2024 In-Season Starting Pitcher Rankings – May
by Paul Sporer
May 19, 2024
We’re a month and a half into the season so it’s time for a big sweeping update on the SP rankings. See my Daily SP Charts for regular commentary on pitchers. The $ is the earned auction value so far this year.
There are 151 ranked because I left Cole Irvin even with Grayson Rodriguez returning this weekend just because I hadn’t see what they were going to do. I assume it’ll just be Irvin to the bullpen but I left him in the rankings for now removed him after I ran an update to get Scott into the rankings.
May 19th update – Added C.Scott, Removed C.Irvin, A.Houser | shifted some of the tier rankings
May 20th update – Earned Auction $ and ADP values updated for rookies who weren’t populating
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The cream of the crop. The pitchers who are locked into the rotation without question.
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| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | SP | ▲8 | 38 | $30 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | DET | SP | ▲9 | 45 | $36 |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP | – | 23 | $25 |
| 4 | Corbin Burnes | BAL | SP | ▼2 | 19 | $18 |
| 5 | Cole Ragans | KCR | SP | ▲16 | 80 | $5 |
| 6 | George Kirby | SEA | SP | ▼2 | 33 | $10 |
| 7 | Chris Sale | ATL | SP | ▲25 | 107 | $27 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SP | ▲7 | 37 | $14 |
| 9 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | SP | ▲8 | 50 | $6 |
| 10 | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP | ▼5 | 28 | $11 |
| 11 | Pablo López | MIN | SP | ▼3 | 34 | $10 |
| 12 | Max Fried | ATL | SP | ▲4 | 59 | $1 |
All Formats
More excellent pitchers who almost never leave the rotation, but a couple duds in a row miiight cause a sit v. a tough offense
All Formats
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jared Jones | PIT | SP | ▲83 | $19 | |
| 14 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | SP | ▲27 | 170 | $33 |
| 15 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP | ▲4 | 40 | $15 |
| 16 | Dylan Cease | SDP | SP | ▲10 | 98 | $31 |
| 17 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SP | ▲10 | 86 | $9 |
| 18 | Sonny Gray | STL | SP | ▲11 | 132 | $16 |
| 19 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | ▼6 | 61 | $16 |
| 20 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SP | ▼13 | 55 | $5 |
| 21 | Logan Webb | SFG | SP | ▼15 | 50 | $2 |
| 22 | Bailey Ober | MIN | SP | – | 122 | $8 |
| 23 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | ▼5 | 53 | $20 |
| 24 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP | ▲101 | 369 | -$3 |
| 25 | Zach Eflin | TBR | SP | ▼11 | 76 | -$1 |
| 26 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | SP | ▼14 | 65 | $7 |
| 27 | Yu Darvish | SDP | SP | ▲1 | 176 | $21 |
| 28 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP | ▼5 | 38 | -$11 |
| 29 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | SP | ▲7 | 231 | $12 |
| 30 | Tanner Houck | BOS | SP | ▲60 | 367 | $18 |
| 31 | Garrett Crochet | CHW | SP | ▲60 | 427 | $4 |
| 32 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | – | 295 | $3 |
| 33 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | SP | ▲7 | 142 | $11 |
| 34 | Jack Flaherty | DET | SP | ▲38 | 337 | $6 |
| 35 | Ranger Suárez | PHI | SP | ▲49 | 335 | $43 |
| 36 | Joe Musgrove | SDP | SP | ▼11 | 93 | -$15 |
| 37 | Justin Steele | CHC | SP | ▼6 | 95 | -$7 |
| 38 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SP | ▲38 | 182 | -$2 |
Most Formats
Consistently in lineups across most formats, but they see more sits in shallower formats and even in deep leagues on occasion
Most Formats
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | SP | ▲32 | 228 | $11 |
| 40 | Bryce Miller | SEA | SP | ▲5 | 170 | $13 |
| 41 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | SP | ▲40 | 338 | $17 |
| 42 | Reynaldo López | ATL | SP | – | 363 | $5 |
| 43 | Christian Scott | NYM | SP | – | -$6 | |
| 44 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SP | ▼20 | 105 | -$1 |
| 45 | Blake Snell | SFG | SP | ▼25 | 73 | -$18 |
| 46 | Hunter Greene | CIN | SP | ▼2 | 140 | $7 |
| 47 | Reese Olson | DET | SP | ▲31 | 287 | $8 |
| 48 | Taj Bradley | TBR | SP | ▲68 | 316 | $2 |
| 49 | John Means | BAL | SP | ▲82 | 374 | $5 |
| 50 | Luis Gil | NYY | SP | ▲57 | 507 | $20 |
| 51 | José Berríos | TOR | SP | ▼17 | 160 | $13 |
| 52 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | SP | ▲15 | 225 | $6 |
| 53 | Jesús Luzardo | MIA | SP | ▼20 | 79 | -$6 |
| 54 | Brayan Bello | BOS | SP | ▼8 | 218 | $5 |
| 55 | Bryan Woo | SEA | SP | ▲1 | 183 | |
| 56 | Cristian Javier | HOU | SP | ▼18 | 173 | $3 |
| 57 | Justin Verlander | HOU | SP | ▲2 | 169 | -$1 |
| 58 | Jon Gray | TEX | SP | ▼3 | 306 | $10 |
| 59 | Seth Lugo | KCR | SP | ▼2 | 260 | $32 |
| 60 | Robert Gasser | MIL | SP | – | $5 | |
| 61 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | SP | ▼14 | 161 | $9 |
| 62 | MacKenzie Gore | WAS | SP | ▲64 | 267 | $0 |
| 63 | Michael King | SDP | SP | ▼26 | 132 | -$3 |
| 64 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | SP | ▼29 | 125 | -$13 |
| 65 | Matt Manning | DET | SP | ▲45 | 417 | -$14 |
| 66 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | SP | ▼23 | 214 | -$4 |
| 67 | Jordan Hicks | SFG | SP | ▲46 | 320 | $5 |
| 68 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI | SP | ▲20 | 170 | -$9 |
| 69 | Zack Littell | TBR | SP | ▲17 | 340 | -$1 |
| 70 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | SP | ▼9 | 207 | -$1 |
Team Streamers
A streamer who doesn’t leave your team when you aren’t using them because they do have upside to move up the rankings and become firm options
Team Streamers
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SP | ▼7 | 228 | -$7 |
| 72 | Casey Mize | DET | SP | ▼12 | 412 | -$3 |
| 73 | José Soriano | LAA | SP | – | 682 | -$6 |
| 74 | Aaron Civale | TBR | SP | ▼26 | 193 | -$15 |
| 75 | Gavin Stone | LAD | SP | ▼2 | 344 | $3 |
| 76 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | SP | ▼26 | 210 | -$1 |
| 77 | Kyle Harrison | SFG | SP | ▲22 | 235 | $3 |
| 78 | Luis Severino | NYM | SP | ▼10 | 258 | $0 |
| 79 | Mitchell Parker | WAS | SP | – | $3 | |
| 80 | Brady Singer | KCR | SP | ▲63 | 441 | $15 |
| 81 | Erick Fedde | CHW | SP | ▲51 | 357 | $15 |
| 82 | Griffin Canning | LAA | SP | ▼20 | 268 | -$12 |
| 83 | Dean Kremer | BAL | SP | ▲12 | 314 | $8 |
| 84 | Javier Assad | CHC | SP | ▲55 | 523 | $20 |
| 85 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | SP | ▼5 | 258 | -$2 |
| 86 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP | ▼37 | 157 | $3 |
| 87 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | SP | ▲41 | 374 | -$8 |
| 88 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | SP | ▼14 | 247 | |
| 89 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | SP | ▲60 | 386 | $6 |
| 90 | Chris Paddack | MIN | SP | ▼15 | 311 | -$6 |
| 91 | Logan Allen | CLE | SP | ▼6 | 341 | -$7 |
| 92 | Charlie Morton | ATL | SP | ▼22 | 225 | $5 |
| 93 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | SP | ▲10 | 440 | -$10 |
| 94 | Ben Lively | CLE | SP | – | 750 | $1 |
| 95 | Kyle Gibson | STL | SP | ▲28 | 454 | -$3 |
| 96 | James Paxton | LAD | SP | ▼33 | 303 | $3 |
| 97 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SP | ▲3 | 296 | $4 |
| 98 | Alec Marsh | KCR | SP | – | 670 | $10 |
| 99 | Michael Wacha | KCR | SP | ▼41 | 290 | -$8 |
| 100 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | SP | – | 742 | -$3 |
Standard Streamers
Spot start ’em when you need ’em, but then you can move on
Standard Streamers
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Jake Irvin | WAS | SP | ▲66 | 623 | $0 |
| 102 | JP Sears | OAK | SP | ▲39 | 362 | -$2 |
| 103 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | SP | ▲44 | 546 | $1 |
| 104 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | SP | ▲49 | 578 | $12 |
| 105 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SP | ▲24 | 320 | $3 |
| 106 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | SP | – | 744 | $1 |
| 107 | Bryse Wilson | MIL | SP | – | 750 | -$4 |
| 108 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SP | ▲3 | 491 | -$19 |
| 109 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | SP | – | 478 | -$1 |
| 110 | Lance Lynn | STL | SP | ▼13 | 312 | -$11 |
| 111 | Keaton Winn | SFG | SP | ▲11 | 451 | -$11 |
| 112 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | SP | ▼10 | 476 | -$3 |
| 113 | Alek Manoah | TOR | SP | ▲52 | 493 | $3 |
| 114 | Trevor Williams | WAS | SP | – | 739 | $13 |
| 115 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | SP | ▼11 | 503 | -$1 |
| 116 | Colin Rea | MIL | SP | – | 490 | -$7 |
| 117 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | SP | ▼52 | 322 | -$24 |
| 118 | Frankie Montas | CIN | SP | ▼17 | 326 | -$6 |
| 119 | Matt Waldron | SDP | SP | – | 660 | -$10 |
| 120 | Chris Flexen | CHW | SP | – | 715 | -$13 |
| 121 | Tylor Megill | NYM | SP | – | 416 | |
| 122 | Joey Estes | OAK | SP | – | 743 | |
| 123 | Tyler Alexander | TBR | SP | – | ||
| 124 | Ryan Feltner | COL | SP | – | 741 | -$20 |
| 125 | Bailey Falter | PIT | SP | – | 738 | $4 |
| 126 | Cal Quantrill | COL | SP | – | 692 | -$3 |
| 127 | Miles Mikolas | STL | SP | ▼45 | 407 | -$16 |
| 128 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | SP | ▼1 | 414 | -$7 |
| 129 | Joe Ross | MIL | SP | – | 684 | -$7 |
| 130 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | SP | ▼6 | 481 | -$21 |
| 131 | Hunter Brown | HOU | SP | ▼92 | 160 | -$31 |
| 132 | Martín Pérez | PIT | SP | ▲19 | 577 | -$17 |
| 133 | Steven Matz | STL | SP | ▼16 | 390 | -$19 |
| 134 | José Quintana | NYM | SP | ▼40 | 395 | -$18 |
Hard Pass
I just don’t see any scenarios that are going to interest me w/this group right now
Hard Pass
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Sixto Sánchez | MIA | SP | – | 632 | -$21 |
| 136 | Ross Stripling | OAK | SP | ▲22 | 549 | -$23 |
| 137 | Spencer Arrigheti | HOU | SP | – | -$21 | |
| 138 | Jack Leiter | TEX | SP | – | ||
| 139 | Nick Martinez | CIN | SP | ▼2 | 433 | -$5 |
| 140 | Ty Blach | COL | SP | – | -$9 | |
| 141 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | SP | – | 748 | -$4 |
| 142 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | SP | – | 706 | -$14 |
| 143 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | SP | ▼24 | 442 | -$39 |
| 144 | Mike Clevinger | CHW | SP | ▼36 | 487 | -$10 |
| 145 | Aaron Brooks | OAK | SP | – | ||
| 146 | José Ureña | TEX | SP | – | 750 | -$2 |
| 147 | Brad Keller | CHW | SP | – | 751 | -$8 |
| 148 | Austin Gomber | COL | SP | – | 734 | -$1 |
| 149 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | SP | – | 641 | -$29 |
| 150 | Dakota Hudson | COL | SP | – | 749 | -$26 |
Been waiting for this list, thanks Paul! I don’t see Christian scott, maybe I’m blind. Where do you have him? Thanks!
This list seriously helps me a ton with determining pick ups and potential trades. Thanks again!
Yes, was also going to ask about Scott, seeing that his inferior fellow-callup Gasser merited a mention.
Yeah not sure what happened w/Scott. He’ll be updated in for Houser here shortly