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The final week of the 2020 fantasy baseball season means the Week 10 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks are here to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand for the final sprint. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well.
David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here -- I suggest you read for a full explanation of our purpose, but the TL;DR is here we're providing a one-stop-shop for pitcher and hitter valuation. We'll explore value produced to-date, their current standing, and provide some notes on key movers. Time is short this weekend and most just need a quick eval for charting streamers, so we'll stick to the ranks table.
And for those who want stats like the usual 5x5 categories, strikeout rates, Called + Swinging Strike (CSW) rates, xwOBA, and more on a decked-out spreadsheet, we've got you covered - you can view the full Week 10 Top 101 SP Baller Ranks core sheet here. CLICK THAT. Next week I'll bring you a top 101 for 2021, but first we'll finish 2020 strong!
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Top 101 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10
| Rank | $ | Tier | Player | EV | $PV | Trend | Notes |
| 1 | 43.0 | 1 | Shane Bieber | 23.5 | 43.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 2 | 42.0 | 1 | Jacob deGrom | 18.9 | 42.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 3 | 37.0 | 1 | Gerrit Cole | 10.2 | 33.0 | 4.0 ▲ | Looking legendary, just needed Higashioka behind the dish. |
| 4 | 35.0 | 2 | Yu Darvish | 20.0 | 37.0 | -2.0 ▼ | |
| 5 | 33.0 | 2 | Clayton Kershaw | 9.9 | 35.0 | -2.0 ▼ | Elite arm, but lower K% relative to aces keep him in Tier 2. |
| 6 | 31.0 | 2 | Trevor Bauer | 16.7 | 31.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 7 | 29.0 | 2 | Aaron Nola | 13.2 | 29.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 8 | 29.0 | 2 | Luis Castillo | 16.7 | 27.0 | 2.0 ▲ | If you bought low midseason...congrats! |
| 9 | 27.0 | 2 | Lucas Giolito | 15.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 ▲ | |
| 10 | 25.0 | 3 | Corbin Burnes | 17.4 | 15.5 | 9.5 ▲ | He's hotter than heck, mercilessly dominating opponents. |
| 11 | 25.0 | 3 | Dinelson Lamet | 15.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 12 | 23.0 | 3 | Kenta Maeda | 15.1 | 23.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 13 | 23.0 | 3 | Dylan Bundy | 16.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 14 | 22.0 | 3 | Tyler Glasnow | 9.3 | 22.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 15 | 22.0 | 3 | Lance Lynn | 13.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 16 | 22.0 | 3 | Brandon Woodruff | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 ▲ | Coming on strong in September. |
| 17 | 20.0 | 3 | Zach Plesac | 11.2 | 14.0 | 6.0 ▲ | |
| 18 | 20.0 | 3 | Max Scherzer | 13.0 | 29.0 | -9.0 ▼ | Whiffs still there, but too much healthy contact allowed. |
| 19 | 18.5 | 4 | Zac Gallen | 10.3 | 20.0 | -1.5 ▼ | |
| 20 | 17.5 | 4 | Kyle Hendricks | 16.6 | 14.0 | 3.5 ▲ | |
| 21 | 15.5 | 4 | Carlos Carrasco | 8.6 | 18.5 | -3.0 ▼ | Hits are falling against him, not terribly worried. |
| 22 | 15.0 | 4 | Blake Snell | 5.0 | 17.5 | -2.5 ▼ | |
| 23 | 14.0 | 4 | Jack Flaherty | 2.4 | 22.0 | -8.0 ▼ | Still looks off, grooving one too many pitches. |
| 24 | 14.0 | 4 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 11.3 | 13.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 25 | 14.0 | 4 | Zack Greinke | 15.4 | 15.0 | -1.0 ▼ | 6 consecutive starts with 3 ER or more, it'll hurt you. |
| 26 | 13.0 | 4 | Jesus Luzardo | 4.3 | 10.0 | 3.0 ▲ | |
| 27 | 12.0 | 4 | Jose Berrios | 7.4 | 9.5 | 2.5 ▲ | |
| 28 | 11.0 | 5 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 6.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 ▲ | 7 scoreless, two-hit innings in return, gets SEA next. |
| 29 | 11.0 | 5 | Andrew Heaney | 14.3 | 9.5 | 1.5 ▲ | |
| 30 | 10.0 | 5 | Zach Davies | 10.8 | 9.5 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 31 | 9.5 | 5 | Marco Gonzales | 11.1 | 9.5 | 0.0 ▬ | It turns out not walking hitters is a great strategy. |
| 32 | 9.5 | 5 | Sixto Sanchez | 7.6 | 9.0 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 33 | 9.5 | 5 | Kevin Gausman | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 34 | 9.5 | 5 | Zack Wheeler | 13.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 ▲ | I still can't get over a putting-on-pants injury here. |
| 35 | 9.0 | 5 | Masahiro Tanaka | 6.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 36 | 9.0 | 5 | Ian Anderson | 5.1 | 8.5 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 37 | 9.0 | 5 | Chris Paddack | 5.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 ▲ | Velocity up in six scoreless innings against SEA, nice! |
| 38 | 8.5 | 5 | Aaron Civale | 11.5 | 12.0 | -3.5 ▼ | |
| 39 | 8.5 | 5 | Charlie Morton | 3.8 | 11.0 | -2.5 ▼ | |
| 40 | 8.5 | 5 | Tyler Mahle | 7.9 | 8.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 41 | 8.5 | 5 | Max Fried | 15.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 ▲ | Notched 7th win in 9 starts in return, but <6 Ks in 5 straight. |
| 42 | 8.0 | 6 | Tony Gonsolin | 9.4 | 8.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 43 | 8.0 | 6 | Cristian Javier | 2.8 | 8.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 44 | 8.0 | 6 | Chris Bassitt | 8.1 | 8.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 45 | 8.0 | 6 | Deivi Garcia | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 ▲ | 3 QS in 4 MLB starts, he's as advertised. |
| 46 | 8.0 | 6 | Dustin May | 2.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 ▲ | |
| 47 | 6.5 | 7 | German Marquez | 14.5 | 8.0 | -1.5 ▼ | Finishes 2020 w/ 2 road starts, at SF and at ARZ. |
| 48 | 5.5 | 7 | Dallas Keuchel | 11.9 | 5.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 49 | 5.0 | 7 | Michael Pineda | 7.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 50 | 4.5 | 7 | Brady Singer | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 ▲ | His strength of schedule fell off and he's taking advantage. |
| 51 | 4.5 | 7 | Mike Clevinger | 5.5 | 11.0 | -6.5 ▼ | Scratched Saturday w/ biceps tightness. |
| 52 | 4.0 | 7 | Triston McKenzie | 2.7 | 8.5 | -4.5 ▼ | Poor outing at DET, final start a scary one vs. CWS. |
| 53 | 4.0 | 7 | Adam Wainwright | 7.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 54 | 4.0 | 7 | Framber Valdez | 13.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 ▼ | Dominated great matchup vs. TEX w/ 11 K's, SEA on deck. |
| 55 | 4.0 | 7 | Zach Eflin | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 56 | 4.0 | 7 | Julio Urias | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 57 | 4.0 | 7 | Mitch Keller | -2.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 ▲ | Crushed STL w/ 6 hitless innings, gets CHC at home next. |
| 58 | 4.0 | 7 | Brad Keller | 9.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 ▲ | |
| 59 | 3.5 | 8 | Jose Urquidy | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 ▲ | |
| 60 | 3.0 | 8 | Walker Buehler | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 ▬ | May start on Thursday for tune-up before playoffs. |
| 61 | 3.0 | 8 | Justus Sheffield | 10.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 62 | 2.5 | 8 | Pablo Lopez | 10.2 | 4.5 | -2.0 ▼ | 2 wins in a row after 2 stinkers, but faces ATL next. |
| 63 | 2.5 | 8 | Mike Fiers | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 ▲ | |
| 64 | 2.5 | 8 | Dakota Hudson | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 65 | 2.0 | 8 | Antonio Senzatela | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 66 | 2.0 | 8 | Nathan Eovaldi | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 ▲ | Two strong appearances since return, draws BAL at home. |
| 67 | 2.0 | 8 | J.A. Happ | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 68 | 2.0 | 8 | Sean Manaea | 9.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 ▼ | On road at Dodgers next, no thanks. |
| 69 | 2.0 | 8 | Dylan Cease | -0.2 | 4.0 | -2.0 ▼ | |
| 70 | 1.5 | 9 | Patrick Corbin | 8.7 | 8.0 | -6.5 ▼ | His velocity is creeping back up, but results still poor. |
| 71 | 1.5 | 9 | Dane Dunning | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 72 | 1.5 | 9 | Kwang-Hyun Kim | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 ▲ | He'll miss KC series and should finish season vs. STL. |
| 73 | 1.5 | 9 | Rich Hill | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 74 | 1.5 | 9 | Kris Bubic | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 ▲ | Solid last 4 starts, gets DET in his 2020 finale. |
| 75 | 1.5 | 9 | Danny Duffy | 2.8 | 2.0 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 76 | 1.5 | 9 | Tanner Houck | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 ▲ | Outstainding debut, but control still concerns me as SP. |
| 77 | 1.5 | 9 | Dean Kremer | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 78 | 1.5 | 9 | Sandy Alcantara | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 79 | 1.5 | 9 | Keegan Akin | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 ▲ | |
| 80 | 1.5 | 9 | Matthew Boyd | -0.1 | 2.5 | -1.0 ▼ | 4 good starts, 1 horrid in last 5 - most can take that risk. |
| 81 | 1.5 | 9 | Alec Mills | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 ▲ | 4 ER vs. MIN following no-hitter, will face PIT before playoffs. |
| 82 | 1.5 | 9 | Joe Musgrove | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 ▲ | |
| 83 | 1.0 | 10 | David Peterson | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | 10 K's against ATL, a QS+W special. At WAS in finale. |
| 84 | 1.0 | 10 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 85 | 1.0 | 10 | Frankie Montas | 3.2 | 3.5 | -2.5 ▼ | Has been off since early Aug. injury; facing LAD next, ow. |
| 86 | 1.0 | 10 | Ryan Yarbrough | 3.9 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 87 | 1.0 | 10 | Yusei Kikuchi | 7.5 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 88 | 1.0 | 10 | John Means | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 89 | 1.0 | 10 | Josh Lindblom | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | Was sharp prior to brief leave, let's see his Sunday start. |
| 90 | 1.0 | 10 | Kyle Freeland | 9.1 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 91 | 1.0 | 10 | Josh Fleming | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 92 | 1.0 | 10 | Mike Minor | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 93 | 1.0 | 10 | Tarik Skubal | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 94 | 1.0 | 10 | Jaime Barria | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 ▲ | |
| 95 | 1.0 | 10 | Griffin Canning | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 96 | 1.0 | 10 | Luke Weaver | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 97 | 1.0 | 10 | Seth Lugo | 2.2 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | I miss him as a reliever, this just isn't working out. |
| 98 | 1.0 | 10 | Jordan Montgomery | 6.0 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 99 | 1.0 | 10 | Taijuan Walker | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.5 ▼ | |
| 100 | 1.0 | 10 | Spencer Turnbull | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 ▬ | |
| 101 | 1.0 | 10 | Drew Smyly | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 ▲ |
Thank you for riding along with this column throughout the 2020 season. I will be putting together a Top 101 for 2021 that'll come next week. Best of luck to you all!
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