This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.
The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.
For the period July 4-10
NOTE: I've begun to incorporate 2016 offensive performance into the home/road splits for each team and will gradually increase the weight the more recent numbers carry as the season progresses. Also, our apologies for the hiccup last week. Normal service has now resumed.
7 GAMES
1. Cleveland
vs. DET (3) – D. Norris (L), Undecided, Zimmermann (R)
vs. NYY (4) – Eovaldi (R), Nova (R), Sabathia (L), Tanaka (R)
2. Toronto
vs. KC (3) – Volquez (R), Young (R), Kennedy (R)
vs. DET (4) – Verlander (R), Anibal Sanchez (R), Pelfrey (R), D. Norris (L)
3. Chicago Cubs
vs. CIN (3) – C. Reed (L), Finnegan (L), DeSclafani (R)
vs. ATL (1) – Harrell (R)
at PIT (3) – Liriano (L), Niese (L), Taillon (R)
4. Seattle
at HOU (3) – McCullers (R), Keuchel (L), Fiers (R)
at KC (4) – Duffy (L), Ventura (R), Volquez (R), Young (R)
5. St. Louis
vs. PIT (4) –
The Weekly Hitter Rankings is a companion piece to the Weekly Pitcher Rankings. While in many leagues your offensive roster slots are set 'em and forget 'em, in deeper formats where every at-bat counts, knowing which teams have friendly schedules for hitters, and which platoon bats will be getting more action than usual, can be valuable information, especially in head-to-head formats and leagues where you make moves weekly instead of daily. The Weekly Hitter Rankings will summarize all that info in one spot, for your roster-juggling convenience.
For the period July 4-10
NOTE: I've begun to incorporate 2016 offensive performance into the home/road splits for each team and will gradually increase the weight the more recent numbers carry as the season progresses. Also, our apologies for the hiccup last week. Normal service has now resumed.
7 GAMES
1. Cleveland
vs. DET (3) – D. Norris (L), Undecided, Zimmermann (R)
vs. NYY (4) – Eovaldi (R), Nova (R), Sabathia (L), Tanaka (R)
2. Toronto
vs. KC (3) – Volquez (R), Young (R), Kennedy (R)
vs. DET (4) – Verlander (R), Anibal Sanchez (R), Pelfrey (R), D. Norris (L)
3. Chicago Cubs
vs. CIN (3) – C. Reed (L), Finnegan (L), DeSclafani (R)
vs. ATL (1) – Harrell (R)
at PIT (3) – Liriano (L), Niese (L), Taillon (R)
4. Seattle
at HOU (3) – McCullers (R), Keuchel (L), Fiers (R)
at KC (4) – Duffy (L), Ventura (R), Volquez (R), Young (R)
5. St. Louis
vs. PIT (4) – Niese (L), Taillon (R), Locke (L), G. Cole (R)
at MIL (3) – Nelson (R), Chase Anderson (R), Guerra (R)
6. Texas
at BOS (3) – Porcello (R), Price (L), S. Wright (R)
vs. MIN (4) – Duffey (R), Gibson (R), Nolasco (R), Milone (L)
7. Philadelphia
vs. ATL (3) – De La Cruz (R), Foltynewicz (R), Teheran (R)
at COL (4) – Bettis (R), J. Gray (R), T. Anderson (L), Chatwood (R)
8. Detroit
at CLE (3) – Salazar (R), Carrasco (R), Tomlin (R)
at TOR (4) – Estrada (R), Happ (L), Aaron Sanchez (R), Dickey (R)
9. Oakland
at MIN (3) – Nolasco (R), Milone (L), E. Santana (R)
at HOU (4) – Fister (R), McHugh (R), McCullers (R), Keuchel (L)
10. Kansas City
at TOR (3) – Aaron Sanchez (R), Dickey (R), Stroman (R)
vs. SEA (4) – Paxton (L), Iwakuma (R), Miley (L), T. Walker (R)
11. Houston
vs. SEA (3) – Miley (L), T. Walker (R), LeBlanc (L)
vs. OAK (4) – R. Hill (L), Mengden (R), Manaea (L), Graveman (R)
12. LA Angels
at TB (4) – Moore (L), Odorizzi (R), Smyly (L), Snell (L)
at BAL (3) – T. Wilson (R), Gallardo (R), Tillman (R)
13. Minnesota
vs. OAK (3) – Manaea (L), Graveman (R), S. Gray (R)
at TEX (4) – C.C. Gonzalez (R), Hamels (L), N. Martinez (R), Griffin (R)
14. Colorado
at SF (3) – Peavy (R), Bumgarner (L), Cueto (R)
vs. PHI (4) – Nola (R), Velasquez (R), Eickhoff (R), Eflin (R)
15. Tampa Bay
vs. LAA (4) – Lincecum (R), Weaver (R), Chacin (R), Santiago (L)
at BOS (3) – Buchholz (R), Porcello (R), Price (L)
16. NY Yankees
at CHW (3) – Shields (R), Rodon (L), M. Gonzalez (R)
at CLE (4) – Bauer (R), Kluber (R), Salazar (R), Carrasco (R)
17. San Diego
at ARI (3) – Bradley (R), Godley (R), S. Miller (R)
at LAD (4) – Kazmir (L), Urias (L), Stewart (R), Maeda (R)
18. Pittsburgh
at STL (4) – C. Martinez (R), Leake (R), J. Garcia (L), Wainwright (R)
vs. CHC (3) – Arrieta (R), Lester (L), Hendricks (R)
19. LA Dodgers
vs. BAL (3) – Gallardo (R), Tillman (R), Gausman (R)
vs. SD (4) – Pomeranz (L), Cashner (R), Perdomo (R), Friedrich (L)
20. Washington
vs. MIL (3) – Guerra (R), Davies (R), Garza (R)
at NYM (4) – Colon (R), Syndergaard (R), Harvey (R), Matz (L)
21. NY Mets
vs. MIA (3) – Koehler (R), Chen (L), Undecided
vs. WAS (4) – J. Ross (R), Giolito (R), Scherzer (R), G. Gonzalez (L)
22. Atlanta
at PHI (3) – Eickhoff (R), Eflin (R), Hellickson (R)
at CHC (1) – Hammel (R)
at CHW (3) – Sale (L), Quintana (L), Shields (R)
6 GAMES
23. Boston
vs. TEX (3) – N. Martinez (R), Griffin (R), M. Perez (L)
vs. TB (3) – Archer (R), Moore (L), Odorizzi (R)
24. Baltimore
at LAD (3) – Stewart (R), Maeda (R), B. Norris (R) NO DH
vs. LAA (3) – Shoemaker (R), Lincecum (R), Weaver (R)
25. San Francisco
vs. COL (3) – T. Anderson (L), Chatwood (R), J. De La Rosa (L)
vs. ARI (3) – Corbin (L), Ray (L), Greinke (R)
26. Arizona
vs. SD (3) – Perdomo (R), Friedrich (L), Rea (R)
at SF (3) – Samardzija (R), Suarez (R), Peavy (R)
27. Chicago White Sox
vs. NYY (3) – Sabathia (L), Tanaka (R), Pineda (R)
vs. ATL (3) – Wisler (R), De La Cruz (R), Foltynewicz (R)
28. Milwaukee
at WAS (3) – Scherzer (R), G. Gonzalez (L), Roark (R)
vs. STL (3) – Wacha (R), C. Martinez (R), Leake (R)
29. Miami
at NYM (3) – Harvey (R), Matz (L), deGrom (R)
vs. CIN (3) – Straily (R), John Lamb (L), C. Reed (L)
30. Cincinnati
at CHC (3) – Hendricks (R), Lackey (R), Warren (R)
at MIA (3) – J. Fernandez (R), Conley (L), Koehler (R)