June Starter Rankings

Here is the June edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. Sorry that I’m a couple of days late, but I had to find a new No. 1 overall player. Also, it turns out that there are only like 120 players in the majors capable of hitting right now, even though most of the best pitchers are injured.

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Starting pitcher ROS Rankings

June	Starting pitchers	Team	2024	May
1	Tarik Skubal	Tigers	3	2
2	Corbin Burnes	Orioles	7	5
3	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	5	3
4	George Kirby	Mariners	2	1
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	4	4
6	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	6	6
7	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	10	7
8	Pablo Lopez	Twins	8	8
9	Joe Ryan	Twins	14	9
10	Cole Ragans	Royals	23	15
11	Dylan Cease	Padres	22	14
12	Max Fried	Braves	12	11
13	Freddy Peralta	Brewers	26	13
14	Luis Castillo	Mariners	21	12
15	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	37	16
16	Kevin Gausman	Blue Jays	11	10
17	Aaron Nola	Phillies	15	20
18	Chris Sale	Braves	34	25
19	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	31	28
20	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	16	21
21	Justin Verlander	Astros	30	22
22	Zac Gallen	Diamondbacks	18	18
23	Framber Valdez	Astros	13	19
24	Sonny Gray	Cardinals	58	27
25	Paul Skenes	Pirates	132	61
26	Hunter Greene	Reds	32	26
27	Zach Eflin	Rays	25	23
28	Bobby Miller	Dodgers	9	32
29	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	42	33
30	Grayson Rodriguez	Orioles	20	35
31	Bailey Ober	Twins	24	24
32	Bryce Miller	Mariners	39	31
33	Logan Webb	Giants	17	17
34	Justin Steele	Cubs	28	29
35	Nick Lodolo	Reds	54	34
36	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	48	38
37	Jack Flaherty	Tigers	96	48
38	Walker Buehler	Dodgers	36	30
39	Michael King	Padres	35	40
40	Carlos Rodon	Yankees	43	43
41	Ranger Suarez	Phillies	81	54
42	Nestor Cortes	Yankees	62	56
43	Jesus Luzardo	Marlins	19	52
44	Ryan Pepiot	Rays	55	37
45	Jared Jones	Pirates	136	42
46	Chris Bassitt	Blue Jays	41	44
47	Mitch Keller	Pirates	33	50
48	Tanner Houck	Red Sox	103	59
49	Jose Berrios	Blue Jays	49	46
50	MacKenzie Gore	Nationals	97	57
51	Max Scherzer	Rangers	73	53
52	Bryan Woo	Mariners	83	76
53	Luis Severino	Mets	60	49
54	Cristopher Sanchez	Phillies	59	58
55	Blake Snell	Giants	40	39
56	Brandon Pfaadt	Diamondbacks	63	65
57	Aaron Civale	Rays	46	47
58	Yusei Kikuchi	Blue Jays	76	60
59	Hunter Brown	Astros	44	87
60	Luis Gil	Yankees	133	95
61	Sean Manaea	Mets	53	63
62	Jordan Montgomery	Diamondbacks	50	51
63	Ryan Weathers	Marlins	162	130
64	Yu Darvish	Padres	38	55
65	Gavin Williams	Guardians	51	103
66	Zack Littell	Rays	90	75
67	Reynaldo Lopez	Braves	75	72
68	Erick Fedde	White Sox	158	69
69	Reese Olson	Tigers	84	82
70	Garrett Crochet	White Sox	189	89
71	Taj Bradley	Rays	92	66
72	Joe Musgrove	Padres	27	45
73	Kutter Crawford	Red Sox	87	73
74	Braxton Garrett	Marlins	66	71
75	Seth Lugo	Royals	125	119
76	Jose Soriano	Angels	60 RP	80
77	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	100	106
78	Ronel Blanco	Astros	139	70
79	Charlie Morton	Braves	70	77
80	Reid Detmers	Angels	61	36
81	Marcus Stroman	Yankees	67	74
82	Albert Suarez	Orioles	NR	124
83	Robert Gasser	Brewers	167	149
84	Brady Singer	Royals	119	84
85	Cole Irvin	Orioles	113	133
86	Ben Brown	Cubs	180	109
87	Shane Baz	Rays	65	68
88	Javier Assad	Cubs	143	96
89	Brayan Bello	Red Sox	82	93
90	Jameson Taillon	Cubs	107	101
91	Andrew Abbott	Reds	79	86
92	Nick Pivetta	Red Sox	121	102
93	Matt Waldron	Padres	330	NR
94	Jon Gray	Rangers	98	97
95	Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	57	92
96	Eduardo Rodriguez	Diamondbacks	85	90
97	Jordan Hicks	Giants	116	91
98	Lance Lynn	Cardinals	89	105
99	Dane Dunning	Rangers	86	88
100	Jordan Wicks	Cubs	137	128
101	Triston McKenzie	Guardians	72	94
102	Spencer Schwellenbach	Braves	NR	NR
103	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	126	113
104	Kenta Maeda	Tigers	68	78
105	Kyle Harrison	Giants	104	104
106	Tylor Megill	Mets	175	NR
107	James Paxton	Dodgers	74	83
108	Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	131	127
109	Spencer Arrighetti	Astros	233	158
110	Chris Paddack	Twins	71	117
111	Christian Scott	Mets	176	112
112	Edward Cabrera	Marlins	115	64
113	Keaton Winn	Giants	150	81
114	Casey Mize	Tigers	111	98
115	Griffin Canning	Angels	77	115
116	Dean Kremer	Orioles	80	99
117	Cade Povich	Orioles	276	169
118	David Peterson	Mets	154	147
119	Alex Cobb	Giants	78	85
120	Matt Manning	Tigers	101	114
121	Ben Lively	Guardians	221	139
122	Kodai Senga	Mets	45	41
123	Jake Irvin	Nationals	214	153
124	Simeon Woods Richardson	Twins	391	126
125	Cody Bradford	Rangers	91	118
126	Logan Allen	Guardians	88	100
127	Hayden Wesneski	Cubs	147	108
128	Nick Martinez	Reds	114	138
129	Cooper Criswell	Red Sox	284	NR
130	Patrick Sandoval	Angels	135	132
131	Max Meyer	Marlins	129	131
132	Adam Mazur	Padres	220	NR
133	Chase Silseth	Angels	108	137
134	Jakob Junis	Brewers	112	129
135	Clarke Schmidt	Yankees	95	79
136	Jose Butto	Mets	157	107
137	Jeffrey Springs	Rays	142	135
138	Michael Wacha	Royals	153	142
139	Miles Mikolas	Cardinals	134	151
140	Spencer Turnbull	Phillies	200	143
141	AJ Smith-Shawver	Braves	110	122
142	Landon Knack	Dodgers	261	144
143	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	163	159
144	Luis Medina	Athletics	208	NR
145	Frankie Montas	Reds	128	140
146	Ryan Yarbrough	Dodgers	124	134
147	Robbie Ray	Giants	201	NR
148	DL Hall	Brewers	94	120
149	Michael Lorenzen	Rangers	168	NR
150	Ricky Tiedemann	Blue Jays	130	175
151	Cody Poteet	Yankees	247	NR
152	Joe Ross	Brewers	146	141
153	Carson Whisenhunt	Giants	244	NR
154	Mitchell Parker	Nationals	399	NR
155	Cade Horton	Cubs	223	154
156	Andrew Heaney	Rangers	118	156
157	Tyler Anderson	Angels	181	173
158	Ray Kerr	Braves	308 RP	NR
159	Alec Marsh	Royals	185	NR
160	Andre Pallante	Cardinals	153 RP	NR
161	Trevor Rogers	Marlins	161	121
162	Tyler Mahle	Rangers	230	NR
163	Jackson Jobe	Tigers	291	NR
164	Louie Varland	Twins	99	155
165	Drew Thorpe	White Sox	204	NR
166	Hurston Waldrep	Braves	280	NR
167	Domingo German	Pirates	123	172
168	Kyle Gibson	Cardinals	149	174
169	Bryse Wilson	Brewers	177	NR
170	Jhonathan Diaz	Mariners	NR	NR
171	Quinn Priester	Pirates	313	146
172	Graham Ashcraft	Reds	109	123
173	JP Sears	Athletics	127	157
174	Paul Blackburn	Athletics	174	150
175	Clayton Beeter	Yankees	194	171

Dropping off: Cristian Javier (62nd), John Means (67th), Tyler Wells (110th), Garrett Whitlock (111th), Ross Stripling (116th), Emerson Hancock (125th), Bryce Elder (136th), Mike Clevinger (145th), Trevor Bauer (148th), Emmet Sheehan (152nd), Steven Matz (160th)

• The thing about Kevin Gausman’s poor start is that he hasn’t been unlucky. One could point to his 3.70 FIP and 3.41 xFIP, compared to his 4.60 ERA, and come to the opposite conclusion. Gausman, though, rarely pitches up to his peripherals, because he’s always giving up more hits than his other stats would suggest; his career BABIP of .316 is incredibly high for a successful starter. This year, he’s at .328, and he deserves to be, based on the contact he’s allowed. In fact, his Statcast xERA is 5.21. I do believe he’ll bounce back, though probably not quite to his past heights. It’s a good sign that his velocity has been a little better of late, particularly on his slider.

• The placements of Luis Gil and Garrett Crochet will likely be the big complaints here, but it’s a given that Gil is on an innings limit and Crochet probably ought to be, too, which makes it fascinating to hear that contenders want to trade for him. The 69 2/3 innings that Crochet has thrown this year eclipses anything he had done previously as a pro or even in college. Crochet missed 2022 after Tommy John surgery and then was limited to 25 innings after returning last season because of shoulder inflammation. He’s throwing like a top-20 pitcher right now, but it would be stunning if he’s allowed to make 30 starts.

• It seems like a good sign that Robert Gasser hasn’t been placed on the IL by the Brewers, but he is down about 20 spots from the preliminary plan as a result of the elbow issue he dealt with in his last start.

• The unfortunate news that both Cristian Javier and José Urquidy would need Tommy John surgery got Spencer Arrighetti a boost here. His ERA stands at 5.79 through 10 starts, but his peripherals are significantly better than the ERA suggests. It would be nice if his control was better, but that’ll probably come with experience. The Astros have often gotten strong results from pitchers with worse stuff.