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The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We return to our weekly ritual of reviewing my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. With more than two months of play in the books, I've changed the visible stats on my table to display numbers from May 1-June 6 for more relevant intel. So the "EV" below is Earned Value via Fangraphs for that period.

Click the link! This google sheet accompanies the table below and adds relevant 5x5 stats, K%, BB%, BABIP, FIP, xFIP, SIERA, ERA-FIP, and CSW%. Do note that I leave off most injured players, and removing those injured players can give an illusion that others have risen despite mediocre performances.

To be clear, these Rest of Season ranks are geared towards traditional 5x5 leagues sans most injured SPs, lest a return is imminent. If 25% of the board is on the IL, then it isn't terribly actionable, and I'll intermittently weave in updates of where I'd throw them in if they were healthy. For now, let's dive into my Top 101 SPs and be sure we've got the best rotation possible.

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Top 101 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

(+/-) Tier Player Rank EV $ $PV Trend Notes
0 1 Jacob deGrom 1 9.1 42.0 42.0 0.0 ▬ Golly, that man is good
0 1 Gerrit Cole 2 6.4 38.5 40.0 -1.5 ▼ Monitor the spin rate next time, DEFCON 4
1 2 Shane Bieber 3 6.4 36.5 35.0 1.5 ▲ B2B gems, put poor May behind him
1 2 Max Scherzer 4 13.5 36.5 31.0 5.5 ▲ I wouldn't argue his being 2nd
1 2 Brandon Woodruff 5 11.4 35.0 29.5 5.5 ▲ Can anchor a staff, in full command
-3 2 Trevor Bauer 6 4.7 33.0 36.0 -3.0 ▼ Ks down, BBs up; spin rate worry?
0 2 Yu Darvish 7 6.7 32.5 33.0 -0.5 ▼ You can see CSW% lagging, command seems off
1 3 Corbin Burnes 8 11.3 28.5 28.0 0.5 ▲ The breakout season continues
-1 3 Clayton Kershaw 9 6.6 28.0 28.5 -0.5 ▼ HRs biting, but peripherals all healthy
1 3 Zack Wheeler 10 16.7 26.0 24.0 2.0 ▲ Maintaining plus control w/ big Ks
3 3 Kevin Gausman 11 15.7 26.0 22.0 4.0 ▲ If you blur your vision, stats are deGrom-esque
-2 3 Tyler Glasnow 12 2.3 25.5 26.0 -0.5 ▼ Strong SP2, wouldn't want him as my No. 1
0 3 Walker Buehler 13 2.2 24.5 24.5 0.0 ▬ Great ratios, Ks should pick up a bit
2 3 Lucas Giolito 14 6.0 22.0 20.0 2.0 ▲ Here he comes, did you keep the faith?
0 3 Lance Lynn 15 6.2 22.0 22.0 0.0 ▬ Ks trailing, peripherals a bit frightful
1 4 Aaron Nola 16 4.6 20.5 21.0 -0.5 ▼ 1 step forward, 2 back; not commanding zone well
1 4 Trevor Rogers 17 9.0 20.5 19.0 1.5 ▲
3 4 Hyun-Jin Ryu 18 3.8 19.0 15.0 4.0 ▲
0 4 Julio Urias 19 7.2 18.5 18.5 0.0 ▬
2 4 Carlos Rodon 20 6.9 18.5 14.5 4.0 ▲ Not slowing down, velocity sustaining
10 4 Freddy Peralta 21 8.7 16.0 8.0 8.0 ▲ In a rhythm with mechanics, love it
1 4 Joe Musgrove 22 5.7 15.0 13.0 2.0 ▲ Early Musgrove is back, not luck-driven
2 4 Max Fried 23 7.5 15.0 12.5 2.5 ▲ April woes are long gone, looks great
-4 4 Sandy Alcantara 24 4.8 15.0 16.5 -1.5 ▼ Yet to unlock full potential, solid SP3
1 4 Pablo Lopez 25 4.0 13.0 10.0 3.0 ▲ Pushed back, health a priority
4 5 Marcus Stroman 26 3.1 12.5 10.0 2.5 ▲
5 5 Tyler Mahle 27 6.1 11.5 8.5 3.0 ▲
7 5 Shohei Ohtani 28 5.3 10.0 8.0 2.0 ▲
9 5 Chris Bassitt 29 9.6 10.0 8.0 2.0 ▲
-2 5 Jose Berrios 30 3.3 10.0 9.5 0.5 ▲ K/9 is slipping back to usual, FIP/SIERA too
2 5 Zack Greinke 31 5.9 10.0 8.0 2.0 ▲
5 5 Robbie Ray 32 1.2 9.5 8.0 1.5 ▲
-6 5 Ian Anderson 33 4.7 9.5 11.5 -2.0 ▼ Getting into jams lately, defense not helping
5 5 Sonny Gray 34 3.8 9.5 8.0 1.5 ▲
24 5 Framber Valdez 35 1.8 8.5 0.0 8.5 ▲ Looks sharp out of the gate, enjoy
-2 5 Zach Eflin 36 6.2 8.0 10.0 -2.0 ▼ Still a believer, but must tidy up pitch mix
-1 5 Blake Snell 37 2.7 8.0 9.5 -1.5 ▼ Ceiling remains high but command burns
6 5 Adbert Alzolay 38 3.7 8.0 5.5 2.5 ▲ A pesky blister can't stop these AA guns
3 5 Aaron Civale 39 1.5 8.0 8.0 0.0 ▬
1 6 Kyle Hendricks 40 4.6 8.0 6.5 1.5 ▲ 5 Ws in a row, QS in 4 of them
4 6 Taijuan Walker 41 7.3 8.0 0.0 8.0 ▲ Some regression will hit, but Citi is kind
4 6 Domingo German 42 2.6 8.0 4.5 3.5 ▲
0 6 Charlie Morton 43 3.8 8.0 6.5 1.5 ▲
4 6 Alex Wood 44 0.9 8.0 8.0 0.0 ▬
4 6 Yusei Kikuchi 45 2.2 8.0 4.0 4.0 ▲
5 6 Luis Castillo 46 3.2 8.0 8.0 0.0 ▬ Can he round corner? 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 K @STL
7 6 Rich Hill 47 7.0 7.0 2.0 5.0 ▲ Of all years, will 2021 have Hill stay healthy?
-8 6 Michael Pineda 48 1.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 ▲ BAL scorched him in rematch, should be OK
4 6 JT Brubaker 49 0.3 6.5 4.5 2.0 ▲ Rebound vs. road Rockies, LAD next
7 6 Sean Manaea 50 7.4 6.5 3.0 3.5 ▲
7 6 Dylan Cease 51 9.4 6.5 2.5 4.0 ▲ Jewels followed by clunkers, upside breaking thru
N/A 7 Kyle Gibson 52 4.1 6.0 2.5 3.5 ▲ Returns w/ 5.1 scoreless IP, @LAD next
-3 7 Jose Urquidy 53 4.3 5.0 0.0 5.0 ▲
1 7 Eduardo Rodriguez 54 3.9 5.0 7.0 -2.0 ▼ April wins, May flops, command was OK @NYY
5 7 Jordan Montgomery 55 9.6 4.5 3.0 1.5 ▲
N/A 7 Tarik Skubal 56 6.1 4.5 0.0 4.5 ▲ The minor-league Ks are here!
7 7 Luis Garcia 57 6.0 4.5 2.0 2.5 ▲
17 7 Austin Gomber 58 6.2 4.0 1.0 3.0 ▲
-7 7 Andrew Heaney 59 2.4 4.0 4.5 -0.5 ▼
-13 8 Dylan Bundy 60 -1.9 4.0 8.0 -4.0 ▼ Stassi's defense offers glimmer of hope
1 8 Garrett Richards 61 6.6 3.0 3.0 0.0 ▬
3 8 Chris Paddack 62 1.0 3.0 1.5 1.5 ▲
3 8 Dinelson Lamet 63 2.9 3.0 1.5 1.5 ▲ 72 pitches with 6 Ks in 4 IP on June 2
N/A 8 Tony Gonsolin 64 N/A 2.0 0.0 2.0 ▲ Finally! Let's roll, Tony
5 8 Frankie Montas 65 5.1 2.0 1.5 0.5 ▲
2 8 Jameson Taillon 66 2.9 2.0 2.5 -0.5 ▼
6 8 Shane McClanahan 67 4.4 2.0 1.5 0.5 ▲ Yanks hit him hard, but whiffs still there
-1 9 Alek Manoah 68 -1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 ▬ Dominant debut, humbled in 2nd start
-6 9 Adam Wainwright 69 0.6 1.5 2.5 -1.0 ▼
4 9 Casey Mize 70 4.2 1.5 1.0 0.5 ▲ DET youngsters rising, 6+ Ks in 4 straight
-2 9 Nathan Eovaldi 71 7.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 ▬
4 9 James Kaprielian 72 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 ▲
10 9 German Marquez 73 8.1 1.5 1.0 0.5 ▲ 5 QS in last 6, Coors is Coors though
-3 9 Anthony DeSclafani 74 0.9 1.5 1.5 0.0 ▬
4 9 Nick Pivetta 75 7.6 1.5 1.0 0.5 ▲
-4 9 Cole Irvin 76 5.4 1.5 1.5 0.0 ▬
5 9 Griffin Canning 77 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.0 ▬
N/A 9 Marco Gonzales 78 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 ▲ Solid in return, temper expectations
20 10 Alex Cobb 79 5.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
11 10 Justin Dunn 80 2.6 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲
N/A 10 Ryan Yarbrough 81 -1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲
N/A 10 Caleb Smith 82 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 K @MIL on June 6, 'pen success translating
6 10 Steven Matz 83 2.8 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
N/A 10 Logan Gilbert 84 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ Allow time for growth, he's learning
-4 10 Brady Singer 85 6.0 1.0 1.5 -0.5 ▼
4 10 Merrill Kelly 86 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
N/A 10 Patrick Sandoval 87 1.1 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ Those whiffs, wowsers; worth speculating
-27 10 Matthew Boyd 88 0.9 1.0 3.0 -2.0 ▼
N/A 10 Ross Stripling 89 0.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ Recent hot streak, no more Dunedin
-5 10 Dallas Keuchel 90 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
4 11 Ryan Weathers 91 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
2 11 Martin Perez 92 5.2 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲
N/A 11 Wade Miley 93 8.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲
-2 11 Tyler Anderson 94 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
3 11 Jake Odorizzi 95 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲
1 11 Kris Bubic 96 3.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
-10 11 David Peterson 97 -0.4 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
N/A 11 Tucker Davidson 98 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ Nice back-end starter, had crushed AAA
2 11 Dane Dunning 99 5.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 ▬
-20 11 Patrick Corbin 100 2.9 1.0 1.5 -0.5 ▼
N/A 11 Jackson Kowar 101 N/A 1.0 0.0 1.0 ▲ Ugly debut, let's see if he gets a 2nd crack


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