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Yankees Stack the Best Rotation and Bullpen

AUGUST 18, 2026

The best staffs and arms in the game right now, by team ERA and our form score.

It's a pitching day, and one team shows up twice. The Yankees now own the best rotation by starter ERA and the second-best bullpen, a rare double. Up top the arms belong to Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski, still in a league of his own.

Best rotation

Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.

New York leads the rotation board at a 3.38 ERA, a nose ahead of Detroit at 3.43; the Brewers sit third at 3.44 with the best WHIP of the group at 1.09.

Best bullpens

Bullpen ERA — relievers only. Lower is better.

Boston still runs the sturdiest relief corps at a 2.95 ERA, with the Yankees right behind at 3.07 to lock down their second appearance among the leaders.

Green on the mound

Top arms by form — our 0–100 pitching score from ERA & WHIP. A shimmer means a historic pace (sub-2.00 ERA, sub-1.00 WHIP).

Turning it around

Pitchers whose form — our 0–100 score from ERA & WHIP — climbed most this week.

Cade Cavalli was the week's lone climber on the form board, up five points to 61 — modest, but the only arm trending up when everyone else held or slipped.

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Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.