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Complete SP Rankings: Week 8

Brian Creagh ranks all starting pitchers slated to throw in Week 8

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Made some updates to the SSS Matrix - there will be 3 versions of the matrix from now one. The first will be the same as the original, the next two will be split out by righty/lefty splits. Because the sample size still isn't that large (especially for righties) and because teams haven't all played roughly the same amount of games against lefties, I decided to change the x-axis to Runs per Plate Appearance for the second and third matrices. I feel this gives a better indicator of a team's success against a specific handedness then from just using Runs. Feel free to make any additional suggestions in the comments or on twitter (@BrianCreagh)

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Rank

Player

First Opponent

Opponent

Second Opponent

Opponent

1

Clayton Kershaw

Yovani Gallardo

@MIL

Shelby Miller

LAD

2

Cliff Lee

Kevin Slowey

@MIA

3

Stephen Strasburg

Matt Cain

@SF

4

Adam Wainwright

Edinson Volquez

@SD

5

Shelby Miller

Jason Marquis

@SD

Clayton Kershaw

@LAD

6

Jake Peavy

Ricky Nolasco

CHW

7

Madison Bumgarner

Gio Gonzalez

SF

8

Matt Harvey

Mat Latos

NYM

9

Yu Darvish

Dan Straily

TEX

10

Felix Hernandez

Derek Holland

SEA

11

Justin Verlander

Ubaldo Jimenez

@CLE

12

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

@TB

13

Anibal Sanchez

Pedro Hernandez

DET

14

Jordan Zimmermann

Kyle Kendrick

WAS

15

James Shields

Jordan Lyles

@HOU

16

Cole Hamels

Alex Sanabia

@MIA

Ross Detwiler

@WAS

17

Clay Buchholz

Chris Sale

@CHW

18

Jon Lester

Dylan Axelrod

@CHW

Scott Kazmir

BOS

19

Gio Gonzalez

Madison Bumgarner

@SF

20

Mat Latos

Matt Harvey

@NYM

21

Zack Greinke

Hiram Burgos

@MIL

22

Kris Medlen

Jeremy Hefner

@NYM

23

Johnny Cueto

Shaun Marcum

@NYM

Matt Garza

CIN

24

Max Scherzer

Corey Kluber

@CLE

Mike Pelfrey

DET

25

Chris Sale

Clay Buchholz

CHW

26

Derek Holland

Felix Hernandez

@SEA

27

Trevor Cahill

Jorge de la Rosa

@COL

28

A.J. Burnett

Marco Estrada

@MIL

29

Matt Moore

CC Sabathia

TB

30

Mike Minor

Dillon Gee

@NYM

31

Homer Bailey

Travis Wood

CIN

32

Patrick Corbin

Jon Garland

@COL

Jason Marquis

ARI

33

Matt Cain

Stephen Strasburg

SF

34

C.J. Wilson

Brandon Maurer

LAA

35

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Wily Peralta

@MIL

36

Kyle Lohse

Jeff Locke

MIL

37

Yovani Gallardo

Clayton Kershaw

MIL

Wandy Rodriguez

MIL

38

Jeff Samardzija

Francisco Liriano

@PIT

39

Hiroki Kuroda

Jason Hammel

@BAL

40

Alex Cobb

Ramon Ortiz

@TOR

41

Lance Lynn

Chris Capuano

@LAD

42

Doug Fister

Kevin Correia

DET

43

Justin Masterson

John Lackey

@BOS

44

Ryan Dempster

Zach McAllister

BOS

45

Paul Maholm

Vance Worley

ATL

46

Jeremy Guthrie

Dallas Keuchel

@HOU

Tommy Hanson

KC

47

A.J. Griffin

Lucas Harrell

@HOU

48

Ian Kennedy

Jhoulys Chacin

@COL

49

Jeremy Hellickson

Mark Buehrle

@TOR

50

Brandon McCarthy

Eric Stults

ARI

51

Jarrod Parker

Nick Tepesch

@TEX

52

Marco Estrada

A.J. Burnett

MIL

53

Travis Wood

Homer Bailey

@CIN

54

Hisashi Iwakuma

Scott Kazmir

@CLE

Josh Lindblom

SEA

55

Phil Hughes

Freddy Garcia

@BAL

56

R.A. Dickey

Chris Tillman

TOR

57

Chris Tillman

R.A. Dickey

@TOR

58

Zach McAllister

Ryan Dempster

@BOS

59

Scott Feldman

Bronson Arroyo

@CIN

60

Hector Santiago

Tom Koehler

CHW

61

Bronson Arroyo

Scott Feldman

CIN

62

Jason Hammel

Hiroki Kuroda

BAL

63

Ricky Nolasco

Jake Peavy

@CHW

64

Dan Straily

Yu Darvish

@TEX

65

Tim Hudson

Mike Pelfrey

ATL

66

John Lackey

Justin Masterson

BOS

67

Edwin Jackson

Jeanmar Gomez

@PIT

68

Ross Detwiler

Cole Hamels

WAS

69

Wade Miley

Andrew Cashner

ARI

70

Andrew Cashner

Wade Miley

@ARI

71

Jose Quintana

Felix Doubront

CHW

72

Wandy Rodriguez

Matt Garza

PIT

Yovani Gallardo

@MIL

73

Jon Niese

Mike Leake

NYM

74

Wade Davis

Bud Norris

@HOU

Jerome Williams

KC

75

Ervin Santana

Joe Blanton

KC

76

Jake Odorizzi

Chad Jenkins

@TOR

77

Tim Lincecum

Tyler Chatwood

SF

78

Dan Haren

Jonathan Pettibone

WAS

79

Tommy Milone

Erik Bedard

@HOU

80

Mike Leake

Jon Niese

@NYM

81

Rick Porcello

Scott Diamond

DET

82

Matt Garza

Wandy Rodriguez

@PIT

Johnny Cueto

@CIN

83

John Gast

Matt Magill

@LAD

84

Barry Zito

Juan Nicasio

SF

85

Joe Kelly

Burch Smith

@SD

86

Felix Doubront

Jose Quintana

@CHW

Corey Kluber

BOS

87

Juan Nicasio

Barry Zito

@SF

88

Jonathan Pettibone

Dan Haren

@WAS

89

Julio Teheran

Kevin Correia

ATL

Shaun Marcum

@NYM

90

Scott Kazmir

Hisashi Iwakuma

CLE

Jon Lester

@BOS

91

Nick Tepesch

Jarrod Parker

TEX

92

Brandon Maurer

C.J. Wilson

@LAA

93

Bud Norris

Wade Davis

HOU

94

Dylan Axelrod

Jon Lester

CHW

Alex Sanabia

CHW

95

Jeff Locke

Kyle Lohse

@MIL

96

Dillon Gee

Mike Minor

NYM

97

Ryan Vogelsong

Zach Duke

SF

Jon Garland

SF

98

Kevin Slowey

Cliff Lee

MIA

99

Kyle Kendrick

Jordan Zimmermann

@WAS

100

Burch Smith

Joe Kelly

SD

101

Jorge de la Rosa

Trevor Cahill

COL

102

Tom Koehler

Hector Santiago

@CHW

103

Joe Blanton

Ervin Santana

@KC

104

Shaun Marcum

Johnny Cueto

NYM

Julio Teheran

NYM

105

Brandon Morrow

Jair Jurrjens

TOR

106

Justin Grimm

Joe Saunders

@SEA

107

Bartolo Colon

Josh Lindblom

@TEX

Dallas Keuchel

@HOU

108

Aaron Harang

Jerome Williams

@LAA

109

Roberto Hernandez

David Phelps

TB

110

Ubaldo Jimenez

Justin Verlander

CLE

111

David Phelps

Roberto Hernandez

@TB

112

Mark Buehrle

Jeremy Hellickson

TOR

113

Francisco Liriano

Jeff Samardzija

PIT

114

Jason Vargas

Luis Mendoza

@KC

115

Vance Worley

Paul Maholm

@ATL

116

Wily Peralta

Hyun-Jin Ryu

MIL

117

Corey Kluber

Max Scherzer

CLE

Felix Doubront

@BOS

118

Jhoulys Chacin

Ian Kennedy

COL

119

Kevin Correia

Julio Teheran

@ATL

Doug Fister

@DET

120

Lucas Harrell

A.J. Griffin

HOU

121

Tommy Hanson

Jeremy Guthrie

@KC

122

Edinson Volquez

Adam Wainwright

SD

123

Eric Stults

Brandon McCarthy

@ARI

124

Mike Pelfrey

Tim Hudson

@ATL

Max Scherzer

@DET

125

Joe Saunders

Justin Grimm

SEA

126

Jeremy Hefner

Kris Medlen

NYM

127

Vidal Nuno

Miguel Gonzalez

@BAL

128

Freddy Garcia

Phil Hughes

BAL

Chad Jenkins

@TOR

129

Luis Mendoza

Jason Vargas

KC

130

Jeanmar Gomez

Edwin Jackson

PIT

131

Jon Garland

Patrick Corbin

COL

Ryan Vogelsong

@SF

132

Scott Diamond

Rick Porcello

@DET

133

Erik Bedard

Tommy Milone

HOU

134

Matt Magill

John Gast

LAD

135

Alex Sanabia

Cole Hamels

MIA

Dylan Axelrod

@CHW

136

Jerome Williams

Aaron Harang

LAA

Wade Davis

@KC

137

Chris Capuano

Lance Lynn

LAD

138

Jordan Lyles

James Shields

HOU

139

Hiram Burgos

Zack Greinke

MIL

140

Dallas Keuchel

Jeremy Guthrie

HOU

Bartolo Colon

HOU

141

Chad Jenkins

Freddy Garcia

TOR

Jake Odorizzi

TOR

142

Josh Lindblom

Bartolo Colon

TEX

Hisashi Iwakuma

@SEA

143

Miguel Gonzalez

Vidal Nuno

BAL

Ramon Ortiz

@TOR

144

Ramon Ortiz

Alex Cobb

TOR

Miguel Gonzalez

TOR

145

Tyler Chatwood

Tim Lincecum

@SF

146

Zach Duke

Ryan Vogelsong

@SF

147

Jair Jurrjens

Brandon Morrow

@TOR

148

Pedro Hernandez

Anibal Sanchez

@DET

149

Jason Marquis

Shelby Miller

SD

Patrick Corbin

@ARI