Paul Sporer’s Updated 2025 Starting Pitcher Rankings

July 18, 2025

I posted a preview of this in today’s SP Chart, but even that Top 75 has since changed so please use this as the reference going forward. Please feel free to post your questions & comments below, I’ll be in there responding all weekend. These aren’t meant o be ironclad through the rest of the season, any rankings update is a 4-6 week outlook for me so I’m not yet concerned about potential workload shutdowns and things of that nature. Additionally, this ranking specifically might have more of a 1-3 week shelf life with the Trade Deadline looming so I will run another update shortly after that if there are substantive changes across the league. I say “if” just because the deadline could be a dud if too many teams think they’re in it and no one really sells, but I don’t expect that as there should be enough true sellers already identified to facilitate some real movement.

Injured guys aren’t ranked outside a couple who are close to returning if I recall correctly. You can ask about someone, but if they’re not due back in the next week or two, I won’t really have much insight as it’ll be dependent on their health & return. There may be a few 6th-starter types ranked here as opposed to making sure I got 5 guys per team in the Top 150 as we don’t really need every Rockie on the list.

Without further ado:

Zebby & Sheehan added Saturday AM (7/19)

Top 150 SPs for 2H

	Name	TEAM	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	PITCH+
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	121	2.23	0.83	30%	121
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	121	2.01	0.93	22%	117
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	122	2.36	0.86	27%	121
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	129.1	2.23	1.04	25%	110
5	Hunter Brown	HOU	115	2.43	0.96	23%	107
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	104.1	2.59	1.04	19%	107
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	112.1	2.32	0.91	21%	121
8	Max Fried	NYY	122	2.43	1.01	18%	114
9	Carlos Rodón	NYY	119.2	3.08	1.00	20%	101
10	Spencer Strider	ATL	61.2	3.94	1.17	20%	92
11	Logan Gilbert	SEA	61	3.39	1.05	29%	111
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	109.1	2.72	0.91	23%	105
13	Bryan Woo	SEA	114.2	2.75	0.93	20%	111
14	George Kirby	SEA	54	4.50	1.15	20%	108
15	Framber Valdez	HOU	121	2.75	1.12	17%	112
16	Logan Webb	SFG	125.2	2.94	1.17	22%	113
17	Robbie Ray	SFG	119	2.65	1.08	18%	93
18	Freddy Peralta	MIL	111.2	2.66	1.06	18%	105
19	Nick Pivetta	SDP	109.1	2.88	1.02	21%	108
20	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	115	2.50	1.14	19%	114
21	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	23	3.52	1.22	14%	90
22	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	91	1.58	0.85	23%	105
23	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	110.1	3.02	1.20	23%	102
24	Sonny Gray	STL	108	3.50	1.08	23%	101
25	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	25.2	2.81	0.90	22%	128
26	Dylan Cease	SDP	103.1	4.88	1.33	20%	108
27	Kris Bubic	KCR	108.2	2.48	1.16	18%	102
28	Kodai Senga	NYM	77.2	1.39	1.13	13%	95
29	Shota Imanaga	CHC	68	2.65	0.93	12%	105
30	Ranger Suárez	PHI	83.2	2.15	1.06	17%	106
31	Matthew Boyd	CHC	111.2	2.34	1.03	18%	99
32	Nick Lodolo	CIN	106.2	3.38	1.11	17%	99
33	Ryan Pepiot	TBR	114.1	3.38	1.15	16%	109
34	Seth Lugo	KCR	101	2.67	1.08	14%	91
35	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	104.1	4.14	1.41	19%	108
36	Sean Manaea	NYM	3.1	2.70	1.50	47%	124
37	Merrill Kelly 켈리	ARI	116	3.34	1.05	17%	97
38	Casey Mize	DET	88.2	3.15	1.22	15%	103
39	Jack Flaherty	DET	100.2	4.65	1.24	20%	99
40	Reese Olson	DET	58	2.95	1.24	14%	97
41	Chase Burns	CIN	16	6.19	1.63	22%	118
42	Eury Pérez	MIA	34	3.18	0.91	18%	107
43	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	10.1	2.61	0.68	47%	111
44	Drew Rasmussen	TBR	91.1	2.86	1.03	15%	109
45	Trevor Rogers	BAL	35.1	1.53	0.82	16%	96
46	Shane Baz	TBR	110	4.17	1.25	15%	108
47	Andrew Abbott	CIN	91.1	2.07	1.08	16%	96
48	Will Warren	NYY	95.1	4.63	1.42	16%	103
49	Noah Cameron	KCR	70	2.31	1.00	13%	100
50	Michael Soroka	WAS	67.1	5.35	1.16	19%	93
51	Luis Castillo	SEA	108.1	3.41	1.24	13%	102
52	Ryne Nelson	ARI	78.1	3.68	1.07	13%	106
53	Lucas Giolito	BOS	72.1	3.36	1.23	15%	94
54	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	113	3.11	1.37	14%	103
55	Zack Littell	TBR	116.1	3.56	1.08	14%	94
56	Kevin Gausman	TOR	109.2	4.19	1.16	16%	104
57	Jacob Lopez	ATH	55.2	4.20	1.33	19%	91
58	Cam Schlittler	NYY	5.1	5.06	1.13	24%	100
59	Grant Holmes	ATL	105	3.77	1.30	16%	94
60	José Berríos	TOR	115.1	3.75	1.24	12%	93
61	Mitch Keller	PIT	119	3.48	1.14	13%	97
62	Chris Bassitt	TOR	107	4.12	1.35	16%	99
63	David Peterson	NYM	109	3.06	1.24	12%	95
64	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	50.2	3.38	1.24	10%	94
65	Edward Cabrera	MIA	82.1	3.61	1.26	16%	107
66	Yu Darvish	SDP	8.1	6.48	1.68	3%	82
67	Clay Holmes	NYM	103.1	3.31	1.26	10%	103
68	Gavin Williams	CLE	97.1	3.70	1.43	9%	94
69	Max Scherzer	TOR	23	4.70	1.26	18%	103
70	Joe Boyle	TBR	14	1.29	0.71	19%	89
71	Janson Junk	MIA	50.1	2.68	0.99	17%	110
72	Richard Fitts	BOS	33.2	4.28	1.22	13%	104
73	Quinn Priester	MIL	88.2	3.55	1.25	10%	97
74	Eric Lauer 라우어	TOR	55	2.78	1.04	19%	89
75	Michael Wacha	KCR	106	3.74	1.27	11%	100
76	Joey Cantillo	CLE	41	4.17	1.44	19%	92
77	Tanner Bibee	CLE	109	4.29	1.24	14%	100
78	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	13.1	2.03	1.05	17%	103
79	Brandon Walter	HOU	40.2	3.98	1.01	23%	100
80	Brady Singer	CIN	100	4.32	1.35	12%	93
81	Brayan Bello	BOS	91.2	3.14	1.28	9%	98
82	Zebby Matthews	MIN	19	5.21	1.47	20%	106
83	Charlie Morton	BAL	83.1	5.18	1.52	13%	97
84	Dean Kremer	BAL	108.1	4.24	1.27	13%	99
85	JP Sears	ATH	97.2	4.79	1.25	13%	97
86	Landen Roupp	SFG	96.1	3.27	1.45	11%	103
87	José Soriano	LAA	113	3.90	1.45	9%	105
88	Colin Rea	CHC	92	3.91	1.26	11%	95
89	Adrian Houser	CHW	57.2	1.56	1.13	9%	96
90	Slade Cecconi	CLE	55	3.44	1.27	16%	96
91	Cade Horton	CHC	56.2	4.45	1.41	10%	98
92	Matthew Liberatore	STL	100.1	4.13	1.25	14%	98
93	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	110	3.93	1.18	10%	91
94	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	23	4.70	1.09	15%	101
95	Logan Allen로건	CLE	90	4.00	1.37	8%	89
96	Andrew Heaney	PIT	98	4.59	1.26	10%	94
97	Zac Gallen	ARI	115	5.40	1.37	13%	98
98	Chris Paddack	MIN	100	4.95	1.28	11%	106
99	Jose Quintana	MIL	71.1	3.28	1.36	6%	92
100	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	73	3.95	1.33	11%	89
101	Nick Martinez	CIN	111	4.78	1.21	11%	100
102	David Festa	MIN	48	5.25	1.31	14%	101
103	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	80.1	5.94	1.67	16%	92
104	Kumar Rocker	TEX	49.1	6.39	1.50	13%	94
105	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	99.1	5.16	1.31	14%	98
106	Michael Lorenzen	KCR	99.2	4.61	1.30	13%	94
107	Shane Smith	CHW	86.2	4.26	1.30	12%	97
108	Cade Povich	BAL	64.2	5.15	1.50	16%	98
109	Jack Leiter	TEX	80.1	4.37	1.36	9%	101
110	Mitchell Parker	WAS	102	5.12	1.42	6%	92
111	Justin Verlander	SFG	76.2	4.70	1.42	12%	97
112	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	41.2	6.48	1.66	12%	93
113	Taijuan Walker	PHI	58.1	3.55	1.30	10%	91
114	Bailey Falter	PIT	97.1	3.79	1.20	6%	94
115	Jake Irvin	WAS	116	4.58	1.29	9%	96
116	Taj Bradley	TBR	103.2	4.60	1.27	11%	91
117	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	91	7.22	1.48	8%	104
118	Dustin May	LAD	94.1	4.96	1.35	12%	96
119	Patrick Corbin	TEX	93.1	4.15	1.32	12%	101
120	Zach Eflin	BAL	62	5.95	1.44	12%	98
121	Mick Abel	PHI	25	5.04	1.36	11%	103
122	Randy Vásquez	SDP	94.2	3.80	1.39	1%	94
123	Colton Gordon	HOU	52	4.67	1.42	15%	103
124	Frankie Montas	NYM	19.2	5.03	1.17	16%	102
125	Stephen Kolek	SDP	68	4.24	1.29	9%	96
126	Brandon Young	BAL	26.1	7.52	1.78	12%	100
127	Aaron Civale	CHW	52.2	5.30	1.48	6%	82
128	Logan Evans	SEA	50.1	3.75	1.35	9%	97
129	Hayden Birdsong	SFG	65.2	4.11	1.42	12%	91
130	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	99.1	4.44	1.30	9%	100
131	Miles Mikolas	STL	93	4.94	1.29	11%	91
132	Tyler Anderson	LAA	101.2	4.34	1.41	10%	89
133	Andre Pallante	STL	100.1	4.49	1.30	8%	99
134	Erick Fedde 페디	STL	98.2	4.83	1.47	3%	97
135	Bryce Elder	ATL	79.2	5.65	1.51	12%	100
136	Kyle Harrison	BOS	23.2	4.56	1.27	16%	107
137	Didier Fuentes	ATL	13	13.85	2.23	9%	101
138	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	40	4.50	1.20	18%	105
139	Davis Martin	CHW	80.2	3.79	1.23	10%	98
140	Sean Burke	CHW	97	4.36	1.40	9%	96
141	Mike Burrows	PIT	41	4.83	1.46	14%	92
142	Cal Quantrill	MIA	81.2	5.62	1.44	12%	89
143	Chase Dollander	COL	68.2	6.68	1.56	6%	92
144	Mitch Spence	ATH	74.2	4.70	1.34	13%	102
145	Walker Buehler	BOS	78	6.12	1.56	8%	93
146	Luis Severino	ATH	113.1	5.16	1.41	8%	103
147	Austin Gomber	COL	28.2	5.65	1.60	5%	84
148	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	94	6.03	1.63	5%	86
149	Chad Patrick	MIL	94.2	3.52	1.30	16%	102
150	Jonathan Cannon	CHW	77	4.44	1.44	9%	97

Based on 5×5 Roto leagues, leaning toward deeper formats

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GreggMember since 2020

20 days ago

Not a big Emmet Sheehan fan?

scottbotMember since 2024

Reply to Gregg

Yeah, I can see not Top 100 just given cloudy future usage but not top 150? Not over Jonathan Cannon [Fodder]?

Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff

Reply to scottbot

Just a miss on Sheehan bc he wasn’t listed in the LAD rotation when I went team-by-team to make the initial. My bad.

in now at 78

19 days ago

Reply to Paul Sporer

thank you, Paul!