Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

With a lighter schedule this week, selecting the right pitchers will be important.

Updated on September 1, 2025 1:59AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on September 1, 2025 1:59AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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It's the first week of many fantasy playoff leagues. Unfortunately, it's one of the season's weakest group of two-start pitchers. Injuries and many teams using a six-man rotation along with a relatively light schedule (93-games) render one-start options key to this scoring period - and likely the rest of the way.

UPDATED: Monday September 1, 2:00 AM ET

Week of September 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
3	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
4	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
6	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
9	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
11	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
12	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
13	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
14	Blake Snell	LAD	@PIT
15	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
16	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	NYY
18	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CHC, SEA
19	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
20	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BAL
21	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PHI, @PIT
22	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA
23	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CLE
24	Ryne Nelson	ARI	TEX, BOS
25	Joe Ryan	MIN	@KC
26	Zac Gallen	ARI

UPDATED: Monday September 1, 2:00 AM ET

Week of September 1 - 6

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
3	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
4	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
6	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
9	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
11	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
12	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
13	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
14	Blake Snell	LAD	@PIT
15	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
16	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
17	Framber Valdez	HOU	NYY
18	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CHC, SEA
19	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
20	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BAL
21	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PHI, @PIT
22	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA
23	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CLE
24	Ryne Nelson	ARI	TEX, BOS
25	Joe Ryan	MIN	@KC
26	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	2.57 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over last 6 GS, with 5 QS, including last three
27	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@MIA
28	Merrill Kelly	TEX	HOU
29	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
30	Matthew Boyd	CHC	WAS
31	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATL
32	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS	Coming off a rare clunker
33	Michael King	SD	@COL
34	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TB
35	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
36	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@PIT
37	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATL
38	Shane Bieber	TOR	@CIN
39	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PIT
40	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
41	Parker Messick	CLE	@BOS, @TB
42	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
43	Nick Lodolo	CIN	TOR
44	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@KC
45	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS, @KC	Hard to trust, even with soft matchups
46	Ian Seymour	TB	CLE
47	Yu Darvish	SD	BAL
48	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
49	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SD
50	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL
51	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
52	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS
53	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@HOU
54	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
55	Luis Severino	ATH	@STL
56	David Peterson	NYM	@CIN
57	Luis Gil	NYY	TOR
58	Michael Wacha	KC	MIN
59	Sean Manaea	NYM	@DET
60	Luis Morales	ATH	@STL, @LAA
61	Shane Baz	TB	SEA, CLE
62	Cade Horton	CHC	ATL
63	Luis Garcia	HOU	LAA, @TEX	Decent matchup for debut, but workload could be limited
64	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI
65	Bubba Chandler	PIT	LAD, MIL	Probably serving as primary pitcher
66	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TB
67	Cristian Javier	HOU	NYY
68	Trevor Rogers	BAL	LAD
69	George Kirby	SEA	@TB
70	Zebby Matthews	MIN	CWS
71	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ARI
72	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA, MIN
73	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TB
74	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CIN
75	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATL
76	Luis Castillo	SEA	@TB, @ATL
77	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CIN, @NYY
78	Brady Singer	CIN	NYM
79	Chris Paddack	DET	CWS
80	Kyle Harrison	BOS	CLE
81	Seth Lugo	KC	LAA
82	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ARI
83	Clay Holmes	NYM	@DET
84	Noah Cameron	KC	MIN	Working with extra rest
85	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
86	Martin Perez	CWS	@DET
87	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CWS
88	Nestor Cortes	SD	BAL
89	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@STL
90	Mix 12 Reliever
91	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	BOS
92	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @DET
93	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PIT
94	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SD
95	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIL
96	Andrew Abbott	CIN	NYM
97	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
98	Mix 15 Reliever
99	Nolan McLean	NYM	@DET
100	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CIN
101	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CIN
102	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@HOU, ATH
103	Javier Assad	CHC	WAS
104	Justin Verlander	SF	@STL
105	Max Scherzer	TOR	@NYY
106	Morgan McSweeney	MIA	@WAS
107	Brayan Bello	BOS	CLE	Not dominant but exhibiting excellent command and control
108	Casey Mize	DET	NYM
109	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	LAD
110	Jose Quintana	MIL	PHI
111	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TOR
112	Ryan Bergert	KC	LAA
113	Zack Littell	CIN	TOR
114	Adrian Houser	TB	SEA
115	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ARI
116	Michael McGreevy	STL	SF
117	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	BOS
118	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
119	Cade Povich	BAL	@SD
120	Brad Lord	WAS	@CHC
121	Jacob Latz	TEX	@ARI
122	Dustin May	BOS	@ARI
123	Colin Rea	CHC	ATL, WAS
124	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@MIN
125	Mason Barnett	ATH	@LAA
126	Dean Kremer	BAL	LAD
127	Bryse Wilson	CWS	@MIN, @DET
128	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	MIA, @CHC
129	Andre Pallante	STL	SF
130	Charlie Morton	DET	NYM
131	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	TEX
132	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAD
133	Chase Dollander	COL	SF, SD
134	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@BOS, @TB
135	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIL, @MIA
136	Matthew Liberatore	STL	ATH
137	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@LAA
138	Joey Wentz	ATL	@CHC
139	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA
140	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL
141	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
142	Jason Alexander	HOU	NYY
143	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	SEA
144	Adam Mazur	MIA	@WAS, PHI
145	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@COL, @STL
146	Mitch Farris	LAA	@KC, ATH
147	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CHC
148	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CHC
149	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ARI, HOU
150	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@KC
151	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF
152	Carson Seymour	SF	@STL
153	Miles Mikolas	STL	ATH
154	McCade Brown	COL	SD
155	Logan Allen	CLE	@BOS
156	Jose Urena	LAA	@KC
157	Keider Montero	DET	NYM
158	German Marquez	COL	SF
159	Tanner Gordon	COL	SD

Amercian League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	CWS
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CLE	Still behind Skubal, but narrowing AL Cy Young gap
3	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
4	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SEA, CLE	Four straight Quality Starts
5	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
6	Max Fried	NYY	@HOU, TOR	Back on track
7	Jack Flaherty	DET	CWS
8	Framber Valdez	HOU	NYY
9	Ryan Pepiot	TB	CLE
10	Joe Ryan	MIN	@KC
11	Merrill Kelly	TEX	HOU
12	Bryan Woo	SEA	@TB
13	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATL
14	Shane Bieber	TOR	@CIN
15	Parker Messick	CLE	@BOS, @TB
16	Shane Smith	CWS	@MIN
17	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@KC
18	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS, @KC	Hard to trust, even with soft matchups
19	Ian Seymour	TB	CLE
20	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
21	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@SD
22	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@NYY
23	Taj Bradley	MIN	CWS
24	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@HOU
25	Luis Severino	ATH	@STL
26	Luis Gil	NYY	TOR
27	Michael Wacha	KC	MIN
28	Luis Morales	ATH	@STL, @LAA
29	Shane Baz	TB	SEA, CLE
30	Luis Garcia	HOU	LAA, @TEX	Decent matchup for debut, but workload could be limited
31	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TB
32	Cristian Javier	HOU	NYY
33	Trevor Rogers	BAL	LAD
34	George Kirby	SEA	@TB
35	Zebby Matthews	MIN	CWS
36	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@ARI
37	Michael Lorenzen	KC	LAA, MIN
38	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@TB
39	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATL
40	Luis Castillo	SEA	@TB, @ATL
41	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@CIN, @NYY
42	Chris Paddack	DET	CWS
43	Kyle Harrison	BOS	CLE
44	Seth Lugo	KC	LAA
45	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ARI
46	Noah Cameron	KC	MIN	Working with extra rest
47	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
48	Martin Perez	CWS	@DET
49	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	CWS
50	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@STL
51	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN, @DET
52	Tyler Wells	BAL	@SD
53	Jose Berrios	TOR	@CIN
54	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@HOU, ATH
55	Max Scherzer	TOR	@NYY
56	Brayan Bello	BOS	CLE	Not dominant but exhibiting excellent command and control
57	Casey Mize	DET	NYM
58	Cam Schlittler	NYY	TOR
59	AL Reliever
60	Ryan Bergert	KC	LAA
61	Adrian Houser	TB	SEA
62	Jack Leiter	TEX	@ARI
63	Cade Povich	BAL	@SD
64	Jacob Latz	TEX	@ARI
65	Dustin May	BOS	@ARI
66	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@MIN
67	Mason Barnett	ATH	@LAA
68	Dean Kremer	BAL	LAD
69	Bryse Wilson	CWS	@MIN, @DET
70	Charlie Morton	DET	NYM
71	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAD
72	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@BOS, @TB
73	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@LAA
74	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
75	Jason Alexander	HOU	NYY
76	Mitch Farris	LAA	@KC, ATH
77	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@ARI, HOU
78	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@KC
79	Logan Allen	CLE	@BOS
80	Jose Urena	LAA	@KC
81	Keider Montero	DET	NYM

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Hunter Greene	CIN	TOR, NYM
2	Dylan Cease	SD	BAL, @COL	Stubbornly still trusting 3.57 xFIP
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@BAL
4	Chris Sale	ATL	SEA
5	Sonny Gray	STL	ATH, SF
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@BAL
7	Nick Pivetta	SD	@COL
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	LAD
9	Blake Snell	LAD	@PIT
10	Spencer Strider	ATL	@CHC, SEA
11	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
12	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BAL
13	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PHI, @PIT
14	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA
15	Ryne Nelson	ARI	TEX, BOS
16	Zac Gallen	ARI	TEX	2.57 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over last 6 GS, with 5 QS, including last three
17	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@MIA
18	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PHI
19	Matthew Boyd	CHC	WAS
20	Shota Imanaga	CHC	ATL
21	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS	Coming off a rare clunker
22	Michael King	SD	@COL
23	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@PIT
24	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@PIT
25	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@PIT
26	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
27	Nick Lodolo	CIN	TOR
28	Yu Darvish	SD	BAL
29	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@MIL
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI
31	David Peterson	NYM	@CIN
32	Sean Manaea	NYM	@DET
33	Cade Horton	CHC	ATL
34	Edward Cabrera	MIA	PHI
35	Bubba Chandler	PIT	LAD, MIL	Probably serving as primary pitcher
36	Kodai Senga	NYM	@CIN
37	Brady Singer	CIN	NYM
38	Clay Holmes	NYM	@DET
39	Nestor Cortes	SD	BAL
40	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	BOS
41	Quinn Priester	MIL	@PIT
42	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIL
43	Andrew Abbott	CIN	NYM
44	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIL
45	Nolan McLean	NYM	@DET
46	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CIN
47	Javier Assad	CHC	WAS
48	Justin Verlander	SF	@STL
49	Morgan McSweeney	MIA	@WAS
50	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	LAD
51	Jose Quintana	MIL	PHI
52	NL Reliever
53	Zack Littell	CIN	TOR
54	Michael McGreevy	STL	SF
55	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	BOS
56	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
57	Brad Lord	WAS	@CHC
58	Colin Rea	CHC	ATL, WAS
59	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	MIA, @CHC
60	Andre Pallante	STL	SF
61	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	TEX
62	Chase Dollander	COL	SF, SD
63	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@MIL, @MIA
64	Matthew Liberatore	STL	ATH
65	Joey Wentz	ATL	@CHC
66	Cade Cavalli	WAS	MIA
67	Johan Oviedo	PIT	MIL
68	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	SEA
69	Adam Mazur	MIA	@WAS, PHI
70	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@COL, @STL
71	Jake Irvin	WAS	@CHC
72	Bryce Elder	ATL	@CHC
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF
74	Carson Seymour	SF	@STL
75	Miles Mikolas	STL	ATH
76	McCade Brown	COL	SD
77	German Marquez	COL	SF
78	Tanner Gordon	COL	SD