Welcome to the FantasyPros Week 18 starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings. Every week, we’ll take a closer look at the upcoming week and rank every starting pitcher based on their overall skills, recent production, head-to-head matchup and park factor. These rankings are for the period from Monday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 9th.
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Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers Guide: Week 18
Be sure to take a look at expert consensus rankings (ECR) as a helpful tool when setting your lineups. You can also take advantage of our Pitcher Planner’s resource for probable pitchers as well as our streaming pitcher rankings.
NOTE: Pitchers like Tarik Skubal, who are virtual locks to be traded, were not included. We don’t know where they’ll be pitching, but we do know it won’t be on their current team.
Top 50 Starting Pitchers (August 3rd to August 9th)
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup(s) |
| 1 | Cam Schlittler | vs. STL, vs. ATL |
| 2 | Chris Sale | vs. MIA, @ NYY |
| 3 | Logan Henderson | vs. PIT, vs. MIN |
| 4 | Jesus Luzardo | vs. WSH, vs. TOR |
| 5 | Logan Webb | @ TEX, vs. DET |
| 6 | Joe Ryan | @ KCR, @ MIL |
| 7 | Jacob Misiorowski | vs. MIN |
| 8 | Chase Burns | @ WSH |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | @ ARI |
| 10 | Jacob deGrom | vs. BAL |
| 11 | Cristopher Sanchez | vs. WSH |
| 12 | Payton Tolle | vs. ATH |
| 13 | Zack Wheeler | vs. TOR |
| 14 | Drew Rasmussen | @ SEA |
| 15 | Sonny Gray | vs. CWS |
| 16 | Logan Gilbert | vs. TBR |
| 17 | Bryan Woo | vs. TBR |
| 18 | Nolan McLean | @ CLE |
| 19 | Gavin Williams | @ CWS |
| 20 | Paul Skenes | @ MIL |
| 21 | Dylan Cease | @ HOU |
| 22 | Jared Jones | @ MIL, vs. NYM |
| 23 | Christian Scott | @ CLE, @ PIT |
| 24 | Matthew Boyd | vs. LAD, @ KCR |
| 25 | Trey Yesavage | @ HOU, @ PHI |
| 26 | Troy Melton | @ SEA |
| 27 | Sean Burke | @ BOS |
| 28 | Hunter Brown | vs. TOR |
| 29 | Nathan Eovaldi | vs. SFG |
| 30 | Tanner Bibee | vs. NYM |
| 31 | Trevor Rogers | vs. LAA |
| 32 | Jake Bennett | vs. ATH |
| 33 | Kyle Harrison | vs. PIT |
| 34 | Eury Perez | @ ATL |
| 35 | Shane Drohan | vs. PIT |
| 36 | Ryan Weathers | vs. STL |
| 37 | Max Fried | vs. ATL |
| 38 | Peter Lambert | @ SDP |
| 39 | Sandy Alcantara | vs. LAA |
| 40 | Ranger Suarez | vs. CWS |
| 41 | Taj Bradley | @ MIL |
| 42 | Cade Cavalli | vs. CIN |
| 43 | Griffin Jax | @ SEA |
| 44 | Gerrit Cole | vs. ATL |
| 45 | Kyle Bradish | @ TEX |
| 46 | Will Warren | vs. STL |
| 47 | Bryce Miller | vs. TBR |
| 48 | Joey Cantillo | vs. NYM |
| 49 | Noah Cameron | vs. MIN |
| 50 | Landen Roupp | vs. DET |
Smash Spots
Payton Tolle (SP – BOS) vs. ATH
Payton Tolle should rack up strikeouts in a quality outing against an A’s lineup that has fallen off lately. He’ll also have a great chance for a win, as the Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in the Majors.
Cade Cavalli (SP – WSH) vs. CIN
Cade Cavalli has elevated his game recently. He’s shown a high strikeout ceiling this year, which is good news for this matchup against the strikeout-prone Reds. We could see seven or more punchouts in this one.
Will Warren (SP – NYY) vs. STL
We just saw Will Warren dominate the Cubs. Now he’ll get a home start against one of the coldest lineups in baseball in the Cardinals. Bet on a quality outing with a great chance at a win.
Risky Starts
Paul Skenes (SP – PIT) at MIL
Paul Skenes has been nowhere near as good this year. Next up is an underrated Brewers lineup great at putting the ball in play. Obviously, you’re not benching him, but temper your expectations.
Dylan Cease (SP – TOR) at HOU
Dylan Cease has been spectacular in his debut season for the Blue Jays, but next up, he takes on the red-hot Astros on the road. As with Skenes, you’re not benching him, but this is definitely a risky start.
Bryce Miller (SP – SEA) vs. TBR
Bryce Miller hasn’t looked nearly as good lately. His velocity is down, and so are the strikeouts. That’s bad news against the pesky Rays, who do a great job putting the ball in play.
Two-Start Pitchers
Logan Henderson (SP – MIL) vs. PIT, vs. MIN
Logan Henderson has been phenomenal since returning from injury. Up next are two terrific matchups against the Pirates and Twins, both at home. We could see a combined 15 strikeouts with two wins.
Jared Jones (SP – PIT) at MIL, vs. NYM
Jared Jones has found his groove, so fire him up with confidence in a two-start week against the Brewers and Mets. There’s a good chance that he’ll combine for 12+ strikeouts.
Christian Scott (SP – NYM) at CLE, at PIT
Christian Scott is another pitcher who has found a nice rhythm lately. Bet on a pair of quality outings against the Guardians and the Pirates.
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