June Starter Rankings

Up this week are the June rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.

Click to see other June rankings:

Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH

Follow us at @Rotoworld_BB and @matthewpouliot on Twitter.

Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball season is here! With over 15,000 reviews, DRAFT is the highest rated fantasy sports app. For a limited time, DRAFT is giving Rotoworld readers a FREE entry into a real money fantasy baseball draft and a Money-Back Guarantee up to $100! Here’s the link

Starting pitcher Rankings

June	SP	Team	2018	May
1	Max Scherzer	Nationals	2	1
2	Corey Kluber	Indians	3	3
3	Chris Sale	Red Sox	4	4
4	Jacob deGrom	Mets	8	6
5	Justin Verlander	Astros	10	8
6	Noah Syndergaard	Mets	5	5
7	Stephen Strasburg	Nationals	6	7
8	Gerrit Cole	Astros	39	10
9	Luis Severino	Yankees	12	11
10	Aaron Nola	Phillies	11	12
11	Carlos Carrasco	Indians	7	9
12	James Paxton	Mariners	14	14
13	Kyle Hendricks	Cubs	15	16
14	Madison Bumgarner	Giants	26	21
15	Blake Snell	Rays	42	18
16	Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	1	2
17	Jose Quintana	Cubs	13	17
18	Miles Mikolas	Cardinals	74	53
19	David Price	Red Sox	24	27
20	Carlos Martinez	Cardinals	20	20
21	Dallas Keuchel	Astros	18	23
22	Yu Darvish	Cubs	9	13
23	Zack Greinke	Diamondbacks	27	30
24	Charlie Morton	Astros	38	29
25	Jake Arrieta	Phillies	29	25
26	Chris Archer	Rays	16	26
27	Jon Lester	Cubs	22	32
28	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	35	31
29	Lance McCullers	Astros	28	28
30	Alex Wood	Dodgers	21	24
31	Masahiro Tanaka	Yankees	23	22
32	Garrett Richards	Angels	37	37
33	Robbie Ray	Diamondbacks	17	43
34	Jose Berrios	Twins	47	40
35	Patrick Corbin	Diamondbacks	61	15
36	Ross Stripling	Dodgers	92	94
37	Kenta Maeda	Dodgers	34	33
38	Luke Weaver	Cardinals	33	34
39	Trevor Bauer	Indians	46	38
40	Rick Porcello	Red Sox	51	39
41	Jameson Taillon	Pirates	43	41
42	Zack Godley	Diamondbacks	19	19
43	J.A. Happ	Blue Jays	63	36
44	Gio Gonzalez	Nationals	55	48
45	Jack Flaherty	Cardinals	85	68
46	Rich Hill	Dodgers	32	44
47	Joe Musgrove	Pirates	48	63
48	Johnny Cueto	Giants	31	46
49	Walker Buehler	Dodgers	113	77
50	Michael Wacha	Cardinals	54	62
51	Jon Gray	Rockies	36	47
52	Nick Pivetta	Phillies	146	59
53	Andrew Heaney	Angels	52	54
54	Luis Castillo	Reds	25	49
55	Marcus Stroman	Blue Jays	30	35
56	Tanner Roark	Nationals	59	57
57	Sonny Gray	Yankees	49	56
58	Sean Manaea	Athletics	66	42
59	Mike Clevinger	Indians	81	65
60	Dylan Bundy	Orioles	65	51
61	Cole Hamels	Rangers	57	67
62	Mike Foltynewicz	Braves	99	82
63	Aaron Sanchez	Blue Jays	53	50
64	Eduardo Rodriguez	Red Sox	78	72
65	Michael Fulmer	Tigers	60	55
66	Jake Odorizzi	Twins	62	61
67	Brandon McCarthy	Braves	64	60
68	Shane Bieber	Indians	219	NR
69	Chad Kuhl	Pirates	76	75
70	Kyle Gibson	Twins	168	74
71	Kevin Gausman	Orioles	50	70
72	Tyson Ross	Padres	186	85
73	Mike Soroka	Braves	236	71
74	Sean Newcomb	Braves	124	105
75	Tyler Skaggs	Angels	126	93
76	Carlos Rodon	White Sox	91	86
77	Fernando Romero	Twins	239	127
78	Luiz Gohara	Braves	70	58
79	Vince Velasquez	Phillies	94	103
80	Jordan Lyles	Padres	291	NR
81	Danny Duffy	Royals	71	81
82	Anthony DeSclafani	Reds	87	87
83	Jimmy Nelson	Brewers	109	98
84	Drew Pomeranz	Red Sox	69	76
85	Danny Salazar	Indians	40	52
86	Joey Lucchesi	Padres	199	69
87	Steven Matz	Mets	88	92
88	Brad Peacock	Astros	67	78
89	Dan Straily	Marlins	108	97
90	Nick Kingham	Pirates	184	73
91	Alex Reyes	Cardinals	95	90
92	Trevor Cahill	Athletics	120	112
93	Tyler Chatwood	Cubs	84	80
94	Nick Tropeano	Angels	102	96
95	Jordan Montgomery	Yankees	58	66
96	Jeremy Hellickson	Nationals	117	114
97	Ervin Santana	Twins	83	79
98	Julio Teheran	Braves	72	100
99	Junior Guerra	Brewers	140	107
100	Mike Montgomery	Cubs	80	109
101	Caleb Smith	Marlins	279	141
102	Felix Hernandez	Mariners	79	95
103	Daniel Mengden	Athletics	143	145
104	Jeff Samardzija	Giants	44	45
105	Lance Lynn	Twins	98	110
106	Alex Cobb	Orioles	82	102
107	Nathan Eovaldi	Rays	144	138
108	Chase Anderson	Brewers	68	84
109	Mike Leake	Mariners	97	121
110	Ivan Nova	Pirates	90	88
111	Seth Lugo	Mets	96	117
112	Tyler Glasnow	Pirates	107	120
113	Marco Estrada	Blue Jays	77	89
114	Jaime Barria	Angels	247	NR
115	Jake Junis	Royals	142	129
116	Tyler Mahle	Reds	119	104
117	Jake Faria	Rays	56	64
118	Mike Minor	Rangers	86	91
119	Steven Wright	Red Sox	125	131
120	Matt Andriese	Rays	112	123
121	Amir Garrett	Reds	132	119
122	Collin McHugh	Astros	118	133
123	Jason Vargas	Mets	115	113
124	Matt Koch	Diamondbacks	263	139
125	Frankie Montas	Athletics	182 RP	NR
126	Matt Boyd	Tigers	176	147
127	Zack Wheeler	Mets	154	128
128	Tyler Anderson	Rockies	89	108
129	Domingo German	Yankees	196	NR
130	CC Sabathia	Yankees	130	118
131	Marco Gonzales	Mariners	204	NR
132	Brock Stewart	Dodgers	100	125
133	Shelby Miller	Diamondbacks	224	NR
134	Michael Kopech	White Sox	220	150
135	Jhoulys Chacin	Brewers	149	NR
136	Yonny Chirinos	Rays	153	116
137	Reynaldo Lopez	White Sox	133	101
138	Andrew Triggs	Athletics	106	106
139	Trevor Williams	Pirates	148	137
140	Wade LeBlanc	Mariners	213	NR
141	Hyun-Jin Ryu	Dodgers	123	83
142	Jerad Eickhoff	Phillies	129	124
143	Chris Stratton	Giants	138	126
144	Austin Gomber	Cardinals	191	NR
145	Zach Davies	Brewers	93	115
146	Kendall Graveman	Athletics	104	130
147	Nate Karns	Royals	105	111
148	Yusmeiro Petit	Athletics	121	148
149	Clayton Richard	Padres	246	NR
150	Matt Harvey	Reds	75	NR
151	John Gant	Cardinals	167	NR
152	Erasmo Ramirez	Mariners	103	135
153	Sam Gaviglio	Blue Jays	351	NR
154	Jaime Garcia	Blue Jays	131	136
155	German Marquez	Rockies	127	143
156	Francisco Liriano	Tigers	145	140
157	Ryan Yarbrough	Rays	208	NR
158	Ian Kennedy	Royals	137	132
159	Trevor Richards	Marlins	158	NR
160	Brad Keller	Royals	394	NR

Dropping off: Matt Shoemaker (99th), Adam Wainwright (122nd), Jarlin Garcia (134th), Homer Bailey (144th), Lucas Giolito (146th), Francis Martes (149th)

• I was going to move Chris Archer back up a few spots this month, but the strained groin is giving me pause. If it proves to be nothing, he’d rank right around 20th.

• Walker Buehler would rank as a top-30 SP for the short term, but I still wonder how much of the second half he’ll spend in the rotation. Buehler pitched five innings after returning from Tommy John surgery in 2016 and 98 innings last year. He’s at 59 innings through 11 starts between Triple-A and the majors this year.

• Alex Reyes would have been ranked in the 60-65 range if not for the strained lat that appears likely to sideline him for at least a month. I’d expect him to pitch like a top-40 SP when healthy but given that he’s a youngster returning from Tommy John surgery, health and stamina were always going to be questions.