SorokaWAS@CIN 
55Mitch KellerPITSD 
56Jameson TaillonCHC@MIL 
57Chad PatrickMIL@CWS 
58Bailey FalterPITSD 
59NL Reliever   
60Colin ReaCHC@PIT 
61Andrew AbbottCINSTL 
62Max MeyerMIAATH 
63Ryan FeltnerCOLATL, @SF 
64Justin VerlanderSFCOL 
65Brad LordWAS@PHI 
66AJ Smith-ShawverATL@COL 
67German MarquezCOLATL, @SF 
68Kyle FreelandCOL@SF 
69Chase DollanderCOLATL 
70Taijuan WalkerPHIWAS 
71Jose QuintanaMILCHC 
72Bryce ElderATL@COL, LAD 
73Connor GillispieMIAATH 
74Carmen MlodzinskiPITCHC 
75Quinn PriesterMILCHC 
76Cal QuantrillMIA@LAD 
77Randy VasquezSD@PIT 
78Matt SauerLADMIA 
79Antonio SenzatelaCOL@SF 

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