The match ups and data you see below were pulled Sunday morning. The data is for the 2015 season. Please be aware the match ups are subject to change. If you have any questions about the rankings hit me up Twitter @MattCommins

These are rankings for the entire week so I give the edge to a lot of fantasy pitchers who pitch twice. Also, the rankings are based on traditional 5×5 categories. I also provide write-ups for a few pitchers. My hope is after you read them you have a better understanding of why I ranked them.

Johnny Cueto is going to miss today’s (Sunday, May 24) start due to elbow soreness. According to Mark Sheldon he’s only going to miss one start and he could have pitched today, but just not at 100 percent. Any time you hear elbow soreness and pitcher in the same sentence it’s never a good thing. The injury and the potential he misses more than one start is the reason why I ranked him lower than he should be.

With Doug Fister on the DL Tanner Roark, not A.J. Cole is going to get Fister’s spot in the rotation. Roark has not thrown more than 50 pitches this year so I have to assume he’ll only throw 80-90 pitches in his first start. If Fister misses a substantial amount of time and Roark were to say in the rotation the rest of the year then he’s a top 50 starting pitcher because of the win potential and underlying stats.

I wrote about Carlos Rodon and Drew Hutchison at Baseball Professor. Hutchison is a two-start pitcher this week and has two slightly above average matchups (home to the White Sox and at the Twins). If he was only starting at the Twins he would be ranked 10-15 spots higher because of the pitcher friendly ballpark.

Mike Bolsinger’s ERA and WHIP are very deceiving, but that does not mean you should automatically overlook what he’s done so far. He’s a ground ball pitcher who does not throw hard so his margin for error is smaller, but he’s still pitching on one of the top five best teams in baseball and is very valuable in quality starts leagues. The Cardinals matchup is not as it seems. In the month of May they are only 17th in the majors in wOBA against righties.

The Padres offense has been very hit or miss this year, which is very similar to the offense last year. In the past month they are last in the majors in wOBA against left handed pitching, which appears to bode well for Francisco Liriano’s start in San Diego. However, since their best hitters are all right-handed hitters I would think twice before I put Liriano in my lineup.

I love how the Orioles are giving Mike Wright another start. I saw his Major League debut and I was impressed and surprised. The scouting reports said his fastball was 92-94 mph, but his first pitch was 98 mph. Not only did he reach that velocity once, he hit 96-plus multiple times throughout the game. He’s more a ground baller because he throws a two-seamer that sits 91-94 and only throws the hard four-seam fastball when he needs it. What impressed the most about his start was he threw any of his pitches regardless of the count, which is a sign he has confidence in his command. At this point he’s better than Miguel Gonzalez, Bud Norris and (sadly) Chris Tillman and I hope he gets a long look in the rotation. His OFP (overall future potential) is good number three real life starter. Sadly, his future depends on how well Wright pitches again against the White Sox. If he struggles, he will most likely get sent back to Triple-A.