Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Todd Zola

Published on June 21, 2025

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Earlier this week, Andrew McCutchen indicated that a league official told him the seams of this year's ball are a bit higher. He said the league's aware, it wasn't on purpose, and they're investigating the reason. The balls are hand-sewn, so there isn't anything that can be done this season.

The repercussion is added drag, thereby reducing carry. And the data corroborates the report. Here are the numbers through Jun. 20 of each year:

	AEV (mph)	Distance (ft)	HR%
2022	92.1	314.9	2.8
2023	92.2	316.6	3
2024	92	314.3	2.8
2025	92.5	314.1	2.9

The distance is only a smidge less this season, but the exit velocity is up so it should travel further. Home run rate is also slightly up as the percentage of fly balls has increased while strikeouts are down, leading to more balls in play.

The mercury is rising, so the distance - and therefore, homers - should do likewise... but not by as much as it would if the seams were lower. Higher seams could means increased spin, though that's a story for another day. But as cited, strikeouts are lower.

Below are the preliminary rankings. As always, they'll be refreshed Sunday. They're current as of the probable pitchers on Saturday afternoon. Changes will be reflected in the update. Please feel free to post questions below.

Week of June 23 - 29

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Paul Skenes

The repercussion is added drag, thereby reducing carry. And the data corroborates the report. Here are the numbers through Jun. 20 of each year:

	AEV (mph)	Distance (ft)	HR%
2022	92.1	314.9	2.8
2023	92.2	316.6	3
2024	92	314.3	2.8
2025	92.5	314.1	2.9

Week of June 23 - 29

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL
3	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Needs to step up with Sale out
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@LAA
5	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@BAL
7	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@HOU
8	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
9	David Peterson	NYM	@PIT
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	PHI, CHC	Two productive lineups, at least he's at home
11	Max Fried	NYY	@CIN
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL
13	Bryan Woo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
14	Kris Bubic	KC	TB, LAD	In a rut, but should rebound - though tough pair
15	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
16	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Showing signs of returning to form
17	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT	Crazy movement along with plus velo	0.00%	0.00%
18	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
19	Chad Patrick	MIL	PIT, COL	Matchups don't get better than this
20	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	ATH
21	Logan Webb	SF	MIA
22	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR	Deserves more than four wins
23	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@HOU, @ATL
24	Dylan Cease	SD	@CIN	Keeping the ball in the yard; ratios will fall
25	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA
26	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@KC
27	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@HOU
28	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
29	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI	Back in fantasy circle of trust
30	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CIN
31	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SD
32	Hunter Brown	HOU	PHI
33	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BAL
34	Bailey Ober	MIN	SEA, @DET	Not as confident in a bounceback as this time last season
35	Sonny Gray	STL	@CLE
36	Robbie Ray	SF	@CWS
37	Shane Smith	CWS	ARI, SF
38	Nick Lodolo	CIN	NYY, SD
39	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS
40	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
41	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
42	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, @KC		1%	33%
43	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL		0%	0%
44	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR
45	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
46	Eury Perez	MIA	@ARI
47	Michael Wacha	KC	TB
48	Shane Baz	TB	@KC	Bagged the slider, added a cutter
49	Jose Soriano	LAA	WAS
50	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA		22%
51	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@SF
52	Mitch Keller	PIT	NYM	1-9 record, but 3.93 xFIP
53	Jack Flaherty	DET	ATH
54	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SD
55	Stephen Kolek	SD	WAS, @CIN		9%	33%
56	Cade Horton	CHC	@HOU		0%	0%
57	Reese Olson	DET	ATH
58	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIA
59	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@STL, @HOU
60	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@MIL
61	Max Scherzer	TOR	@CLE, @BOS		38%
62	Sean Burke	CWS	ARI		2%	37%
63	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
64	Zach Eflin	BAL	TB
65	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@CWS, MIA	Matchup driven, still not in a groove	46%
66	Ben Brown	CHC	@STL
67	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
68	Landen Roupp	SF	@CWS
69	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TEX, TB		0%	0%
70	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TOR
71	Michael Soroka	WAS	@LAA
72	Dustin May	LAD	@KC
73	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TB		22%
74	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SD, @LAA		11%	42%
75	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CWS
76	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
77	Frankie Montas	NYM	ATL, @PIT		0%	0%
78	David Festa	MIN	@DET
79	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	SEA		2%	23%
80	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
81	Mix 12 Reliever
82	Charlie Morton	BAL	TEX		33%
83	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@ATL
84	Quinn Priester	MIL	COL		20%
85	Seth Lugo	KC	LAD
86	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@CIN, ATH		0%	0%
87	Taj Bradley	TB	@KC, @BAL	Not talking the next step (yet)
88	Mix 15 Reliever
89	Didier Fuentes	ATL	@NYM		0%	0%
90	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@LAA		0%	0%
91	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
92	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	TEX
93	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB		5%
94	Zack Littell	TB	@BAL
95	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATL
96	Ben Casparius	LAD	@KC
97	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CIN		3%	25%
98	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CWS		36%
99	Walker Buehler	BOS	@LAA, TOR
100	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@BAL, SEA		12%
101	Jose Quintana	MIL	COL		20%
102	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL		0%	2%
103	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIA
104	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
105	Jack Leiter	TEX	SEA
106	Casey Mize	DET	MIN
107	Luis Severino	ATH	@DET, @NYY	Tough road tilts
108	Colin Rea	CHC	@HOU		16%
109	Jake Irvin	WAS	@LAA		29%
110	Noah Cameron	KC	LAD		0%	0%
111	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	MIN		0%	0%
112	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR, STL		4%	39%
113	Ryan Bergert	SD	WAS		0%	0%
114	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@DET
115	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	WAS		0%	0%
116	Aaron Civale	CWS	SF		5%
117	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SF, @ARI		1%	9%
118	Griffin Canning	NYM	ATL
119	Brady Singer	CIN	NYY
120	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SD		1%	16%
121	Chris Paddack	MIN	SEA, @DET
122	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	STL
123	Justin Verlander	SF	MIA, @CWS		27%
124	Janson Junk	MIA	@SF		0%	0%
125	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @CLE	Tough duo to get back on track
126	Mick Abel	PHI	@ATL		0%	0%
127	Slade Cecconi	CLE	STL		0%	0%
128	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CLE		5%	47%
129	Erick Fedde	STL	CHC
130	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	BOS
131	Paul Blackburn	NYM	ATL, @PIT		0%	0%
132	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@MIL		0%	0%
133	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC		3%
134	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@MIN		3%
135	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BOS, WAS		0%	2%
136	Mitch Spence	ATH	@NYY		3%	42%
137	Bailey Falter	PIT	NYM		17%
138	Adrian Houser	CWS	SF		0%	0%
139	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@DET		0%	0%
140	Nick Martinez	CIN	NYY
141	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CLE		0%	0%
142	Bryce Elder	ATL	PHI		36%
143	Tyler Alexander	CWS	ARI		0%	0%
144	German Marquez	COL	LAD, @MIL		1%	4%
145	Colton Gordon	HOU	PHI		0%	0%
146	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CHC		6%
147	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC		14%
148	Mike Burrows	PIT	NYM		0%	0%
149	Brandon Walter	HOU	CHC		0%	0%
150	Chase Petty	CIN	SD		0%	0%
151	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD		5%	19%
152	JP Sears	ATH	@NYY		22%
153	Tyler Anderson	LAA	BOS		20%
154	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD		0%	0%
155	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@LAA
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@BAL
5	Framber Valdez	HOU	PHI, CHC	Two productive lineups, at least he's at home
6	Max Fried	NYY	@CIN
7	Bryan Woo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
8	Kris Bubic	KC	TB, LAD	In a rut, but should rebound - though tough pair
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
10	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	ATH
11	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR	Deserves more than four wins
12	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@KC
13	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
14	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CIN
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	PHI
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@BAL
17	Bailey Ober	MIN	SEA, @DET	Not as confident in a bounceback as this time last season
18	Shane Smith	CWS	ARI, SF
19	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR
20	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
21	Michael Wacha	KC	TB
22	Shane Baz	TB	@KC	Bagged the slider, added a cutter
23	Jose Soriano	LAA	WAS
24	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA
25	Jack Flaherty	DET	ATH
26	Reese Olson	DET	ATH
27	Max Scherzer	TOR	@CLE, @BOS
28	Sean Burke	CWS	ARI
29	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
30	Zach Eflin	BAL	TB
31	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
32	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TEX, TB
33	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TOR
34	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TB
35	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
36	David Festa	MIN	@DET
37	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	SEA
38	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
39	Charlie Morton	BAL	TEX
40	Seth Lugo	KC	LAD
41	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@CIN, ATH
42	Taj Bradley	TB	@KC, @BAL	Not talking the next step (yet)
43	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@LAA
44	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
45	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	TEX
46	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB
47	Zack Littell	TB	@BAL
48	Walker Buehler	BOS	@LAA, TOR
49	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@BAL, SEA
50	AL Reliever
51	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
52	Jack Leiter	TEX	SEA
53	Casey Mize	DET	MIN
54	Luis Severino	ATH	@DET, @NYY	Tough road tilts
55	Noah Cameron	KC	LAD
56	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	MIN
57	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR, STL
58	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@DET
59	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	WAS
60	Aaron Civale	CWS	SF
61	Chris Paddack	MIN	SEA, @DET
62	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	STL
63	Slade Cecconi	CLE	STL
64	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	BOS
65	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@MIN
66	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BOS, WAS
67	Mitch Spence	ATH	@NYY
68	Adrian Houser	CWS	SF
69	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@DET
70	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CLE
71	Tyler Alexander	CWS	ARI
72	Colton Gordon	HOU	PHI
73	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CHC
74	Brandon Walter	HOU	CHC
75	JP Sears	ATH	@NYY
76	Tyler Anderson	LAA	BOS

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL
2	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Needs to step up with Sale out
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@HOU
4	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
5	David Peterson	NYM	@PIT
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL
7	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
8	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Showing signs of returning to form
9	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT	Crazy movement along with plus velo
10	Chad Patrick	MIL	PIT, COL	Matchups don't get better than this
11	Logan Webb	SF	MIA
12	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@HOU, @ATL
13	Dylan Cease	SD	@CIN	Keeping the ball in the yard; ratios will fall
14	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA
15	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@HOU
16	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI	Back in fantasy circle of trust
17	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SD
18	Sonny Gray	STL	@CLE
19	Robbie Ray	SF	@CWS
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	NYY, SD
21	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
23	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
24	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, @KC
25	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
26	Eury Perez	MIA	@ARI
27	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@SF
28	Mitch Keller	PIT	NYM	1-9 record, but 3.93 xFIP
29	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SD
30	Stephen Kolek	SD	WAS, @CIN
31	Cade Horton	CHC	@HOU
32	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIA
33	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@STL, @HOU
34	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@MIL
35	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@CWS, MIA	Matchup driven, still not in a groove
36	Ben Brown	CHC	@STL
37	Landen Roupp	SF	@CWS
38	Michael Soroka	WAS	@LAA
39	Dustin May	LAD	@KC
40	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SD, @LAA
41	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CWS
42	Frankie Montas	NYM	ATL, @PIT
43	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@ATL
44	Quinn Priester	MIL	COL
45	Didier Fuentes	ATL	@NYM
46	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATL
47	Ben Casparius	LAD	@KC
48	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CIN
49	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CWS
50	Jose Quintana	MIL	COL
51	NL Reliever
52	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL
53	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIA
54	Colin Rea	CHC	@HOU
55	Jake Irvin	WAS	@LAA
56	Ryan Bergert	SD	WAS
57	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SF, @ARI
58	Griffin Canning	NYM	ATL
59	Brady Singer	CIN	NYY
60	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SD
61	Justin Verlander	SF	MIA, @CWS
62	Janson Junk	MIA	@SF
63	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @CLE	Tough duo to get back on track
64	Mick Abel	PHI	@ATL
65	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CLE
66	Erick Fedde	STL	CHC
67	Paul Blackburn	NYM	ATL, @PIT
68	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@MIL
69	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC
70	Bailey Falter	PIT	NYM
71	Nick Martinez	CIN	NYY
72	Bryce Elder	ATL	PHI
73	German Marquez	COL	LAD, @MIL
74	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC
75	Mike Burrows	PIT	NYM
76	Chase Petty	CIN	SD
77	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
78	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL