You see a girl across the bar.
She’s gorgeous.
An angel.
Maybe.
It’s dark.
Tough to see real well.
But one thing you can say for sure is there’s a human sitting across the bar in this post-rona scenario.
You’re eager to move a little closer, maybe buy a couple drinks. And who knows? Might be the start of something long term.
You can feel the competition looming. Lotta hungry eyes in the house. Can’t sit around much longer. Have to move in before you’re certain.
What I’ve just described is the free agent pitching pool in most dynasty leagues. It’s also the general pitching landscape between spots 150 and 200–this week’s focus point. The situation can seem dire most nights, but people get picked up all the time, and some turn out to be great finds.
Rank | Player | Age | Team |
1 | Gerrit Cole | 29 | NYY |
2 | Walker Buehler | 25 | LAD |
3 | Jack Flaherty | 24 | STL |
4 | Shane Bieber | 24 | CLE |
5 | Jacob deGrom | 31 | NYM |
6 | Shohei Ohtani | 25 | LAA |
7 | Mike Clevinger | 29 | CLE |
8 | Lucas Giolito | 25 | CHW |
9 | Luis Castillo | 27 | CIN |
10 | Blake Snell | 27 | TB |
11 | Tyler Glasnow | 26 | TB |
12 | Jesus Luzardo | 22 | OAK |
13 | Stephen Strasburg | 31 | WAS |
14 | Chris Paddack | 24 | SD |
15 | Mike Soroka | 22 | ATL |
16 | Julio Urias | 23 | LAD |
17 | MacKenzie Gore | 21 | SD |
18 | Clayton Kershaw | 32 | LAD |
19 | Chris Sale | 31 | BOS |
20 | Frankie Montas | 27 | OAK |
21 | Max Scherzer | 35 | WAS |
22 | Justin Verlander | 37 | HOU |
23 | Trevor Bauer | 29 | CIN |
24 | Nate Pearson | 23 | TOR |
25 | Brandon Woodruff | 27 | MIL |
26 | Aaron Nola | 26 | PHI |
27 | Luis Severino | 26 | NYY |
28 | Jose Berrios | 25 | MIN |
29 | Patrick Corbin | 30 | WAS |
30 | Zac Gallen | 24 | ARI |
31 | Yu Darvish | 33 | CHC |
32 | Noah Syndergaard | 27 | NYM |
33 | Tarik Skubal | 23 | DET |
34 | Sonny Gray | 30 | CIN |
35 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 27 | BOS |
36 | Charlie Morton | 36 | TB |
37 | A.J. Puk | 25 | OAK |
38 | Zack Greinke | 36 | HOU |
39 | Forrest Whitley | 22 | HOU |
40 | Dinelson Lamet | 27 | SD |
41 | Matt Manning | 22 | DET |
42 | Spencer Howard | 23 | PHI |
43 | Luis Patino | 20 | SD |
44 | Casey Mize | 23 | DET |
45 | Max Fried | 26 | ATL |
46 | Michael Kopech | 24 | CHW |
47 | Brailyn Marquez | 21 | CHC |
48 | Kyle Hendricks | 30 | CHC |
49 | Madison Bumgarner | 30 | ARI |
50 | Luke Weaver | 26 | ARI |
51 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 26 | HOU |
52 | Jameson Taillon | 28 | PIT |
53 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 33 | TOR |
54 | James Paxton | 31 | NYY |
55 | Jose Urquidy | 25 | HOU |
56 | Asa Lacy | 20 | ?? |
57 | Brendan McKay | 24 | TB |
58 | German Marquez | 25 | COL |
59 | Kenta Maeda | 32 | MIN |
60 | Joe Musgrove | 27 | PIT |
61 | Zack Wheeler | 29 | PHI |
62 | Lance Lynn | 32 | TEX |
63 | Corey Kluber | 34 | TEX |
64 | Carlos Carrasco | 33 | CLE |
65 | Jon Gray | 28 | COL |
66 | George Kirby | 22 | SEA |
67 | Edward Cabrera | 22 | MIA |
68 | Emerson Hancock | 20 | ?? |
69 | Domingo German | 27 | NYY |
70 | Sean Manaea | 28 | OAK |
71 | Mike Foltynewicz | 28 | ATL |
72 | Mike Minor | 32 | TEX |
73 | Michael Pineda | 31 | MIN |
74 | Simeon Woods-Richardson | 19 | TOR |
75 | Carlos Martinez | 28 | STL |
76 | Jake Odorizzi | 30 | MIN |
77 | Josiah Gray | 22 | LAD |
78 | Dustin May | 22 | LAD |
79 | Robbie Ray | 28 | ARI |
80 | Hunter Greene | 20 | CIN |
81 | Nick Lodolo | 22 | CIN |
82 | Aaron Civale | 24 | CLE |
83 | Yonny Chirinos | 26 | TB |
84 | Matthew Boyd | 29 | DET |
85 | Clarke Schmidt | 24 | NYY |
86 | Sandy Alcantara | 24 | MIA |
87 | Sixto Sanchez | 21 | MIA |
88 | Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | NYY |
89 | Josh James | 27 | HOU |
90 | David Price | 34 | LAD |
91 | Caleb Smith | 27 | MIA |
92 | Blake Walston | 18 | ARI |
93 | Andrew Heaney | 28 | LAA |
94 | Logan Gilbert | 23 | SEA |
95 | Alek Manoah | 22 | TOR |
96 | Reid Detmers | 20 | ?? |
97 | Max Meyer | 21 | ?? |
98 | Daniel Lynch | 23 | KC |
99 | Josh Lindblom | 32 | MIL |
100 | Grayson Rodriguez | 20 | BAL |
101 | Alex Wood | 29 | LAD |
102 | Carlos Rodon | 27 | CHW |
103 | Alex Reyes | 25 | STL |
104 | Adrian Houser | 27 | MIL |
105 | Miles Mikolas | 31 | STL |
106 | Griffin Canning | 24 | LAA |
107 | Kyle Wright | 24 | ATL |
108 | Ryan Yarbrough | 28 | TB |
109 | Ian Anderson | 22 | ATL |
110 | Marcus Stroman | 29 | NYM |
111 | Brent Honeywell | 25 | TB |
112 | Seth Corry | 21 | SF |
113 | Kwang-Hyun Kim | 31 | STL |
114 | Luis Frias | 21 | ARI |
115 | Cole Wilcox | 20 | ?? |
116 | Zach Plesac | 25 | CLE |
117 | Anthony DeSclafani | 30 | CIN |
118 | Joey Lucchesi | 26 | SD |
119 | Joe Ryan | 23 | TB |
120 | Mitch Keller | 24 | PIT |
121 | Jordan Balazovic | 21 | MIN |
122 | Daniel Espino | 19 | CLE |
123 | Tahnaj Thomas | 20 | PIT |
124 | Garrett Crochet | 21 | ?? |
125 | John Means | 27 | BAL |
126 | Dylan Cease | 24 | CHW |
127 | Dylan Bundy | 27 | LAA |
128 | Chris Archer | 31 | PIT |
129 | Marco Gonzales | 28 | SEA |
130 | Jordan Montgomery | 27 | NYY |
131 | Freddy Peralta | 23 | MIL |
132 | Jordan Yamamoto | 24 | MIA |
133 | Taijuan Walker | 27 | SEA |
134 | Cade Cavali | 21 | ?? |
135 | Ethan Hankins | 19 | CLE |
136 | Ross Stripling | 30 | LAD |
137 | Matt Shoemaker | 33 | TOR |
138 | Jhoan Duran | 22 | MIN |
139 | Jackson Kowar | 23 | KC |
140 | Nathan Eovaldi | 30 | BOS |
141 | Luis Garcia | 23 | HOU |
142 | Corbin Burnes | 25 | MIL |
143 | Deivi Garcia | 20 | NYY |
144 | Jonathan Stiever | 23 | CHW |
145 | Ethan Small | 23 | MIL |
146 | Elieser Hernandez | 25 | MIA |
147 | Jonathan Loaisiga | 25 | NYY |
148 | Dallas Keuchel | 32 | CHW |
149 | Adam Kloffenstein | 19 | TOR |
150 | Kris Bubic | 22 | KC |
151 | Scott Moss | 25 | CLE |
152 | Jonathan Bowlan | 23 | KC |
153 | Cory Abbott | 24 | CHC |
154 | Reynaldo Lopez | 26 | CHW |
155 | Julio Teheran | 29 | LAA |
156 | Jordan Lyles | 29 | TEX |
157 | Pablo Lopez | 24 | MIA |
158 | Shun Yamaguchi | 32 | TOR |
159 | Jeff Samardzija | 35 | SF |
160 | Homer Bailey | 34 | MIN |
161 | Cole Hamels | 36 | ATL |
162 | Steven Matz | 28 | NYM |
163 | Daulton Jefferies | 24 | OAK |
164 | Kyle Gibson | 32 | TEX |
165 | Dakota Hudson | 25 | STL |
166 | Corbin Martin | 24 | ARI |
167 | Matthew Liberatore | 20 | STL |
168 | Brad Keller | 24 | KC |
169 | Shane Baz | 20 | TB |
170 | Shane McClanahan | 23 | TB |
171 | Miguel Yajure | 22 | NYY |
172 | Yusei Kikuchi | 28 | SEA |
173 | Trevor Williams | 28 | PIT |
174 | Luis Medina | 21 | NYY |
175 | Zach Davies | 27 | SD |
176 | Austin Voth | 27 | WAS |
177 | Johnny Cueto | 34 | SF |
178 | Brandon Williamson | 22 | SEA |
179 | Zack Thompson | 22 | STL |
180 | Quinn Priester | 19 | PIT |
181 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | 28 | STL |
182 | Robert Dominguez | 18 | NYM |
183 | Rick Porcello | 31 | NYM |
184 | Matthew Thompson | 19 | CHW |
185 | Merrill Kelly | 31 | ARI |
186 | Danny Duffy | 31 | KC |
187 | Brady Singer | 23 | KC |
188 | Brayan Bello | 20 | BOS |
189 | Cal Quantrill | 25 | SD |
190 | Chirs Bassitt | 31 | OAK |
191 | Spencer Turnbull | 27 | DET |
192 | Tony Gonsolin | 26 | LAD |
193 | Justus Sheffield | 24 | SEA |
194 | Vince Velasquez | 27 | PHI |
195 | Trevor Richards | 27 | TB |
196 | Chad Kuhl | 27 | PIT |
197 | Tyler Beede | 26 | SF |
198 | Anderson Espinoza | 22 | SD |
199 | Wade Miley | 33 | CIN |
200 | Tyler Anderson | 30 | SF |
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