Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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

July 26, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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July 26, 2025

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.

Please check back on Sunday night for any scheduling changes reported over the weekend.

Week of July 28 - August 3

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
2	Framber Valdez	HOU	WAS, @BOS
3	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
4	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, BAL
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	@PHI
7	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
8	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
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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.

Please check back on Sunday night for any scheduling changes reported over the weekend.

Week of July 28 - August 3

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@LAA, @SEA
2	Framber Valdez	HOU	WAS, @BOS
3	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
4	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, BAL
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	@PHI
7	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
8	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TEX
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
10	Paul Skenes	PIT	@COL
11	Zack Wheeler	PHI	DET
12	Max Fried	NYY	TB, @MIA	In a rut, but appears to be over the blister issue
13	Garrett Crochet	BOS	HOU
14	Mitch Keller	PIT	@SF, @COL	Could be traded before the weekend start in Coors
15	Nick Pivetta	SD	NYM
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@LAA
17	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIA
18	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@NYY, LAD	Back to full-fledged starter
19	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CLE	Last start with the Twins?
20	Spencer Strider	ATL	@KC
21	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BAL, KC
22	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@STL, NYY	2.47 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over his last 69 1/3 IP with 72 K
23	David Peterson	NYM	SF
24	George Kirby	SEA	TEX
25	Logan Webb	SF	PIT
26	Luis Castillo	SEA	@ATH, TEX
27	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@ATH
28	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ATH
29	Tanner Bibee	CLE	MIN
30	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@WAS	Lining up for a strong stretch run
31	Kodai Senga	NYM	SF
32	Kevin Gausman	TOR	KC
33	Robbie Ray	SF	@NYM
34	Blake Snell	LAD	@TB	Tentative
35	Eury Perez	MIA	NYY
36	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@DET	Turnaround keyed by allowing fewer homers
37	Hunter Brown	HOU	@BOS
38	Sean Burke	CWS	@LAA		8%
39	Kris Bubic	KC	@TOR
40	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SEA
41	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
42	Reese Olson	DET	ARI
43	Nick Lodolo	CIN	LAD
44	Jose Soriano	LAA	TEX
45	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CWS	Good spot to rebound (again)
46	Eric Lauer	TOR	@BAL		0%	0%
47	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SF		7%
48	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIN
49	Seth Lugo	KC	ATL	On hug watch
50	Michael Wacha	KC	@TOR
51	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA	Home/road splits exaggerated, skills better in Sacramento	38%
52	Max Scherzer	TOR	KC
53	Brayan Bello	BOS	@MIN
54	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
55	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SD
56	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIL
57	Luis Gil	NYY	@MIA	Tentative	25%	4%
58	Bailey Ober	MIN	BOS
59	Cade Horton	CHC	BAL		0%	0%
60	Ben Brown	CHC	BAL	Forced back into action	30%
61	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	TEX
62	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC		0%	0%
63	Sonny Gray	STL	MIA
64	Mix 12 Reliever
65	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@NYY
66	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@TB		0%	0%
67	Aaron Civale	CWS	@LAA		3%	23%
68	Mix 15 Reliever
69	Zac Gallen	ARI	@ATH
70	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@DET
71	Brad Lord	WAS	@HOU, MIL		0%	0%
72	Grant Holmes	ATL	@CIN
73	Dean Kremer	BAL	TOR
74	Frankie Montas	NYM	@SD, SF		0%	0%
75	Zach Eflin	BAL	TOR, @CHC		38%
76	Joey Cantillo	CLE	MIN		44%
77	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
78	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@CIN		0%	0%
79	Jose Quintana	MIL	@WAS		33%
80	Casey Mize	DET	ARI, @PHI
81	Slade Cecconi	CLE	COL		0%	0%
82	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@MIN
83	Joe Boyle	TB	@NYY, LAD
84	Michael Soroka	WAS	@HOU
85	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PHI
86	Noah Cameron	KC	@TOR		0%	0%
87	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@LAA, @SEA		9%
88	Easton Lucas	TOR	@BAL		0%	0%
89	Nestor Cortes	MIL	@WAS		44%
90	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CLE
91	Logan Allen	CLE	COL		13%
92	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BAL
93	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SD
94	Andrew Abbott	CIN	ATL
95	Dane Dunning	ATL	@KC, @CIN	Second start is the MLB Speedway Classic	0%	0%
96	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
97	Jacob Lopez	ATH	ARI		0%	0%
98	Zack Littell	TB	@NYY
99	Davis Martin	CWS	PHI, @LAA		0%	2%
100	Joey Wentz	ATL	@KC		0%	0%
101	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@CHC		0%	0%
102	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@DET, @ATH		35%
103	Chase Burns	CIN	LAD, ATL	Slated for the Speedway Classic	0%	0%
104	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	BOS, @CLE		21%
105	JP Sears	ATH	SEA, ARI		18%
106	Stephen Kolek	SD	STL		8%	26%
107	Colin Rea	CHC	@MIL		37%
108	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SD
109	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL
110	Dustin May	LAD	@TB
111	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@COL		36%
112	Shane Baz	TB	LAD
113	Quinn Priester	MIL	CHC
114	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SEA
115	Ranger Suarez	PHI	DET
116	Doug Nikhazy	CLE	COL		0%	0%
117	Mason Black	SF	PIT		0%	0%
118	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIL		7%	7%
119	Walker Buehler	BOS	HOU		39%
120	Nick Martinez	CIN	LAD
121	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL		18%
122	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@STL		0%	9%
123	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CWS		0%	5%
124	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@HOU
125	Logan Evans	SEA	@ATH, TEX		0%	0%
126	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CIN		16%	44%
127	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CWS		14%
128	Ryan Gusto	HOU	WAS		4%	37%
129	Chris Paddack	MIN	BOS		20%	49%
130	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA, @SD		6%
131	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CHC
132	Adrian Houser	CWS	PHI		0%	0%
133	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	TEX, CWS		0%	4%
134	Marcus Stroman	NYY	TB		1%	25%
135	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SD		14%
136	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIA		3%	18%
137	Charlie Morton	BAL	TOR
138	Justin Verlander	SF	PIT, @NYM		31%
139	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CWS		0%	7%
140	Austin Gomber	COL	PIT		0%	0%
141	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SF		0%	0%
142	Troy Melton	DET	ARI		0%	0%
143	Cade Povich	BAL	TOR		2%	18%
144	Jason Alexander	HOU	WAS		0%	0%
145	Will Warren	NYY	TB
146	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CLE		0%	2%
147	Colton Gordon	HOU	@BOS		0%	0%
148	Richard Fitts	BOS	@MIN, HOU		21%
149	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	PHI		1%	11%
150	J.T. Ginn	ATH	ARI		2%	7%
151	Janson Junk	MIA	NYY		0%	0%
152	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PIT		0%	0%
153	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TB		0%	0%
154	Carson Seymour	SF	@NYM		0%	0%
155	Bradley Blalock	COL	@CLE, PIT		0%	0%
156	Rich Hill	KC	ATL		0%	0%
157	Dallas Keuchel	KC	ATL		0%	0%
158	Randy Vasquez	SD	STL		4%	18%
159	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CLE		0%	0%

American League

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

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Cease	SD	NYM, STL	3.44 xFIP says don't give up on a turnaround
2	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@MIL, BAL
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@CIN	Rounding into form
4	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CWS, DET
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@CIN
6	Paul Skenes	PIT	@COL
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	Spencer Strider	ATL	@KC
11	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@STL, NYY	2.47 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over his last 69 1/3 IP with 72 K
12	David Peterson	NYM	SF
13	Logan Webb	SF	PIT
14	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@ATH
15	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@WAS	Lining up for a strong stretch run
16	Kodai Senga	NYM	SF
17	Robbie Ray	SF	@NYM
18	Blake Snell	LAD	@TB	Tentative
19	Eury Perez	MIA	NYY
20	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@DET	Turnaround keyed by allowing fewer homers
21	Freddy Peralta	MIL	CHC
22	Nick Lodolo	CIN	LAD
23	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CWS	Good spot to rebound (again)
24	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SF
25	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@STL
26	Sean Manaea	NYM	@SD
27	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@MIL
28	Cade Horton	CHC	BAL
29	Ben Brown	CHC	BAL	Forced back into action
30	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CHC
31	Sonny Gray	STL	MIA
32	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@TB
33	Zac Gallen	ARI	@ATH
34	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@DET
35	Brad Lord	WAS	@HOU, MIL
36	Grant Holmes	ATL	@CIN
37	Frankie Montas	NYM	@SD, SF
38	NL Reliever
39	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@CIN
40	Jose Quintana	MIL	@WAS
41	Michael Soroka	WAS	@HOU
42	Nestor Cortes	MIL	@WAS
43	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SD
44	Andrew Abbott	CIN	ATL
45	Dane Dunning	ATL	@KC, @CIN	Second start is the MLB Speedway Classic
46	Yu Darvish	SD	NYM
47	Joey Wentz	ATL	@KC
48	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@DET, @ATH
49	Chase Burns	CIN	LAD, ATL	Slated for the Speedway Classic
50	Stephen Kolek	SD	STL
51	Colin Rea	CHC	@MIL
52	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SD
53	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL
54	Dustin May	LAD	@TB
55	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@COL
56	Quinn Priester	MIL	CHC
57	Ranger Suarez	PHI	DET
58	Mason Black	SF	PIT
59	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIL
60	Nick Martinez	CIN	LAD
61	Jake Irvin	WAS	MIL
62	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@STL
63	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@HOU
64	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CIN
65	Andre Pallante	STL	MIA, @SD
66	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SD
67	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIA
68	Justin Verlander	SF	PIT, @NYM
69	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CWS
70	Austin Gomber	COL	PIT
71	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SF
72	Kyle Freeland	COL	@CLE
73	Janson Junk	MIA	NYY
74	Antonio Senzatela	COL	PIT
75	Carson Seymour	SF	@NYM
76	Bradley Blalock	COL	@CLE, PIT
77	Randy Vasquez	SD	STL
78	Tanner Gordon	COL	@CLE