I used to work a night shift on Tuesdays in the summer, but it was an outdoor job, so I never got to watch the All-Star Game on TV. Usually, I’d go sneak some Dairy Queen or gas station ice cream as compensation. The All-Star Game never really moved the needle for me. I suppose being a Twins fan, there’s not much to watch on my end year after year. Yankees and Dodgers fans? The All-Star Game is just another primetime game for y’all. Last night, Apple TV offered me the elite matchup of the Pirates vs the Rockies, and YouTube TV offered me Red Sox vs Yankees. Truth be told, I’ve been blacked out of Twins and Brewers games for two years now. MLB wonders why there’s an audience problem. Meanwhile, I — a guy who ostensibly likes baseball — have watched more Minnesota United soccer games than Minnesota Twins games in the past half decade. Go you Loons! ENYWHEY. If the All-Star Game is your thing, enjoy it. Me? I suppose it’s the one time a year I can watch some Twins and Brewers without being blacked out.
This is a fantasy baseball break, so let’s do the obligatory thing where we evaluate my pre-season picks, recap the hits my system made, and gloss over my misses like you’re five Heineken’s deep at a dinner party.
2022 First Half Recap
Tyler Mahle: Elephant-minded readers recall that Mahle was my dark horse SP1 pick. Fast forward five months, and Mahle is [checks Player Rater] SP96. Yeesh. But things aren’t as bad as they look — Mahle’s xERA of 3.17 is sparkling, his SIERA of 3.85 is tolerable, and he’s got a sub 1.00 HR/9 rate. His swinging strike rate over the past seven games is pretty pedestrian — 12.8% — but there are definitely signs of a Mahle second-half surge incoming: his fastball is fine, his pitch mix is pretty normal, and that BABIP of .302 is gonna come down at some point. Obviously, he’s not getting wins while on the Reds, but what more can you ask from a pitcher that — over the last seven starts — has given you a 10+ K/9, 2.58 ERA / 3.24 FIP, and a WHIP of 1.10? If one of your league mates gave up on Mahle, it’s time to capitalize: Pick Him Up. See what I did there? I wish capitalism was as easy as the shift key.
Luis Castillo: Another one of those dark horse SP1 candidates — yes I was really into the Reds this pre-season; don’t ask why. Castillo is currently SP49 on the year, with a shimmering 2.77 ERA / 3.15 xERA / 3.03 FIP. What else could you want? Oh, Wins. Yeah, Charlie Sheen wants that too. Everything I wrote for Mahle applies to Castillo: don’t expect wins but enjoy the ratios [hops on Twitter with a bag of popcorn].
Kyle Wright: I’m not going to say that I was the first analyst to tell you to pick up Kyle Wright, but I was definitely in that vanguard. I am the Lewis and Clark of small sample size. ENYWHEY. Wright’s ratios are all in the [checks thesaurus] right spot, but his 11-4 record propels him to SP13 on the season. That win luck won’t hold all season, but the ratios are so nice that I wouldn’t care. Stay on the [checks second thesaurus] right track with Wright. Seriously? I need a new thesaurus.
Justin Verlander: Here’s a miss. No, stop looking at my wife and start hydrating — this dinner party hasn’t even gotten past Uncle Jimmy’s famous Cowboy Caviar. I told fantasy managers to stay away from Verlander this year, and so far he’s proven me (us? are we in this together?) wrong. My hesitance towards Verlander stemmed from the fact that only Bartolo Colon had produced longitudinal success after missing significant time due to injury at a comparable age. Fantasy stalwart: Bartolo Colon! Of course, my error in judgment on Verlander stemmed from the fact that a fair amount of pitchers had “short-term” success in their MLB return. Like, pitchers are fine over one year spans, but they’re definitely fantasy trash over three year spans. Verlander’s doing that “short-term” success thing right now. Could Verlander be the next Bartolo Colon? Who knows! Siri, remind me about this fantasy blurb in 2025.
Shohei Ohtani: I told everybody to get Ohtani with the 1.01 of your draft. He’s currently SP7 and the 14th best hitter. Please call my new psychic hotline to get the best horse picks and lottery numbers for 3.99 the first minute and 5.99 each additional minute.
Robbie Ray: I don’t understand why people keep writing articles about how Robbie Ray is bad this year. He’s SP24. His ERA matches his true skill stats. He’s better than 300-some other starters that have appeared this year. ‘Nuff said about my God of Glutes.
Cristian Javier / Spencer Strider / Nestor Cortes: People complained when I added Roleless Robs — pitchers who didn’t have a true role in their organization — to the SP board this year. Since adding those Roleless Robs, we’ve landed three guys who turned into full-time starters and are in the top 30 at the time of writing: Cristian Javier (SP25), Spencer Strider (SP29), and Nestor Cortes (SP16). Controversy is healthy sometimes. I’ve heard of the “Fred Durst effect,” where somebody becomes controversial just for the sake of it. The Insane Clown Posse comes to mind, too. But those controversy seekers shouldn’t be confused for contrarian thought. All I’m trying to do is to be the Tony Bourdain of fantasy sports — show you the recipe and show you how to get there. Whether you go, and how you go, that’s up to you.
Kevin Gausman: Strange how people have given up on him. Why, just this morning, Coolwhip messaged me with a “who do I drop” question and Gausman was on the list. Why? The Gasman has a 1.85 FIP, 2,87 ERA, 10 K/9 and sub 2.0 BB/9. Yet, he’s SP35 with 6 wins and people think he’s given up the ghost. His past month: 1.71 ERA, 11 K/9. What about the past two months? 3.79 ERA / 2.66 ERA with 9.7 K/9. We’re fine, fam. Chill out with the “Do I start Gausman” spiel. His fastball velocity is increasing recently — everything in its right place, and now I’m off to listen to some Radiohead.
Garrett Whitlock: Talk about a collapse. To be fair, he was probably injured and hiding it. At the start of the season, Whitlock soared to the top of my board, powered by a K-rate that was nearing 2021 Jacob deGrom levels. In May, Whitlock fell apart, and his 20% swinging strike rate plummeted to 5%. He spent the last month on the IL and returned on Friday to toss 2 IP with 0 hits and 3 K, so — maybe time to pick up what others left on the waiver wire?
Jacob deGrom: It’s always hard to victory lap an injury, but I warned people away from deGrom during draft season because it was evident his 2021 injuries hadn’t fully healed. “But the 101MPH fastballs in pre-season!” shouted the crowds. No, stop that. You’re not drafting deGrom in the first round to throw 2 pre-season innings. DeGrom hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7, 2021, and he’ll be back shortly after the All-Star Break according to reports. Should you roster and start him? Yes. Will he be great for, like, 60IP? Yes, most likely. Will he be your fantasy savior? Probably not. [sighs]
Kyle Hendricks: There are some touts out there who work for the alphabet sites and they get paid, like, taxable money to write about fantasy sports. They play in the big leagues with the venture capital bros (it’s never sisters in fantasy sports) and their performances are tracked. They write “Draft like me!” recaps and have hashtags named after their strategies. And these guys said to go all in on Kyle Hendricks at the start of the year. Kyle Hendricks is now SP132 on the year. “But he’s a master in quality start leagues!” shout the naysayers. OK, he has 4 QS out of 16 games started; how about them apples? His season FIP is near 5, just like his ERA, and his WHIP is near 1.30. Now Hendricks just landed on the IL and won’t be back until near September. Sometimes, winning in fantasy sports isn’t about who you pick up but who you don’t pick up. As I’ve said a billion times before, fantasy analysts all use the same core stats. How you read them makes the difference. And just because somebody has achieved “toutdom” and the taxable paycheck from an alphabet company, doesn’t mean that they also — how should I put this politely — know what they’re [expletive] talking about. Whew. There, I said it. I’ll add this postscript: I’m not the fantasy savior. Heck, I’m purposefully not even giving out my best fantasy confidence equation for [thinks of hedge] reasons. I’ve abandoned all my baseball leagues this year because [waves hands around] reasons. But, one thing I won’t do to you good readers, is make up wild claims like “Kyle Hendricks reinvented himself” when the guy’s fastball — which was already slower than many high school pitchers — had slowed even more from his career norms. I mean, come on, why do people pay for that kind of analysis. ENYWHEY.
Michael King: Still stuck in a Roleless Rob position, King remains the P45 on the year going into the All-Star Break. Let’s put it this way: a guy who has started 0 games and finished only 9 out of the 33 games where he’s appeared, is the 45th-best pitcher in fantasy baseball. Stunning. Let’s put this in perspective: the ADP of the 40 range of MLB pitchers in the preseason was the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Giovanny Gallegos, Chris Sale, etc. Gallegos was RP10 by ADP. Gallegos isn’t even the full-time Cardinals closer now. Meanwhile, King has continued his tyranny over MLB batters since June with 20 IP and a ridiculous 0.89 ERA and 11.5 K/9. It’s worth remembering, King has spot-starting experience, with 30% of his pre-2022 appearances being in a starting role. The Yankees rotation has been generally healthy and effective so far, thus King moved more toward the set-up role, where he’s been thriving. That said, if the Yankees lose some starters down the stretch — and injuries are just a natural part of the game — we could see King leave the crowded Yankees bullpen situation and make some fantasy-relevant starts during the playoffs. Regardless, remember why we put Roleless Robs on the list? Because they vulture wins and protect ratios. At 6 Wins, King has more Wins than Aaron Nola, Shane Bieber, Zac Gallen, Spencer Strider, Noah Syndergaard, Luis Severino, Jordan Montgomery, etc. King has as many wins as Michael Kopech and Jordan Montgomery combined — and Kopech and JoMo have 200 IP between them. So hey, not gonna victory lap King quite yet, but those of you that jumped on the King line early have been rewarded so far.
The Rankings
| Tier | Name | Team | Confidence | Own% | L30$/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Strider | ATL | 5.112 | 100 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | 4.995 | 100 | 76.1 |
| 1 | Shane McClanahan | TB | 4.986 | 100 | 49.8 |
| 1 | Carlos Rodon | SF | 4.932 | 100 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Cristian Javier | HOU | 4.836 | 100 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | 4.816 | 100 | 48.9 |
| 1 | Max Scherzer | NYM | 4.758 | 100 | 42.1 |
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | 4.598 | 100 | 27.1 |
| 1 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 4.575 | 100 | 19.6 |
| 1 | Dylan Cease | CHW | 4.561 | 100 | 41.9 |
| 1 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 3.957 | 100 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | 3.886 | 100 | -20.9 |
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 3.812 | 100 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Shane Bieber | CLE | 3.771 | 100 | -5.5 |
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | 3.715 | 100 | -51.2 |
| 1 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | 3.703 | 100 | 20.9 |
| 1 | Max Fried | ATL | 3.696 | 100 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Aaron Ashby | MIL | 3.667 | 70 | -32.3 |
| 2 | Jon Gray | TEX | 3.596 | 100 | 38.8 |
| 2 | Alex Wood | SF | 3.571 | 91 | -8.9 |
| 2 | Hunter Greene | CIN | 3.563 | 55 | -47.6 |
| 2 | Joe Musgrove | SD | 3.552 | 100 | -11.7 |
| 2 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | 3.531 | 100 | 35.2 |
| 2 | Frankie Montas | OAK | 3.519 | 100 | -15.8 |
| 2 | Luis Castillo | CIN | 3.508 | 100 | 12.3 |
| 2 | Justin Verlander | HOU | 3.492 | 100 | 32.1 |
| 2 | Yu Darvish | SD | 3.462 | 100 | 9.7 |
| 2 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | 3.459 | 100 | -24.8 |
| 2 | Alex Cobb | SF | 3.440 | 91 | -18.2 |
| 2 | Logan Webb | SF | 3.430 | 100 | 22.8 |
| 2 | Corey Kluber | TB | 3.391 | 100 | -0.3 |
| 2 | Robbie Ray | SEA | 3.389 | 100 | 41 |
| 2 | Carlos Carrasco | NYM | 3.374 | 100 | -21.5 |
| 2 | Kyle Wright | ATL | 3.344 | 100 | -6.4 |
| 2 | Tanner Houck | BOS | 3.322 | 100 | 0.8 |
| 2 | Chris Bassitt | NYM | 3.304 | 100 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Alek Manoah | TOR | 3.301 | 100 | 0.8 |
| 2 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | 3.301 | 100 | -18.1 |
| 2 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | 3.269 | 100 | -27.1 |
| 2 | Ross Stripling | TOR | 3.264 | 30 | -4.7 |
| 2 | Framber Valdez | HOU | 3.261 | 100 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Tyler Anderson | LAD | 3.251 | 100 | -6.7 |
| 2 | Martin Perez | TEX | 3.247 | 98 | -5.7 |
| 2 | Charlie Morton | ATL | 3.240 | 100 | 14.2 |
| 2 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | 3.235 | 100 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Jose Quintana | PIT | 3.234 | 7 | -25.5 |
| 2 | Pablo Lopez | MIA | 3.227 | 100 | -8.8 |
| 2 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD | 3.213 | 100 | 16.1 |
| 2 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | 3.205 | 89 | 17.1 |
| 2 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | 3.196 | 100 | -10.5 |
| 2 | Marcus Stroman | CHC | 3.191 | 36 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Sean Manaea | SD | 3.173 | 100 | -19.8 |
| 2 | Justin Steele | CHC | 3.172 | 5 | -8.7 |
| 2 | Luis Severino | NYY | 3.171 | 100 | -19.8 |
| 2 | Sonny Gray | MIN | 3.159 | 100 | -44.6 |
| 2 | Nick Pivetta | BOS | 3.145 | 86 | -43.8 |
| 2 | Luis Garcia | HOU | 3.144 | 100 | 14 |
| 2 | Luis Garcia | HOU | 3.144 | 100 | 14 |
| 2 | JT Brubaker | PIT | 3.144 | 9 | -3.5 |
| 2 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | 3.127 | 86 | -16.4 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Springs | TB | 3.127 | 77 | -41.2 |
| 2 | Zac Gallen | ARI | 3.056 | 100 | -33.5 |
| 2 | Lucas Giolito | CHW | 3.027 | 100 | -27.9 |
| 2 | Miles Mikolas | STL | 3.024 | 100 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | 3.024 | 61 | -43.3 |
| 2 | Zach Eflin | PHI | 3.014 | 20 | -33.1 |
| 3 | David Peterson | NYM | 2.997 | 55 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | 2.978 | 100 | 13.8 |
| 3 | MacKenzie Gore | SD | 2.973 | 61 | -78.9 |
| 3 | Keegan Thompson | CHC | 2.969 | 30 | -13 |
| 3 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | 2.954 | 100 | -18.9 |
| 3 | Edwin Diaz | NYM | 2.937 | 100 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Walker Buehler | LAD | 2.923 | 89 | |
| 3 | Julio Urias | LAD | 2.919 | 100 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Kyle Gibson | PHI | 2.912 | 48 | -24.7 |
| 3 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | 2.909 | 98 | -14.4 |
| 3 | Adam Wainwright | STL | 2.909 | 100 | -11.2 |
| 3 | Brady Singer | KC | 2.895 | 16 | -19.2 |
| 3 | Mitch Keller | PIT | 2.887 | 2 | -21.9 |
| 3 | Kenley Jansen | ATL | 2.886 | 100 | 2.5 |
| 3 | A.J. Minter | ATL | 2.872 | 84 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Joe Jimenez | DET | 2.868 | 1.2 | |
| 3 | Aaron Civale | CLE | 2.851 | 27 | -28.4 |
| 3 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | 2.843 | 95 | |
| 3 | Joe Ryan | MIN | 2.828 | 100 | -11.5 |
| 3 | Daniel Lynch | KC | 2.820 | -21.6 | |
| 3 | Brooks Raley | TB | 2.814 | 32 | 0.8 |
| 3 | Devin Williams | MIL | 2.812 | 100 | 0.8 |
| 3 | Dylan Bundy | MIN | 2.807 | 16 | 4 |
| 3 | Michael King | NYY | 2.805 | 4 | |
| 3 | George Kirby | SEA | 2.803 | 57 | -21 |
| 3 | Taylor Rogers | SD | 2.803 | 100 | -1.4 |
| 3 | Jordan Lyles | BAL | 2.799 | 16 | 5.1 |
| 3 | Eric Lauer | MIL | 2.788 | 100 | -11.9 |
| 3 | Trevor Williams | NYM | 2.778 | -9.5 | |
| 3 | Rich Hill | BOS | 2.776 | -17.7 | |
| 3 | Scott Effross | CHC | 2.773 | -2.1 | |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | CIN | 2.768 | ||
| 3 | Noah Syndergaard | LAA | 2.764 | 89 | -20.9 |
| 3 | Reynaldo Lopez | CHW | 2.759 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Andres Munoz | SEA | 2.758 | 25 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Ryan Helsley | STL | 2.750 | 100 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Raisel Iglesias | LAA | 2.738 | 100 | 0.5 |
| 3 | David Bednar | PIT | 2.726 | 100 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Cole Irvin | OAK | 2.712 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Tyler Wells | BAL | 2.694 | 45 | 14.8 |
| 3 | Dane Dunning | TEX | 2.693 | 14 | -55.2 |
| 3 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | 2.687 | 100 | -58.4 |
| 3 | Liam Hendriks | CHW | 2.685 | 100 | 5.8 |
| 3 | Hector Neris | HOU | 2.682 | 2 | -2 |
| 3 | Jose Berrios | TOR | 2.681 | 100 | -43.1 |
| 3 | Patrick Corbin | WSH | 2.668 | 11 | -31.1 |
| 3 | Penn Murfee | SEA | 2.666 | -3.1 | |
| 3 | Josiah Gray | WSH | 2.655 | 91 | -10.7 |
| 3 | Zach Davies | ARI | 2.650 | 7 | -35.7 |
| 3 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | 2.647 | 57 | -23.1 |
| 3 | Ian Anderson | ATL | 2.641 | 77 | -22.7 |
| 3 | Eli Morgan | CLE | 2.632 | 20 | -0.3 |
| 3 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | 2.613 | 36 | 9.1 |
| 3 | Collin McHugh | ATL | 2.609 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Zach Plesac | CLE | 2.607 | 57 | -14.8 |
| 3 | Johnny Cueto | CHW | 2.606 | 55 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Giovanny Gallegos | STL | 2.603 | 93 | -4.7 |
| 3 | Brad Keller | KC | 2.594 | 14 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | 2.588 | 29.1 | |
| 3 | Hunter Harvey | WSH | 2.581 | -5.2 | |
| 3 | Taylor Hearn | TEX | 2.575 | -50.8 | |
| 3 | Craig Kimbrel | LAD | 2.572 | 100 | 1.4 |
| 3 | Michael Wacha | BOS | 2.561 | 48 | -8.2 |
| 3 | German Marquez | COL | 2.555 | 55 | -11.4 |
| 3 | Michael Lorenzen | LAA | 2.555 | 20 | -99 |
| 3 | Jason Adam | TB | 2.548 | 41 | -1.7 |
| 3 | Michael Kopech | CHW | 2.547 | 98 | -44.4 |
| 3 | Adrian Houser | MIL | 2.544 | 5 | -49 |
| 3 | Clay Holmes | NYY | 2.539 | 100 | -2.3 |
| 3 | Caleb Thielbar | MIN | 2.537 | -4.4 | |
| 3 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | 2.530 | 2 | -55.6 |
| 3 | Tylor Megill | NYM | 2.529 | 32 | -55.3 |
| 3 | Andrew Chafin | DET | 2.516 | -0.4 | |
| 3 | Trevor Stephan | CLE | 2.516 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | Kyle Freeland | COL | 2.514 | -36.6 | |
| 3 | Jhoan Duran | MIN | 2.514 | 98 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Clase | CLE | 2.512 | 100 | 4.8 |
| 3 | John Schreiber | BOS | 2.511 | 23 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Seranthony Dominguez | PHI | 2.503 | 98 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Austin Gomber | COL | 2.494 | 9 | -20.9 |
| 3 | Josh Hader | MIL | 2.491 | 100 | -5.6 |
| 3 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 2.489 | 30 | -11.9 |
| 3 | Bryan Abreu | HOU | 2.486 | -6.5 | |
| 3 | Evan Phillips | LAD | 2.483 | 25 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Alex Lange | DET | 2.473 | -2.6 | |
| 3 | Daniel Mengden | KC | 2.467 | -26 | |
| 3 | Rafael Montero | HOU | 2.458 | 59 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | 2.452 | -37.8 | |
| 3 | Erik Swanson | SEA | 2.447 | -2.1 | |
| 3 | Matt Strahm | BOS | 2.446 | -2.5 | |
| 3 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 2.444 | 45 | -4 |
| 3 | Victor Arano | WSH | 2.434 | ||
| 3 | Chris Martin | CHC | 2.432 | -2.6 | |
| 3 | Blake Snell | SD | 2.432 | 86 | -28.3 |
| 3 | Ryan Pressly | HOU | 2.431 | 100 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | 2.421 | 77 | 6.1 |
| 3 | Jorge Lopez | BAL | 2.419 | 100 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Griffin Jax | MIN | 2.414 | -4.9 | |
| 3 | A.J. Puk | OAK | 2.410 | 7 | -3.1 |
| 3 | JT Chargois | TB | 2.408 | ||
| 3 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | 2.406 | 48 | -28.2 |
| 3 | Paolo Espino | WSH | 2.395 | -37.9 | |
| 3 | Enyel De Los Santos | CLE | 2.388 | -27.7 | |
| 3 | Jovani Moran | MIN | 2.388 | 2.1 | |
| 3 | Duane Underwood Jr. | PIT | 2.388 | -5.7 | |
| 3 | Tanner Scott | MIA | 2.387 | 100 | 3.1 |
| 3 | Chris Flexen | SEA | 2.385 | 25 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Zach Jackson | OAK | 2.385 | -1.8 | |
| 3 | Alex Faedo | DET | 2.383 | -74.3 | |
| 3 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | 2.383 | 55 | |
| 3 | Cody Stashak | MIN | 2.381 | ||
| 3 | Jimmy Herget | LAA | 2.378 | 10.1 | |
| 3 | Trevor Gott | MIL | 2.376 | -0.5 | |
| 3 | Will Vest | DET | 2.373 | -10.5 | |
| 3 | Joely Rodriguez | NYM | 2.372 | -2.7 | |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | PHI | 2.363 | -10 | |
| 3 | Bryan Baker | BAL | 2.362 | -17.7 | |
| 3 | Wil Crowe | PIT | 2.362 | 5 | -9.1 |
| 3 | David Robertson | CHC | 2.354 | 100 | 2.2 |
| 3 | Peter Strzelecki | MIL | 2.353 | -10.8 | |
| 3 | Matthew Festa | SEA | 2.352 | 13.5 | |
| 3 | Chad Kuhl | COL | 2.344 | 9 | -26.8 |
| 3 | Joan Adon | WSH | 2.343 | -61.9 | |
| 3 | Jose Alvarado | PHI | 2.336 | 3.3 | |
| 3 | Zack Greinke | KC | 2.336 | 18 | -5.6 |
| 3 | Nabil Crismatt | SD | 2.333 | -20.7 | |
| 3 | Brock Burke | TEX | 2.325 | 5 | -2.7 |
| 3 | Joe Mantiply | ARI | 2.313 | 7 | -6.1 |
| 3 | Adam Ottavino | NYM | 2.313 | 1.3 | |
| 3 | Dakota Hudson | STL | 2.309 | 16 | -40.1 |
| 3 | Kutter Crawford | BOS | 2.306 | 7 | -2.7 |
| 3 | Andrew Bellatti | PHI | 2.303 | -3.1 | |
| 3 | Anthony Bass | MIA | 2.300 | -1.4 | |
| 3 | Felix Bautista | BAL | 2.295 | 16 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Ryan Brasier | BOS | 2.291 | -3.9 | |
| 3 | Paul Sewald | SEA | 2.287 | 100 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Andrew Heaney | LAD | 2.286 | 95 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Robert Dugger | CIN | 2.280 | 10.3 | |
| 3 | Ron Marinaccio | NYY | 2.277 | 0.1 | |
| 3 | James Karinchak | CLE | 2.276 | -5.3 | |
| 3 | Brusdar Graterol | LAD | 2.271 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 3 | Steven Matz | STL | 2.266 | 18 | |
| 3 | Yimi Garcia | TOR | 2.265 | 5.3 | |
| 3 | Jesse Chavez | ATL | 2.265 | -3.1 | |
| 3 | Jesus Tinoco | TEX | 2.264 | -29.5 | |
| 3 | Jose Quijada | LAA | 2.258 | -4.1 | |
| 3 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | 2.255 | 9 | -34.2 |
| 3 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | 2.246 | 14 | -24.5 |
| 3 | Pierce Johnson | SD | 2.246 | ||
| 3 | Camilo Doval | SF | 2.244 | 100 | -1.9 |
| 3 | Jalen Beeks | TB | 2.242 | -5.4 | |
| 3 | Dennis Santana | TEX | 2.242 | 5 | -9.5 |
| 3 | Alex Vesia | LAD | 2.240 | 2 | -3 |
| 3 | Matt Moore | TEX | 2.239 | 0 | |
| 3 | Sam Selman | OAK | 2.237 | -6.2 | |
| 3 | Sam Hentges | CLE | 2.236 | -8.6 | |
| 3 | Nick Martinez | SD | 2.235 | 2 | -21.9 |
| 3 | John Brebbia | SF | 2.234 | -0.7 | |
| 3 | Wyatt Mills | KC | 2.229 | -24.5 | |
| 3 | Kris Bubic | KC | 2.226 | -45.1 | |
| 3 | Beau Brieske | DET | 2.220 | -9.7 | |
| 3 | Daniel Hudson | LAD | 2.215 | 2 | -3.3 |
| 3 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | 2.205 | 18 | -19.9 |
| 3 | Lou Trivino | OAK | 2.201 | 84 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Diego Castillo | SEA | 2.192 | 36 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Sean Hjelle | SF | 2.192 | -100.2 | |
| 3 | Sean Doolittle | WSH | 2.192 | ||
| 3 | Packy Naughton | STL | 2.190 | 0.3 | |
| 3 | J.P. Feyereisen | TB | 2.186 | 7 | |
| 3 | Amir Garrett | KC | 2.185 | -7.2 | |
| 3 | Glenn Otto | TEX | 2.182 | -69.5 | |
| 3 | Taylor Clarke | KC | 2.182 | -0.7 | |
| 3 | Cole Sulser | MIA | 2.180 | 2 | |
| 3 | Matt Foster | CHW | 2.179 | -6.6 | |
| 3 | Bailey Ober | MIN | 2.175 | 27 | |
| 3 | Erick Fedde | WSH | 2.172 | -31.3 | |
| 3 | Daniel Bard | COL | 2.170 | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Garrett Richards | TEX | 2.169 | -1.3 | |
| 3 | Andre Pallante | STL | 2.169 | -41.1 | |
| 3 | Rony Garcia | DET | 2.162 | 26.8 | |
| 3 | Kyle Crick | CHW | 2.160 | ||
| 3 | Colin Holderman | NYM | 2.159 | 3.7 | |
| 3 | Tyler Kinley | COL | 2.157 | ||
| 3 | Lucas Luetge | NYY | 2.153 | 2 | -1.9 |
| 3 | Tommy Nance | MIA | 2.148 | -14.4 | |
| 3 | Scott Barlow | KC | 2.148 | 100 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Phoenix Sanders | TB | 2.143 | -6.2 | |
| 3 | Austin Davis | BOS | 2.142 | -9.1 | |
| 3 | Mike Clevinger | SD | 2.142 | 100 | -17.5 |
| 3 | Tayler Scott | SD | 2.142 | -11.7 | |
| 3 | Trevor Megill | MIN | 2.141 | -2.1 | |
| 3 | Wandy Peralta | NYY | 2.122 | -2.7 | |
| 3 | Steve Cishek | WSH | 2.113 | 2 | -4.6 |
| 3 | Brandon Hughes | CHC | 2.109 | -3.8 | |
| 3 | Alexis Diaz | CIN | 2.108 | 36 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Jordan Romano | TOR | 2.106 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Dillon Tate | BAL | 2.104 | -2.4 | |
| 3 | Jeremy Beasley | TOR | 2.104 | -6.8 | |
| 3 | Jake Walsh | STL | 2.104 | ||
| 3 | Chad Green | NYY | 2.101 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dany Jimenez | OAK | 2.095 | 73 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Anderson Severino | CHW | 2.095 | ||
| 3 | Jackson Stephens | ATL | 2.086 | -6.5 | |
| 3 | Buck Farmer | CIN | 2.077 | -2.5 | |
| 3 | Joe Kelly | CHW | 2.077 | -8.7 | |
| 3 | Kervin Castro | SF | 2.076 | ||
| 3 | Josh Staumont | KC | 2.072 | 7 | -8.8 |
| 3 | Jose Marte | LAA | 2.072 | -30.5 | |
| 3 | Austin Voth | BAL | 2.068 | -14.2 | |
| 3 | James Norwood | BOS | 2.064 | ||
| 3 | Chris Archer | MIN | 2.060 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Aaron Loup | LAA | 2.057 | -5.8 | |
| 3 | David Phelps | TOR | 2.056 | -6.1 | |
| 3 | Kyle Barraclough | LAA | 2.048 | ||
| 3 | Daniel Norris | CHC | 2.043 | -4.1 | |
| 3 | Adam Cimber | TOR | 2.034 | 11 | -4.1 |
| 3 | Parker Mushinski | HOU | 2.029 | ||
| 3 | Joel Kuhnel | CIN | 2.028 | -9.5 | |
| 3 | Ryan Feltner | COL | 2.027 | -77.8 | |
| 3 | Mark Leiter Jr. | CHC | 2.025 | -19.5 | |
| 3 | Drew Smith | NYM | 2.024 | -2.9 | |
| 3 | Mychal Givens | CHC | 2.018 | 7 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Connor Brogdon | PHI | 2.017 | -1.4 | |
| 3 | Eric Stout | PIT | 2.017 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | Emilio Pagan | MIN | 2.012 | 20 | -5.4 |
| 3 | Hoby Milner | MIL | 2.007 | -1.5 | |
| 3 | Michael Fulmer | DET | 2.004 | 18 | -4.6 |
| 3 | Corbin Martin | ARI | 2.004 | ||
| 3 | Carl Edwards Jr. | WSH | 2.001 | 2 | -17.4 |
| 3 | Michael Rucker | CHC | 2.000 | -25.6 | |
| 4 | Kyle Finnegan | WSH | 1.999 | 75 | -5 |
| 4 | Trevor Richards | TOR | 1.998 | -3.2 | |
| 4 | Shane Baz | TB | 1.997 | 82 | -10 |
