San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell is pitching like a two-time Cy Young winner these days, and a recent ranking of starting pitchers proves it.

The more interesting piece of the puzzle was the gap between Snell and his teammates and how losing him in free agency could put San Francisco in a really tight spot.

The Athletic recently ranked the Top 150 starting pitchers in baseball, an exercise it goes through at various times during the season. With the final month approaching, Snell is among the best in baseball.

These rankings had Snell at No. 12, up from No. 24.

The site used a number of stats, including Stuff+, future projections, strikeout-minus-walk rate, recent performances and the expected future schedule for the final month.