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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 31st, 2026

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July 31, 2026

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 30th, 2026

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July 30, 2026
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  • Pérez not only keeps dropping gems, but super gems! He has 4 straight QS, going 7 IP in two of ’em and allowing a total of 5 ER across 26 IP. He has come out of the other end of that injury looking as good as ever.
  • I gave Hancock the full reco at LAD so I’m definitely doing the same for Miller, who has been even better. Hancock was just OK at 5 IP/3 ER/5 Ks with 9 base runners. Miller has been hit in 2 of 3, both of the road, underscoring his gaudy venue-based ERA split: 0.95 at home | 4.02 on the road. He still has a healthy 18% K-BB and 1.14 WHIP on the road so even if we get a baseline QS (6 IP/3 ER), we’d be happy.
  • Burke has had a wonderful season that has hit another level in the summer with an electric K% surge over his L11: 2.49 ERA/1.04 WHIP/24% K-BB, powered by a 33% K rate.
  • I don’t think I’m sitting Gray at ATH as he’s just been so good this year. I’m trying not to let Sandoval’s gem influence me (5 IP/2 ER/7 Ks) and instead leaning on Gray for his merit.
  • Ray is running super hot right now, posting a 1.04 ERA in his L7 despite his WHIP being even higher at 1.18 and a truly poor K-BB of just 9%. That said, SDP doesn’t seem like the team to issue him some regression on those paltry skills so he remains firmly entrenched in the rotation.
  • Sasaki and Weathers seem to be Gem or Dud every time with no rhyme or reason to which is coming when. 
  • Woo in for Miller and his home/road splits are enough to pull outta this entirely for me. 
  • Eovaldi out with Cole Winn opening & Marco Gonzales (yes, that one!) following! 

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – July 29th, 2026

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July 29, 2026

Thanks for coming out!

1:18

Paul Sporer: Pardon my lateness!! I had a commitment that was well-timed to get me home right in time for the chat assuming no delays… big assumption! Anyway, I’m here now and we can push past 2 pm CT to cover.
1:20

JoeG414: Good Afternoon Paul.  12T Roto Yahoo yearly Innings limit. Wesneski on the IL as a stash. If he pitches well today , activate him for next week / drop Baz.. Or is Clay Holmes a better stash. Thanks
1:23

Paul Sporer: I love Wesneski, but I think Holmes is the better stash. Wes has looked great in his rehab and he might be one of those guys gets through the summer right after TJ (as with Bradish last year) without showing the standard inconsistency of TJ returners. I’m skeptical, though, just bc so few TJ returners pull the Bradish run (and his was 6 starts, this is 2+ mos. so it’s not even a great comp anyway as we saw w/time at the outset of this year that Bradish suffered through many standard TJ return issues). Holmes has pitched and pitched well this year and I think he can be even more exciting if he’s traded.
1:23

henrywilson: Hey Paul! As a Tigers fan, do you think Skubal will be shipped out?

Even as a Red Sox fan, I would really love to see the Rays push some chips in and go get him.
1:27

Paul Sporer: If they hold on today and then sweep tomorrow, I really don’t see it as they’d be leapfrogging their nearest competitor and could be 1 gm out depending on how others in front of them do. It is tough not to see them as the best team in the AL cluster. Maybe 2nd to Seattle, who are also underachieving. I know there’s a risk of getting just the comp pick for Skubal but I’m not gonna be mad if they polish off this series (it’s feeling good at 7-0… btw, I originally mixed up the gm count and though yesterday was game 1 of the set — today it he rubber match) and then go out to ATH and take 2 of 3 and keep Skubal for the push.

They didn’t just hit a 2-wk streak, they’ve been one of the best goin since June 1st, that’s almost as much time as they were shitty. And truly, only May was bad (6-22). Anyway, long way to say, keep him!! Barring a meltdown here that leads to like 4-5 straight Ls, ride w/him & add pieces!!
1:27

JoeG414: Follow up.    Wesneski- if pitches well today ) or Baz ?

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 29th, 2026

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July 29, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

  • Pardon me on a few straight morning posts instead of late night. I hit the movies for first time in quite some time last night so I was home late & crashed. We’ll get back on track w/the posts up at night even if the commentary comes in the morning.

3-x

  • It’s been a rough month for Webb, starting with a Coors Dud followed by one bad inning in each of his L3 despite going at least 6 in all of them. This all comes after a truly brilliant June (.71 ERA) and I’m just not moved to take him out of any lineups, even with a tough matchup against MIL.
  • I definitely didn’t see Hancock becoming an unquestioned must start arm this year and yet, he’s resided there for most of the year. He could soon be traded, but it likely won’t be by today’s game so if this is his last start as a Mariner, hopefully he can go out with a bang!
  • Drohan ate his first Dud of the year, allowing 5 ER to COL at home which is tough, but he’s been found money for fantasy managers so we can afford him a bad one even in a great matchup.
  • Seymour’s ERA (4.64) has kept him from being an unquestioned waiver wire gem. However, since he’s been stretched out into a starter (or full-outing-follower, as he’ll get an Opener again today for the second straight start after four traditional ones), he has 4.27 ERA/1.02 WHIP/24% K-BB. I’ll gladly take an elevated ERA for the elite WHIP and fantastic supporting skills.

2-x

  • 3 interesting lefties populating the 2-x tier today, all of whom could drop 7 scoreless or be out in the 3rd inning with 5-6 runs on their ledger. Sure, that probably describes most pitchers on a given day, but these three have been particularly volatile which keeps them from being rotation locks.

1-x

  • Martin still has strong season long numbers, powered by an MLB-best 0.5 HR9, but two mega Duds in June (6 ER at MIN, 9 at NYY) have dimmed confidence in him. He has a less awful 4.02 ERA in his L6 since that June Swoon, but paired with a 1.51 WHIP and meager 3% K-BB, we have to be a lot more selective about his starts. I’m not fully out on a start v. the hobbled Yankees, he just far from the set-it-and-forget guy he had become for a time.
  • Yesavage simply hasn’t broken out as many thought he could this year and I have no problem skipping starts v. WAS with just about any non-ace so I’m fine skipping him here.
  • AJSS and Wesneski are both debuting off major injuries so while I really like both long-term, my expectations for today and even the remainder of this season are tempered. We’ve seen guys pop off upon return showing few ill effects from their injuries (remember Kyle Bradish last year?) so I’m not ignoring them on the FA landscape, just being very realistic about the extremely wide range of potential outcomes for guys like this.
  • A rare Rockies reco as Hughes catches the putrid SDP lineup on the road. He’s been solid in four starts, three in Coors, so I’m happy to take some road shots and might even consider a Coors start in right matchup.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 28th, 2026

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July 28, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

 

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 27th, 2026

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July 27, 2026

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  • I just rebuilt the board since Cole was switched out for Fried in addition to the Chandler/Keller switch.
  • Thornton has been strong in 4 starts with at least 6 IP in the last 3. The Mets stink hasn’t infected him yet.
  • It’s been a rollercoaster, but if you just held your way through Bradish’s ups and downs, you’ve gotten 20 starts of 3.49 ERA/1.32 WHIP with 110 Ks and 7 Ws. I won’t pretend that WHIP isn’t painful and he’s still not paying off the Top 25 SP price tag he had at the draft table but he’s certainly not sinking your season.
  • Montero returned to the rotation with a gem in Wrigley (5.3 IP/1 ER/8 Ks!) and his .229 BABIP seemingly has some regression coming, but we’ve been saying that all year and he just keeps plugging along. His weekend trip to ATH could be a major regression start so let’s be careful with that one.
  • Ureña, like Montero, is running super hot with skills that don’t really support his tiny ERA (10% K-BB, 2.78 ERA) but we have seen more consistent bat-missing lately with 42 Ks in his last 43 IP. Similar to Montero, he also has a tougher matchup on the weekend (v. MIL) that make the weekly play a bit of a tougher choice.
  • Chandler’s lack of control makes him risky regardless of matchup, but I do like that he’s facing an ARI team that has struggled vR all year. It’s Keller, not Chandler… and I’m probably a bit less interested in Keller, but I can still see against this ARI offense. Y’all know I’m not the biggest Keller fan, though.
  • Rocker and Sproat have been maddeningly inconsistent and likely will remain so this year. Rocker has weirdly been better on the road despite TEX being a great spot to pitch. Sproat, meanwhile, gets a trip to SFG which is always a nice spot but he brings a measure of risk every time out.
  • Peterson & Perez are mostly full week plays for me as I’d take on their 2-steps in medium or deeper leagues. Neither inspire a ton of confidence, especially for a one-off start, but getting the pair in a weekly setup increases my interest in them.
  • Schultz gets an NYY team that is 30th vL in the last month, so don’t let that Judge-infused full season 9th ranking mislead you here. They can still clip a guy even without Judge, but this is exactly the kind of spot where you can stream a Schultz type.
  • Imai’s Duds have consistently erased his good starts every time he strings a couple together. I still think we run him in a decent number of spots against this LAA offense, but we’ve seen clearly this year that matchup doesn’t matter for him. When he’s on, he can get anyone and when he’s off, he’s susceptible against any team.
  • Scherzer and Kelly head on the road for remarkably difficult matchups while Perkins is just unusable in his home park (7.41 ERA/1.56 WHIP). I can’t find spots for any of ’em.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1524 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 18

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July 24, 2026

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Starting Pitcher 2026 Fantasy Rankings Update #3 – July 24th, 2026

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July 24, 2026
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  • I don’t rank longer term injury guys, but I did squeeze Ranger Suarez and Connor Prielipp back in as both are tracking to be back this weekend or very soon after.
  • I’ll be adding comments to each tier over the rest of the weekend and happy to answer any questions or comments below!
  • Zac Thornton added Saturday morning. Just accidentally left off, I like him.

Aces

The cream of the crop. The pitchers who never come out of the rotation regardless of matchup.
Aces
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
1 Tarik Skubal DET SP – 7 $42
2 Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP –
3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD SP ▲5
4 Cam Schlittler NYY SP ▼1
5 Paul Skenes PIT SP ▼4 10 $36
6 Zack Wheeler PHI SP ▲4 110 $31
7 Cristopher Sánchez PHI SP ▼2 25 $31
8 Chris Sale ATL SP ▼2 39 $31
9 Jacob deGrom TEX SP – 50 $25
10 Dylan Cease TOR SP ▲10 75 $22
11 Chase Burns CIN SP ▼4 110 $15
12 Drew Rasmussen TBR SP ▲3 132 $16
13 Max Fried NYY SP – 50 $20
14 Hunter Greene CIN SP ▲60 444 $19
15 Logan Gilbert SEA SP ▲8 37 $24

Aces Commentary

  • With Miz being managed, Skubal returns to the top spot, especially after Skubal put up 9 Ks in 4 of his L5 outings.
  • I expanded the Ace tier and popped Greene back in there even after just three starts. He was bumpy in his season debut but then 2 gems since, including 12 Ks v. CHC.
  • Same with Fried returning to the Ace tier really quick, but I don’t think he needs to earn his way back in. When healthy, he’s an Ace who never leaves the rotation.
  • Much was made of a couple turbulent starts for Skenes. He looked a lot more like himself in the last couple with 15 Ks and 3 BB in 12.3 IP.

Must Start

These guys are essentially fantasy aces in their own right. Cutting them would take months (barring injury) and benching would be remarkably rare (waning skills for multiple starts + inj. concern could result in skipping a start)
Must Start
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
16 Jesús Luzardo PHI SP ▲1 71 $25
17 Joe Ryan MIN SP ▼4 79 $21
18 Gerrit Cole NYY SP ▲3 233 $14
19 Bryan Woo SEA SP ▼8 35 $20
20 Nolan McLean NYM SP ▼1 87 $13
21 Gavin Williams CLE SP ▼7 145 $15
22 Bryce Miller SEA SP ▲12 342 $7
23 Sonny Gray BOS SP ▲16 138 $11
24 Eury Pérez MIA SP – 79 $8
25 Troy Melton DET SP ▲34
26 Payton Tolle BOS SP ▼1 673 $7
27 George Kirby SEA SP ▼5 65 $18
28 Justin Wrobleski LAD SP ▲26
29 Braxton Ashcraft PIT SP ▼1
30 Logan Webb SFG SP ▼1 57 $22
31 Shane McClanahan TBR SP ▼13 183 $14
32 Hunter Brown HOU SP – 36 $16
33 Nathan Eovaldi TEX SP ▼9 133 $15
34 Parker Messick CLE SP ▼14
35 Logan Henderson MIL SP –

Must Start Commentary

  • Cole’s had a few ill-timed HRs since his last two starts, but he looks completely dialed in with his stuff and I have all the confidence in him. That Cam-Cole-Fried top 3 is insane.
  • I was scared about Pérez and actually cut him in my Main Event which definitely stings now that he’s back and dominating. The tough part of no IL spots is how long you want to block off that reserve spot and I was concerned this would be a multi-month absence. Since returning from his 27-day layoff: 1.24 ERA/0.79 WHIP/22% K-BB. Whoops.
  • Wrobleski rode a skills tightrope for months, posting excellent results despite an outright terrible 15% K% through his first 12 outings. Everything has come together over his L5 with a 1.90 ERA/0.94 WHIP and most importantly a 23% K-BB. He has at least 7 Ks in each of his L3 including dialing up 11 in Sacramento!
  • I love Brown in general and still have a hard time sitting him anywhere as he’s just 8 starts into his season, but I had to bring him way down in the rankings. The BB% explosion to 16% has saddled him with an untenable 1.45 WHIP. Impressively, his ERA is a palatable 4.05 despite the influx of free bases yielded. I’d like to get to ~12-14 starts before making any drastic moves. I’m at least sticking with him for the upcoming TEX and TOR starts.
  • Is Ashcraft unraveling or just hitting a blip where the schedule gets the best of him (struggles at PHI, v. MIL, and at NYY aren’t exactly cause for concern even with PHI’s lagging offense and NYY being without Judge)? He still mixed in a gem at one of the hottest offenses in baseball during this run (5.7 IP/2 ER/7 Ks/2 BB at WAS). The HRs are concerning and a key driver behind these troubles. I’m willing to bet blip over fraud check and as such, I will stand by him as a rotation lock.

Usually Start

Splitting hairs a bit here, but this is a smaller group between must starts and team streamers. You’re looking for reasons to start them and need a very strong reason to bench them.
Usually Start
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
36 Kevin Gausman TOR SP ▼20 113 $9
37 Foster Griffin WAS SP ▲36 $7
38 Christian Scott NYM SP ▲18
39 Emmet Sheehan LAD SP ▼2 111 $7
40 Jared Jones PIT SP ▲15
41 Ranger Suarez BOS SP ▲10 184 $14
42 Casey Mize DET SP – 290 $8
43 Griffin Jax TBR SP ▲63 149 $6
44 Kyle Bradish BAL SP ▼3 73 $8
45 Reid Detmers LAA SP ▲5 350 $9
46 Sean Burke CHW SP ▲18
47 Sandy Alcantara MIA SP ▲25 145 $5
48 Framber Valdez DET SP ▼22 81 $9
49 Emerson Hancock SEA SP ▼11 733 $1
50 Taj Bradley MIN SP ▲2 492 $2
51 Shota Imanaga CHC SP ▼5
52 Michael King SDP SP ▼20 130 $7
53 Ryan Weathers NYY SP ▼26 233 $2
54 Landen Roupp SFG SP ▼14
55 Joey Cantillo CLE SP ▲28
56 Matthew Boyd CHC SP – 213 $8
57 José Soriano LAA SP ▼21 322 $6
58 MacKenzie Gore TEX SP ▲3 165 $11
59 Shane Drohan MIL SP ▲11
60 Ian Seymour TBR SP –
61 Will Warren NYY SP ▼31
62 Robbie Ray SFG SP ▲7 166 -$2
63 Cade Cavalli WAS SP ▼3 305 $8

Team Streamer

These are elevated streamers where you don’t necessarily run every start, but they hit the bench when they’re not playing because they’re too talented to throw back on the wire.
Team Streamer
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
64 Trevor Rogers BAL SP ▲16 146 $1
65 Zac Thornton NYM SP –
66 Peter Lambert HOU SP ▲34 -$6
67 Michael Wacha KCR SP ▲1 609 -$2
68 Walbert Ureña LAA SP ▲7
69 Jake Bennett BOS SP –
70 Freddy Peralta NYM SP ▼28 56 $9
71 Brandon Sproat MIL SP ▲47
72 Shane Baz BAL SP ▲22 187 $1
73 Gage Jump ATH SP ▲15
74 Nick Martinez TBR SP ▲23 738 -$1
75 Robert Gasser MIL SP ▲40
76 Andrew Abbott CIN SP ▼2 222 -$3
77 Tanner Bibee CLE SP ▲12 189 $6
78 Davis Martin CHW SP ▼29 $1
79 Connor Prielipp MIN SP ▼13 -$1
80 Tatsuya Imai HOU SP ▲10
81 Trey Yesavage TOR SP ▼37 194 $2
82 Dean Kremer BAL SP – -$2
83 Roki Sasaki LAD SP ▼18
84 Patrick Sandoval BOS SP – -$5
85 Noah Schultz CHW SP –
86 Luis Castillo SEA SP ▲13 171 $5
87 Keider Montero DET SP ▲15
88 Dustin May STL SP ▼12 415 $9
89 Noah Cameron KCR SP ▼5
90 Brandon Young BAL SP ▲19
91 Michael McGreevy STL SP ▲25
92 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI SP ▼13 738 -$4
93 Janson Junk MIA SP – -$3
94 Spencer Arrighetti HOU SP ▼41
95 Seth Lugo KCR SP ▼18 493 -$6
96 Hunter Dobbins STL SP –
97 Zebby Matthews MIN SP ▼12
98 Spencer Miles TOR SP –

Standard Streamer

Pretty straightforward one here – just your typical streamers.
Standard Streamer
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
99 Bailey Ober MIN SP – 494 $1
100 Reynaldo López ATL SP – 303 $2
101 Sean Manaea NYM SP ▼34 423 $1
102 Eric Lauer LAD SP ▲45 721 -$13
103 Anthony Kay CHW SP ▲8 718 -$10
104 Brandon Pfaadt ARI SP – 589 $1
105 Aaron Nola PHI SP ▼10 206 $4
106 Brady Singer CIN SP ▲15 388 -$5
107 Bubba Chandler PIT SP ▼16
108 Slade Cecconi CLE SP ▲4 585 -$4
109 Ronel Blanco HOU SP – -$3
110 JP Sears SDP SP – -$5
111 Kumar Rocker TEX SP ▼7
112 Colin Rea CHC SP ▼14 748 -$6
113 Andre Pallante STL SP – -$5
114 Kyle Leahy STL SP ▲22 734 -$2
115 Walker Buehler SDP SP ▲10 741 -$9
116 Andrew Alvarez WAS SP ▼6
117 Shane Bieber TOR SP – 474 $3
118 Kohl Drake ARI SP –
119 Martín Pérez ATL SP ▼2 -$7
120 Luinder Avila KCR SP ▼36
121 Tyler Mahle SFG SP ▲6 323 $0
122 Jack Perkins ATH SP –
123 Mitch Keller PIT SP ▼9 519 -$2
124 Grant Holmes ATL SP ▼16

Lottery Ticket

Just trying to lucky…
Lottery Ticket
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
125 Merrill Kelly ARI SP ▼29 284 -$6
126 Bryce Elder ATL SP ▼68 741 -$6
127 David Peterson CHC SP – 452 $7
128 Jameson Taillon CHC SP ▲6 504 -$6
129 Zack Littell WAS SP – 709 -$9
130 Randy Vásquez SDP SP ▼49 721 -$10
131 Jeffrey Springs ATH SP ▼38 722 -$9
132 Jacob Lopez ATH SP – 409 -$8
133 Kendry Rojas MIN SP –
134 Rhett Lowder CIN SP ▼4 552 -$8
135 Tyler Phillips MIA SP ▲5
136 Griffin Canning SDP SP ▼17 -$8
137 Erick Fedde CHW SP – -$17
138 Ryan Johnson LAA SP ▼6
139 Ryan Gusto MIA SP ▼19
140 Mitch Bratt ARI SP ▼39

Full Rankings Without Tiers

No tiers. Just the rankings.
Full Rankings Without Tiers
Rank Name Team Pos Change ADP $
1 Tarik Skubal DET SP – 7 $42
2 Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP –
3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD SP ▲5
4 Cam Schlittler NYY SP ▼1
5 Paul Skenes PIT SP ▼4 10 $36
6 Zack Wheeler PHI SP ▲4 110 $31
7 Cristopher Sánchez PHI SP ▼2 25 $31
8 Chris Sale ATL SP ▼2 39 $31
9 Jacob deGrom TEX SP – 50 $25
10 Dylan Cease TOR SP ▲10 75 $22
11 Chase Burns CIN SP ▼4 110 $15
12 Drew Rasmussen TBR SP ▲3 132 $16
13 Max Fried NYY SP – 50 $20
14 Hunter Greene CIN SP ▲60 444 $19
15 Logan Gilbert SEA SP ▲8 37 $24
16 Jesús Luzardo PHI SP ▲1 71 $25
17 Joe Ryan MIN SP ▼4 79 $21
18 Gerrit Cole NYY SP ▲3 233 $14
19 Bryan Woo SEA SP ▼8 35 $20
20 Nolan McLean NYM SP ▼1 87 $13
21 Gavin Williams CLE SP ▼7 145 $15
22 Bryce Miller SEA SP ▲12 342 $7
23 Sonny Gray BOS SP ▲16 138 $11
24 Eury Pérez MIA SP – 79 $8
25 Troy Melton DET SP ▲34
26 Payton Tolle BOS SP ▼1 673 $7
27 George Kirby SEA SP ▼5 65 $18
28 Justin Wrobleski LAD SP ▲26
29 Braxton Ashcraft PIT SP ▼1
30 Logan Webb SFG SP ▼1 57 $22
31 Shane McClanahan TBR SP ▼13 183 $14
32 Hunter Brown HOU SP – 36 $16
33 Nathan Eovaldi TEX SP ▼9 133 $15
34 Parker Messick CLE SP ▼14
35 Logan Henderson MIL SP –
36 Kevin Gausman TOR SP ▼20 113 $9
37 Foster Griffin WAS SP ▲36 $7
38 Christian Scott NYM SP ▲18
39 Emmet Sheehan LAD SP ▼2 111 $7
40 Jared Jones PIT SP ▲15
41 Ranger Suarez BOS SP ▲10 184 $14
42 Casey Mize DET SP – 290 $8
43 Griffin Jax TBR SP ▲63 149 $6
44 Kyle Bradish BAL SP ▼3 73 $8
45 Reid Detmers LAA SP ▲5 350 $9
46 Sean Burke CHW SP ▲18
47 Sandy Alcantara MIA SP ▲25 145 $5
48 Framber Valdez DET SP ▼22 81 $9
49 Emerson Hancock SEA SP ▼11 733 $1
50 Taj Bradley MIN SP ▲2 492 $2
51 Shota Imanaga CHC SP ▼5
52 Michael King SDP SP ▼20 130 $7
53 Ryan Weathers NYY SP ▼26 233 $2
54 Landen Roupp SFG SP ▼14
55 Joey Cantillo CLE SP ▲28
56 Matthew Boyd CHC SP – 213 $8
57 José Soriano LAA SP ▼21 322 $6
58 MacKenzie Gore TEX SP ▲3 165 $11
59 Shane Drohan MIL SP ▲11
60 Ian Seymour TBR SP –
61 Will Warren NYY SP ▼31
62 Robbie Ray SFG SP ▲7 166 -$2
63 Cade Cavalli WAS SP ▼3 305 $8
64 Trevor Rogers BAL SP ▲16 146 $1
65 Zac Thornton NYM SP –
66 Peter Lambert HOU SP ▲34 -$6
67 Michael Wacha KCR SP ▲1 609 -$2
68 Walbert Ureña LAA SP ▲7
69 Jake Bennett BOS SP –
70 Freddy Peralta NYM SP ▼28 56 $9
71 Brandon Sproat MIL SP ▲47
72 Shane Baz BAL SP ▲22 187 $1
73 Gage Jump ATH SP ▲15
74 Nick Martinez TBR SP ▲23 738 -$1
75 Robert Gasser MIL SP ▲40
76 Andrew Abbott CIN SP ▼2 222 -$3
77 Tanner Bibee CLE SP ▲12 189 $6
78 Davis Martin CHW SP ▼29 $1
79 Connor Prielipp MIN SP ▼13 -$1
80 Tatsuya Imai HOU SP ▲10
81 Trey Yesavage TOR SP ▼37 194 $2
82 Dean Kremer BAL SP – -$2
83 Roki Sasaki LAD SP ▼18
84 Patrick Sandoval BOS SP – -$5
85 Noah Schultz CHW SP –
86 Luis Castillo SEA SP ▲13 171 $5
87 Keider Montero DET SP ▲15
88 Dustin May STL SP ▼12 415 $9
89 Noah Cameron KCR SP ▼5
90 Brandon Young BAL SP ▲19
91 Michael McGreevy STL SP ▲25
92 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI SP ▼13 738 -$4
93 Janson Junk MIA SP – -$3
94 Spencer Arrighetti HOU SP ▼41
95 Seth Lugo KCR SP ▼18 493 -$6
96 Hunter Dobbins STL SP –
97 Zebby Matthews MIN SP ▼12
98 Spencer Miles TOR SP –
99 Bailey Ober MIN SP – 494 $1
100 Reynaldo López ATL SP – 303 $2
101 Sean Manaea NYM SP ▼34 423 $1
102 Eric Lauer LAD SP ▲45 721 -$13
103 Anthony Kay CHW SP ▲8 718 -$10
104 Brandon Pfaadt ARI SP – 589 $1
105 Aaron Nola PHI SP ▼10 206 $4
106 Brady Singer CIN SP ▲15 388 -$5
107 Bubba Chandler PIT SP ▼16
108 Slade Cecconi CLE SP ▲4 585 -$4
109 Ronel Blanco HOU SP – -$3
110 JP Sears SDP SP – -$5
111 Kumar Rocker TEX SP ▼7
112 Colin Rea CHC SP ▼14 748 -$6
113 Andre Pallante STL SP – -$5
114 Kyle Leahy STL SP ▲22 734 -$2
115 Walker Buehler SDP SP ▲10 741 -$9
116 Andrew Alvarez WAS SP ▼6
117 Shane Bieber TOR SP – 474 $3
118 Kohl Drake ARI SP –
119 Martín Pérez ATL SP ▼2 -$7
120 Luinder Avila KCR SP ▼36
121 Tyler Mahle SFG SP ▲6 323 $0
122 Jack Perkins ATH SP –
123 Mitch Keller PIT SP ▼9 519 -$2
124 Grant Holmes ATL SP ▼16
125 Merrill Kelly ARI SP ▼29 284 -$6
126 Bryce Elder ATL SP ▼68 741 -$6
127 David Peterson CHC SP – 452 $7
128 Jameson Taillon CHC SP ▲6 504 -$6
129 Zack Littell WAS SP – 709 -$9
130 Randy Vásquez SDP SP ▼49 721 -$10
131 Jeffrey Springs ATH SP ▼38 722 -$9
132 Jacob Lopez ATH SP – 409 -$8
133 Kendry Rojas MIN SP –
134 Rhett Lowder CIN SP ▼4 552 -$8
135 Tyler Phillips MIA SP ▲5
136 Griffin Canning SDP SP ▼17 -$8
137 Erick Fedde CHW SP – -$17
138 Ryan Johnson LAA SP ▼6
139 Ryan Gusto MIA SP ▼19
140 Mitch Bratt ARI SP ▼39

Starting Pitcher Chart – July 24th, 2026

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July 24, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

I’ll have the new SP rankings up later today! Let me know if you have any questions about today’s guys in the comments below.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 23rd, 2026

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July 23, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

Tiny board today with pretty easy decisions down the line!

  • PIT clipped Gav Williams for 3 in the 6th inning and spoiled what had been an excellent outing, but he still notched 11 Ks to ease the pain of 5 ER.
  • Seymour’s 4.44 ERA in the L30 days is softened by a 0.95 WHIP and 28% K-BB, plus he gets a great matchup.
  • I’m not brimming w/confidence on any of the 1-x’ers: McGreevy is a mid-4.00s true talent at best but just keeps dropping gems so I can’t see taking him out of the lineup despite knowing this has to come back Earth. Similar to early season Bryce Elder (1.97 ERA thru 11 starts; 7.65 since).
  • Bieber has just 5 starts the last of which was a gem (6 IP/0 ER) and the one before that was solid (4.7 IP/2 ER) so I might actually prefer him to McGreevy by a smidge. I’m leaving them in their current order, though.
  • Pfaadt has been legitimately awesome since his return with a 2.14 ERA/0.95 WHIP including a strong trip to LAD, but I’m soooo skeptical of this success. It’s all control driven with a 1% BB over that time and just a 16% K rate.

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