Happy Monday, Razzball faithful!

I take ONE WEEK away from the list, and things go to hell in a handbasket. I barely had enough time for a brewski on Father’s Day!

Hey, look! It’s another injured starting pitcher!

What’s happened over the last fortnight to cause such a stir? Well, when I sat down this week to tweak that Top 100 Starting Pitchers list,  the biggest shock was just how many pitchers have hit the IL and/or have been announced to be on their way out to pasture.

Seriously. Cole Ragans, Corbin Burnes, Hunter Greene, Michael King, Nathan Eovaldi, Ryan Weathers, Bryce Miller, Max Meyer, Zebby Matthews, and Tony Gonsolin have either been removed, pushed down, or held off the list this week despite us being ready to welcome some of those names back two weeks ago!

Well, enough with the moping. We need to celebrate all of the daddies out there. And what better way to mix in a Father’s Day post with some baseball?

Fire up the grill, kick up those New Balance shoes (white with a soft shade of green from the freshly mown lawn), and snap open a Brewski while we peek in at our fantasy rosters to peruse the standings this week.

But before you peek in at the standings, I’ve got some good news for our prospect hounds. After what seemed an eternity, it’s officially gone from Miller time to Misiorowski time in Milwaukee. I’ll raise a Brewski or two for that kind of excitement!

Frequent readers might remember (and before I forget, thank you again, if you’re one of those). Last preseason, I did a deep dive on the Preseason Player Rater to dig for some promising names. Which guys could get the call sooner rather than later? Which arms should we be penciling in on our prospect cheat sheets for our keeper leagues?

Spencer Arrighetti was one. Heck, I even wrote one up with Ricky Tiedemann as the lede!

But Jacob Misiorowski? Oh man. I remember seeing those minor league strikeout numbers and thinking this guy is going to be awesome.

I mentioned the Miz as a stash in my May 19 write-up this year, too. “Jacob Misiorowski is lighting AAA on fire to the tune of 49.1 IP, 59 Ks, 1.46 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, but the right move is to ride the hot hand (Logan Henderson) in the big leagues for now…And go check your waiver wire for The Miz.”

There was just one tiny problem. And tiny isn’t usually a word we use in conjunction with news about the 6’7” 23-year-old.

I said it last year. If Misiorowski can figure out the command/control issues, we might be looking at the next (right-handed) Randy Johnson.

Ok, all hyperbole aside, the big man has arrived. The good news is he has that same eye-popping strikeout rate, an 11.37 K/9 in 63.1 AAA innings. The not-all-that-bad news? He had a career-best BB/9 before the call-up.

Save that baseball!Jacob Misiorowski has his first Major League strikeout ?

— MLB (Bot) (@mlbbot.bsky.social) 2025-06-13T00:09:07.000Z

It looks like the Miz is one of the students who took the positive feedback, mixed it in with the constructive criticism, and put in his best effort to make improvements to become a stellar all-around student…sorry, there’s still some residual left over from last week’s report card write-up.

Does Jacob Misiorowski crack our Top 100 SP list this week? Above Tobias Myers AND Brandon Woodruff? (I think we all know he’ll be ranked higher than Aaron Civale.) 

As always, don’t forget to lock in your Razzball Fantasy Baseball Subscription. This should be your go-to reference for the entire season. The Streamonator is also a helpful resource when making lineup decisions. Rudy’s tools are well worth the price of admission. 

The Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2025

SP RANK	Name	Team	UP / DOWN	Notes
1	Tarik Skubal	DET		7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.99. And of course, he’s still here.
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS		It was a bit of revenge Friday night vs NYY. After getting pumped in New York last week, Crochet took care of the Yankees with 4 H, 1 ER, 7 Ks through 8.1 innings (and somehow didn’t pick up the win).
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI		The Wheels just keep on spinning. He’s right on Crochet’s heels in the strikeout race.
4	Hunter Brown	HOU		He was the SP1 on the Player Rater last week!
5	Max Fried	NYY		7 IP, 2 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.84. I was kind of surprised that the Player Rater had him ranked 3rd. There’s been about a half dozen starters who we could argue should be in the number one spot. He’s one of them. Another example of how tough it is to fit a half dozen names into one top position.
6	Paul Skenes	PIT		It’s blasphemy to push the Allegheny Ace this low, but the lack of run support burns him almost as badly as Bob Nutting has burned the Pirates.
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD		It was a big weekend for the Giants. First, they pumped Yoshi for 5 ER and 5 BBs (2 HR) on Friday night, then they traded for Rafael Devers last night.
8	Jacob deGrom	TEX		Half of his starts have been QS, so he’s giving us innings. The strikeouts are there. And the ratios are almost as pretty as they were in his Mets heyday. Ride the lightning!
9	Joe Ryan	MIN		Mr War Room keeps churning out beauties. Whoever said don’t trust a guy with two first names must be really bad at fantasy baseball. IRWT (In Rudy We Trust).
10	Bryan Woo	SEA		6 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.39. A womp womp from our woo-bot. It’s ok. They can’t all be quality starts!
11	Chris Sale	ATL		He’s officially in beast mode (another gem Monday night). That’s it. I’m now convinced he’s channelling Julio Franco.
12	Framber Valdez	HOU		5 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 3.10. Ranking him the SP12 today was a nice way to match the strikeout total. Numerology for the win.
13	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL		9 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.11. The amount of people who picked this guy as a preseason sleeper must be amassing one hell of a peacock army right about now.
14	Carlos Rodon	NYY		It’s a big boost for Rodon today, and the anti-Carlos bias has nearly been shed. He’s the SP3 on the Player Rater, so I figured cracking the Top 20 was overdue.
15	MacKenzie Gore	WSH		6 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.88. Little MacK with 6 Punch-Outs. Not quite a dozen, but a nice opportunity to make an old Nintendo reference just the same.
16	Robbie Ray	SFG		He’s 8-1 and he escaped COL last week with just 2 ER allowed. Enough said.
17	Kris Bubic	KC		4 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 1.92. Like I said with Woo, it’s not panic time here. The only thing that would make me monitor each rough start with a sharper eye is his stamina history.
18	Logan Webb	SF		The only thing that doesn’t make sense is his barely above .500 record (6-5). Everything else is fantastic.
19	Pablo Lopez	MIN		I missed this one when I was writing everything up, so let’s just leave it as a Rest In Peace spot this week. Transferred to the 60-day IL last Wednesday. He’s done for the year.
20	Freddy Peralta	MLW		This whole pocket of SPs is very similar – great ratios, strikeouts, and reliability. Or two out of three if you spot the injured guys around him.
21	Kodai Senga	NYM		5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 5 Ks, ERA at 1.47. I was all ready to keep him up here, then I realized I missed the IL placement in the edit. He’s out until after the All-Star break with a hamstring strain. Oof. He’ll be gone next week.
22	Sonny Gray	STL		4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.84. Games like this make me want to shift from Mr. Overrated to Mr. Oh, berated. As in, “Man, you sucked.”
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI		There’s not a lot of fanfare here, but he’s been every bit an ace as the other guys in the 20s. He heads to MIA for a nice matchup this week.
24	Drew Rasmussen	TB		He’s won 5 of his last 6 starts and hasn’t exactly been dominant. Baseball is weird sometimes.
25	Dylan Cease	SD		7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners (5 BBs), 11 Ks, ERA at 4.28. Walks, strikeouts, and taxes. Two of the three are Dylan Cease certainties.
26	Nick Pivetta	SD		7 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 Ks. He got the start that he needed yesterday at ARI. His last two were rough.
27	Ranger Suarez	PHI		More below.
28	Andrew Abbott	CIN		It almost feels like he’s too far up today, but the Player Rater has him at SP16, and it’s hard to argue a boost after his 3-hit complete game shutout.
29	Tyler Mahle	TEX		“A sore right shoulder” was the report before his scheduled start yesterday. EDIT
30	Jack Flaherty	DET		It makes sense (unless you look at Saturday’s debacle vs CIN).
31	Logan Gilbert	SEA		Ranking an unhealthy Gilbert above a “healthy” Kirby is more about the former’s potential than the latter’s current production.
32	George Kirby	SEA		The 14 Ks two starts ago were a sight for sore eyes. The 3 BBs on Saturday were almost as shocking. The numbers aren’t great but he’s still working through the rust.
33	Luis Castillo	SEA		Red Sox at home this week. At least he doesn’t have to face Devers!
34	David Peterson	NYM		See Andrew Abbott above. 9 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.49. Frequent commenter toolshed left this little gem in Grey’s comments on Thursday morning: “David Peterson’s numbers going back to last year…34 games started, 200.2 IP. 15-5, 2.74 era, 1.25 whip, 172 k, 7.7 k/9 with 20 QS.” Wow.
35	Merrill Kelly	ARI		Back-to-back quality starts and 0 ER in 13 IP moves him into the Top 35. He’s sandwiched between Webb and Peralta on the PR at SP18.
36	Matthew Boyd	CHC		The next three were tough to figure out. We had a bunch of arms removed above here, and some slid down below, so I had to consult the Player Rater to fill the gap in. He might be boring, but the numbers are good.
37	Casey Mize	DET		He’s 6-2, and he’s allowed more than 2 ER in just three of his last 10 GS. If that’s not enough, he gets the wet-noodle swinging PIT in Motown this week.
38	Chris Bassitt	TOR		He’s only had one good start out of his last four, but the guy keeps piling up wins (7), and the ratios are decent, even if they’re a bit underwhelming. I say it below with Gausman, but the Player Rater gets the nod for this one (SP37).
39	Jesus Luzardo	PHI		There was some chatter about him tipping his pitches. 20 ER in 2 GS means something was way off. Last week’s 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 10 Ks is a good way to convince people the problem is solved. Monitor!
40	Clay Holmes	NYM		Holmes gets a big boost this week, too. He’s allowed 8 ER in his last 5 GS.
41	Ryan Pepiot	TB		Last week’s start at Fenway was the first one he didn’t finish 6 innings in over a month. He gets BAL at home today.
42	Griffin Canning	NYM		5 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.22. Can(Ning) someone please just finish the 6th inning and give us a shot at a QS? (With 4 ER? He sure CAN’t). Grey said this morning that he’s droppable. I am holding out hope that Canning can turn it around. But the more I think about it, I should be flipping him with Grant John Holmes.
43	Spencer Strider	ATL		Oh. My. Goodness. 13 strikeouts on Saturday in a 6-inning 3 hit shutout? Yes. This is what our fantasy rosters needed.
44	Nick Lodolo	CIN		3 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.76. The good news is I like Lodolo a lot. The better news (for me) is someone else in every league liked him just a bit more than I did on draft day.
45	Seth Lugo	KC		5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.18. The dreaded 5.2 IP AKA the poop emoji of quality start leagues.
46	Clarke Schmidt	NYY		6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.60.
47	Zach Eflin	BAL		6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.08. Big Zach attacks your fat ratios and shaves them down.
48	Will Warren	NYY		I took one week off from my list, and some of these guys are thankful that I did. Warren jumps up a bunch today AND has a two-start week ahead of him. I’m starting him everywhere.
49	Chris Paddack	MIN		Please don’t come at me with the pitchforks! Ranking Paddack in the Top 50 today after his terrible outing in HOU might seem pretty ridiculous, but this is more about believing that he’s more of the pitcher we saw the previous 9 GS than the one we watched last week.
50	Jameson Taillon	CHC		More below.
51	Bailey Ober	MIN		He’s certainly not deserving of the SP15 spot I had him in two weeks ago, but he’s not as bad as the 109th ranking on the Player Rater. Split the difference (ish) and hope for improvement.
52	Matthew Liberatore	STL		5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.93. 15 ER in his last 14 IP dips him a bit this week. The good news is he’s healthy and not getting sent to the IL pile yet. The better news? Guess which Chicago team he gets this week. Hint: it’s not the good one.
53	Kevin Gausman	TOR		More below.
54	Michael Wacha	KC		It’s been a see-saw of 7+ IP with fewer than 2 ER or 5-inning rough ones. If you’re trusting him in TEX this week, you’ve got bigger Wachas than I do.
55	Tanner Bibee	CLE		He hasn’t won in four starts, and his BBs could use some polish, but the results have been better lately.
56	Gavin Williams	CLE		Putting Williams right behind Bibee feels right. We don’t know what we;re getting with either guy and I’d be wary starting GW at SF this week.
57	Shane Baz	TB		I couldn’t bring myself to cut him, and I’m glad that I held on. He’s now won three of his last 5 GS. That said, I’m sitting him vs DET this week.
58	Shane Smith	CWS		Some of these might cause quite a stir in the comments, but he’s been what we were hoping Sean Burke would be (and it hasn’t been close). Two straight wins, healthy strikeout totals, and some solid ratios give him a boost. He’s a two-start guy this week, too.
59	Landen Roupp	SFG		Roupp, down, Roupp, down. Now he’s Landen right inside the Top 60. Yesterday’s start was a mess (5 BB, 6 ER, 1.2 IP), but he gets a pass because it was against the Avengers (at LAD).
60	Cade Horton	CHC		I don’t know why I like him so much. I don’t roster him anywhere, but outside of a hiccup in DET last week, the kid has been FIRE! (At least I think that’s what the kids say).
61	Brady Singer	CIN		The strikeouts aren’t eye-popping, and the walks aren’t great, but he does have 7 wins and he’s been working at shaving the sides off of some pretty hefty ratios.
62	Tylor Megill	NYM		The Megill fans seem to be very vocal when things are going well. I don’t want to be mean, but…I haven’t heard from them in a few weeks.
63	Zack Littell	TB		6 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, (4 HR), 0 BB, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.84. is anyone a little concerned with the homers? Maybe not. It’s not like he’s Bowden Francis (checks notes to compare).
64	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL		Back-to-back starts where he doesn’t get through the 5th inning AND posts a handful of walks too? No sugano tonight in my coffee, no sugano tonight in my tea.
65	Lance McCullers	HOU		The lede from two weeks ago, McCullers was on a bit of a heater until getting derailed by … *checks notes* THE WHITE SOX? Meh, I’m still starting him everywhere this week for the two starts.
66	Lucas Giolito	BOS		More below.
67	Jack Leiter	TEX		4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 3.88. Ugh. Grey mentioned it, and I’ll paraphrase it here but if anyone can tip the balance where there’s more rookie pitchers who are performing well on one side than the ones that have been maddening/injured/downright disappointing, you’d rival Penn and Teller in the magic game.
68	Grant Holmes	ATL		5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 4.07. I streamed him in an RCL because it’s past the time that I should have bought in. He was in our Top 100 early in the season, then fell off. Now he’s back and should be here to stay as long as he doesn’t fall apart anytime soon. EDIT: Oh my. He struck out 15 Rockies in 6.1 IP yesterday and somehow didn’t get the win. But holy heck did he look awesome (and I don’t just mean the hair).
69	Jose Berrios	TOR		Don’t look now (I said don’t look!) but the Boo Jays are on a heater.
70	Eury Perez	MIA		More below.
71	Jose Soriano	LAA		7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 3.86. Yes guy! I watched this one and Soriano’s sinker was, um, sinking! He looked great…at least he did until I fell asleep before the end of the 3rd inning. Thanks West Coast start times.
72	Edward Cabrera	MIA		Tick…tick…tick…tick…(pending bomb emoji). Don’t be sad if you fell for it. I streamed him last week and took it on the chin, too.
73	Noah Cameron	KC		5 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 2.17. This is a guy I was concerned about getting sent down when KC was healthy. Then I was disappointed I wasn’t fast enough to add him anywhere. After this game? Not so upset anymore. I’d still monitor or even send out a lowball offer if you think the manager that rosters him is impatient.
74	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA		Yes, he lost yesterday, but that’s not even important. Kuchi Kuchi Koo has finally figured out how to tickle the strike zone and not walk a half dozen hitters in each start. (3 BB in his last 13 IP). The 10 Ks at Baltimore yesterday were also nice to see.
75	Taj Bradley	TB		I say it all the time. This guy can go 7 perfect innings with double digit strikeouts one week then fill a bag with more crap than a Great Dane on a 2 hour walk in his next start. There is no in between.
76	Luis Severino	ATH		A nice W last Thursday in KC (as long as you don’t look at the one strikeout).
77	Dustin May	LAD		I had Grant Holmes here but I had to move him up. MayDay was good enough yesterday to pick up his 4th win.
78	Hayden Birdsong	SF		6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.79. Setting ratios all a-twitter with the sweet sound of strikeouts.
79	Andrew Heaney	PIT		A bit of a boost today because we’re running out of options and the Player Rater has him as the SP53, so I figured he was worth a check in. Back-to-back quality starts vs PHI and at CHC justify the ranking for now. I’m not starting him at DET this week, though.
80	David Festa	MIN		It’s a bit of an homage to his fallen comrade. Dare I mention his Twin from the Minny prospect barn? Ya, probably not. Last week’s game win vs TEX was his first of the year AND his first quality start. Hopefully, he can tick up the Ks next time out.
81	Jacob Misiorowski	MLW		Our lede gets a modest entry to the list today. It was a phenomenal start, but there were reports that his leg was bothering him, so let’s not get too crazy just yet. More above.
82	Jose Quintana	MLW		4.1 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 Ks. Ouch. Between that one and the May 3rd implosion vs CHC, the ratios took a bit of a hit. But between those starts, it was smooth sailing. The walks are there, though. He drops a bit today.
83	Tyler Anderson	LAA		He was SP84 two weeks ago and I’m gonna just set it and forget it for now.
84	Mitch Keller	PIT		Another quality start last week and another week without a victory. I’d say it’s getting comical if it wasn’t so sad. Four of his last 8 GS have been either 2-1 or 3-2 games. All losses for PIT except for one start that he was brilliant…and the bullpen stole the dub. Smh.
85	Quinn Priester	MLW		Yesterday’s 4-hit 1 ER gem would’ve been his 5th straight quality start if he had gone one more inning at CIN on June 4th. Either way, this guy has been solid for two months now. And the MLW pitching coaches are due for a second half raise.
86	Brayan Bello	BOS		Yesterday’s game vs NYY was a glimpse of the Bello we all want to see. 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 8 Ks. It was right after I said to someone in a trade conversation that Bello is not good. So, you’re welcome if you had him active last week.
87	Patrick Corbin	TEX		Every time I put his name in here, it reminds me of the meme, “He can’t keep getting away with this!” But somehow he does. And, just like Jesse Pinkman, Corbin cooked his way to another win last week, this time at MIN.
88	Mick Abel	PHI		Is he able to throw more than 6 innings in a start? Will he be able to push his pitch count past 90? (he threw 89 pitches vs CHC last week.) Will the Phillies be able to keep him in the rotation when they get some healthy bodies back? I’d still start him, but be aware that he might get optioned in a roster crunch.
89	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI		The good news is he had a much better start last week than he had in his previous two. The bad news? Getting one out would have been better than the start vs WSH. But again, 8 wins is 8 wins, and he’s helping you in that category.
90	Zac Gallen	ARI		He’s going to have to go on a month-long run of near perfection before I fall for this banana in the tailpipe again.
91	Sawyer-Gipson Long	DET		I had him slotted in the 70s this week, but pushed him down because there were reports that he was going to work out of the bullpen and follow after Tyler Holton opened. Jobe’s injury should open the door a bit for him, but I have a bad feeling something like the return of Alex Cobb costs him a spot in the rotation.
92	Jeffrey Springs	ATH		Three straight QS after the unraveling in TOR. I still don’t trust him, but you can do worse. I’d stream him in the right matchup, especially if he’s on the road.
93	Nick Martinez	CIN		He’s a bit of a seesaw every week, and he was yet another guy to get victimized by the DET offense (yikes), but we’re into the nitty gritty now, and he’s throwing decent innings. He’s at least a streamer in 12-teamers.
94	Clayton Kershaw	LAD		Just one earned run in his last 12 IP. King Clayton is looking good and averaging more than 80 pitches in his last 4 GS.
95	Bowden Francis	TOR		3.2 innings in Philly on Saturday! At least he didn’t give up any home runs!? Ya, that’s the best I’ve got.
96	Erick Fedde	STL		He’s winless in 7 GS after that complete game shutout at WSH on May 9th. Don’t worry, though. Guess who gets to chuck at CWS this week!
97	Ryne Nelson	ARI		Last week’s rebound vs SD was a nice little bounceback. And at the spot in the list, we’re just looking for upside and semi-secure rotation spots.
98	Mike Soroka	WSH		I had a whole list of guys for this spot, but I came down to the Player Rater (SP100) and me refusing to put Walker Buehler back in here this week.
99	Kyle Harrison	BOS		I got a bit blindsided by the Devers trade news while I was typing this up last night, so I figured I’d slide Harrison in at the end here. If anything, they should give him a long look in the rotation so Bosox fans know what he looks like. Of course, after they’re finished burning their #11 jerseys and screaming random obscenities into the Frog Pond on Boston Common. EDIT: Not long after the deal, the Red Sox announced that Harrison was headed to AAA. Ugh. Feel free to fill this spot with Chad Patrick or Logan Henderson.
100	Slade Cecconi	CLE		I didn’t want to leave us without an active arm so I snuck this one in and pushed 100 to 101. Plus, I didn’t want to waste the writeup. 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.26. “Ya can I get a lemon gelato? But can I have that In a Slade Cecconi, though? I’m trying to watch my caloric intake. Thanks.”
101	Aaron Civale	CWS		Nothing like requesting a trade, then getting dealt to the White Sox. That’s like winning a full-service tour of the local sewage treatment plant.

JUMPERS (These are some of the players who jumped up the Top 100 Starting Pitchers rankings this week)

Ranger Suarez – If anyone wants to argue he’s a top 20 pitcher, the first piece of evidence is the 7 QS he’s given us since the May 4th implosion. He’s allowed just 6 ER in his last 46.2 IP. I had him at SP35 today, but had to move him up even higher.

Jameson Taillon – The big boost here is that he’s up 25 spots from a couple of weeks ago. 6 straight quality starts. He even managed to rip off a handful of strikeouts in each one (30 Ks in his last 39 IP). So much for the guy who used to hang around in the 90s.

Kevin Gausman – This guy has been an enigma all year. Are we getting 8 IP, 0 ER, 8 Ks, or are we getting 5 IP, 4 ER, 4 BBs? The 4.08 ERA is kind of blech, but the 1.06 WHIP is nice. He got roughed up in Philly last week, but should be better at home vs ARI this week. The Player Rater has him as the SP35. I almost slotted him ahead of Jesus Luzardo out of pure principle today, but I did the Usual Suspects “He flip you, He flip you for real” today instead with the SP53. Believe it or not, it’s a jump from his 61st spot in the last one.

Eury Perez – The obsessive managers are just excited to have him back. He was a mess last week in his first start back, but do Eu-Ry-eally think that wasn’t just shaking the rust off? Yesterday’s start was much more encouraging, even if he struck out zero. 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 Ks is something to build on, as is the increase to 79 pitches.

DUMPERS (With apologies to Cal Raleigh, these are some of the big dumpers in the Top 100 Starting Pitchers rankings this week)

Cole Ragans – I could run a whole list of injured dumpers today, but I’ll only shine the broken light on a couple. With Ragans, first it was a groin injury, and now it’s a shoulder injury. Sounds like someone has been reliving his early years of puberty.

Hunter Greene – More like Hunter Groin. Badum-tss.

Lucas Giolito – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.45. It might be commenters driving this for me, but ever since I lobbed a soft poke at someone for ranking Giolito in the 30s in their Top 100 list, I’ve been more invested in watching Giolito pitch and ranking him accordingly. The funny part is I don’t think anyone was necessarily saying Giolito is terrible and shouldn’t be in the Top 100. It just boils down to ability vs output here. And I’m ranking with more of a focus on output. More consistency needed.

Bryce Miller – Oh man. It’s so bad that my phone autocorrected his name to Bruce. SmartPhones are proving they’re better than me at time management, organizing lists, and forgetting terrible Starting Pitchers too. Ugh. And remember when I said I’d only write up a couple of injured guys? Ya. Sorry about that.

Ben Casparius – 4 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 2.86. This guy isn’t a dumper, but he gets a write-up here as a stumper. Casper the Friendly SP was one of my deep dollar adds to my FAAB 2 queue for RazzSlam. Hopefully, he grabs a spot, runs with it, and makes me look like a genius. For now? Stumper with a monocle. UniStumper? Nah.

 

STUMPERS (These names might stump you as to why they aren’t on the Top 100 Starting Pitchers list…yet. Some of these guys are close).

Emerson Hancock

Jake Irvin

Tobias Myers 

Luis L. Ortiz

JP Sears

Ryan Yarbrough

Dean Kremer

Keider Montero

Bubba Chandler

Logan Allen

Sean Burke

Stephen Kolek

Bailey Falter

Landon Knack

Ben Casparius

 

BUMPERS (Injured starters or minor league guys who would bump others off the Top 100 Starting Pitchers list if they were active on the big league roster)

Cole Ragans 

Shane McClanahan

Jared Jones

Brandon Woodruff

Gerrit Cole

Luis Gil

Spencer Arrighetti

Justin Steele

John Means

Shane Bieber

Blake Snell 

Cody Bradford

Shohei Ohtani (SP)

Richard Fitts

Nestor Cortes

Yu Darvish

Tyler Glasnow

Hayden Wesneski

Reese Olson

Justin Verlander

Max Scherzer

Aaron Nola

Bryce Miller

Hunter Greene

And before I sign off, here’s one more shout out to the Dads out there. I hope you had a great Father’s Day with the loved ones. It was a great one in MarmoVille with some minor league baseball, some BBQ, and some thoughtful gifts – including matching father and son Mando and Grogu socks from my youngest the he was overjoyed to present this morning.

 

That’s all for this week! I hope you enjoyed it! If you’re feeling extra fired up about some of the names I do (or don’t) have here, drop some comments in the chat. Have a great week!

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